2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates31 March – 12 August 2018
Teams40 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored149 (2.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Burkina Faso Abdoul Tapsoba
Gabon Eric Bekale Biyoghe
Uganda Steven Mukwala (4 goals each)

Players born 1 January 1999 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Niger who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]

Teams

Apart from Niger, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 40 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 26 February 2018.[2][3]

Final tournament hosts Bye to second round
(16 teams)		 First round entrants
(24 teams)
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter

Format

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.[4]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[3]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 30 March – 1 April 2018
Second leg 20–22 April 2018
Second round First leg 11–13 May 2018
Second leg 18–20 May 2018
Third round First leg 13–15 July 2018
Second leg 20–22 July 2018

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 26 February 2018.[2][3]

The seven winners of the third round qualify for the final tournament.

First round Second round Third round
            
 Mauritania 2 0 2
 Morocco 0 1 1
 Mauritania 1 2 3 (a)
 Guinea 0 3 3 (a)
 Guinea Bye
 
 Mauritania 1 0 1
 Nigeria 1 5 6
 Guinea-Bissau 1 0 1
 Sierra Leone 0 0 0
 Guinea-Bissau 2 0 2
 Nigeria 2 1 3
 Nigeria Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
 Algeria 3 2 5
 Tunisia 1 1 2
 Algeria 0 0 0
 Ghana 0 2 2
 Ghana Bye
 
 Ghana 3 1 4
 Benin 1 1 2
 Gambia Bye
 
 Gambia 2 0 2
 Benin 1 2 3
 Liberia — —
 Benin — — w/o
First round Second round Third round
            
 Burkina Faso Bye
 
 Burkina Faso 3 3 6
 Libya 1 3 4
 Libya Bye
 
 Burkina Faso 3 1 4
 Gabon 1 0 1
 Gabon 4 1 5
 Togo 0 2 2
 Gabon 3 0 3
 Ivory Coast 0 2 2
 Ivory Coast Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
 Kenya 1 0 1 (a)
 Rwanda 1 0 1 (a)
 Rwanda 0 1 1
 Zambia 2 1 3
 Zambia Bye
 
 Zambia 1 0 1
 Burundi 0 3 3
 Ethiopia 0 0 0
 Burundi 2 1 3
 Burundi 1 2 3
 Sudan 1 0 1
 Sudan Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
 Uganda 5 3 8
 South Sudan 1 0 1
 Uganda 1 0 1 (4 p)
 Cameroon 0 1 1 (5 p)
 Cameroon Bye
 
 Cameroon 1 0 1
 Mali 1 3 4
 Tanzania 0 0 0 (6 p)
 DR Congo 0 0 0 (5 p)
 Tanzania 1 1 2
 Mali 2 4 6
 Mali Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
 Seychelles 0 0 0
 Mozambique 0 6 6
 Mozambique 1 0 1
 South Africa 1 3 4
 South Africa Bye
 
 South Africa 0 2 2
 Malawi 0 0 0
 Malawi 0 1 1 (a)
 Eswatini 0 1 1 (a)
 Malawi 1 4 5
 Angola 2 1 3
 Angola Bye
 
First round Second round Third round
            
 Botswana 0 1 1 (a)
 Namibia 0 1 1 (a)
 Botswana 1 0 1
 Congo 1 3 4
 Congo Bye
 
 Congo 2 1 3
 Senegal 2 4 6
 Senegal Bye
 
 Senegal 0 0 0 (7 p)
 Egypt 0 0 0 (6 p)
 Egypt Bye
 

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  2–1  Morocco 2–0 0–1
Guinea-Bissau  1–0  Sierra Leone 1–0 0–0
Algeria  5–2  Tunisia 3–1 2–1
Liberia  w/o  Benin — —
Gabon  5–2  Togo 4–0 1–2
Kenya  1–1 (a)  Rwanda 1–1 0–0
Ethiopia  0–3  Burundi 0–2 0–1
Uganda  8–1  South Sudan 5–1 3–0
Tanzania  0–0 (6–5 p)  DR Congo 0–0 0–0
Seychelles  0–6  Mozambique 0–0 0–6
Malawi  1–1 (a)  Eswatini 0–0 1–1
Botswana  1–1 (a)  Namibia 0–0 1–1
Mauritania 2–0 Morocco
  • Teguedi 17'
  • Kamara 70'
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Referee: Mohamed Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Morocco 1–0 Mauritania
 Report
Complexe Moulay El Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Sierra Leone
 Report
Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)
Sierra Leone 0–0 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Ayensu Afful Isaka (Ghana)

Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 on aggregate.

