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	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

16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

16:00 UTC+1

Angola	Cancelled	Namibia
	Report

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

19:00 UTC+2

Namibia	Cancelled	Angola
	Report

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

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

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16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

18:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	0–0	Eswatini
	Report

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:00 UTC+2

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

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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

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17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)

16:00 UTC+2

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

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

14:30 UTC+2

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

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Malawi won 3–2 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

15:00 UTC+2

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

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

19:00 UTC+3

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

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

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

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

15:30 UTC+0

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

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

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

16:00 UTC+0

Togo	1–0	Ghana
Anika 19'	Report

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

18:00 UTC+1

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

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:00 UTC+1

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

Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Equatorial Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

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16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

15:30 UTC+1

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

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:00 UTC+1

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

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

16:30 UTC+3

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

Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 UTC+3

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

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

South Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

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16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

18:00 UTC+0

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

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 UTC+1

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

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

17:00 UTC+0

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

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:30 UTC+0

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

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

17:30 UTC+4

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

Stade Linité, Victoria

Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

19:30 UTC+2

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

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

16:00 UTC+3

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

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)

15:00 UTC+4

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

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Kenya won 8–1 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

Libya	Cancelled	Gambia
	Report

18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)

Gambia	Cancelled	Libya
	Report

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

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	0–0	DR Congo
	Report

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

16:00 UTC+1

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

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

DR Congo won 5–0 on aggregate.

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14 November 2018 (2018-11-14)

16:00 UTC+3

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

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

20 November 2018 (2018-11-20)

15:30 UTC+3

Somalia	1–0	Ethiopia
F. Hassan 14'	Report

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

22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

16:00 UTC+1

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

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

19:00 UTC+2

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

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.

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22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

16:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

15:00 UTC+2

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

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.

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20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi	0–1	Zambia
	Report	F. Sakala 77'

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	1–0	Malawi
F. Sakala 40'	Report

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.

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20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

15:00 UTC+2

Burundi	0–0	Congo
	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

15:30 UTC+1

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

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate.

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23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

15:00 UTC+0

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

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

15:30 UTC+1

Gabon	0–0	Ghana
	Report

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.

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23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

18:00 UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea	0–0	Algeria
	Report

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa (Niger)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

17:00 UTC+1

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

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

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21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	Cancelled	Sierra Leone
	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Cameroon
	Report

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

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20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

16:00 UTC+3

South Sudan	0–0	Tunisia
	Report

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

15:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	1–0	South Sudan
Hnid 60'	Report

Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane

Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.

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22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

16:30 UTC+1

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

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)

17:00 UTC+0

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

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Bashir Salisu (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast won 8–2 on aggregate.

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20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

16:30 UTC+0

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

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Fitial Kokolo (Congo)

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

18:00 UTC+0

Senegal	0–0	Guinea
	Report

Stade Lat Dior, Thiès

Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.

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20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

19:00 UTC+2

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

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	0–0	Sudan
	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.

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20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

16:00 UTC+1

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

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

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

25 March 2019 (2019-03-25)

16:00 UTC+1

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

Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba

Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.

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20 March 2019 (2019-03-20)

15:30 UTC+1

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

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

24 March 2019 (2019-03-24)

19:00 UTC+1

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

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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21 March 2019 (2019-03-21)

16:00 UTC+3

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

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26)

17:00 UTC+0

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

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

6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

19:00 UTC+2

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

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	0–0	South Africa
	Report

Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

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4 September 2019 (2019-09-04)

18:00 UTC+2

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

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)

8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)

15:30 UTC+1

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

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.

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6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

15:30 UTC+0

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

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

20:45 UTC+1

Algeria	0–1	Ghana
	Report	Yeboah 69'

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

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6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	1–0	Tunisia
Ekani 19'	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

19:00 UTC+1

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

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussien (Egypt)

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

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7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)

17:00 UTC+0

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

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Yelebodom Gado Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:00 UTC+0

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

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

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

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5 September 2019 (2019-09-05)

19:00 UTC+2

Sudan	1–0	Nigeria
Yaqoub 45'	Report

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:00 UTC+1

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

Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba

Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

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7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)

20:00 UTC+1

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

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

10 September 2019 (2019-09-10)

16:30 UTC+0

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

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.