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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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) |  Abdoul Tapsoba Eric Bekale Biyoghe Steven Mukwala (4 goals each) |
← 2017 2021 → | |
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]
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) |
|---|---|---|
- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- Did not enter
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mauritius
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
Zimbabwe
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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]
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
 Mauritania
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Morocco
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mauritania
| 1 | 2 | 3 (a) | ||||||||||||||
 Guinea
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Nigeria
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Guinea-Bissau
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Sierra Leone
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea-Bissau
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
 Algeria
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Tunisia
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Algeria
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Ghana
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Benin
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Gambia
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Benin
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Liberia
| — | — | |||||||||||||||
| Benin
| — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
 Libya
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Libya
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Gabon
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Gabon
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Togo
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Gabon
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Ivory Coast
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
 Kenya
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Rwanda
| 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||||||
| Rwanda
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Zambia
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Burundi
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Ethiopia
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Burundi
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Burundi
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Sudan
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sudan
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
| Uganda
| 5 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
 South Sudan
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Uganda
| 1 | 0 | 1 (4 p) | ||||||||||||||
 Cameroon
| 0 | 1 | 1 (5 p) | ||||||||||||||
| Cameroon
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Mali
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
 Tanzania
| 0 | 0 | 0 (6 p) | ||||||||||||||
 DR Congo
| 0 | 0 | 0 (5 p) | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Mali
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Mali
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
 Seychelles
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Mozambique
| 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Mozambique
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 South Africa
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| South Africa
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Malawi
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Malawi
| 0 | 1 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||||||
 Eswatini
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Malawi
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
 Angola
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Angola
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||
 Botswana
| 0 | 1 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||||||
 Namibia
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Botswana
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
 Congo
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Congo
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
 Senegal
| 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Senegal
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal
| 0 | 0 | 0 (7 p) | ||||||||||||||
 Egypt
| 0 | 0 | 0 (6 p) | ||||||||||||||
| Egypt
| Bye | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania |
2–1 | Morocco |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
1–0 | Sierra Leone |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Algeria |
5–2 | Tunisia |
3–1 | 2–1 |
| Liberia |
w/o | Benin |
— | — |
| Gabon |
5–2 | Togo |
4–0 | 1–2 |
| Kenya |
1–1 (a) | Rwanda |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Ethiopia |
0–3 | Burundi |
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Uganda |
8–1 | South Sudan |
5–1 | 3–0 |
| Tanzania |
0–0 (6–5 p) | DR Congo |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Seychelles |
0–6 | Mozambique |
0–0 | 0–6 |
| Malawi |
1–1 (a) | Eswatini |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Botswana |
1–1 (a) | Namibia |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Mauritania | 2–0 | Morocco |
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Referee: Mohamed Eid Mansour (Egypt)
| Morocco | 1–0 | Mauritania |
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| Report |
Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | Sierra Leone |
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Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)
Referee: Ayensu Afful Isaka (Ghana)
Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Algeria won 5–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Thomas Kangoma (Sierra Leone)
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Benin won on walkover after Liberia withdrew.[5]
Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Kenya | 1–1 | Rwanda |
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Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
1–1 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.
Referee: Mohamed Nur Muhudin (Somalia)
Burundi won 3–0 on aggregate.
| South Sudan | 0–3 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Uganda won 8–1 on aggregate.
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Referee: Fitial Charel Kokolo (Congo)
0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 6–5 on penalties.
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
| Mozambique | 6–0 | Seychelles |
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Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Mozambique won 6–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)
1–1 on aggregate. Malawi won on away goals.
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)
1–1 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania |
3–3 (a) | Guinea |
1–0 | 2–3 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2–3 | Nigeria |
2–2 | 0–1 |
| Algeria |
0–2 | Ghana |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Gambia |
2–3 | Benin |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Burkina Faso |
6–4 | Libya |
3–1 | 3–3 |
| Gabon |
3–2 | Ivory Coast |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Rwanda |
1–3 | Zambia |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| Burundi |
3–1 | Sudan |
1–1 | 2–0 |
| Uganda |
1–1 (4–5 p) | Cameroon |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Tanzania |
2–6 | Mali |
1–2 | 1–4 |
| Mozambique |
1–4 | South Africa |
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Malawi |
5–3 | Angola |
1–2 | 4–1 |
| Botswana |
1–4 | Congo |
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Senegal |
0–0 (7–6 p) | Egypt |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Mauritania | 1–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)
| Guinea | 3–2 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Slim Belkhouas (Tunisia)
3–3 on aggregate. Mauritania won on away goals.
| Guinea-Bissau | 2–2 | Nigeria |
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Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)
Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Reinaldo Domingos Barbosa (Guinea-Bissau)
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
Benin won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Burkina Faso | 3–1 | Libya |
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Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)
Burkina Faso won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Gabon | 3–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Gabon |
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| Report |
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Gabon won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)
1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won 5–4 on penalties.
Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)
Referee: Lotfi Bekoussa (Algeria)
Mali won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Mozambique | 1–1 | South Africa |
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)
Malawi won 5–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Congo won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
0–0 on aggregate. Senegal won 7–6 on penalties.
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| Mauritania | 1–1 | Nigeria |
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Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Ghana won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Burkina Faso | 3–1 | Gabon |
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| Report |
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Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
| Gabon | 0–1 | Burkina Faso |
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| Report |
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Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Burkina Faso won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)
| Burundi | 3–0 | Zambia |
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Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.
| South Africa | 0–0 | Malawi |
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| Report |
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
| Malawi | 0–2 | South Africa |
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| Report |
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Senegal won 6–3 on aggregate.
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The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1991) |
|---|---|---|
 Niger (hosts) | 26 May 2015[1] | 0 (debut) |
| Nigeria | 21 July 2018 | 10 (1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Ghana | 12 August 2018 | 10 (1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015) |
| Burkina Faso | 21 July 2018 | 2 (2003, 2007) |
| Burundi | 22 July 2018 | 1 (1995) |
| Mali | 22 July 2018 | 11 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017) |
| South Africa | 21 July 2018 | 7 (1997, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
| Senegal | 21 July 2018 | 4 (1993, 1995, 2015, 2017) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 4 goals
Abdoul Tapsoba
Eric Bekale Biyoghe
Steven Mukwala
- 3 goals
Bienvenue Shaka
Racine Louamba- Gabriel Ndong
Wasiu Alalade
- 2 goals
Samson Akinyoola
Thabang Khuduga- Salifou Diarrassouba
- Djuma Muhamedi
- Alain Miyogho
Richard Danso
Sékou Camara
Mada Pereira
Elmahdi Elkout- Jihad Shaldun
Peter Banda
Hadji Dramé- Diadié Samnadjaré
- El Bilal Touré
Cheikh Ahmed Kamara
Kamo-Kamo- Francisco Pestana
- Nazifi Yahaya
Youssouph Badji
Lyle Foster
Yosri Hamza- Allan Okello
Francisco Mwepu
- 1 goal
Zineddine Belaïd- Redouane Zerdoum
- Merouane Zerrouki
- Adem Zorgane
Aisson- Gelson
- Vanilson
- Odo Chabi
- Ibrahim Ogoulola
- Allagbani Saliou
- Kouamé Botué
- Kalifa Nikiema
- Djibril Ouattara
- Abdoul Abbase Ripama
- Bienvenue Kanakimana
- Titi Mavugo
- Moussa Muryango
- Pascal Ramazani
Taddeus Nkeng- Moïse Sakava
- Prestige Mboungou
- Roland Okouri
- Borel Tomandzoto
Ebrima Colley- Adama Jammeh
- Prosper Ahiabu
- Ibrahim Sadiq
- Ishaku Konda
- Mohammed Kudus
- Aguibou Camara
- João Ricciulli
Wilfried Singo
Richard Odada- Kelvin Kadzinje
- Auspicious Kadzongola
- Chinsinsi Maonga
- Chikondi Mbeta
- Mohamed Camara
- Ousmane Diakité
- Mamadou Samaké
- Mamadou Traoré
- Abdou El Id
- Mohamed Salem
- El Hassen Teguedi
- Fody Traoré
Driss Khalid- Rui Antonio Gimo
- Jochua Nhantumbo
- Obasi Rosebette
Bethuel Muzeu- Aremu Afeez
- Adamu Alhassan
- Abubakar Ibrahim
- Aniekeme Okon
Rague Byiringiro- Gueulette Marie
- Ousseynou Diagné
- Dion Lopy
- Ousseynou Niang
- Amadou Sagna
- Kobamelo Kodisang
- Tashreeq Matthews
- Wiseman Meyiwa
- Thabiso Monyane
Walaa Eldin Yaqoub
Leon Manyisa
Paul Peter Kasunda- Habibu Kiyombo
Bilal Akoro- Komla Yannick
- Mustafa Kizza
- Sadam Masereka
- Hamisi Tibita
- Lameck Banda
- Mwiya Malumo
- 1 own goal
- Alford Velaphi (against Congo)
- Kelly Kombila (against Ivory Coast)
- Sanad Khemissi (against Algeria)
- Musitafa Mujuzi (against South Sudan)
- Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.
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