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2016 African Nations Championship qualification

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The 2016 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

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A total of sixteen teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Rwanda who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]

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Teams

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A total of 42 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations.[3]

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Format

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In the Northern Zone, teams played each other on a double round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

In all other zones, 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 top two teams in the Northern Zone and the 13 winners of the first round in all other zones qualified for the final tournament.

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Schedule

The draw was held on 5 April 2015, 16:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][7][8]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[9][8]

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Northern Zone

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Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Note: Libya played their home matches in Morocco and Tunisia due to security concerns.

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Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)

More information Libya, 1–0 ...
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

More information Morocco, 3–0 ...
Referee: El Fatih Wadeed Khaleel (Sudan)

More information Tunisia, 1–0 ...
Referee: Redouane Necib (Algeria)

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Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

More information Tunisia, 2–3 ...
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Zone West A

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Preliminary round

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...

Note: Guinea and Sierra Leone played their home matches in Mali and Mauritania respectively due to the Ebola outbreak (Sierra Leone home match brought forward by a week).[11][12]

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Referee: Ahmed Sekou Toure (Guinea)

Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.


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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
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Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

Mauritania won 4–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Eric Fagla (Togo)
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Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.


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Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
More information Gambia, 0–1 ...

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

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Note: Guinea played their home match in Mali due to the Ebola outbreak.[13]

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Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
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Referee: Manuel Timas Mendes (Cape Verde)

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.


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Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
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Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

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

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Zone West B

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First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

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Note: Second leg of Ivory Coast v Ghana delayed by a week due to presidential elections.[14]

More information Ghana, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Abderahamane Kelly (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.


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Referee: Omar Mohamed Ragab (Libya)

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate.


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Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

Niger won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Central Zone

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First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

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Note: Central African Republic withdrew.[15] Second leg of Congo v Cameroon postponed to 31 October due to civil unrest.[16]

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DR Congo won on walkover.


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Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
More information Congo, 0–1 ...
Referee: Yves Roponat Mbourou (Gabon)

Cameroon won 1–0 on aggregate.


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Gabon won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Central-East Zone

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  •  Rwanda qualified automatically for the final tournament as hosts.
  •  Sudan received a bye to the first round.

Preliminary round

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More information Tanzania, 0–3 ...
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
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Referee: Djamal Aden Abdi (Djibouti)

Uganda won 4–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
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Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Mohammed Omar Ragab (Libya)
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Referee: Adélaïde Ali Mohamed (Comoros)

Ethiopia won 2–0 on aggregate.

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

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More information Uganda, 2–0 ...
Referee: Luelseghed Ghebremichael (Eritrea)
More information Sudan, 0–2 ...
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

Uganda won 4–0 on aggregate.


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Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
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Referee: Mahmoud El-Banna (Egypt)

Ethiopia won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Southern Zone

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Preliminary round

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More information Zimbabwe, 2–0 ...
Referee: Mbongiseni Fakudze (Swaziland)
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Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.


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Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

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


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Referee: Joaquin Esono Ela Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

3–3 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties.


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Referee: Khulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
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Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Mozambique won 9–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.


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Referee: Lekgotla Leonard Johannes (Botswana)

Angola won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

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More information Zimbabwe, 3–1 ...
Referee: Sheha Waziri (Tanzania)
More information Lesotho, 1–1 ...
Referee: Kalasande Qongo (South Africa)

Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.


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Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
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Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Zambia won 4–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
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Referee: Mbongisseni Fakudze (Swaziland)

Angola won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[17]

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1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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Goalscorers

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