2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification

Tournament details
Host countries	Tunisia (North Zone) Senegal (West A Zone) Niger (West B Zone) Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) Tanzania (Central-East Zone) Mauritius (South Zone)
Dates	19 July – 18 September 2018
Teams	49 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	78
Goals scored	279 (3.58 per match)
Top scorer	Mintesnot Wakjira (8 goals)
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Players born 1 January 2002 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Tanzania who qualified automatically as hosts.^[1]

Teams

In July 2017, the Confederation of African Football decided that the qualifying competition should be split into regional competitions.^[2] To qualify, 49 of the 54 CAF members entered the qualifying tournament of their zone, including the hosts Tanzania, which also participated in qualification despite automatically qualified for the final tournament.^[3]

Apart from the hosts, each of the six zones received one spot in the final tournament, and the zone of the defending champions received an additional spot. Since Mali won the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, West A Zone received two spots.^[4]

Zone	Spots	Teams entering qualification	Did not enter
North Zone (UNAF)	1 spot	Algeria  Libya  Morocco  Tunisia (H)	Egypt
West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A)	2 spots	Cape Verde  Gambia  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Liberia  Mali  Mauritania  Senegal (H)  Sierra Leone
West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B)	1 spot	Benin  Burkina Faso  Ghana  Ivory Coast  Niger (H)  Nigeria  Togo
Central Zone (UNIFFAC)	1 spot	Cameroon  Central African Republic  Chad  Congo  DR Congo  Equatorial Guinea (H)  São Tomé and Príncipe	Gabon (withdrew)[5]
Central-East Zone (CECAFA)	1 spot + hosts	Burundi  Djibouti  Ethiopia  Kenya  Rwanda  Somalia  South Sudan  Sudan  Tanzania (H, Q)  Uganda	Eritrea
South Zone (COSAFA)	1 spot	Angola  Botswana  Lesotho  Malawi  Mauritius (H)  Mozambique  Namibia  Seychelles  South Africa  Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)  Zambia  Zimbabwe	Comoros  Madagascar

Notes

• Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
• (H): Qualifying tournament hosts
• (Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results

Format

The qualification format is determined by each zone (Regulations Article 13).^[6]

• In case any 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.
• In case any qualification groups are played on a round-robin basis: Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:^[6]

1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
5. Goal difference in all group matches;
6. Goals scored in all group matches;
7. Drawing of lots.

• In case any qualification matches are played on a knockout basis: The penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary.

Schedule

The schedule of each qualifying zone is as follows.

Zone	Group stage	Knockout stage
South Zone	19–25 July 2018	27–29 July 2018
Central Zone	3–8 August 2018	10–12 August 2018
Central-East Zone	11–22 August 2018	24–26 August 2018
North Zone	20–28 August 2018	—
West B Zone	2–9 September 2018	12–15 September 2018
West A Zone	9–13 September 2018	16–18 September 2018

North Zone

Main article: 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament

Tunisia hosted the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament, the 15th edition of the UNAF U-17 Tournament under the auspices of the UNAF, which also served as a qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, between 20 and 28 August 2018.^[7] The matches were played at Monastir (Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet) and Sousse (Stade Olympique de Sousse).

The draw for the fixtures was held on 14 May 2018.^[8] The four teams were placed in one group, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
2	Algeria	3	1	1	1	5	6	−1	4
3	Tunisia (H)	3	1	0	2	1	3	−2	3
4	Libya	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)

19:15

Tunisia	1–0	Libya
Ben Amira 88' (pen.)	Report

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)

20:15

Algeria	2–5	Morocco
Belkacem 83' Benali 85'	Report	Bentayeb 7', 47' Ouacharaf 27', 39' Ghailan 80'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: Ayman Al-Sharif (Libya)

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24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)

19:15

Tunisia	0–2	Algeria
	Report	Rahmoune 56', 78'

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)

20:15

Morocco	1–0	Libya
Bentayeb 20'	Report

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

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28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)

19:15

Morocco	1–0	Tunisia
Nakach 21'	Report

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28)

19:15

Libya	1–1	Algeria
Al-Mesrati 33'	Report	Rahmoune 24'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

West A Zone

Senegal would host the WAFU-UFOA Zone A U-17 Championship between 9 and 18 September 2018.^[9] The matches were played at Pikine (Stade Al Djigo) and Rufisque (Stade Ngalandou Diouf).

