2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition, which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification

Tournament details
Dates	12 November 2018 – 10 September 2019
Teams	43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	66
Goals scored	157 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fashion Sakala (5 goals)
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Players born 1 January 1997 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Egypt who qualified automatically as hosts.^[1] These matches also served as the first stage of the CAF qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.

Teams

Apart from Egypt, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 43 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 2 October 2018.^[2] The 13 teams which had the best performance in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations final tournament and qualifying competition were given a bye to the second round.

Final tournament hosts	Bye to second round (13 teams)	First round entrants (30 teams)
Egypt	Algeria  Congo  Gabon  Ivory Coast  Mali  Morocco  Nigeria  Senegal  Sierra Leone (D)  South Africa  Tunisia  Zambia  Zimbabwe	Angola  Botswana  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cameroon  Chad  DR Congo (D)  Equatorial Guinea  Eswatini  Ethiopia  Gambia (W)  Ghana  Guinea  Kenya  Libya  Malawi  Mauritania  Mauritius  Mozambique  Namibia (W)  Niger  Rwanda  São Tomé and Príncipe  Seychelles  Somalia  South Sudan  Sudan  Tanzania  Togo  Uganda

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
• (D): Disqualified after draw
• (W): Withdrew after draw

Did not enter

•  Benin
•  Cape Verde
•  Central African Republic
•  Comoros
•  Djibouti
•  Eritrea
•  Guinea-Bissau
•  Lesotho
•  Liberia
•  Madagascar

Format

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

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.^[3] All matches were played during the FIFA International Window. The third round was originally scheduled for 3–11 June 2019 but was rescheduled to 2–10 September 2019 due to the proximity of its initial dates to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between 21 June and 19 July.^[4]

Round	Leg	Date
First round	First leg	12–20 November 2018
	Second leg
Second round	First leg	18–26 March 2019
	Second leg
Third round	First leg	2–10 September 2019
	Second leg

Bracket

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

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

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Angola	—	—	w/o
	Namibia	—	—
							Angola	1	0	1
							South Africa	3	3	6
													South Africa	5	0	5
													Zimbabwe	0	0	0
	Mozambique (a)	0	1	1
	Eswatini	0	1	1
							Mozambique	0	0	0
							Zimbabwe	0	2	2

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Botswana	1	1	2
	Malawi	2	1	3
							Malawi	0	0	0
							Zambia	1	1	2
													Zambia	2	3	5
													Congo	1	3	4
	Burundi (a)	2	1	3
	Tanzania	0	3	3
							Burundi	0	1	1
							Congo	0	2	2

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Ghana	5	0	5
	Togo	1	1	2
							Ghana	4	0	4
							Gabon	0	0	0
													Ghana	1	1	2
													Algeria	1	0	1
	Equatorial Guinea	1	3	4
	São Tomé and Príncipe	1	1	2
							Equatorial Guinea	0	1	1
							Algeria	0	3	3

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Cameroon	3	1	4
	Chad	0	1	1
							Cameroon	—	—	w/o
							Sierra Leone	—	—
													Cameroon (a)	1	1	2
													Tunisia	0	2	2
	Uganda	1	0	1
	South Sudan	0	2	2
							South Sudan	0	0	0
							Tunisia	0	1	1

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Burkina Faso	1	1	2
	Niger	1	3	4
							Niger	1	1	2
							Ivory Coast	2	6	8
													Ivory Coast (a)	0	2	2
													Guinea	1	1	2
	Mauritania	1	1	2
	Guinea	2	4	6
							Guinea	2	0	2
							Senegal	1	0	1

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Seychelles	1	0	1
	Sudan	1	1	2
							Sudan	2	0	2
							Kenya	0	0	0
	Kenya	5	3	8
	Mauritius	0	1	1
													Sudan	1	0	1
													Nigeria	0	5	5
	Libya	—	—	w/o
	Gambia	—	—
							Libya	2	0	2
							Nigeria	0	4	4

