2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's qualification Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification 2015 24 April – 2 August 26 1 34 69 EGY KahrabaMLI Adama Niane(4 goals each) 2011 2019 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.http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/Regulations%20U23%20AFCON%20English.pdf Regulations U23 AFCON English CAF A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Senegal who qualified automatically as hosts.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=co1Z38a2O5t0KK2osQ0Y5w%3d%3d Macky Sall accepts to host U-23 Championship in December CAF 14 March 2015 The top three teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 – Football http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf Rio 2016 Official Website 22 January 2015 23 April 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150906102243/http://www.rio2016.com/sites/default/files/users/rio2016_files/fifa-football-en_0.pdf 6 September 2015 Teams A total of 26 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/afcon%20qualifiers%20squad%20lists/U-23%20Draw%20Men%20new%20format.pdf Fixtures of the Qualifiers of U-23 African Championship CAF 15 April 2015 RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teamsFirst round22em 23 BOT 23 GHA 23 GNB 23 KEN 23 LBR 23 LBY 23 MTN 1959 23 RWA 23 SLE 23 SOM10Second round22em 23 CMR 23 CGO 23 MLI 23 SDN 23 SWZ Swaziland 23 TUN 23 UGA 23 ZAM 23 ZIM9Third round22em 23 ALG 23 EGY 23 GAB 23 CIV 23 MAR 23 NGA 23 RSA7Qualifying roundsTotal26Final tournament23 SEN (hosts)1 Did not enter22em 23 ANG 23 BEN 23 BFA 23 BDI 23 CPV 23 CTA 23 CHA 23 COM 23 DJI 23 COD (original hosts) 23 EQG 23 ERI 23 ETH 23 GAM 23 GUI 23 LES 23 MAD 23 MWI 23 MRI 23 MOZ 23 NAM 23 NIG 23 STP 23 SEY 23 SSD 23 TAN 23 TOG Notes The final tournament was originally to be hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After Senegal replaced them as hosts, 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. 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".Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers http://allafrica.com/stories/201409291821.html Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers AllAfrica 2 October 2014 Windhoek 27 September 2014 Although the draw took place on 20 September 2014, FIFA have set a deadline of 25 October for applicants.Zimbabwe: Pasuwa Welcomes CAF Under-23 Draw http://allafrica.com/stories/201409251080.html NewZimbabwe AllAfrica.com 2 October 2014 24 September 2014 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). The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament. Schedule The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.CAF Full Calendar http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx CAFonline.com 28 February 2015 28 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150214161053/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/caf/fullcafcalendar.aspx 14 February 2015 RoundLegDateFirst roundFirst leg24–26 April 2015Second leg8–10 May 2015Second roundFirst leg22–24 May 2015Second leg29–31 May 2015Third roundFirst leg17–19 July 2015Second leg31 July–2 August 2015 First round 23 GHA 7–1 23 LBR 2–0 5–1 23 GNB w/o 23 SLE — — 23 LBY w/o 23 MTN 1959 — — 23 BOT 4–4 (a) 23 KEN 3–0 1–4 23 RWA 3–1 23 SOM 2–0 1–1 |} Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=%2fNAgMXfGoAb%2fVlmh3bTzzg%3d%3d African journey to Rio de Janeiro takes-off CAF 22 April 2015 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.http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/150506/Djibouti_to_host_Somalia_Rwanda_tie Djibouti to host Somalia, Rwanda tie SuperSport 6 May 2015 2015 4 26 y 15:30 UTC±0 23 GHA 2–0 23 LBR Mohammed 28Ashia 65 Tamale Stadium, Tamale Benjamin Ekabatiem Ekabatiem Odey (Nigeria) Report 2015 5 2 y 15:30 UTC±0 23 LBR 1–5 23 GHA Harmon 34 Gadze 20Mensah 25Mohammed 39 60Montari 77 Tamale Stadium, Tamale Antonio Manuel Fortes Rodrigues (Cape Verde) Report Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate. 2015 4 24 y 23 GNB Cancelled 23 SLE Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea) Report 2015 5 8 y 23 SLE Cancelled 23 GNB Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia) Report Sierra Leone won on walkover. 