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).^[10]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018.^[11] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal (H)	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6	Semi-finals
2	Guinea-Bissau	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	Sierra Leone	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

15:30

Senegal	1–0	Guinea-Bissau
Baldé 17'	Report

Stade Al Djigo, Pikine

Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)

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11 September 2018 (2018-09-11)

16:30

Guinea-Bissau	2–1	Sierra Leone
C. Sanha 74' C. Mendes 79'	Report	Lamin 40'

Stade Al Djigo, Pikine

Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

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13 September 2018 (2018-09-13)

16:30

Sierra Leone	0–4	Senegal
	Report	S. Diallo 28' M. Diaw 45', 56' Derosime 63' (o.g.)

Stade Al Djigo, Pikine

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	3	Semi-finals
2	Gambia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
3	Liberia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew[12]

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

18:30

Mali	2–0[note 1]	Gambia
Guindo 8' Saidy 10' (o.g.)	Report

Stade Al Djigo, Pikine

Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

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11 September 2018 (2018-09-11)

18:30

Gambia	Cancelled	Liberia
	Report

Stade Al Djigo, Pikine

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13 September 2018 (2018-09-13)

18:30

Liberia	Cancelled	Mali
	Report

Stade Al Djigo, Pikine

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guinea	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Semi-finals
2	Cape Verde	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
3	Mauritania	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

21:00

Guinea	3–1	Mauritania
A. Conté 10', 61' (pen.) A. Bangoura 43'	Report	Sy 58'

Stade Ngalandou Diouf, Rufisque

Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

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11 September 2018 (2018-09-11)

18:30^{[note 2]}

Mauritania	1–2	Cape Verde
Tijani 63'	Report	A. Gomes 54' P. Gomes 90+1'

Stade Ngalandou Diouf, Rufisque

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

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13 September 2018 (2018-09-13)

16:30^{[note 2]}

Cape Verde	1–1	Guinea
Martins 9' (pen.)	Report	Fanyé 32'

Stade Ngalandou Diouf, Rufisque

Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	C	Cape Verde	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4	Semi-finals
2	A	Guinea-Bissau	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
3	B	Gambia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0	Ineligible[note 1]

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	16 September – Rufisque
	Senegal	6
					18 September – Rufisque
	Cape Verde	0
					Senegal	4
	16 September – Rufisque
					Guinea	0
	Mali	2 (4)
	Guinea (p)	2 (5)

Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

16 September 2018 (2018-09-16)

16:30

Senegal	6–0	Cape Verde
S. Diallo 9', 45' Baldé 23' Boye 55' Diouf 75' B. Diallo 90'	Report

Stade Ngalandou Diouf, Rufisque

Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

16 September 2018 (2018-09-16)

19:30

Mali	2–2	Guinea
Maïga 34' Diambou 83'	Report	Fanyé 9' A. Conté 75'
Penalties
Guindo Nene Sissokho Bamba Diallo	4–5	A. Bangoura S. Bangoura Diallo O. Conté A. Conté

Stade Ngalandou Diouf, Rufisque

Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

Final

18 September 2018 (2018-09-18)

16:30

Senegal	4–0	Guinea
M. Diaw 39' Diouf 79' Baldé 86', 88'	Report

Stade Ngalandou Diouf, Rufisque

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

West B Zone

The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Niger between 2 and 15 September 2018.^[15] It was originally to be hosted at Ghana, but a new host was appointed.^[16] The matches were played at Niamey (Stade Général Seyni Kountché; Stade Municipal would originally also host matches).^[17]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 July 2018.^[18] The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of three teams and one of four teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4	Semi-finals
2	Niger (H)	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
3	Togo	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

2 September 2018 (2018-09-02)

16:00

Niger	0–0	Togo
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

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5 September 2018 (2018-09-05)

16:30

Niger	0–0	Ghana
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)

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8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)

16:30

Togo	1–2	Ghana
Dermane 45'	Report	Boateng 43' Appiah 85' (pen.)