	First round						Second round						Third round
	Rwanda	0	0	0
	DR Congo	0	5	5
							DR Congo[note 1]	2	0	2 w/o
							Morocco	0	1	1 w/o
													Morocco	1	0	1
													Mali	1	1	2
	Ethiopia	4	0	4
	Somalia	0	1	1
							Ethiopia	1	0	1
							Mali	1	4	5

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Angola	w/o	Namibia	—	—
Mozambique	1–1 (a)	Eswatini	0–0	1–1
Botswana	2–3	Malawi	1–2	1–1
Burundi	3–3 (a)	Tanzania	2–0	1–3
Ghana	5–2	Togo	5–1	0–1
Equatorial Guinea	4–2	São Tomé and Príncipe	1–1	3–1
Cameroon	4–1	Chad	3–0	1–1
Uganda	1–2	South Sudan	1–0	0–2
Burkina Faso	2–4	Niger	1–1	1–3
Mauritania	2–6	Guinea	1–2	1–4
Seychelles	1–2	Sudan	1–1	0–1
Kenya	8–1	Mauritius	5–0	3–1
Libya	w/o	Gambia	—	—
Rwanda	0–5	DR Congo	0–0	0–5
Ethiopia	4–1	Somalia	4–0	0–1

Angola	Cancelled	Namibia
	Report

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

16:00 UTC+1

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

Namibia	Cancelled	Angola
	Report

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

19:00 UTC+2

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Angola won on walkover after Namibia withdrew.^[5]

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Mozambique	0–0	Eswatini
	Report

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

18:00 UTC+2

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Eswatini	1–1	Mozambique
G. Dlamini 33'	Report	Bonera 61'

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:00 UTC+2

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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

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Botswana	1–2	Malawi
Johnson 61'	Report	Legopelo 85' (o.g.) Nachipo 88'

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

16:00 UTC+2

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

Malawi	1–1	Botswana
Banda 66'	Report	Gaogangwe 90+4'

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

14:30 UTC+2

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Malawi won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Burundi	2–0	Tanzania
Mabano 60' (pen.) Mavugo 78'	Report

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

15:00 UTC+2

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)

Tanzania	3–1	Burundi
Kyombo 4' Yusuph 43' Kiimbwa 70'	Report	Mavugo 89'

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

19:00 UTC+3

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

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

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Ghana	5–1	Togo
Kwabena 18', 69', 70' Bukari 60' Yakubu 82'	Report	Klidje 32'

18 December 2018 (2018-12-18)^{[note 2]}

15:30 UTC+0

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Togo	1–0	Ghana
Anika 19'	Report

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22)^{[note 2]}

16:00 UTC+0

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

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Equatorial Guinea	1–1	São Tomé and Príncipe
Eneme 45'	Report	Gilson 3'

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

18:00 UTC+1

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

São Tomé and Príncipe	1–3	Equatorial Guinea
Gilson 34'	Report	Oba 4', 58' Ndong 21'

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:00 UTC+1

Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Equatorial Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Cameroon	3–0	Chad
Hongla 10' Ayuk 49', 65'	Report

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Chad	1–1	Cameroon
Nodji 29'	Report	Ngan 18'

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:00 UTC+1

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Uganda	1–0	South Sudan
Kizza 90+2' (pen.)	Report

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

16:30 UTC+3

Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)

South Sudan	2–0	Uganda
Taku 23' Wol 89'	Report

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 UTC+3

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

South Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Burkina Faso	1–1	Niger
Badolo 34'	Report	Hanhainikoye 27' (pen.)

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

18:00 UTC+0

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

Niger	3–1	Burkina Faso
Salou 45', 63' Boubacar 74'	Report	Cissé 78'

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 UTC+1

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Mauritania	1–2	Guinea
Teguedi 9'	Report	Ma. Traore 73' D. Camara 90'

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

17:00 UTC+0

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Guinea	4–1	Mauritania
Keita 12' D. Camara 25' Y. Camara 38', 43'	Report	Traoré 16'

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:30 UTC+0

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.

