2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 12 April – 19 November 2014 51 1 125 268 BFA Jonathan Pitroipa(6 goals) 2013 2017 Afcon The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches determined the participating teams for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. A total of 16 teams competed in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.http://www.cafonline.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=8I2gSk_0D3U%3d&tabid=15207&portalid=0&mid=42135&language=en-US Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Confederation of African Football PDF Prior to November 2014, it was expected that Morocco would be the host country (and thus be pre-qualified). However, as Morocco missed the 9 November deadline for confirming their willingness to host (because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa), Morocco was expelled from the tournament.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=7Q1Us%2bTZ%2bi03aalfg76fmw%3d%3d https://web.archive.org/web/20141111203015/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=7Q1Us%2bTZ%2bi03aalfg76fmw%3d%3d dead 11 November 2014 CAF acknowledges Morocco's refusal to host ORANGE AFCON 2015 from January 17 to February 8 CAF 11 November 2014 2015-04-05 CAF to lift African Cup ban on Morocco https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37410662/morocco-african-nations-cup-bans-2017-2019-lifted-caf 2024-11-05 ESPN.com en Equatorial Guinea was chosen as the new host, and despite having played in the qualifiers and been disqualified due to fielding an ineligible player, they now qualified for the tournament automatically by virtue of being the hosts.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=u7ddHnklj3HXL1y51eoh4g%3d%3d EQUATORIAL GUINEA DESIGNATED HOST COUNTRY OF ORANGE AFCON 2015 CAF 14 November 20142014-11-14 Africa Cup of Nations: Equatorial Guinea to host tournament https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/14/sport/afcon-equatorial-guinea/index.html 2024-11-05 CNN en Qualified teams thumb|right|240px|#6600ff Qualified #ff6666 Failed to qualify #000000 Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter #ababab Not part of CAF Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance FIFA rankingat start of event EQG 00Hosts 01 14 November 2014 2 2nd 2012 Quarter-finals (2012) CPV 6 Group F winners 00 15 October 2014 2 2nd 2013 Quarter-finals (2013) ALG 2 Group B winners 00 15 October 2014 15 15th 2013 Winners (1990) TUN 7 Group G winners 01 14 November 2014 17 17th 2013 Winners (2004) RSA 1 Group A winners 01 15 November 2014 9 9th 2013 Winners (1996) ZAM 6.5 Group F runners-up 01 15 November 2014 17 17th 2013 Winners (2012) CMR 4 Group D winners 01 15 November 2014 17 17th 2010 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) GAB 3 Group C winners 01 15 November 2014 5 5th 2012 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) BFA 3.5 Group C runners-up 01 15 November 2014 9 9th 2013 Runners-up (2013) SEN 7.5 Group G runners-up 01 15 November 2014 13 13th 2012 Runners-up (2002) CIV 4.5 Group D runners-up 01 19 November 2014 20 20th 2013 Winners (1992) GHA 5 Group E winners 01 19 November 2014 19 19th 2013 Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) GUI 5.5 Group E runners-up 01 19 November 2014 11 11th 2012 Runners-up (1976) MLI 2.5 Group B runners-up 01 19 November 2014 8 8th 2013 Runners-up (1972) CGO 1.5 Group A runners-up 01 19 November 2014 7 7th 2000 Winners (1972) COD 8 Best 3rd place 01 19 November 2014 17 17th 2013 Winners (1968, 1974) Format The qualifying draw was supposed to take place in Morocco on 10 March 2013 during CAF General Assembly.http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=223112&o=n ar:قرعة تصفيات كأس أفريقيا للأمم 2015 بالمغرب شهر مارس القادم بالدار البيضاء ar kooora.com 14 February 2013 However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 8 March 2013 that the qualifying draw would be held on 31 January 2014 in South Africa in line with the 2014 African Nations Championship.