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	2	1	0	1	7	4	+3	3	Semi-finals
2	Ivory Coast	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3
3	Burkina Faso	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	3
4	Benin (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Disqualified[a]

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified
Notes:

1. On 3 September 2018, Benin were disqualified from the tournament after 10 of their players failed MRI tests prior to the tournament.^[19]

3 September 2018 (2018-09-03)

16:30

Nigeria	2–3	Burkina Faso
Olusegun 12', 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Komi 3' (pen.) Kouame 7' Compaoré 78'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

3 September 2018 (2018-09-03)

19:00

Ivory Coast	Cancelled	Benin
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

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6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)

16:30

Nigeria	5–1	Ivory Coast
Hussain 7' Olaniyan 10' Olusegun 23' Adeniyi 27' Amoo 58' (pen.)	Report	D'Ávila 70' (pen.)

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Kokou N'Tale (Togo)

6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)

19:00

Burkina Faso	Cancelled	Benin
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

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9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

16:00

Nigeria	Cancelled	Benin
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

16:30

Burkina Faso	0–3	Ivory Coast
	Report	D'Ávila 33' Fofana 68' (pen.) Traoré 77'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey^{[note 3]}

Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 September – Niamey
	Ghana	2
					15 September – Niamey
	Ivory Coast	1
					Ghana	1 (1)
	12 September – Niamey
					Nigeria (p)	1 (3)
	Nigeria	2
	Niger	1
					Third place
					15 September – Niamey
					Ivory Coast	0
					Niger	2

Semi-finals

12 September 2018 (2018-09-12)

16:30

Ghana	2–1	Ivory Coast
Umar 39' Shaibu 45'	Report	Traoré 19'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Bonifacio Julio Da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)

12 September 2018 (2018-09-12)

19:30

Nigeria	2–1	Niger
Amoo 45' Olusegun 58'	Report	Sidibé 90'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Third place match

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)

16:00

Ivory Coast	0–2	Niger
	Report	Ali ?', ?'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)

Final

Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)

19:00

Ghana	1–1	Nigeria
Shaibu 54'	Report	Amoo 61'
Penalties
Uzair Adade Agyapong Fatawu	1–3	Ishaya Tijani Amoo Ibrahim

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Kokou N'Tale (Togo)

Central Zone

The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Equatorial Guinea between 3 and 12 August 2018.^[20] It was originally to be hosted at DR Congo, but a new host was appointed.^[21] The matches were played at Bata (Estadio de Bata and Estadio La Libertad) and Malabo (Estadio de Malabo).

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).^[22]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018.^[23] The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of four teams and one of three teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Congo	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	4	Semi-finals
2	Equatorial Guinea (H)	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3
3	DR Congo	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
4	São Tomé and Príncipe (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Disqualified[a]

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts
Notes:

1. On 3 August 2018, São Tomé and Príncipe were disqualified from the tournament after it was found out with the help of the MRI tests that all the players of the team were born in 2001 and would have been overaged in 2019. CAF earlier announced in its regulations that all the players should have been born on or after 1 January 2002.^[24]

3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)

17:00

Equatorial Guinea	2–1	DR Congo
Nsue 45' (pen.) Robema 66'	Report	Kimvuidi 30'

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Referee: Andre Kolissala (Central African Republic)

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)

16:00

São Tomé and Príncipe	Cancelled	Congo
	Report

Estadio de Bata, Bata

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5 August 2018 (2018-08-05)