Algeria 3–1 Tunisia
 Report
  • Hamza 41'
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Tunisia 1–2 Algeria
  • Hamza 45'
 Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Algeria won 5–2 on aggregate.

Liberia Cancelled Benin
Report
Referee: Thomas Kangoma (Sierra Leone)
Benin Cancelled Liberia
Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)

Benin won on walkover after Liberia withdrew.[5]

Gabon 4–0 Togo
  • Biyoghe 15'
  • Ndong 19', 24'
  • Miyogho 47'
 Report
Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)
Togo 2–1 Gabon
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate.

Kenya 1–1 Rwanda
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Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Biruk Yemanabran Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Rwanda 0–0 Kenya
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

1–1 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.

Ethiopia 0–2 Burundi
Report
Referee: Mohamed Nur Muhudin (Somalia)
Burundi 1–0 Ethiopia
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Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Burundi won 3–0 on aggregate.

Uganda 5–1 South Sudan
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (Sudan)
South Sudan 0–3 Uganda
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Uganda won 8–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
DR Congo 0–0 Tanzania
Report
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Referee: Fitial Charel Kokolo (Congo)

0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 6–5 on penalties.

Seychelles 0–0 Mozambique
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Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mozambique 6–0 Seychelles
  • Pestana 5', 25'
  • Nhantumbo 7'
  • Gimo 38'
  • Kamo-Kamo 63'
  • Rosebette 83'
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Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Mozambique won 6–0 on aggregate.

Malawi 0–0 Swaziland
Report
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Eswatini 1–1 Malawi
 Report
  • Maonga 14'
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)

1–1 on aggregate. Malawi won on away goals.

Botswana 0–0 Namibia
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Namibia 1–1 Botswana
 Report
  • Khuduga 47'
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

1–1 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  3–3 (a)  Guinea 1–0 2–3
Guinea-Bissau  2–3  Nigeria 2–2 0–1
Algeria  0–2  Ghana 0–0 0–2
Gambia  2–3  Benin 2–1 0–2
Burkina Faso  6–4  Libya 3–1 3–3
Gabon  3–2  Ivory Coast 3–0 0–2
Rwanda  1–3  Zambia 0–2 1–1
Burundi  3–1  Sudan 1–1 2–0
Uganda  1–1 (4–5 p)  Cameroon 1–0 0–1
Tanzania  2–6  Mali 1–2 1–4
Mozambique  1–4  South Africa 1–1 0–3
Malawi  5–3  Angola 1–2 4–1
Botswana  1–4  Congo 1–1 0–3
Senegal  0–0 (7–6 p)  Egypt 0–0 0–0
Mauritania 1–0 Guinea
  • Kamara 27'
 Report
Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)
Guinea 3–2 Mauritania
 Report
Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia)

3–3 on aggregate. Mauritania won on away goals.

Guinea-Bissau 2–2 Nigeria
  • Pereira 53', 62'
 Report
  • Alalade 28', 34'
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Nigeria 1–0 Guinea-Bissau
  • Alhassan 58' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

Algeria 0–0 Ghana
Report
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Ghana 2–0 Algeria
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Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate.

Gambia 2–1 Benin
 Report
Referee: Reinaldo Domingos Barbosa (Guinea-Bissau)
Benin 2–0 Gambia
 Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Benin won 3–2 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 3–1 Libya
 Report
  • Elkout 32'
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
Libya 3–3 Burkina Faso
  • Shaldun 23', 64'
  • Elkout 60' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 6–4 on aggregate.