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=hsV3JDXp%2bt3jYroZjgodCQ%3d%3d AFCON 2015 draw to be held in the beginning of 2014 Cafonline.com 10 March 2013 However, on 28 January 2014, the draw date was reported to have changed once again. The qualifying draw was held on 27 April 2014 in Cairo, Egypt (with the exception of the preliminary round which was held on 21 February 2014 in Cairo).http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=fdpszNXoQmDHzdRWbGv8jQ%3d%3d Elephants, Indomitable Lions handed tough draw Cafonline.com 27 April 2014 A total of 51 teams entered the qualification matches (Djibouti and Somalia did not enter).http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=EtfXl6kKc7YXl6LnGR1Nxw%3d%3d Huge entry for AFCON 2015 qualifiers cafonline.com 7 January 2014http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Amr%20El%20Sadek/Engagement%202015.pdf Engagement 2015 cafonline.com After the CAF Executive Committee meeting on 24 January 2014, it was decided that the qualifiers shall be played in the format of several qualifying rounds, as well as a group stage with seven groups consisting of four teams each. The two top teams of each group then directly qualify for the finals, along with the best third place team of the seven groups.http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Accreditations/EXCO%20Press%20Release%2024%20jan%20(1).pdf Decisions made by the CAF Executive Committee, convened January 24th 2014 Cafonline.com 26 January 2014 This was different from the original proposal, which consisted of a preliminary round followed by a group stage with twelve groups of four teams.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=MzIs8Irt2zbo%2bbuIDMxpag%3d%3d Press Release following CAF EXCO May 2013 meetings cafonline.com 16 May 2013 The top 21 teams listed in the CAF Ranking shall automatically qualify for the group stage. The seven other teams playing in the group stage shall be determined following the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. The ranking is computed using the teams' results in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals (weighted by 3) and qualifiers, the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals (weighted by 2) and qualifiers (weighted by 0.5), the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finals, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. If tied on points, the tiebreaker is decided by the results of the latest editions of the Africa Cup of Nations. Below are the ranking of the 51 teams that entered the qualification matches:http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/a/Press%20release%20exco%2021%20fev%202014%20.pdf Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 21.02.2014 Cafonline.com 24 February 2014http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CAFOOT/CLASSIFICATION.pdf Classification for the designation of the seeded teams for the qualifiers of AFCON 2015 Cafonline.com Bye to group stageCompeting in qualifying roundsEntering in first roundEntering in preliminary round1 NGA (39.5 pts) GHA (38 pts) CIV (36 pts) ZAM (33 pts) BFA (32 pts) MLI (30 pts) TUN (22.5 pts) ALG (18 pts) ANG (17 pts) CPV (16.5 pts) TOG (14.5 pts) EGY (14.5 pts) RSA (13.5 pts) CMR (13.5 pts) COD (12 pts) ETH (12 pts) GAB (12 pts) NIG (11 pts) GUI (11 pts) SEN (11 pts) SDN (10.5 pts) 22 LBY (10.5 pts) EQG (9 pts) BOT (8 pts) MWI (7 pts) UGA (6.5 pts) MOZ (6 pts) BEN (5.5 pts) SLE (5 pts) CGO (5 pts) CTA (4.5 pts) ZIM (4 pts) KEN (4 pts) LBR (3.5 pts) GAM (3.5 pts) RWA (3.5 pts) TAN (3.5 pts) NAM (3 pts) BDI (2 pts) LES (2 pts) GNB (1.5 pts) MAD (1.5 pts) CHA (1 pt) STP (1 pt) SEY (1 pts) COM (0.5 pts) SWZ Swaziland (0.5 pts) 48 MRI (0.5 pts) ERI (0 pts) MTN 1959 (0 pts) SSD 2011 (0 pts) Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/2014%20FINAL%20CAF%20Calender.pdf 2014 Competitions Calendar Cafonline.com RoundMatchdayDateQualifying roundsPreliminary round 1st leg11–13 April 2014Preliminary round 2nd leg18–20 April 2014First round 1st leg16–18 May 2014First round 2nd leg30 May–1 June 2014Second round 1st leg18–20 July 2014Second round 2nd leg1–3 August 2014Group stageMatchday 15–6 September 2014Matchday 210 September 2014Matchday 310–11 October 2014Matchday 415 October 2014Matchday 514–15 November 2014Matchday 619 November 2014 Qualifying rounds In each of the qualifying rounds, teams were drawn into knock-out ties. Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played). Preliminary round The draw for the preliminary round was held at the CAF Executive Committee on 21 February 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. The four teams ranked 48–51 played in this round. On 30 March 2014, Eritrea withdrew from the preliminary round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers,31 March 2014 Eritrea Withdraws from CAN 2015 https://tesfanews.net/eritrea-withdraws-from-can-2015/#:~:text=By%20News%20Agencies%2C,and%20South%20Sudan%20are%20cancelled. 10 November 2023 TesfaNews 10 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231110134017/https://tesfanews.net/eritrea-withdraws-from-can-2015/#:~:text=By%20News%20Agencies%2C,and%20South%20Sudan%20are%20cancelled. dead likely due to a rising number of the Eritrean national team players defecting from Eritrea during away matches.31 March 2014 2015 Africa Cup of Nations: Eritrea withdraw from qualifiers https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26818034 10 November 2023 BBC News MTN 1959 3–0 MRI 1–0 2–0 ERI w/o Walkover SSD 2011 — — |} Mauritania v Mauritius 12 April 2014 17:00 UTC±0 MTN 1959 1–0 Report MRI Ba 23 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal) Mauritius v Mauritania 20 April 2014 15:30 UTC+4 MRI 0–2 Report MTN 1959 Sow 38Bessam 90 Stade George V, Curepipe Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique) Mauritania won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round. Eritrea v South Sudan 11 April 2014 ERI Cancelled Report SSD 2011 Cicero Stadium, Asmara Davies Omweno (Kenya) South Sudan v Eritrea 19 April 2014 SSD 2011 Cancelled Report ERI Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum (Sudan) Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) South Sudan advanced to the first round after Eritrea, who have a history of their players defecting whilst on international duty, withdrew.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-africa-eritrea-idUKBREA2T0IH20140330 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202045135/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-soccer-africa-eritrea-idUKBREA2T0IH20140330 dead February 2, 2016 Eritrea withdraws from Nations Cup Qualification Reuters.com 30 March 2014http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=9gjB%2fpWFOwURPw4xsFjJ0w%3d%3d Eritrea withdraws from Can 2015 Cafonline.com 30 March 2014 First round The draw for the first round was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt.http://admin.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=ITq4YLgnwGGtiDLsyQ20hQ%3d%3d Result of draw of 1st round of qualifiers Cafonline.com 27 April 2014http://admin.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/a/FIX%201STROUND%20CAN%202015.pdf Fixtures of the 1st round Cafonline.com The 26 teams ranked 22–47 and the two winners of the preliminary round played in this round. Teams ranked 22–35 were seeded, and teams ranked 36–47 and the two winners of the preliminary round were unseeded.http://admin.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=pESOOZTwc%2bj71eRgYS5UIg%3d%3d Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015 draw procedure Cafonline.com 26 April 2014 LBR 1–2 LES 1–0 0–2 KEN 2–1 COM 1–0 1–1 MAD 2–2 (a) UGA 2–1 0–1 MTN 1959 awd. Awarded EQG 1–0 0–3 NAM 1–3 CGO 1–0 0–3 LBY 0–3 RWA 0–0 0–3 BDI 0–1 BOT 0–0 0–1 CTA 1–3 GNB 0–0 1–3 SWZ Swaziland 1–2 SLE 1–1 0–1 GAM awd. Awarded SEY — — STP 0–4 BEN 0–2 0–2 MWI 3–3 (a) CHA 2–0 1–3 TAN 3–2 ZIM 1–0 2–2 MOZ 5–0 SSD 2011 5–0 0–0 |} Liberia v Lesotho 18 May 2014 16:00 UTC±0 LBR 1–0 Report LES Laffor 40 Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia Gustave Tohouegnon (Benin) Lesotho v Liberia 1 June 2014 15:00 UTC+2 LES 2–0 Report LBR Potloane 2Jetoh 5 o.g. Setsoto Stadium, Maseru Joshua Amao (Nigeria) Lesotho won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Kenya v