2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates 21 September 2022 – 28 March 2023
Teams 38 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 60
Goals scored 133 (2.22 per match)
Top scorer(s) (4 goals each)
2019
2027

This article details the qualification schedule and matches for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Players born 1 January 2001 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of 8 teams, including automatically qualified hosts Morocco, qualified to play in the group stages of this edition of the tournament, which also doubled as the first stage of the African qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France.

Teams

Apart from Morocco, the remaining 53 CAF members were eligible to enter qualification and a total of 38 national teams entered its draw which was announced on 18 August 2022.[1] Eighteen best teams from the previous edition and its qualification procedures were given a bye to the second round.

Main tournament edition hosts Bye to second round
(18 teams)
First round entrants
(20 teams)
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Did not enter

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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

All matches were played during the FIFA International Window and its schedules were as follows:[2]

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 19–27 September 2022
Second leg
Second round First leg 22–23 October 2022
Second leg 29–30 October 2022
Third round[3] First leg 22–28 March 2023
Second leg

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  2–4  Niger 0–0 2–4
Tanzania  3–3 (a)  South Sudan 0–0 3–3
Template:Country data ESW 3–2  Botswana 2–0 1–2
Mauritania  1–2  Togo 1–0 0–2
Ethiopia  0–1  DR Congo 0–0 0–1
Mozambique  5–1  Mauritius 3–0 2–1
Burkina Faso  2–2 (a)  Gambia 0–1 2–1
Libya  4–4 (a)  Rwanda 4–1 0–3
Madagascar  12–1  Seychelles 5–0 7–1
Angola  8–1  Namibia 2–1 6–0


Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.


26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
16:00 UTC+2
South Sudan  v  Tanzania
https://dailynews.co.tz/u-23-afcon-qualifiers-tanzania-knocks-out-south-sudan/
Stade Huye, Butare (Rwanda)[note 1]
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

Tanzania won 3–3 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


Eswatini won 3–2 on aggregate.


Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.


DR Congo won 1–0 on aggregate, but later got disqualified and had its result forfeited for fielding ineligible players. Although Ethiopia advanced to the final round, they chose not to compete and thus Algeria advanced in their place.


27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)
16:00 UTC+4
Mauritius  v  Mozambique
Aristide Goal 90+1' (pen.) https://www.folhademaputo.co.mz/pt/noticias/desporto/mambinhas-qualificam-se-para-proxima-eliminatoria/
Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre

Mozambique won 5–1 on aggregate.


Burkina Faso won 2–2 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


Rwanda won 4–4 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


Madagascar won 12–1 on aggregate.


Angola won 8–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Niger  1–1 (a)  Ivory Coast 0–0 1–1
Sudan  3–3 (a)  Benin 2–0 1–3
Tanzania  1–3  Nigeria 1–1 0–2
Guinea  Template:W/o[upper-alpha 1]  Uganda
Template:Country data ESW 0–1  Egypt 0–0 0–1
Sierra Leone  1–2  Zambia 1–1 0–1
Togo  2–2 (a)  South Africa 2–2 0–0
Congo  2–2 (a)  Tunisia 1–0 1–2
DR Congo  Template:W/o[upper-alpha 2][upper-alpha 3]  Algeria
Mozambique  1–4  Ghana 1–2 0–2
Burkina Faso  0–0 (3–5 p)  Senegal 0–0 0–0
Rwanda  1–2  Mali 1–1 0–1
Madagascar  0–5  Gabon 0–1 0–4
Angola  2–3  Cameroon 2–3 0–0

Notes:

  1. Guinea won on a walkover after Uganda withdrew from the competition.[9]
  2. DR Congo originally won the tie, but were later disqualified after competing in the second round for fielding ineligible players. Algeria advanced to the final round.[10]
  3. Algeria won on a walkover after Ethiopia withdrew from the competition.[11][12]


Niger won 1–1 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


Sudan won 3–3 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.


Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate.


Zambia won 2–1 on aggregate.


23 October 2022 (2022-10-23)
16:00 UTC±0
Togo  v  South Africa
https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/latest-news/notoane-confident-of-afcon-u23-progress/
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)

South Africa on 2–2 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


Conogo won 2–2 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


DR Congo won 5–4 on aggregate but was later disqualified, thus Algeria advanced to the final round.


Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.


Senegal won 5–3 on penalties and advanced to the final round.


Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.


Gabon won 5–0 on aggregate.


Cameroon won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualified for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Niger  2–1  Sudan 0–0 2–1
Nigeria  0–2  Guinea 0–0 0–2
Egypt  2–0  Zambia 2–0 0–0
South Africa  1–1 (a)  Congo 1–1 0–0
Algeria  1–2  Ghana 1–1 0–1
Senegal  3–4  Mali 3–1 0–3
Gabon  1–1 (7–6 p)  Cameroon 1–0 0–1

Niger won 2–1 on aggregate.


28 March 2023 (2023-03-28)
18:00 UTC±0
Guinea  v  Nigeria
https://nigeriafootball.ng/guinea-2-0-nigeria-2-0-agg-olympic-eagles-crash-out-of-u23-afcon-qualifiers/
Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat (Morocco)
Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)

Guinea won 2–0 on aggregate.


22 March 2023 (2023-03-22)
18:00 UTC+2
Egypt  v  Zambia
https://www.kingfut.com/2023/03/22/egypt-u23-one-foot-afcon-zambia/
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate.


Congo won 1–1 on aggregate via the away goals rule.


Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.


22 March 2023 (2023-03-22)
19:00 UTC±0
Senegal  v  Mali
https://fr.allafrica.com/stories/202303230175.html Diarra Goal 60'
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)

Mali won 4–3 on aggregate.


Gabon won 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.[15]

Team Qualified on Previous U-23 Africa Cup of Nations appearances1
 Morocco (hosts) 7 July 2022 1 (2011)
 Egypt 26 March 2023 3 (2011, 2015, 2019)
 Congo 27 March 2023 0 (debut)
 Gabon 28 March 2023 1 (2011)
 Ghana 28 March 2023 1 (2019)
 Guinea 28 March 2023 0 (debut)
 Mali 28 March 2023 2 (2015, 2019)
 Niger 28 March 2023 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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Notes

  1. South Sudan played their home matches overseas, since none of their stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations.[4][5]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Burkina Faso played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations.[6]
  3. Gambia played their home matches in Morocco, since none of their home stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations.[7]
  4. Seychelles played their home matches overseas, since none of their stadiums met the quality standards set in CAF's regulations.[8]
  5. Sierra Leone played their home matches in Liberia, since their only stadium which satisfies the criteria of hosting international matches – the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown – is undergoing long term renovations.[13][14]

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