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Seychelles	1–1	Sudan
Henriette 8'	Report	Waleed 15'

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

17:30 UTC+4

Stade Linité, Victoria

Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)

Sudan	1–0	Seychelles
Fanchette 48' (o.g.)	Report

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

19:30 UTC+2

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Kenya	5–0	Mauritius
Omurwa 12' Mazembe 30' Mutamba 54' Lokale 56' Okumu 71'	Report

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

16:00 UTC+3

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

Mauritius	1–3	Kenya
Langue 87'	Report	Mutamba 40' O. Ochieng 57' Mazembe 66'

18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)

15:00 UTC+4

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Kenya won 8–1 on aggregate.

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Libya	Cancelled	Gambia
	Report

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

Gambia	Cancelled	Libya
	Report

18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)

Libya won on walkover after Gambia withdrew.^[7]

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Rwanda	0–0	DR Congo
	Report

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

15:30 UTC+2

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

DR Congo	5–0	Rwanda
Mbuangi 7' Muleka 32', 67' Mutumosi 61' Balongo 83'	Report

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 UTC+1

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

DR Congo won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Ethiopia	4–0	Somalia
Markneh 28' Eshetu 39' Gebremichael 66' (pen.) Sani 70'	Report

14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

16:00 UTC+3

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Somalia	1–0	Ethiopia
F. Hassan 14'	Report

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:30 UTC+3

El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti (Djibouti)^{[note 3]}

Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan)

Ethiopia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Angola	1–6	South Africa	1–3	0–3
Mozambique	0–2	Zimbabwe	0–0	0–2
Malawi	0–2	Zambia	0–1	0–1
Burundi	1–2	Congo	0–0	1–2
Ghana	4–0	Gabon	4–0	0–0
Equatorial Guinea	1–3	Algeria	0–0	1–3
Cameroon	w/o	Sierra Leone	—	—
South Sudan	0–1	Tunisia	0–0	0–1
Niger	2–8	Ivory Coast	1–2	1–6
Guinea	2–1	Senegal	2–1	0–0
Sudan	2–0	Kenya	2–0	0–0
Libya	2–4	Nigeria	2–0	0–4
DR Congo	2–1 w/o[note 1]	Morocco	2–0	0–1
Ethiopia	1–5	Mali	1–1	0–4

Angola	1–3	South Africa
Teixeira 87'	Report	Mahlambi 7' Mukumela 16' Margeman 62'

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

16:00 UTC+1

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

South Africa	3–0	Angola
Webber 10' Mokoena 80' Singh 90+2'	Report

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

19:00 UTC+2

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.

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Mozambique	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

16:00 UTC+2

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

Zimbabwe	2–0	Mozambique
Chirinda 88' Murimba 90+4'	Report

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

15:00 UTC+2

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Malawi	0–1	Zambia
	Report	F. Sakala 77'

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

14:30 UTC+2

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Zambia	1–0	Malawi
F. Sakala 40'	Report

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

15:00 UTC+2

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Burundi	0–0	Congo
	Report

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

15:00 UTC+2

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Congo	2–1	Burundi
Matondo 90' Mbenza 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Kanakimana 21'

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Ghana	4–0	Gabon
Kwabena 15' Tekpetey 49' Bukari 75', 86'	Report

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

15:00 UTC+0

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Gabon	0–0	Ghana
	Report

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.

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Equatorial Guinea	0–0	Algeria
	Report

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

18:00 UTC+1

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa (Niger)

Algeria	3–1	Equatorial Guinea
Zorgane 35' Benhammouda 59' Mahious 77' (pen.)	Report	S. Obama 90+4'

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

17:00 UTC+1

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Cameroon	Cancelled	Sierra Leone
	Report

21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Cameroon
	Report

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

Cameroon won on walkover due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association.^[8]

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South Sudan	0–0	Tunisia
	Report

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

16:00 UTC+3

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

Tunisia	1–0	South Sudan
Hnid 60'	Report

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

15:00 UTC+1

Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane

Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Niger	1–2	Ivory Coast
Sabo 58'	Report	Niangbo 23' Sangaré 74'

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

16:30 UTC+1

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

Ivory Coast	6–1	Niger
I. Amadou 5' (o.g.) Braciano 15', 56' Kouamé 40' Dao 65' Timité 88' (pen.)	Report	Amoustapha 21'

25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)

17:00 UTC+0

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Bashir Salisu (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast won 8–2 on aggregate.