2015 4 24 y 23 LBY Cancelled 23 MTN 1959 Report 2015 5 8 y 23 MTN 1959 Cancelled 23 LBY Report Mauritania won on walkover. 2015 4 24 y 19:00 UTC+2 23 BOT 3–0 23 KEN Kebatho 66 86Makgantai 67 Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe) Report 2015 5 9 y 16:00 UTC+3 23 KEN 4–1 23 BOT Olunga 19 36 90Ndirangu 78 Kebatho 22 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda) Report 4–4 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals. 2015 4 25 y 15:30 UTC+2 23 RWA 2–0 23 SOM Mukunzi 17Muhire 90+2 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali 3,000 Waziri Sheha Waziri (Tanzania) Report 2015 5 10 y 16:00 UTC+3 23 SOM 1–1 23 RWA Mohammed 90 Songa 4 Stade du Ville, Djibouti Gait Metodious Oting (South Sudan) Report Rwanda won 3–1 on aggregate. Second round 23 GHA 1–1 (4–5 p) 23 CGO 1–0 0–1 23 SLE 1–1 (a) 23 CMR 0–0 1–1 23 MTN 1959 2–4 23 MLI 1–1 1–3 23 BOT 1–3 23 ZAM 1–1 0–2 23 RWA 1–4 23 UGA 1–2 0–2 23 ZIM 2–2 (a) 23 SWZ Swaziland 0–0 2–2 23 TUN 3–0 23 SDN 1–0 2–0 |} Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Cameroon due to Ebola outbreak. 2015 5 23 y 15:00 UTC±0 GHA 1–0 CGO Andoh 44 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast) Report 2015 5 31 y 15:30 UTC+1 CGO 1–0 GHA Ganvoula 26 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire Henry Duvalier Mouandjo Kalla (Cameroon) Report 5–4 1–1 on aggregate. Congo won on penalties. 2015 5 24 y 16:00 UTC+1 SLE 0–0 CMR Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé Omar Sallah (Gambia) Report 2015 5 30 y 15:00 UTC+1 CMR 1–1 SLE Minala 33 Barrie 90 pen. Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé Idriss Biani (Chad) Report 1–1 on aggregate. Sierra Leone won on away goals. 2015 5 23 y 17:00 UTC±0 MTN 1959 1–1 MLI Niass 63 Niane 88 pen. Stade Olympique, Nouakchott Adil Zourak (Morocco) Report 2015 5 30 y 17:00 UTC±0 MLI 3–1 MTN 1959 Niane 3 88 pen.Cissé 69 Bagili 53 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako Baba Leno (Guinea) Report Mali won 4–2 on aggregate. 2015 5 22 y 19:30 UTC+2 BOT 1–1 ZAM Mbaiwa 67 Chirwa 13 Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse Patrick Ngoleka (Malawi) Report 2015 5 31 y 15:00 UTC+2 ZAM 2–0 BOT Kampamba 47Kampamba 55 Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka Jose Maria Rachide (Mozambique) Report Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate. 2015 5 23 y 15:30 UTC+2 RWA 1–2 UGA Nshuti 61 Miya 10Mutyaba 70 Amahoro Stadium, Kigali Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti) Report 2015 5 30 y 16:00 UTC+3 UGA 2–0 RWA Ssemazi 61Miya 64 Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan) Report Uganda won 4–1 on aggregate. 2015 5 24 y 15:00 UTC+2 ZIM 0–0 SWZ Swaziland Rufaro Stadium, Harare Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius) Report 2015 5 31 y 15:00 UTC+2 SWZ Swaziland 2–2 ZIM Mkhontfo 40 pen.Dlamini 60 Kadewere 56Pfumbidzai 80 pen. Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Andofetra Avombitana Rakotojaona (Madagascar) Report 2–2 on aggregate. Zimbabwe won on away goals. 2015 5 23 y 18:00 UTC+1 TUN 1–0 SDN Kchok 89 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) Report 2015 5 31 y 16:45 UTC+3 SDN 0–2 TUN Chaalali 23Meriah 66 El Obeid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt) Report Tunisia won 3–0 on aggregate. Third round Winners qualified for 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. 23 NGA 2–1 23 CGO 2–1 0–0 23 ALG 2–0 23 SLE 2–0 0–0 23 GAB 0–3 23 MLI 0–1 0–2 23 CIV 0–0 (3–4 p) 23 ZAM 0–0 0–0 23 EGY 6–1 23 UGA 4–0 2–1 23 ZIM 1–4 23 RSA 1–1 0–3 23 MAR 1–2 23 TUN 1–0 0–2 |} Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Algeria due to Ebola outbreak (match also brought forward by a week). 