Comoros 18 May 2014 16:00 UTC+3 KEN 1–0 Report COM Omolo 34 Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Wellington Kaoma (Zambia) Comoros v Kenya 30 May 2014 15:00 UTC+3 Comoros 1–1 Report KEN Saandi 78 Masika 56 Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli Djamal Aden (Djibouti) Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Madagascar v Uganda 18 May 2014 15:00 UTC+3 MAD 2–1 Report UGA Andriatsima 9 pen.Andriamatsinoro 24 Kiiza 90+4 pen. Rabemananjara Stadium, Mahajanga Victor Gomes (South Africa) Uganda v Madagascar 31 May 2014 16:00 UTC+3 UGA 1–0 Report MAD Massa 12 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud (Egypt) 2–2 on aggregate. Uganda won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round. Mauritania v Equatorial Guinea 17 May 2014 17:00 UTC±0 MTN 1959 1–0 Report EQG Diakité 76 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan) Equatorial Guinea v Mauritania 1 June 2014 17:00 UTC+1 EQG 3–0 Report MTN 1959 Mina 2Rivas 71Dio 74 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo Davies Omweno (Kenya) Equatorial Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate. However, on 3 July 2014, the CAF announced that Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Thierry Fidjeu in the tie, and as a result, Mauritania advanced to the second round.http://admin.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=XeNJe8IPzzS9V6UhNc%2f93w%3d%3d Equatorial Guinea disqualified from Orange Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2015 Cafonline.com 3 July 2014 Equatorial Guinea later qualified for the final tournament as replacement hosts. Namibia v Congo 17 May 2014 16:00 UTC+1 NAM 1–0 Report CGO Bester 87 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek Hagi Wiish (Somalia) Congo v Namibia 1 June 2014 15:30 UTC+1 CGO 3–0 Report NAM Ganvoula 43Doré 46Douniama 66 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia) Congo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Libya v Rwanda 18 May 2014 16:00 UTC+1 LBY 0–0 Report RWA Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès (Tunisia)Libya played their home matches outside of the country due to security concerns. "note" "Libya" Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso) Rwanda v Libya 31 May 2014 15:30 UTC+2 RWA 3–0 Report LBY Birori 38 62 72 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali Joshua Bondo (Botswana) Rwanda won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Burundi v Botswana 18 May 2014 15:30 UTC+2 BDI 0–0 Report BOT Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia) Botswana v Burundi 1 June 2014 15:30 UTC+2 BOT 1–0 Report BDI Mogorosi 57 Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) Botswana won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Central African Republic v Guinea-Bissau 18 May 2014 15:00 UTC+1 CTA 0–0 Report GNB Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville (Congo)Central African Republic played their home matches outside of the country due to security concerns. "note" "Central African Republic" Antonio Muachihuissa Caxala (Angola) Guinea-Bissau v Central African Republic 31 May 2014 16:30 UTC±0 GNB 3–1 Report CTA Cícero 2 39Kassaï 15 o.g. Kéthévoama 46According to https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/05/31/africa/africa-cup-of-nations-qualification/guinea-bissau/central-african-republic/1676157/, the goalscorer for CAR was Josué Balamandji September 2024 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast) Guinea-Bissau won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Swaziland v Sierra Leone 18 May 2014 15:00 UTC+2 SWZ Swaziland 1–1 Report SLE Shongwe 56 Sesay-Fullah 2 Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba Sebit Rassas Librato (South Sudan) Sierra Leone v Swaziland 31 May 2014 16:30 UTC±0 SLE 1–0 Report SWZ Swaziland U. Bangura 66 pen. National Stadium, Freetown Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya) Sierra Leone won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Gambia v Seychelles 16–18 May 2014 GAM Cancelled Report SEY Independence Stadium, Bakau Seychelles v Gambia 30 May–1 June 2014 SEY Cancelled Report GAM Stade Linité, Victoria Seychelles advanced to the second round after Gambia were suspended from all CAF competitions for two years for deliberately fielding overage players in the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualification match against Liberia.http://admin.