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2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Senegal who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]
The top three teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.[3]
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Teams
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A total of 26 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[4]
- Notes
- The final tournament was originally to be hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After Senegal replaced them as hosts,[2] the CAF released an updated version of the draw. In the initial draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland were to play each other in the first round, where the winner would play South Africa in the second round, where the winner would play Senegal in the third round. In the updated draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland play each other in the second round, where the winner play South Africa in the third round.[4]
- Namibia's U23 team manager Jakes Amaning said the Namibia Football Association did apply to take part in the tournament, but due to unforeseen circumstances its name did not appear in the CAF draw. The Confederation of African Football have said the Namibian application may not have been received due to a "technical error".[5] Although the draw took place on 20 September 2014, FIFA have set a deadline of 25 October for applicants.[6]
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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).[1]
The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament.
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[7][4]
First round
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Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew.[8] Liberia played their home match in Ghana due to Ebola outbreak. Somalia played their home match in Djibouti (originally in Kenya) due to security concerns.[9]
Referee: Benjamin Ekabatiem Ekabatiem Odey (Nigeria)
Referee: Antonio Manuel Fortes Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)
Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)
Sierra Leone won on walkover.
Mauritania won on walkover.
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
4–4 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.
Referee: Gait Metodious Oting (South Sudan)
Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Second round
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Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Cameroon due to Ebola outbreak.
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Henry Duvalier Mouandjo Kalla (Cameroon)
1–1 on aggregate. Congo won on penalties.
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
Referee: Idriss Biani (Chad)
1–1 on aggregate. Sierra Leone won on away goals.
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)
Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Patrick Ngoleka (Malawi)
Referee: Jose Maria Rachide (Mozambique)
Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Uganda won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Referee: Andofetra Avombitana Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals.
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
El Obeid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)
Tunisia won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Third round
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Winners qualified for 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.
Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Algeria due to Ebola outbreak (match also brought forward by a week).
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Wahid Tamuni Salah (Libya)
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Algeria won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Mali won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
0–0 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties.
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Egypt won 6–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
Referee: Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Swaziland)
South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)
Tunisia won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Onkabetse Makgantai- Unobatsha Mbaiwa
Joseph Minala
Silvère Ganvoula- Moise Nkounkou
Mohamed Salem- Ramadan Sobhi
Kennedy Ashia- Ebo Andoh
- Richard Gadze
- Baba Mensah
- Tamimu Montari
John Ndirangu
Van-Dave Harmon
Moctar Cissé- Adama Traoré
Boubacar Bagili- Mamadou Niass
Achraf Bencharki
Isaïe Songa- Yannick Mukunzi
- Kevin Muhire
- Dominique Savio Nshuti
Ibrahim Sorie Barrie
Abbas Mohammed
Gift Motupa
Muzi Dlamini- Mxolisi Mkhontfo
Ghailene Chaalali- Haythem Jouini
- Slimane Kchok
- Yassine Meriah
- Edem Rjaïbi
Muzamir Mutyaba- John Ssemazi
Jackson Chirwa- Kelvin Kampamba
- Ronald Kampamba
Tino Kadewere- Walter Musona
- Ronald Pfumbidzai
- Own goal
Karl Mboudou (playing against Mali)
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References
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