16:00

DR Congo	Cancelled	São Tomé and Príncipe
	Report

Estadio de Bata, Bata

5 August 2018 (2018-08-05)

16:00^{[note 4]}

Equatorial Guinea	0–2	Congo
	Report	Kokolo 7' (pen.), 90'

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

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7 August 2018 (2018-08-07)

16:00

Equatorial Guinea	Cancelled	São Tomé and Príncipe
	Report

Estadio de Bata, Bata

7 August 2018 (2018-08-07)

16:00

Congo	0–0	DR Congo
	Report

Estadio La Libertad, Bata

Referee: Ahmat Amara Hassane (Chad)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cameroon	2	2	0	0	12	4	+8	6	Semi-finals
2	Central African Republic	2	1	0	1	4	9	−5	3
3	Chad	2	0	0	2	5	8	−3	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)

16:00

Cameroon	7–1	Central African Republic
Seidou 3' Alioum 22', 48' Mvoué 35' (pen.), 64', 77' Wamba 42'	Report	Yawenendji 25'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze (Equatorial Guinea)

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6 August 2018 (2018-08-06)

16:00

Central African Republic	3–2	Chad
Yawenendji 22', 38' Tomokoa 81'	Report	Hassan 31' Djoeta 72' (pen.)

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)

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8 August 2018 (2018-08-08)

16:00

Cameroon	5–3	Chad
Seidou 1', 9' Djembe 40', 62', 85'	Report	Souleymane 32' Abbakali 52' Djoeta 56' (pen.)

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Angel Antonio Angue (Equatorial Guinea)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 August – Bata
	Congo	4
					12 August – Malabo
	Central African Rep.	0
					Congo	1
	10 August – Malabo
					Cameroon	3
	Cameroon	2
	Equatorial Guinea	0
					Third place
					12 August – Malabo
					Central African Rep.	1
					Equatorial Guinea	2

Semi-finals

10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)

16:00

Congo	4–0	Central African Republic
Matongo 34', 65' Andzuono 62' Ayemba 75'	Report

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)

16:00

Cameroon	2–0	Equatorial Guinea
Mvoué 7' Wamba 15'	Report

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)

Third place match

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)

14:00

Central African Republic	1–2	Equatorial Guinea
Yawenendji 66'	Report	Robema 25' Nguema 86'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Auladyo Dos Santos Pariz (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Final

Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)

17:00

Congo	1–3	Cameroon
Kokolo 77'	Report	Ndongo 35' Alioum 41' Seidou 79'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Andre Kolissala (Central African Republic)

Central-East Zone

The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Tanzania between 11 and 26 August 2018.^[25] The matches were played at Dar es Salaam (National Stadium and Chamazi Stadium).^[26]

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 July 2018.^[27] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tanzania (H)	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	9	Semi-finals
2	Rwanda	3	2	0	1	7	8	−1	6
3	Burundi	3	1	0	2	8	8	0	3
4	Sudan	3	0	0	3	3	12	−9	0
5	Somalia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew[28]

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)

14:00

Rwanda	3–1	Sudan
Nyarugabo 30' Isingizwe 33' (pen.) J. Ishimwe 89'	Report	Badr 71'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Andrew Juma Otieno (Kenya)

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)

17:00

Tanzania	2–1	Burundi
Pius 10' Ngoda 28'	Report	Arthur 20'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Belay Tadesse Asserese (Ethiopia)

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13 August 2018 (2018-08-13)

14:00

Sudan	Cancelled	Somalia
	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

13 August 2018 (2018-08-13)

16:00^{[note 5]}

Burundi	3–4	Rwanda
Irankunda 26' Munaba 57' Iratanga 70'	Report	Nyarugabo 22', 62' Isingizwe 42' Nsanzimfura 43'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Saddam Houssein (Djibouti)

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16 August 2018 (2018-08-16)

