2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification

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2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates 24 April – 2 August 2015
Teams 26 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 34
Goals scored 69 (2.03 per match)
Top scorer(s) Egypt Kahraba
Mali Adama Niane
(4 goals each)
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Not to be confused with Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's qualification.

The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

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

The top three teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.[3]

Teams

A total of 26 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.[4]

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
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9
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7
Qualifying rounds Total 26
Final tournament 1
Notes
  • The final tournament was originally to be hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After Senegal replaced them as hosts,[2] the CAF released an updated version of the draw. In the initial draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland were to play each other in the first round, where the winner would play South Africa in the second round, where the winner would play Senegal in the third round. In the updated draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland play each other in the second round, where the winner play South Africa in the third round.[4]
  • Namibia's U23 team manager Jakes Amaning said the Namibia Football Association did apply to take part in the tournament, but due to unforeseen circumstances its name did not appear in the CAF draw. The Confederation of African Football have said the Namibian application may not have been received due to a "technical error".[5] Although the draw took place on 20 September 2014, FIFA have set a deadline of 25 October for applicants.[6]

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[1]

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

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[7][4]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 24–26 April 2015
Second leg 8–10 May 2015
Second round First leg 22–24 May 2015
Second leg 29–31 May 2015
Third round First leg 17–19 July 2015
Second leg 31 July–2 August 2015

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  7–1  Liberia 2–0 5–1
Guinea-Bissau  w/o  Sierra Leone — —
Libya  w/o  Mauritania — —
Botswana  4–4 (a)  Kenya 3–0 1–4
Rwanda  3–1  Somalia 2–0 1–1

Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew.[8] Liberia played their home match in Ghana due to Ebola outbreak. Somalia played their home match in Djibouti (originally in Kenya) due to security concerns.[9]

26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)
15:30 UTC±0
Ghana  2–0  Liberia
Mohammed Goal 28'
Ashia Goal 65'		 Report
Tamale Stadium, Tamale
Referee: Benjamin Ekabatiem Ekabatiem Odey (Nigeria)

2 May 2015 (2015-05-02)
15:30 UTC±0
Liberia  1–5  Ghana
Harmond Goal 34' Report Gadze Goal 20'
Mensah Goal 25'
Mohammed Goal 39', 60'
Montari Goal 77'
Tamale Stadium, Tamale
Referee: Antonio Manuel Fortes Rodrigues (Cape Verde)

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)
Guinea-Bissau  Cancelled  Sierra Leone
Report

Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)

8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Sierra Leone  Cancelled  Guinea-Bissau
Report

Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)
Libya  Cancelled  Mauritania
Report

8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Mauritania  Cancelled  Libya
Report

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)
19:00 UTC+2
Botswana  3–0  Kenya
Kebatho Goal 66', 86'
Makgantai Goal 67'		 Report
Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)
16:00 UTC+3
Kenya  4–1  Botswana
Olunga Goal 19', 36', 90'
Ndirangu Goal 78'		 Report Kebatho Goal 22'
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

25 April 2015 (2015-04-25)
15:30 UTC+2
Rwanda  2–0  Somalia
Mukunzi Goal 17'
Muhire Goal 90+2'		 Report
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Waziri Sheha Waziri (Tanzania)

10 May 2015 (2015-05-10)
16:00 UTC+3
Somalia  1–1  Rwanda
Mohammed Goal 90' Report Isaie Goal 4'
Stade du Ville, Djibouti
Referee: Gait Metodious Oting (South Sudan)

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  1–1 (4–5 p)  Congo 1–0 0–1
Sierra Leone  1–1 (a)  Cameroon 0–0 1–1
Mauritania  2–4  Mali 1–1 1–3
Botswana  1–3  Zambia 1–1 0–2
Rwanda  1–4  Uganda 1–2 0–2
Zimbabwe  2–2 (a)  Swaziland 0–0 2–2
Tunisia  3–0  Sudan 1–0 2–0

Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Cameroon due to Ebola outbreak.