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Guinea	2–1	Senegal
Keita 33' (pen.) Mor. Sylla 48'	Report	Id. Ndiaye 38'

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

16:30 UTC+0

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Fitial Kokolo (Congo)

Senegal	0–0	Guinea
	Report

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

18:00 UTC+0

Stade Lat Dior, Thiès

Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Sudan	2–0	Kenya
Waleed 32', 75' (pen.)	Report

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

19:00 UTC+2

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Kenya	0–0	Sudan
	Report

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

16:00 UTC+3

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Libya	2–0	Nigeria
Alharaish 5' Albedwi 68'	Report

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

16:00 UTC+1

Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane (Tunisia)^{[note 4]}

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Nigeria	4–0	Libya
Osimhen 32', 65', 81' Okereke 90+2'	Report

25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)

16:00 UTC+1

Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba

Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.

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DR Congo	2–0	Morocco
Muleka 40', 66'	Report

20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Morocco	1–0	DR Congo
Kiyine 28' (pen.)	Report

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

19:00 UTC+1

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

DR Congo won 2–1 on aggregate. However, they were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible (overaged) player, and Morocco won on walkover.^[9]

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Ethiopia	1–1	Mali
Demu 72'	Report	Samadiaré 52'

21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)

16:00 UTC+3

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Mali	4–0	Ethiopia
Samadiaré 38' (pen.) Bagayoko 82' Dieng 86' Doumbia 90+2'	Report

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

17:00 UTC+0

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Gilberto Dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)

Mali won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualified for 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.^[10]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Africa	5–0	Zimbabwe	5–0	0–0
Zambia	5–4	Congo	2–1	3–3
Ghana	2–1	Algeria	1–1	1–0
Cameroon	2–2 (a)	Tunisia	1–0	1–2
Ivory Coast	2–2 (a)	Guinea	0–1	2–1
Sudan	1–5	Nigeria	1–0	0–5
Morocco	1–2	Mali	1–1	0–1

South Africa	5–0	Zimbabwe
Kodisang 17' Singh 35', 60' Mokoena 40' Foster 66'	Report

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

19:00 UTC+2

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

Zimbabwe	0–0	South Africa
	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

15:00 UTC+2

Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Zambia	2–1	Congo
F. Sakala 7', 88'	Report	Thémopolé 47'

4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

18:00 UTC+2

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)

Congo	3–3	Zambia
Mbenza 18' (pen.) Thémopolé 75' Makouta 80'	Report	Mwepu 33', 85' F. Sakala 51'

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.

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Ghana	1–1	Algeria
Mohammed 66' (pen.)	Report	Zorgane 31'

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

15:30 UTC+0

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast)

Algeria	0–1	Ghana
	Report	Yeboah 69'

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

20:45 UTC+1

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Cameroon	1–0	Tunisia
Ekani 19'	Report

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

Tunisia	2–1	Cameroon
Sahli 37' Oueslati 71' (pen.)	Report	Ganago 15' (pen.)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

19:00 UTC+1

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussien (Egypt)

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

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Ivory Coast	0–1	Guinea
	Report	Mor. Sylla 63'

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)

17:00 UTC+0

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Yelebodom Gado Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)

Guinea	1–2	Ivory Coast
Mo. Traoré 35'	Report	Kouamé 17' Traorè 63'

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:00 UTC+0

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

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

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Sudan	1–0	Nigeria
Yaqoub 45'	Report

5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

19:00 UTC+2

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Nigeria	5–0	Sudan
Awoniyi 13' Udo 25', 44' Faleye 67' Ibrahim 69'	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:00 UTC+1

Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba

Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Morocco	1–1	Mali
En-Nesyri 49'	Report	Koné 31'

7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)

20:00 UTC+1

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

Mali	1–0	Morocco
Mallé 56' (pen.)	Report

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:30 UTC+0

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)

Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Africa U-23 Cup of Nations1
Egypt (hosts)	23 June 2017[1]	2 (2011, 2015)
South Africa	10 September 2019	2 (2011, 2015)
Zambia	8 September 2019	1 (2015)
Ghana	10 September 2019	0 (debut)
Cameroon	10 September 2019	0 (debut)
Ivory Coast	10 September 2019	1 (2011)
Nigeria	10 September 2019	2 (2011, 2015)
Mali	10 September 2019	1 (2015)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 157 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.

