2019 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 31 March – 12 August 2018 |
Teams | 40 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 64 |
Goals scored | 149 (2.33 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Players born 1 January 1999 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Niger who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
Teams[edit]
Apart from Niger, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 40 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 26 February 2018.[2][3]
Final tournament hosts | Bye to second round (16 teams) | First round entrants (24 teams) |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- Did not enter
Format[edit]
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.[4]
Schedule[edit]
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[3]
Round | Leg | Date |
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First round | First leg | 30 March – 1 April 2018 |
Second leg | 20–22 April 2018 | |
Second round | First leg | 11–13 May 2018 |
Second leg | 18–20 May 2018 | |
Third round | First leg | 13–15 July 2018 |
Second leg | 20–22 July 2018 |
Bracket[edit]
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 26 February 2018.[2][3]
The seven winners of the third round qualify for the final tournament.
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First round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mauritania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 0–1 |
Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Algeria ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Liberia ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Gabon ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | 4–0 | 1–2 |
Kenya ![]() | 1–1 (a) | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Ethiopia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Uganda ![]() | 8–1 | ![]() | 5–1 | 3–0 |
Tanzania ![]() | 0–0 (6–5 p) | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Seychelles ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–6 |
Malawi ![]() | 1–1 (a) | ![]() | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Botswana ![]() | 1–1 (a) | ![]() | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Mauritania ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Morocco ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.
Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Sierra Leone ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 on aggregate.
Algeria won 5–2 on aggregate.
Liberia ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Benin won on walkover after Liberia withdrew.[5]
Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.
Burundi won 3–0 on aggregate.
Uganda ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() |
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South Sudan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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Uganda won 8–1 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 6–5 on penalties.
Seychelles ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Mozambique ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Mozambique won 6–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Malawi won on away goals.
Botswana ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
1–1 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.
Second round[edit]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mauritania ![]() | 3–3 (a) | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–3 |
Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Algeria ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Gambia ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–3 |
Gabon ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Rwanda ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Burundi ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–0 |
Uganda ![]() | 1–1 (4–5 p) | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Tanzania ![]() | 2–6 | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Mozambique ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Malawi ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | 1–2 | 4–1 |
Botswana ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Senegal ![]() | 0–0 (7–6 p) | ![]() | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Mauritania ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Guinea ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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3–3 on aggregate. Mauritania won on away goals.
Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Nigeria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
Algeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate.
Gambia ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Benin ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Benin won 3–2 on aggregate.
Burkina Faso ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Libya ![]() | 3–3 | ![]() |
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Burkina Faso won 6–4 on aggregate.
Gabon ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Gabon won 3–2 on aggregate.
Rwanda ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won 5–4 on penalties.
Tanzania ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Mali ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Mali won 6–2 on aggregate.
Mozambique ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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South Africa ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.
Malawi ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Angola ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Malawi won 5–3 on aggregate.
Congo won 4–1 on aggregate.
Senegal ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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0–0 on aggregate. Senegal won 7–6 on penalties.
Third round[edit]
Winners qualify for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mauritania ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–5 |
Ghana ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | 3–1 | 1–0 |
Zambia ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Cameroon ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | 1–1 | 0–3 |
South Africa ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Congo ![]() | 3–6 | ![]() | 2–2 | 1–4 |
Mauritania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Nigeria ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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