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2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates1 April – 24 July 2016
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored127 (2.23 per match)
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The qualification phase of the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Zambia.

The draws were conducted during the CAF Executive Committee meeting held on Friday, 5 February 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.[1][2]

Participants

No Participation Teams Number of teams
No participation 13
First round entrants 24
Second round entrants 16
Final tournament entrants 1

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[3]

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

First round

The first legs were played on 1, 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 April 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  4–1  Niger 3–0 1–1
Ethiopia  4–1  Somalia 2–1 2–0
Sierra Leone  0–4  Gambia 0–2 0–2
Liberia  1–3  Guinea 0–2 1–1
Algeria  2–3  Mauritania 2–1 0–2
Sudan  awd.[note 1]  Kenya 1–1 Cancelled
Burundi  w/o  DR Congo Cancelled Cancelled
Rwanda  awd.[note 2]  Uganda 1–1 1–2
Angola  w/o  Chad Cancelled Cancelled
Mozambique  2–2 (a)  Mauritius 1–0 1–2
Swaziland  2–4  Namibia 2–2 0–2
Zimbabwe  2–1  Botswana 0–1 2–0

Tunisia 3–0 Niger
Radaoui 5'
Khemiri 61'
Serarfi 68'
Report
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (Sudan)
Niger 1–1 Tunisia
Badamassi 74' Report Dhib 60'
Referee: Kouassi Frederic Biro (Ivory Coast)

Tunisia won 4–1 on aggregate.


Ethiopia 2–1 Somalia
Awal 26'
Shibru 80'
Report Isse 77'
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Somalia 0–2 Ethiopia
Report Demte 47' (pen.)
Amada 49'

Ethiopia won 4–1 on aggregate.


Sierra Leone 0–2 Gambia
Report Sanneh 65'
Jallow 72'
Gambia 2–0 Sierra Leone
Babou 32'
Jobe 68'
Report
Referee: Abderahmane Kelly (Mauritania)

Gambia won 4–0 on aggregate.


Liberia 0–2 Guinea
Report I. Sylla 41', 64'
Referee: Ibrahim Haïdara (Mali)
Guinea 1–1 Liberia
Yansane 10' Report Nimely 81'
Referee: Kokou N'tale (Togo)

Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate.


Algeria 2–1 Mauritania
Hamra 12'
El Melali 45' (pen.)
Report El Hacen 25'
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Mauritania 2–0 Algeria
El Hacen 35' (pen.)
Tanjy 90'
Report
Referee: Manuel Timas Mendes (Cape Verde)

Mauritania won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sudan 1–1 Kenya
Mutwakil 27' Report Odhiambo 46' (pen.)
Referee: Biruk Yemanabran Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Kenya Cancelled Sudan
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Al-Banna (Egypt)

Sudan advanced after Kenya were disqualified.


Burundi Cancelled DR Congo
Report
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
DR Congo Cancelled Burundi
Report
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)

Burundi advanced after DR Congo withdrew.[6]


Rwanda 1–1 Uganda
Blaise 17' Report Edrisa 34'
Referee: Serge Soumou (Congo)
Uganda 2–1 Rwanda
Azake 20', 58' (pen.) Report Abeddy 18'
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate. However, Rwanda advanced after Uganda were disqualified.


Angola Cancelled Chad
Report
Referee: Malala Kabanga Yannick (DR Congo)
Chad Cancelled Angola
Report
Referee: Hassane Abdou (Niger)

Angola advanced after Chad withdrew.


Mozambique 1–0 Mauritius
Renato 74' Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Mauritius 2–1 Mozambique
Pascal 29'
Neelesh 90+4'
Report Vincent 57' (o.g.)
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)

2–2 on aggregate. Mozambique won on away goals.


Swaziland 2–2 Namibia
Mtetwa 38'
Figareido 56' (pen.)
Report Kantori 29'
Eib 40'
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heerealall (Mauritius)
Namibia 2–0 Swaziland
Hakuria 25'
Tjikundi 51'
Report
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)

Namibia won 4–2 on aggregate.