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=PYhI6C%2fbaHi0JRyKumDphQ%3d%3d Gambia suspended from all competitions for two years Cafonline.com 3 May 2014 São Tomé and Príncipe v Benin 17 May 2014 15:00 UTC±0 STP 0–2 Report BEN Sessègnon 82 90 pen. Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé Mal Mohamadou (Cameroon) Benin v São Tomé and Príncipe 1 June 2014 16:00 UTC+1 BEN 2–0 Report STP Gounongbé 27Sessègnon 73 Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea) Benin won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Malawi v Chad 17 May 2014 14:30 UTC+2 MWI 2–0 Report CHA Mhango 6 74 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre Rainhold Shikongo (Namibia) Chad v Malawi 31 May 2014 16:00 UTC+1 CHA 3–1 Report MWI N'Douassel 16 36Ninga 18 Ngalande 62 Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) 3–3 on aggregate. Malawi won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round. Tanzania v Zimbabwe 18 May 2014 16:00 UTC+3 TAN 1–0 Report ZIM Bocco 13 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Joseph Lamptey (Ghana) Zimbabwe v Tanzania 1 June 2014 15:00 UTC+2 ZIM 2–2 Report TAN Phiri 3Katsande 54 Haroub 22Ulimwengu 46 National Sports Stadium, Harare Bernard Camille (Seychelles) Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Mozambique v South Sudan 18 May 2014 15:00 UTC+2 MOZ 5–0 Report SSD 2011 Josemar 12Mexer 42Sonito 45 53Isac 82 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo Denis Batte (Uganda) South Sudan v Mozambique 30 May 2014 17:00 UTC+3 SSD 2011 0–0 Report MOZ Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum (Sudan)South Sudan played their home matches outside of the country due to security concerns stemming from the South Sudanese Civil War. "note" "South Sudan" Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) Mozambique won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round. Second round The draw for the second round was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt.http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/a/CAN%202015%202nd%20Round%20Draw.pdf Fixtures of the 2nd round Cafonline.com The 14 winners of the first round played in this round. LES 1–0 KEN 1–0 0–0 UGA 3–0 MTN 1959 2–0 1–0 CGO awd. Awarded RWA 2–0 0–2 BOT 3–1 GNB 2–0 1–1 SLE w/o Walkover SEY 2–0 — BEN 1–1 (3–4 p) MWI 1–0 0–1 TAN 3–4 MOZ 2–2 1–2 |} Lesotho v Kenya 20 July 2014 15:00 UTC+2 LES 1–0 Report KEN Moletsane 66 Setsoto Stadium, Maseru Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique) Kenya v Lesotho 3 August 2014 16:00 UTC+3 KEN 0–0 Report LES Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Aurélien Juenkou (Cameroon) Lesotho won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group C. Uganda v Mauritania 19 July 2014 17:00 UTC+3 UGA 2–0 Report MTN 1959 Majwega 48Massa 69 Mandela National Stadium, Kampala Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda) Mauritania v Uganda 3 August 2014 17:00 UTC±0 MTN 1959 0–1 Report UGA Ssentongo 89 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Uganda won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group E. Congo v Rwanda 20 July 2014 15:30 UTC+1 CGO 2–0 Report RWA Gandzé 66Doré 78 Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) Rwanda v Congo 2 August 2014 15:00 UTC+2 RWA 2–0 Report CGO Ndahinduka 51Kagere 58 Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali Ali Adelaïd (Comoros) Tubane Mbaraga Kagere Bayisenge Niyonzima Sibomana 4–3 Doré N'Dinga Ganvoula Bifouma Lépicier Lakolo 2–2 on aggregate. Rwanda won the penalty shoot-out. However, on 17 August 2014, the CAF announced that Rwanda were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Daddy Birori in the tie, as it emerged that Birori had been using a different name and a Congolese passport when playing for his club side, AS Vita.