14:00

Somalia	Cancelled	Rwanda
	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

16 August 2018 (2018-08-16)

16:00^{[note 5]}

Sudan	0–5	Tanzania
	Report	Yousif 11' (o.g.) Pius 46', 61' Ngoda 73', 80'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

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18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)

16:00^{[note 5]}

Burundi	4–2	Sudan
Irankunda 40' Arthur 48', 90+3' Niyera 78' (pen.)	Report	Ali 82' El Toum 86'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Andrew Juma Otieno (Kenya)

18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)

17:00

Tanzania	Cancelled	Somalia
	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)

14:00

Somalia	Cancelled	Burundi
	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)

16:00^{[note 5]}

Rwanda	0–4	Tanzania
	Report	Pius 23', 83', 90+3' Ngoda 77'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Saddam Houssein (Djibouti)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ethiopia	4	4	0	0	14	3	+11	12	Semi-finals
2	Uganda	4	3	0	1	17	3	+14	9
3	Kenya	4	2	0	2	16	7	+9	6
4	South Sudan	4	1	0	3	4	16	−12	3
5	Djibouti	4	0	0	4	1	23	−22	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)

14:00

South Sudan	2–1	Djibouti
D. Joseph 5' Charles 26'	Report	R. Ahmed 64'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)

12 August 2018 (2018-08-12)

17:00

Uganda	0–1	Ethiopia
	Report	Wakjira 14'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Abdoul Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

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14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)

14:00

Kenya	4–0	South Sudan
Imbali 12' Mwendwa 61' Irungu 76' Ochieng 90' (pen.)	Report

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)

17:00

Djibouti	0–4	Ethiopia
	Report	Bayse 7' Mune 44' Beyene 52' Wakjira 75' (pen.)

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

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17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)

14:00

South Sudan	1–6	Uganda
Manase 90' (pen.)	Report	Ssekajja 3', 17', 45', 70' Kakaire 23', 44'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17)

17:00

Djibouti	0–9	Kenya
	Report	Imbali 7', 89' Musa 37' Bolo 39', 52', 78' Ochieng 60' Mwendwa 62', 71'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Abdoul Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

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19 August 2018 (2018-08-19)

14:00

Ethiopia	5–1	South Sudan
Wondimagegn 6', 45' Mengesha 18' Wakjira 43', 58'	Report	Charles 79'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Emmanuel Mwandembwa (Tanzania)

19 August 2018 (2018-08-19)

17:00

Kenya	1–3	Uganda
Nyakundi 74'	Report	Yiga 45' Juma 79' (pen.) Asaba 83'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

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22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)

15:00^{[note 6]}

Uganda	8–0	Djibouti
Iddi 9' Kakaire 17' Yiga 22', 46', 64' Juma 34', 73' (pen.) Ssekajja 48'	Report

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

22 August 2018 (2018-08-22)

15:00^{[note 6]}

Ethiopia	4–2	Kenya
Bayse 34', 38', 84' Wakjira 90'	Report	Omija 22' Imbali 39'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Abdoul Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	24 August – Dar es Salaam
	Tanzania	1
					26 August – Dar es Salaam
	Uganda	3
					Uganda	3
	24 August – Dar es Salaam
					Ethiopia	1
	Ethiopia (p)	2 (4)
	Rwanda	2 (2)
					Third place
					26 August – Dar es Salaam
					Tanzania (p)	2 (4)
					Rwanda	2 (3)

Semi-finals

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)

14:00

Ethiopia	2–2	Rwanda
Wakjira 11', 51'	Report	Nyarugabo 33' Isingizwe 44' (pen.)
Penalties
Bayse Mengesha Mune Wakjira	4–2	Nsanzimfura Nyarugabo Niyitanga Hagumubuzima

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)

17:00

Tanzania	1–3	Uganda
Mshirakandi 11'	Report	Iddi 4' Alou 77' Njeru 90+2' (o.g.)

