2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification

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)

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
First round
  •  Botswana
  •  Ghana
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Kenya
  •  Liberia
  •  Libya
  •  Mauritania
  •  Rwanda
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
10
Second round
  •  Cameroon
  •  Congo
  •  Mali
  •  Sudan
  •  Swaziland
  •  Tunisia
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia
  •  Zimbabwe
9
Third round 7
Qualifying rounds Total 26
Final tournament 1
Notes

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  28'
Ashia  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  34' Report Gadze  20'
Mensah  25'
Mohammed  39', 60'
Montari  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  66', 86'
Makgantai  67'
Report
Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)
16:00 UTC+3
Kenya  4–1  Botswana
Olunga  19', 36', 90'
Ndirangu  78'
Report Kebatho  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  17'
Muhire  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  90' Report Isaie  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  44' Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Côte d'Ivoire)

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)
15:30 UTC+1
Congo  1–0  Ghana
Ganvoula  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  33' Report Barrie  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  63' Report Niane  88' (pen.)
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

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

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

31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)
15:00 UTC+2
Zambia  2–0  Botswana
Kampamba  47'
Mubanga  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  61' Report Miya  10'
Mutyaba  70'
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)
16:00 UTC+3
Uganda  2–0  Rwanda
Ssemazi  61'
Miya  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  40' (pen.)
Dlamini  60'
Report Kadewere  56'
Pfumbidzai  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  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  23'
Meriah  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  48', 54' Report Nkounkou  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  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  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  68' (o.g.)
Traoré  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
Kampamba
Chepeshi
B. Sakala
Zulu
S. Sakala
Daka
4–3 Kessié
Assalé
Diarra
Coulibaly
Maiga
Ahoulou
N'Guessan
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
19:15 UTC+2
Egypt  4–0  Uganda
Salem  7'
Kahraba  68', 90+2'
Sobhi  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  77' Report Kahraba  18', 56'

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

1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)
20:15 UTC+2
South Africa  3–0  Zimbabwe
Dolly  2', 90'
Motupa  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  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  57'
Jouini  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
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

  1. 1 2 "Regulations U23 AFCON English" (PDF). CAF.
  2. 1 2 3 "Macky Sall accepts to host U-23 Championship in December". CAF. 14 March 2015.
  3. "QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football" (pdf). Rio 2016 Official Website. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Fixtures of the Qualifiers of U-23 African Championship" (PDF). CAF. 15 April 2015.
  5. "Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers". Windhoek: Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers   via AllAfrica (subscription required) . 27 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  6. "Zimbabwe: Pasuwa Welcomes CAF Under-23 Draw". NewZimbabwe   via AllAfrica.com (subscription required) . 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  7. "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  8. "African journey to Rio de Janeiro takes-off". CAF. 22 April 2015.
  9. "Djibouti to host Somalia, Rwanda tie". SuperSport. 6 May 2015.

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