Zimbabwe 0–1 Botswana
Report Legopelo 67'
Referee: Eketsang Setloboko (South Africa)
Botswana 0–2 Zimbabwe
Report Sibanda 1'
Makaha 45+2'
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. ^ Kenya were disqualified after fielding five over-age players (Erick Ouma Otieno, Nicholas Kipkirui, Boniface Muchiri, Eugene Moses Mukangula and Theodore Kibet Kilele) in the first leg against Sudan.[4]
  2. ^ Uganda were disqualified after fielding a player (James Aheebwa) whose date of birth on his passport was different to the date of birth on his CAF Inter-Clubs license, an occurrence prohibited within CAF regulations.[5]
  3. ^ Somalia played their home leg in Djibouti due to the Somali Civil War.

Second round

The first legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 May, and the second legs were played on 10, 11, 12 and 13 June 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  1–4  Senegal 1–2 0–2
Ethiopia  2–5  Ghana 2–1 0–4
Gambia  1–1 (7–6 p)  Morocco 1–0 0–1
Ivory Coast  2–2 (a)  Guinea 1–2 1–0
Burkina Faso  3–3 (a)  Congo 1–1 2–2
Mauritania  1–7  Mali 0–3 1–4
Sudan  w/o  Malawi Cancelled Cancelled
Burundi  1–3  Nigeria 0–1 1–2
Rwanda  1–1 (2–3 p)  Egypt 0–1 1–0
Angola  3–1  Gabon 3–0 0–1
Mozambique  1–2  Lesotho 1–1 0–1
Namibia  0–2  South Africa 0–0 0–2
Zimbabwe  0–3  Cameroon 0–0 0–3
Libya  w/o  Benin Cancelled Cancelled

Tunisia 1–2 Senegal
Raed 49' Report Niane 2' (pen.), 79'
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Senegal 2–0 Tunisia
Badji 68', 89' Report
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.


Ethiopia 2–1 Ghana
Amada 4', 8' Report Osabutey 87'
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
Ghana 4–0 Ethiopia
Yeboah 6', 76'
D. Mohammed 8'
Mensah 57'
Report

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.


Gambia 1–0 Morocco
P. Jobe 42' Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Al-Mustapha (Niger)
Morocco 1–0 Gambia
En-Nesyri 68' Report
Penalties
En-Nesyri soccer ball with check mark
Youssoufi soccer ball with check mark
Harouz soccer ball with check mark
Hannouri soccer ball with check mark
Mendyl soccer ball with check mark
El Bouazzati soccer ball with check mark
Ben Ktib soccer ball with red X
6–7 soccer ball with check mark Babou
soccer ball with check mark E. Jobe
soccer ball with check mark Ceesay
soccer ball with check mark Sanneh
soccer ball with check mark P. Jobe
soccer ball with check mark A. Jallow
soccer ball with check mark Faye
Stade Prince Moulay Al Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Esam Al-Jahani (Libya)

1–1 on aggregate. Gambia won 7–6 on penalties.


Ivory Coast 1–2 Guinea
Diallo 78' Report Fernandez 22', 50'
Referee: Reginald Lathbridge (Ghana)
Guinea 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Sangare 69'
Referee: Manuel Timas Mendes (Cape Verde)

2–2 on aggregate. Guinea won on away goals.


Burkina Faso 1–1 Congo
Kahan 12' Report Gassama 8'
Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)
Congo 2–2 Burkina Faso
Goyi 55'
Mondonga 84'
Report Karidoula 59'
Lingani 90+3'
Referee: Mal Souley Mohamadou (Cameroon)

3–3 on aggregate. Burkina Faso won on away goals.


Mauritania 0–3 Mali
Report Maiga 24', 38'
Diakité 90+1' (pen.)
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Mali 4–1 Mauritania
Traoré 2'
Maiga 25', 69', 90+4'
Report Tanjy 48'
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Mali won 7–1 on aggregate.


Sudan Cancelled Malawi
Report
Malawi Cancelled Sudan
Report

Sudan advanced after Malawi withdrew.


Burundi 0–1 Nigeria
Report Agor 60'
Nigeria 2–1 Burundi
Osimhen 72' (pen.)
Nwakali 81'
Report Ndikumana 87'
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.