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Andrew Juma Otieno (Kenya)

Third place match

26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)

14:00

Tanzania	2–2	Rwanda
Niyomugisha 40' (o.g.) Abraham 80' (pen.)	Report	Nsanzimfura 77' (pen.) J. Ishimwe 87'
Penalties
Salumu Abraham Castory Pius Hamisi	4–3	Nsanzimfura Isingizwe J. Ishimwe Kazungu Niyonsega

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Final

Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

26 August 2018 (2018-08-26)

17:00

Uganda	3–1	Ethiopia
Kasozi 14' Iddi 62', 85'	Report	Wakjira 90+2' (pen.)

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

South Zone

Main article: 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

COSAFA announced that the COSAFA U-17 Championship hosted by Mauritius between 19 and 29 July 2018 would be the region's qualifying tournament.^[29] The matches were played at Port Louis (St. François Xavier Stadium) and Belle Vue Maurel (Anjalay Stadium).^[30]

All times are local, MUT (UTC+4).^[31]

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 May 2018.^[32] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Namibia	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	6[a]	Semi-finals
2	Mauritius (H)	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6[a]
3	Botswana	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6[a]
4	Seychelles	3	0	0	3	5	16	−11	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Mauritius 0–1 Botswana, Mauritius 1–0 Namibia, Namibia 2–0 Botswana. Head-to-head standings:

   • Namibia: 3 pts, +1 GD
   • Mauritius: 3 pts, 0 GD
   • Botswana: 3 pts, −1 GD

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)

10:00

Namibia	8–3	Seychelles
George 3', 16', 55' Kamatuka 18' Tjiueza 38', 68', 72', 84' (pen.)	Report	Aboudou 7' Suzette 14' Pauline 19'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)

15:30

Mauritius	0–1	Botswana
	Report	Maphorisa 83' (pen.)

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

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21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)

12:00

Botswana	2–1	Seychelles
Maphorisa 13' (pen.) Kopelang 38'	Report	Pauline 65'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)

15:00

Mauritius	1–0	Namibia
Kawoa 69'	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

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24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

12:00

Namibia	2–0	Botswana
Tjiueza 39' Tsuseb 59'	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

12:00

Seychelles	1–6	Mauritius
Suzette 53'	Report	Gentil 58' Aristide 59', 87' Philibert 69' Genave 78' Hoareau 90' (o.g.)

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Semi-finals
2	Zambia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Mozambique	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Lesotho	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)

12:30

Zambia	0–0	Mozambique
	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)

15:30

Lesotho	0–0	South Africa
	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

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22 July 2018 (2018-07-22)

12:00

Mozambique	1–4	South Africa
Pablo 63'	Report	Siyasi 7' Nare 48' Buthelezi 75' Balakasi 86'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

22 July 2018 (2018-07-22)

15:00

Zambia	1–0	Lesotho
Kalinda 89'	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

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24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

15:00

Lesotho	1–2	Mozambique
Rapuleng 81'	Report	Pablo 2' José 13'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

15:00

South Africa	2–1	Zambia
Buthelezi 12' Radiopane 81'	Report	Kalinda 7'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Semi-finals
2	Malawi	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6
3	Eswatini	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)

10:00

Angola	1–0	Malawi
Netinho 20'	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)

12:30

Eswatini	3–2	Zimbabwe
Shabangu 20', 86' L. Dlamini 26'	Report	Ngwenya 60' Bonomali 65'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

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23 July 2018 (2018-07-23)

12:00

Malawi	5–0	Zimbabwe
Mwaungulu 8', 77' Mbalaka 24' Mtoso 56' Mitole 79'	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

23 July 2018 (2018-07-23)

15:00

Angola	4–0	Eswatini
Zito 3', 69' Domingos 63' Gege 90+1'	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

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25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)

15:30

Eswatini	0–1	Malawi
	Report	Mbeta 28'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)