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/aug/18/rwanda-disqualified-african-cup-two-identities Rwanda banned from African Nations Cup over player with two identities 18 August 2014 14 January 2015 As a result, Congo advanced to Group A.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=zC1CPNgiW1KXxfiaOSVzEw%3d%3d Rwanda disqualified, Congo qualify Cafonline.com 17 August 2014 Botswana v Guinea-Bissau 19 July 2014 15:00 UTC+2 BOT 2–0 Report GNB Tshireletso 29 38 Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone Victor Gomes (South Africa) Guinea-Bissau v Botswana 2 August 2014 16:00 UTC±0 GNB 1–1 Report BOT Seidi 17 Ramatlhakwane 80 Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau Kokou Fagla (Togo) Botswana won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to Group G. Sierra Leone v Seychelles 19 July 2014 16:30 UTC±0 SLE 2–0 Report SEY Jabbie 55U. Bangura 72 pen. National Stadium, Freetown Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast) Seychelles v Sierra Leone 2 August 2014 16:30 UTC+4 SEY Cancelled Report SLE Stade Linité, Victoria Hagi Wiish (Somalia) Sierra Leone advanced to Group D after Seychelles withdrew.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=1ziVIuU4nr3f7UHn3JMD6Q%3d%3d Orange CAN 2015: Seychelles withdraws Cafonline.com 31 July 2014 Seychelles were forced to forfeit after the Sierra Leone team was barred by the Seychelles immigration authorities from entering the country to play the second leg for fears over the West African Ebola virus epidemic.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28583563 Nations Cup 2015: Seychelles forced to forfeit BBC Sport 31 July 2014 Benin v Malawi 20 July 2014 16:00 UTC+1 BEN 1–0 Report MWI Sessègnon 19 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia) Malawi v Benin 2 August 2014 14:30 UTC+2 MWI 1–0 Report BEN Banda 13 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) Kamwendo Msowoya Mzava Malata 4–3 Sessègnon Mama Angan Barazé Adénon 1–1 on aggregate. Malawi won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to Group B. Tanzania v Mozambique 20 July 2014 16:00 UTC+3 TAN 2–2 Report MOZ Mcha 66 72 pen. Domingues 48 pen.Isac 88 Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt) Mozambique v Tanzania 3 August 2014 15:00 UTC+2 MOZ 2–1 Report TAN Josemar 45+1Domingues 81 Samatta 75 Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo Denis Batte (Uganda) Mozambique won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to Group F. Group stage The draw for the group stage was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=ApiSDUhNaZp%2fxS0qaed2iw%3d%3d Result of Final Round of qualifiers Cafonline.com 27 April 2014http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/a/CAN%202015%20final%20round%20fixtures.pdf Fixtures of the final round Cafonline.com 27 April 2014 The 21 teams ranked 1–21 and the seven winners of the second round played in this round. Teams ranked 1–7 were seeded into Pot 1, teams ranked 8–14 were seeded into Pot 2, teams ranked 15–21 were seeded into Pot 3, and the seven winners of the second round were seeded into Pot 4. The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four, with each group containing one team from each pot. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group, plus the best third-placed team, qualified for the finals. Tiebreakers Tiebreakers The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned; Goal difference in games between the teams concerned; Goals scored in games between the teams concerned; Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned; If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 applied; Goal difference in all games; Goals scored in all games; Away goals scored in all games; Drawing of lots. LegendGroup winners, runners-up, and the best third-placed team qualified for the finals Group A 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A Group B 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B Group C 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C Group D 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D Group E 