2015 7 19 y 16:00 UTC+1 23 NGA 2–1 23 CGO Ajayi 48 54 Nkounkou 66 Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya) Report 2015 8 2 y 15:30 UTC+1 23 CGO 0–0 23 NGA Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt) Report Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate. 2015 7 19 y 20:45 UTC+1 23 ALG 2–0 23 SLE Amokrane 8 21 Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Wahid Tamuni Salah (Libya) Report 2015 7 25 y 20:45 UTC+1 23 SLE 0–0 23 ALG Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida Daouda Gueye (Senegal) Report Algeria won 2–0 on aggregate. 2015 7 18 y 15:30 UTC+1 23 GAB 0–1 23 MLI Niane 77 Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville Jean-Jacques Ndala (DR Congo) Report 2015 8 2 y 17:00 UTC±0 23 MLI 2–0 23 GAB Mboudou 68 o.g.Traoré 89 Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) Report Mali won 3–0 on aggregate. 2015 7 18 y 15:00 UTC±0 23 CIV 0–0 23 ZAM Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) Report 2015 8 1 y 15:00 UTC+2 23 ZAM 0–0 23 CIV Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana) Report Chirwa Kampamba Chepeshi B. Sakala Zulu S. Sakala Daka 4–3 Kessié Assalé Diarra Coulibaly Maiga Ahoulou N'Guessan 0–0 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties. 2015 7 18 y 19:15 UTC+2 23 EGY 4–0 23 UGA Salem 7Kahraba 68 90+2Sobhi 79 Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria 1,000 Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia) Report 2015 8 1 y 16:00 UTC+3 23 UGA 1–2 23 EGY Miya 77 Kahraba 18 56 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic) Report Egypt won 6–1 on aggregate. 2015 7 19 y 15:00 UTC+2 23 ZIM 1–1 23 RSA Musona 84 pen. Dolly 66 Rufaro Stadium, Harare Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia) Report 2015 8 1 y 20:15 UTC+2 23 RSA 3–0 23 ZIM Dolly 2 90Motupa 9 Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Swaziland) Report South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate. 2015 7 19 y 18:00 UTC+1 23 MAR 1–0 23 TUN Bencharki 45 pen. Stade de FUS, Rabat Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau) Report 2015 8 2 y 18:00 UTC+1 23 TUN 2–0 23 MAR Rjaïbi 57Jouini 63 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania) Report Tunisia won 2–1 on aggregate. Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 23 SEN (hosts) 01 14 March 2015 01 1 (2011) 23 NGA 07 2 August 2015 01 1 (2011) 23 ALG 02 25 July 2015 01 1 (2011) 23 MLI 08 2 August 2015 00 0 (debut) 23 ZAM 03 1 August 2015 00 0 (debut) 23 EGY 04 1 August 2015 01 1 (2011) 23 RSA 06 1 August 2015 01 1 (2011) 23 TUN 05 1 August 2015 00 0 (debut) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year. Goalscorers 4 goals 22em EGY Kahraba MLI Adama Niane 3 goals 22em BOT Omaatla Kebatho GHA Dauda Mohammed KEN Michael Olunga RSA Keagan Dolly UGA Farouk Miya 2 goals 22em ALG Abdelhakim Amokrane NGR Junior Ajayi 1 goal 22em BOT Onkabetse Makgantai BOT Unobatsha Mbaiwa CMR Joseph Minala CGO Silvère Ganvoula CGO Moise Nkounkou EGY Mohamed Salem EGY Ramadan Sobhi GHA Kennedy Ashia GHA Ebo Andoh GHA Richard Gadze GHA Baba Mensah GHA Tamimu Montari KEN John Ndirangu LBR Van-Dave Harmon MLI Moctar Cissé MLI Adama Traoré MTN 1959 Boubacar Bagili MTN 1959 Mamadou Niass MAR Achraf Bencharki RWA Isaïe Songa RWA Yannick Mukunzi RWA Kevin Muhire RWA Dominique Savio Nshuti SLE Ibrahim Sorie Barrie SOM Abbas Mohammed RSA Gift Motupa SWZ Muzi Dlamini SWZ Mxolisi Mkhontfo TUN Ghailene Chaalali TUN Haythem Jouini TUN Slimane Kchok TUN Yassine Meriah TUN Edem Rjaïbi UGA Muzamir Mutyaba UGA John Ssemazi ZAM Jackson Chirwa ZAM Kelvin Kampamba ZAM Ronald Kampamba ZIM Tino Kadewere ZIM Walter Musona ZIM Ronald Pfumbidzai Own goal GAB Karl Mboudou (playing against Mali) References External links Africa U-23 Cup Of Nations, Senegal 2015 Qualifiers, CAFonline.com Qualification 2015 Category:2015 in African men's international football Category:2015 in African youth football