15:30

Zimbabwe	1–2	Angola
Mandinyenya 61'	Report	Nzanza 44' Barri 45'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Mauritius	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6	Semi-finals
2	C	Malawi	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6
3	B	Zambia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 July – Port Louis
	South Africa	2
					29 July – Port Louis
	Mauritius	0
					South Africa	0
	27 July – Port Louis
					Angola	1
	Namibia	0
	Angola	7
					Third place
					29 July – Port Louis
					Mauritius	1
					Namibia	2

Semi-finals

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)

12:30

South Africa	2–0	Mauritius
Nare 27' Dupre 88' (o.g.)	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)

15:30

Namibia	0–7	Angola
	Report	Capita 46', 67', 69' (pen.) Cisco 71', 87' Zito 78' Barri 84'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

Third place match

29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)

11:00

Mauritius	1–2	Namibia
Kawoa 38'	Report	Tjiueza 7' Kandjii 44'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

Final

Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)

15:00

South Africa	0–1	Angola
	Report	Capita 5'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.^[33]

Team	Zone	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1995)
Tanzania (hosts)	Central-East Zone	26 May 2015[1]	1 (2017)
Morocco	North Zone	28 August 2018	1 (2013)
Senegal	West A Zone	16 September 2018	1 (2011)
Guinea	West A Zone	16 September 2018	6 (1995, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017)
Nigeria	West B Zone	15 September 2018	8 (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Cameroon	Central Zone	12 August 2018	6 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017)
Uganda	Central-East Zone	26 August 2018	0 (debut)
Angola	South Zone	29 July 2018	3 (1997, 1999, 2017)

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

Goalscorers

• North Zone: There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

• West A Zone: There were 33 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.

• West B Zone: There were 27 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.

• Central Zone: There were 39 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.9 goals per match.

• Central-East Zone: There were 97 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.85 goals per match.

• South Zone: There were 69 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.14 goals per match.

In total, there were 279 goals scored in 78 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.

8 goals

• Mintesnot Wakjira

6 goals

• Prins Tjiueza
• Kelvin Pius

5 goals

• Davis Ssekajja

4 goals

• Capita
• Stève Mvoué
• Ismaïla Seidou
• Christian Yawenendji
• Beyene Bayse
• Keith Imbali
• Olakunle Olusegun
• Moise Nyarugabo
• Aliou Baldé
• Agiri Ngoda
• Abdulwahid Iddi
• Najib Yiga

3 goals

• Riad Rahmoune
• Zito
• Nibikora Arthur
• Nelson Djembe
• Saidou Alioum
• Reich Kokolo
• Aboubacar Conté
• Richdonald Bolo
• Mathew Mwendwa
• Tawfik Bentayeb
• Tyrin George
• Akinkunmi Amoo
• Rodrigue Isingizwe
• Samba Diallo
• Mouhamadou Diaw
• Ibrahim Juma
• Thomas Kakaire

2 goals

• Abdoul Barri
• Cisco
• Oageng Maphorisa
• Arsène Irankunda
• Léonel Wamba
• Frédéric Djoeta
• Valdy Matongo
• Francisco Javier Robema
• Bunaro Wondimagegn
• Taufiq Shaibu
• Momo Fanyé
• Olivier D'Ávila
• Seydou Traoré
• Nicholas Ochieng
• Patrick Mwaungulu
• Jean Aristide
• Jeremy Kawoa
• Bilal Ouacharaf
• Pablo
• Mohamed Sadou Ali
• Jean-René Ishimwe
• Keddy Nsanzimfura
• Oumar Diouf
• Rino Pauline
• Jarrell Suzette
• Thando Buthelezi
• Motlhalosi Nare
• Victor Charles
• Bandile Shabangu
• Vincent Kalinda