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E Group F 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F Group G 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G Ranking of third-placed teams main WDL Q n COD COD NGA NGA UGA UGA MWI MWI ANG ANG MOZ MOZ EGY EGY 3 0 3 10 9 2 2 2 9 7 2 1 3 4 5 2 1 3 5 9 1 3 2 5 5 1 3 2 4 4 2 0 4 5 6 y D A E B C F G #ccffcc C complete Goalscorers 6 goals 18em BFA Jonathan Pitroipa 5 goals 18em GUI Seydouba Soumah 4 goals 18em BEN Stéphane Sessègnon CMR Vincent Aboubakar CIV Salomon Kalou RSA Tokelo Rantie UGA Geofrey Massa 3 goals 18em ALG Yacine Brahimi CMR Clinton N'Jie CGO Férébory Doré GAB Malick Evouna EGY Mohamed Salah GHA Asamoah Gyan MOZ Domingues COD Jeremy Bokila RWA Daddy Birori 2 goals 18em ALG Riyad Mahrez BOT Joel Mogorosi BOT Lemponye Tshireletso CPV Héldon CPV Zé Luís CHA Ezechiel N'Douassel CGO Thievy Bifouma CGO Prince Oniangue COD Yannick Bolasie COD Cédric Mongongu ETH Getaneh Kebede ETH Oumed Oukri GAB Lévy Madinda GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang GHA Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu GHA André Ayew GUI Ibrahima Traoré GNB Cícero GUI Idrissa Sylla CIV Gervinho CIV Max Gradel CIV Yaya Touré LES Tsepo Seturumane MWI Gabadinho Mhango MWI Atusaye Nyondo MLI Bakary Sako MLI Mustapha Yatabaré MOZ Isac MOZ Josemar MOZ Sonito NIG Moctar Yacouba NGA Sone Aluko NGA Ahmed Musa NGA Aaron Samuel Olanare SEN Sadio Mané SLE Umaru Bangura RSA Bongani Ndulula RSA Sibusiso Vilakazi SEN Papiss Cissé SEN Mame Biram Diouf SEN Kara Mbodj SEN Moussa Sow SDN Salah Ibrahim TAN Khamis Mcha TOG Emmanuel Adebayor TUN Yassine Chikhaoui TUN Wahbi Khazri 1 goal 18em ALG Sofiane Feghouli ALG Rafik Halliche ALG Carl Medjani ALG Djamel Mesbah ALG Islam Slimani ALG Hillal Soudani ANG Ary Papel ANG Bastos ANG Djalma Campos ANG Love BEN Frédéric Gounongbé BOT Jerome Ramatlhakwane BFA Aristide Bancé BFA Alain Traoré CMR Léonard Kweuke CMR Stéphane Mbia CPV Odaïr Fortes CPV Kuca CPV Ryan Mendes CPV Garry Rodrigues CPV Júlio Tavares CTA Foxi Kéthévoama CHA Rodrigue Ninga COM Yacine Saandi CGO Ladislas Douniama CGO Césaire Gandzé CGO Sylvère Ganvoula CGO Francis N'Ganga COD Junior Kabananga COD Neeskens Kebano COD Firmin Ndombe Mubele EGY Mohamed Elneny EGY Amr Gamal EQG Dio EQG Mauricio Mina EQG César Augusto Rivas ETH Abebaw Butako ETH Saladin Said ETH Yussuf Saleh GAB Samson Mbingui GAB Johann Obiang GHA Christian Atsu GHA Mubarak Wakaso GHA Abdul Majeed Waris GUI Mohamed Yattara GNB Ansumane Faty CIV Wilfried Bony CIV Seydou Doumbia CIV Kolo Touré KEN Ayub Masika KEN Johanna Omolo LES Emmanuel Lekhanya LES Bushi Moletsane LES Mabuti Potloane LBR Anthony Laffor MAD Carolus Andriamatsinoro MAD Faneva Imà Andriatsima MWI Frank Banda MWI John Banda MWI Essau Kanyenda MWI Robin Ngalande MWI Robert Ng'ambi MLI Cheick Diabaté MLI Abdoulay Diaby MLI Seydou Keita MLI Sambou Yatabaré MTN 1959 Adama Ba MTN 1959 Bessam MTN 1959 Ismaël Diakité MTN 1959 Demba Sow MOZ Diogo MOZ Kito MOZ Mexer MOZ Reginaldo NAM Rudolf Bester NIG Mahamane Cissé NIG Moussa Maâzou NGA Efe Ambrose NGA Gbolahan Salami NGA Ikechukwu Uche RWA Meddie Kagere RWA Michel Ndahinduka SEN Dame N'Doye SLE Moustapha Bangura SLE Khalifa Jabbie SLE Kei Kamara SLE Medo Kamara SLE Sulaiman Sesay-Fullah RSA Thulani Serero SDN Bakri Almadina SWZ Sidumo Shongwe TAN John Bocco TAN Nadir Haroub TAN Mbwana Samatta TAN Thomas Ulimwengu TOG Serge Akakpo TOG Floyd Ayité TOG Jonathan Ayité TOG Prince Segbefia TOG Donou Kokou TUN Fakhreddine Ben Youssef TUN Ferjani Sassi UGA Savio Kabugo UGA Hamis Kiiza UGA Brian Majwega UGA Tony Mawejje UGA Robert Ssentongo ZAM Rainford Kalaba ZAM Ronald Kampamba ZAM Emmanuel Mayuka ZAM Jacob Mulenga ZAM Kennedy Mweene ZAM Given Singuluma ZIM Willard Katsande ZIM Danny Phiri Own goal 30em CTA Fernander Kassaï (playing against Guinea-Bissau) LES Tsoanelo Koetle (playing against Angola) LBR Prince Jetoh (playing against Lesotho) TOG Sadat Ouro-Akoriko (playing against Ghana) Notes References 30em External links Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers, CAFonline.com Qualification 2015 Cup of Nations qualification