Rwanda 0–1 Egypt
Report Taher 50'
Referee: Djamal Aden Abdi (Djibouti)
Egypt 0–1 Rwanda
Report Niyibizi 83'
Penalties
Galal soccer ball with check mark
Mostafa soccer ball with red X
Ragab soccer ball with red X
Hamdy soccer ball with check mark
Sobhi soccer ball with check mark
3–2 soccer ball with red X Usabimana
soccer ball with red X Nshuti
soccer ball with check mark Biramahire
soccer ball with check mark Itangishaka
soccer ball with red X Niyonkuru
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

1–1 on aggregate. Egypt won 3–2 on penalties.


Angola 3–0 Gabon
13'
Chabalala 74'
Amândio 76'
Report
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
Gabon 1–0 Angola
Nzigou 43' Report

Angola won 3–1 on aggregate.


Mozambique 1–1 Lesotho
Langa 15' Report Mohapi 20'
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)
Lesotho 1–0 Mozambique
Koloti 32' Report
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

Lesotho won 2–1 on aggregate.


Namibia 0–0 South Africa
Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
South Africa 2–0 Namibia
Lakay 25' (pen.)
Jordan 88'
Report
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.


Zimbabwe 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Referee: Paulo Talaia (Angola)
Cameroon 3–0 Zimbabwe
Ayuk 18'
Ekani 21'
Chenkam 88'
Report
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate.


Libya Cancelled Benin
Report
TBD
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Benin Cancelled Libya
Report
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)

Libya advanced due to FIFA's suspension of Benin.

Third round

The first legs were played on 8, 9 and 10 July, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 July 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal  3–2  Ghana 3–1 0–1
Gambia  1–2  Guinea 0–0 1–2
Burkina Faso  0–2  Mali 0–0 0–2
Sudan  5–5 (a)  Nigeria 1–2 4–3
Egypt  5–0  Angola 1–0 4–0
Lesotho  0–5  South Africa 0–2 0–3
Cameroon  3–1  Libya 3–0 0–1

Senegal 3–1 Ghana
Niane 11', 25', 59' Report Osabutey 22'
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)
Ghana 1–0 Senegal
Boateng 31' Report
Referee: Kouassi Attiogbe (Togo)

Senegal won 3–2 on aggregate.


Gambia 0–0 Guinea
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Guinea 2–1 Gambia
Camara 18'
Yansane 68'
Report Jobe 85' (pen.)
Referee: Edgar Bada (Benin)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.


Burkina Faso 0–0 Mali
Report
Mali 2–0 Burkina Faso
Koita 9'
Bagayoko 57'
Report
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Mali won 2–0 on aggregate.


Sudan 1–2 Nigeria
Mohamed 27' Report Chukwueze 67'
Osimhen 86'
Referee: Hagi Yabarow Wiish (Somalia)
Nigeria 3–4 Sudan
Chukwueze 15'
Bamgboye 26'
Okonkwo 66'
Report Ismail 21'
Nasaan 42', 56', 82'
Referee: Lazard Tsiba Kamba (Congo)

5–5 on aggregate. Sudan won on away goals.


Egypt 1–0 Angola
Abdalla 57' Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Angola 0–4 Egypt
Report Hassan 12'
Ramadan 44'
Abou El Fotouh 72'
Rayan 90+2'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate.


Lesotho 0–2 South Africa
Report Jordan 6'
Sithole 80'
Referee: Helder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
South Africa 3–0 Lesotho
Jordan 49'
Mbatha 83'
Rambuwane 88'
Report

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.


Cameroon 3–0 Libya
Chenkam 37'
Hongla 44'
Preston 53'
Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Libya 1–0 Cameroon
Elqjdar 87' Report
Albalady Stadium, Alkram (Tunisia)
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)

Cameroon won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released". Cafonline.com. 11 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Fixtueres of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  3. ^ "Regulations of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  4. ^ "Kenya disqualified from AFCON U-20 Zambia 2017". CAfonline.com. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ^ "U-20 AFCON: Uganda eliminated, Rwanda qualify". CAfonline.com. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  6. ^ "DR Congo withdraws from AFCON U-17 & U-20 qualifiers". CAF. 15 March 2016.