1 goal

• Adel Belkacem
• Nabil Benali
• Domingos
• Gege
• Netinho
• David Nzanza
• Tebogo Kopelang
• Moubarak Compaoré
• Abdoul Komi
• Jean Fiacre Kouame
• Flavier Iratanga
• Edson Munaba
• Japhet Niyera
• Nassourou Ndongo
• Anderson Freitas Gomes
• Paulo Jorge Gomes
• Joel Martins
• Dazourou Tomokoa
• Abakar Abbakali
• Mahamat Hassan
• Mahamat Souleymane
• Élie Andzuono
• Lucien Ayemba
• Karim Kimvuidi
• Remi Ahmed
• José Pelayo Nguema
• Carmelo Nsue
• Biniyam Beyene
• Amanuel Mengesha
• Bereket Mune
• Simon Appiah
• Christian Boateng
• Mohammed Umar
• Alya Bangoura
• Claudio Mendes
• Cristiano Sanha
• Ibrahim Fofana
• Telvin Irungu
• Saidi Musa
• Ezekiel Nyakundi
• Alphonce Omija
• Kananelo Rapuleng
• Ibrahim Al-Mesrati
• Tatenda Mbalaka
• Lovemore Mbeta
• Emmanuel Mitole
• Francis Mtoso
• Mamady Diambou
• Daouda Guindo
• Issoufi Maïga
• Elv Housseine Sy
• Mohamed Tijani
• Ian Genave
• Jean Gentil
• Louis Philibert
• Zakaria Ghailan
• Akram Nakach
• José
• Edmar Kamatuka
• Penouua Kandjii
• Gonzales Tsuseb
• Sountalma Sidibé
• Oluwatimilehin Adeniyi
• Hassan Hussain
• Olatomi Olaniyan
• Insa Boye
• Boubacar Diédhiou Diallo
• Afandi Aboudou
• Mohamadu Lamin
• Mthokozisi Balakasi
• Boitumelo Radiopane
• Bongolwetu Siyasi
• Deng Joseph
• Joseph Manase
• Agib Ali
• Mohamed Badr
• Anas El Toum
• Langelihle Dlamini
• Morice Abraham
• Edson Mshirakandi
• Karim Dermane
• Mahdi Ben Amira
• John Alou
• Ivan Asaba
• Samson Kasozi
• John Bonomali
• Tapiwa Mandinyenya
• Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya

1 own goal

• Ansu Saidy (against Mali)
• Yoan Dupre (against South Africa)
• Eni Niyomugisha (against Tanzania)
• Adrian Hoareau (against Mauritius)
• Ibrahim Derosime (against Senegal)
• Omer Yousif (against Tanzania)
• Amiri Njeru (against Uganda)

Notes

1. Gambia had only 1 substitute in their lineup as 7 of their players failed the MRI test. The referee stopped the match at the 62nd minute, the Gambians complaining that the lighting of the stadium was insufficient and had their only goalkeeper injured. The referee finished the match at the 62nd minute as Gambia was unable to continue. Mali qualified for the semi-final and since there were only 2 teams in the group after the withdrawal of Liberia, CAF announced that the team finishing 2nd in Group B was ineligible to be ranked in the table for the best 2nd place team.^[13][14]
2. Kick-off of the match between Mauritania and Cape Verde was moved from 21:00 to 18:30, and the match between Cape Verde and Guinea was moved from 21:00 to 16:30, after the withdrawal of Liberia from Group B.
3. Venue of the match between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast was moved from Stade Municipal to Stade Général Seyni Kountché after the disqualification of Benin.
4. Kick-off of the match between Equatorial Guinea and Congo was moved from 19:00 to 16:00 after the disqualification of São Tomé and Príncipe.
5. Kick-off of the matches between Burundi and Rwanda, Sudan and Tanzania, and Rwanda and Tanzania, were moved from 17:00 to 16:00, and the match between Burundi and Sudan was moved from 14:00 to 16:00, after the withdrawal of Somalia.
6. Kick-off of the matches between Uganda and Djibouti, was moved from 14:00 to 15:00, and the match between Ethiopia and Kenya was moved from 17:00 to 15:00 and venue moved from Chamazi Stadium to National Stadium, to ensure fairness for the final round of matches.