5 goals

• Fashion Sakala

4 goals

• Jackson Muleka
• Owusu Kwabena

3 goals

• Osman Bukari
• Victor Osimhen
• Luther Singh
• Waleed Bakhet

2 goals

• Adem Zorgane
• Cédric Mavugo
• Eric Ayuk
• Guy Mbenza
• Jacques Thémopolé
• Pedro Oba
• Daouda Camara
• Yamoussa Camara
• Jules Keita
• Morlaye Sylla
• Willy Braciano
• Christian Kouamé
• James Mazembe
• Pistone Mutamba
• Diadié Samadiaré
• Abdoulaye Salou
• Ndifreke Udo
• Gilson
• Teboho Mokoena
• Enock Mwepu

1 goal

• Jaredi Teixeira
• Billel Benhammouda
• Aymen Mahious
• Gape Gaogangwe
• Mothusi Johnson
• Cédric Badolo
• Mody Cissé
• Bienvenue Kanakimana
• Muryango Mabano
• Victor Ekani
• Ignatius Ganago
• Martin Hongla
• Hervé Ngan
• Gerald Nodji
• Gaius Makouta
• Chandrel Matondo
• Nelson Balongo
• Ginola Mbuangi
• Peter Mutumosi
• Santiago Eneme
• Benjamín Ndong
• Salomón Obama
• Gcinwayinkhosi Dlamini
• Desta Demu
• Esrael Eshetu
• Amanuel Gebremichael
• Kenean Markneh
• Abubeker Sani
• Dauda Mohammed
• Bernard Tekpetey
• Nassam Yakubu
• Yaw Yeboah
• Mai Traoré
• Moussa Corso Traoré
• Youssouf Dao
• Anderson Niangbo
• Ibrahim Sangaré
• Cheick Timité
• Hamed Junior Traorè
• Sydney Lokale
• Ovella Ochieng
• Joseph Okumu
• Johnstone Omurwa
• Osama Albedwi
• Zakaria Alharaish
• Peter Banda
• Gregory Nachipo
• Siaka Bagayoko
• Aliou Dieng
• Bourama Doumbia
• Ibrahima Koné
• Aly Mallé
• Hassem Teguedi
• Fody Traoré
• Adel Langue
• Youssef En-Nesyri
• Sofian Kiyine
• Bonera
• Kairou Amoustapha
• Djibril Boubacar
• Aboubacar Hanhainikoye
• Mahamadou Sabo
• Taiwo Awoniyi
• Sunday Faleye
• Sunusi Ibrahim
• David Okereke
• Ibrahima Ndiaye
• Ryan Henriette
• Feisal Ahmed Hassan
• Lyle Foster
• Kobamelo Kodisang
• Phakamani Mahlambi
• Grant Margeman
• Thendo Mukumela
• Jamie Webber
• Peter Taku
• Makueth Wol
• Walaa Eldin Yaqoub
• Salumu Kiimbwa
• Habib Kyombo
• Mbaraka Yusuph
• Kossi Anika
• Thibault Klidjé
• Nassim Hnid
• Habib Oueslati
• Wajdi Sahli
• Mustafa Kizza
• Obriel Chirinda
• Delic Murimba

1 own goal

• Goitseone Legopelo (against Malawi)
• Inoussa Amadou (against Ivory Coast)
• Don Fanchette (against Sudan)

Notes

1. DR Congo were disqualified for fielding an ineligible (overaged) player.
2. The matches between Ghana and Togo, originally scheduled for 16 and 20 November 2018, were postponed to 18 and 22 December 2018 due to Ghana hosting the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations.^[6]
3. Somalia played their home leg in Djibouti due to the Somali Civil War.
4. Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.