Gabon 3–0 Ivory Coast
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Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Gabon
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Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Gabon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Rwanda 0–2 Zambia
Report
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Zambia 1–1 Rwanda
 Report
  • Marie 70'
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Burundi 1–1 Sudan
  • Muhamedi 23'
 Report
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)
Sudan 0–2 Burundi
Report
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Uganda 1–0 Cameroon
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Cameroon 1–0 Uganda
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Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)

1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won 5–4 on penalties.

Tanzania 1–2 Mali
  • Kasunda 43'
 Report
Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)
Mali 4–1 Tanzania
  • Dramé 38'
  • Samnadjaré 48' (pen.)
  • Samaké 63'
  • Traoré 66'
 Report
  • Kiyombo 61'
Referee: Lotfi Bekoussa (Algeria)

Mali won 6–2 on aggregate.

Mozambique 1–1 South Africa
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
South Africa 3–0 Mozambique
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Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)

South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.

Malawi 1–2 Angola
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  • Gelson 1'
  • Aisson 65'
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Angola 1–4 Malawi
  • Vanilson 48'
 Report
  • Kadzinje 8'
  • Kadzongola 18'
  • Mbeta 28' (pen.)
  • Banda 45'
Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

Malawi won 5–3 on aggregate.

Botswana 1–1 Congo
  • Khuduga 18'
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  • Louamba 89'
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Congo 3–0 Botswana
  • Velaphi 2' (o.g.)
  • Okouri 49'
  • Louamba 54'
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Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Congo won 4–1 on aggregate.

Senegal 0–0 Egypt
Report
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Egypt 0–0 Senegal
Report
Penalties
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Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

0–0 on aggregate. Senegal won 7–6 on penalties.

Third round

Winners qualify for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  1–6  Nigeria 1–1 0–5
Ghana  4–2  Benin 3–1 1–1
Burkina Faso  4–1  Gabon 3–1 1–0
Zambia  1–3  Burundi 1–0 0–3
Cameroon  1–4  Mali 1–1 0–3
South Africa  2–0  Malawi 0–0 2–0
Congo  3–6  Senegal 2–2 1–4
Mauritania 1–1 Nigeria
  • Salem 11'
 Report
  • Ibrahim 8'
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Nigeria 5–0 Mauritania
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Ghana 3–1 Benin
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  • Saliou 28'
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Benin 1–1 Ghana
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Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 4–2 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 3–1 Gabon
 Report
  • Biyoghe 33'
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Gabon 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 4–1 on aggregate.

Zambia 1–0 Burundi
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Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)
Burundi 3–0 Zambia
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Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon 1–1 Mali
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Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mali 3–0 Cameroon
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Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

South Africa 0–0 Malawi
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Malawi 0–2 South Africa
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.

Congo 2–2 Senegal
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Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
Senegal 4–1 Congo
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  • Louamba 88'
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Senegal won 6–3 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1
only final tournament era (since 1991)
 Niger (hosts)26 May 2015[1]0 (debut)
 Nigeria21 July 201810 (1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Ghana12 August 201810 (1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
 Burkina Faso21 July 20182 (2003, 2007)
 Burundi22 July 20181 (1995)
 Mali22 July 201811 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
 South Africa21 July 20187 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017)
 Senegal21 July 20184 (1993, 1995, 2015, 2017)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
  • Botswana Alford Velaphi (against Congo)
  • Gabon Kelly Kombila (against Ivory Coast)
  • Tunisia Sanad Khemissi (against Algeria)
  • Uganda Musitafa Mujuzi (against South Sudan)

Notes
  1. Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.
  2. The first leg between Ghana and Benin was postponed to 4 August due to the impasse between the Ghana Football Association and the government. The second leg was also moved to the following weekend.[6]

References
  1. "CAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISIONS OF 26 MAY 2015". www.cafonline.com. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. "Fixtures of Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Niger 2019 qualifiers". cafonline.com. 26 February 2018.
  3. "Fixtures of Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Niger 2019 qualifiers" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  4. "Regulations of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFonline.com. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. HEM, Jp (26 March 2018). "le Liberia forfait offre le second tour au Bénin". beninwebtv.com (in French). Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. "Éliminatoires Aller de la Can U20 Le match Ghana vs Bénin programmé pour le 04 Août". footy-ghana.com. 17 July 2018.
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