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)
15:00 UTC±0
Ghana  1–0  Congo
Andoh Goal 44' Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)
15:30 UTC+1
Congo  1–0  Ghana
Ganvoula Goal 26' Report
  Penalties  
5–4
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Henry Duvalier Mouandjo Kalla (Cameroon)

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)
16:00 UTC+1
Sierra Leone  0–0  Cameroon
Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)
15:00 UTC+1
Cameroon  1–1  Sierra Leone
Minala Goal 33' Report Barrie Goal 90' (pen.)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)
17:00 UTC±0
Mauritania  1–1  Mali
Niass Goal 63' Report Niane Goal 88' (pen.)
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)
17:00 UTC±0
Mali  3–1  Mauritania
Niane Goal 3', 88' (pen.)
Cissé Goal 69'		 Report Bagili Goal 53'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)

22 May 2015 (2015-05-22)
19:30 UTC+2
Botswana  1–1  Zambia
Mbaiwa Goal 67' Report Chirwa Goal 13'
Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse
Referee: Patrick Ngoleka (Malawi)

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)
15:00 UTC+2
Zambia  2–0  Botswana
Kampamba Goal 47'
Mubanga Goal 55'		 Report
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Jose Maria Rachide (Mozambique)

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)
15:30 UTC+2
Rwanda  1–2  Uganda
Nshuti Goal 61' Report Miya Goal 10'
Mutyaba Goal 70'
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)
16:00 UTC+3
Uganda  2–0  Rwanda
Ssemazi Goal 61'
Miya Goal 64'		 Report
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)
15:00 UTC+2
Zimbabwe  0–0  Swaziland
Report
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)
15:00 UTC+2
Swaziland  2–2  Zimbabwe
Mkhontfo Goal 40' (pen.)
Dlamini Goal 60'		 Report Kadewere Goal 56'
Pfumbidzai Goal 80' (pen.)
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Andofetra Avombitana Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)
18:00 UTC+1
Tunisia  1–0  Sudan
Kchok Goal 89' Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)
16:45 UTC+3
Sudan  0–2  Tunisia
Report Chaalali Goal 23'
Meriah Goal 66'
El Obeid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)

Third round

Winners qualified for 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  2–1  Congo 2–1 0–0
Algeria  2–0  Sierra Leone 2–0 0–0
Gabon  0–3  Mali 0–1 0–2
Ivory Coast  0–0 (3–4 p)  Zambia 0–0 0–0
Egypt  6–1  Uganda 4–0 2–1
Zimbabwe  1–4  South Africa 1–1 0–3
Morocco  1–2  Tunisia 1–0 0–2

Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Algeria due to Ebola outbreak (match also brought forward by a week).

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)
16:00 UTC+1
Nigeria  2–1  Congo
Ajayi Goal 48', 54' Report Nkounkou Goal 66'

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)
15:30 UTC+1
Congo  0–0  Nigeria
Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)
20:45 UTC+1
Algeria  2–0  Sierra Leone
Amokrane Goal 8', 21' Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Wahid Tamuni Salah (Libya)

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)
20:45 UTC+1
Sierra Leone  0–0  Algeria
Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
15:30 UTC+1
Gabon  0–1  Mali
Report Niane Goal 77'
Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)
17:00 UTC±0
Mali  2–0  Gabon
Mboudou Goal 68' (o.g.)
Traoré Goal 89'		 Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
15:00 UTC±0
Ivory Coast  0–0  Zambia
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)
15:00 UTC+2
Zambia  0–0  Ivory Coast
Report
  Penalties  
Chirwa Penalty scored
Kampamba Penalty missed
Chepeshi Penalty scored
B. Sakala Penalty missed
Zulu Penalty missed
S. Sakala Penalty scored
Daka Penalty scored		 4–3 Penalty missed Kessié
Penalty scored Assalé
Penalty missed Diarra
Penalty missed Coulibaly
Penalty scored Maiga
Penalty scored Ahoulou
Penalty missed N'Guessan
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
19:15 UTC+2
Egypt  4–0  Uganda
Salem Goal 7'
Kahraba Goal 68', 90+2'
Sobhi Goal 79'		 Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)
16:00 UTC+3
Uganda  1–2  Egypt
Miya Goal 77' Report Kahraba Goal 18', 56'

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)
15:00 UTC+2
Zimbabwe  1–1  South Africa
Musona Goal 84' (pen.) Report Dolly Goal 66'
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)
20:15 UTC+2
South Africa  3–0  Zimbabwe
Dolly Goal 2', 90'
Motupa Goal 9'		 Report
Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
Referee: Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Swaziland)

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)
18:00 UTC+1
Morocco  1–0  Tunisia
Bencharki Goal 45' (pen.) Report
Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)
18:00 UTC+1
Tunisia  2–0  Morocco
Rjaïbi Goal 57'
Jouini Goal 63'		 Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Senegal (hosts) 14 March 2015[2] 1 (2011)
 Nigeria 2 August 2015 1 (2011)
 Algeria 25 July 2015 1 (2011)
 Mali 2 August 2015 0 (debut)
 Zambia 1 August 2015 0 (debut)
 Egypt 1 August 2015 1 (2011)
 South Africa 1 August 2015 1 (2011)
 Tunisia 1 August 2015 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

4 goals

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3 goals

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2 goals

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1 goal

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Own goal

References

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