2019 Africa U-20 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) Abdoul Tapsoba
Eric Bekale Biyoghe
Stephen 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)
  •  Niger
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
Did not enter
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Chad
  •  Comoros
  •  Djibouti
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Eritrea
  •  Lesotho
  •  Madagascar
  •  Mauritius
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Somalia
  •  Zimbabwe

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. 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'
 Report
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
  • Ricciulli  13'
 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
  • Yannick  72'
  • Akoro  76'
 Report
  • Biyoghe  89' (pen.)
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate.

Kenya 1–1 Rwanda
 Report
  • Byiringiro  90+2'
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
  • Muhamedi  3'
  • Shaka  22'
Referee: Mohamed Nur Muhudin (Somalia)
Burundi 1–0 Ethiopia
 Report
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Burundi won 3–0 on aggregate.

Uganda 5–1 South Sudan
 Report
  • Mujuzi  30' (o.g.)
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (Sudan)
South Sudan 0–3 Uganda
Report
  • Mukwala  52', 70'
  • Okello  74'
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
Penalties
  • Patsheli
5–6
Referee: Fitial Charel Kokolo (Congo)

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

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

Mozambique won 6–0 on aggregate.

Malawi 0–0 Swaziland
Report
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Eswatini 1–1 Malawi
  • Manyisa  36'
 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
  • Muzeu  77'
 Report
  • Khuduga  47'
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

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

Second round

Team 1 Agg. 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
 Report
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
  • Tapsoba  10'
  • Diarrassouba  89', 90'
 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
  • Ndong  9'
  • Miyogho  17'
  • Biyoghe  43'
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Ivory Coast 2–0 Gabon
 Report
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
  • Mukwala  44'
 Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Cameroon 1–0 Uganda
 Report
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
 Report
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
South Africa 3–0 Mozambique
 Report
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)

South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.

Malawi 1–2 Angola
  • Banda  77'
 Report
  • 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'
 Report
  • Louamba  89'
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Congo 3–0 Botswana
  • Velaphi  2' (o.g.)
  • Okouri  49'
  • Louamba  54'
 Report
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
  • Bassiouni
6–7
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. 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
  • Alalade  12'
  • Yahaya  33', 46'
  • Okon  67'
  • Afeez  90+1' (pen.)
 Report

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Ghana 3–1 Benin
  • Danso  60', 84'
  • Konda  72'
 Report
  • Saliou  28'
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Benin 1–1 Ghana
  • Chabi  55'
 Report
  • Ahiabu  85'
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
 Report
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)
Burundi 3–0 Zambia
 Report
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.

Cameroon 1–1 Mali
 Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mali 3–0 Cameroon
 Report
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
 Report
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
Senegal 4–1 Congo
  • Badji  36'
  • Diagne  42'
  • Lopy  49'
  • Niang  79'
 Report
  • 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
  • Alford Velaphi (against Congo)
  • Kelly Kombila (against Ivory Coast)
  • Sanad Khemissi (against Algeria)
  • 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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