2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the first two qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2012 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament. These matches also serve as part of the qualifiers for the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London.

Seeding

In total, 39 teams opted to enter the qualifying tournament. The top 25 teams based on the qualifiers and final round of the previous Olympics were given byes to the first qualifying round.

Seeded Unseeded

Preliminary qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone  2–2 (1–3 p)  Liberia 1–1 1–1
Somalia  0–1  Sudan 0–0 0–1
Botswana  1–0  Namibia 1–0 0–0
DR Congo  w/o  Chad — —
Ethiopia  w/o  Equatorial Guinea — —
Swaziland  w/o  Mauritius — —
Djibouti  w/o  Madagascar — —
Sierra Leone  1–1  Liberia
Hassan  35' Johnson  56'
Liberia  1–1  Sierra Leone
Oliseh  50'
Penalties
3–1

Sierra Leone 2–2 Liberia on aggregate. Liberia won 3–1 on penalties

Somalia  0–0  Sudan
Sudan  1–0  Somalia
Hamed  20'

Sudan won 1–0 on aggregate

Botswana  1–0  Namibia
Nato  20'
Namibia  0–0  Botswana

Botswana won 1–0 on aggregate

First qualifying round

The matches in the preliminary round were held on 25–27 March 2011 (first leg) and 8–10 April 2011 (second leg).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  3–0  Rwanda 2–0 1–0
Morocco  3–2  Mozambique 2–0 1–2
Cameroon  3–3 (1–3 p)  Tanzania 2–1 1–2
Senegal  1–1 (a)  Angola 0–0 1–1
South Africa  4–2  Libya 4–2 0–0
Algeria  4–0  Madagascar 3–0 1–0
Egypt  3–2  Botswana 2–0 1–2
Gabon  4–1  Swaziland 3–1 1–0
Burkina Faso  2–5  DR Congo 1–2 1–3
Ivory Coast  4–0  Liberia 4–0 0–0
Tunisia  3–0  Malawi 2–0 1–0
Benin  w/o  Gambia — —
Uganda  1–1 (2–4 p)  Congo 1–0 0–1
Mali  2–2 (a)  Guinea 0–0 2–2
Nigeria  9–1  Equatorial Guinea 5–0 4–1
Ghana  1–2  Sudan 0–1 1–1
Zambia  2–0  Rwanda
Kabwe  24'
Kola  34'
Rwanda  0–1  Zambia
Nyainde  54'

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate

Morocco  2–0  Mozambique
Hamdallah  83'
Labyad  89'
Mozambique  2–1  Morocco
Cumbe  25'
Uetimane  90+1'		 Mokhtar  69'

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate

Cameroon  2–1  Tanzania
Pangwoh  10'
Pangwoh  47'		 Ulimwengu  40'
Tanzania  2–1  Cameroon
Makassy  11'
Ulimwengu  64'		 Report Etiounde  10'
Penalties
4–3

Tanzania 3–3 Cameroon. Tanzania won 5–3 on penalties

Senegal  0–0  Angola
Angola  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
Belchior  114' A. Fall  110'

Angola 1–1 Senegal. Senegal won on away goals rule

South Africa  4–2  Libya
Ndulula  22'
Zwane  43'
Bhengu  56'
Masango  68'		 Report Mphahlele  72' (o.g.)
Al-Ghulla  90+4'
Libya  0–0  South Africa

South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate

Algeria  3–0  Madagascar
Chalali  45+1', 78'
Mesfar  86'
Madagascar  0–1  Algeria
Aouedj  1'

Algeria won 4–0 on aggregate

Egypt  2–0  Botswana
Mohamed  31'
Mohsen  77'		 Report
Botswana  2–1  Egypt
Moeng  41', 61' Report Mohsen  80'

Egypt won 3–2 on aggregate

Gabon  3–1  Swaziland
Madinda  15'
Bamba  52', 89'		 Banele  46'
Swaziland  0–1  Gabon
Tandtigora  1'
Lobomba

Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate

Burkina Faso  1–2  DR Congo
Adamah-Plange  47' Mutombo  66'
Botayi  86'
DR Congo  3–1  Burkina Faso
Bamato  45', 75'
Diego Mutombo  78' (pen.)		 Draogo  62'

Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate

Ivory Coast  4–0  Liberia
Déblé Serges  13', 63'
Méité Yacouba  28'
Traoré Lacina  90'		 Report
Liberia  0–0  Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate

Tunisia  2–0  Malawi
Youssef Msakni  4'
Ali Maâloul  61'
Malawi  0–1  Tunisia
Report Mhirsi  77'

Tunisia won 3–0 on aggregate

Benin  w/o[2]  Gambia

Benin advance after The Gambia withdrew

Uganda  1–0  Congo
Ndugwa  90'
Congo  1–0  Uganda
Kaya  53'
Penalties
4–2

Congo 1–1 Uganda. Congo won 4–2 on penalties

Mali  0–0  Guinea
Guinea  2–2  Mali
Soumah  7' (pen.)
Barry  84'		 Traore  3'
Kone  82'

Guinea 2–2 Mali. Mali won on away goals rule

Nigeria  5–0  Equatorial Guinea
Igiebor  44', 65'
Ighalo  18'
Lukman  26'
Ehiosun  90+1'		 Report
Equatorial Guinea  1–4  Nigeria
Abaga  72' Report Ehiosun  13', 64', 78'
Uchechi  45'

Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate

Ghana  0–1  Sudan
Report Khamees  90'
Sudan  1–1  Ghana
Al Agab  9' Report Adams  75'

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on April 13, 2011. CAF used FIFA rankings from March 2011 to seed the eight highest-ranked teams into Pot A.[3]

Côte d'Ivoire's fixture against Liberia had been delayed until 20 April due to the civil unrest. As Ivory Coast are the 2nd highest-ranking team in Africa, the winner of their first qualifying round fixture was also placed in Pot A.

Seeding

The pots were confirmed as follows:[4]

Pot A Pot B
  •  Benin
  •  Congo
  •  DR Congo
  •  Mali
  •  Senegal
  •  Sudan
  •  Tanzania
  •  Zambia

Matches

The draw was conducted on April 13 in Cairo, Egypt.[5]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  3–2  Zambia 3–0 0–2
Morocco  3–2  DR Congo 2–1 1–1
Congo  1–3  Ivory Coast 1–2 0–1
Gabon  1–0  Mali 0–0 1–0
Sudan  0–2  Egypt 0–0 0–2
Benin  4–6  South Africa 3–1 1–5
Tunisia  0–1  Senegal 0–0 0–1
Tanzania  1–3  Nigeria 1–0 0–3
Algeria  3–0  Zambia
Aouedj  27', 66'
Belamri  45'
Zambia  2–0  Algeria
Mapande  13'
Mwansa  75'		 Report

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate

Morocco  2–1  DR Congo
Qasmi  8'
Hamdallah  90+2'		 Kanda  68'
DR Congo  1–1  Morocco
Kanda  58' Report Hamdallah  87'

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate

Congo  1–2  Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast  1–0  Congo
Gougouhi  10' Report

Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on aggregate

Gabon  0–0  Mali
Mali  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Gabon
Report N'Dong  112'

Gabon won 1–0 on aggregate

Sudan  0–0  Egypt
Egypt  2–0  Sudan
Sherweda  58'
Ahmed  68'		 Report

Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate

Benin  3–1  South Africa
Suanon  40'
Suanon  42'
Dassagate  50'		 Ndulula  31'
South Africa  5–1  Benin
Bhengu  16'
Sangweni  25'
Masango  38'
Ndulula  48'  87'		 Suanon  79'

South Africa 6–4 on aggregate

Tunisia  0–0  Senegal
Senegal  1–0  Tunisia
A. Sané  50'

Senegal won 1–0 on aggregate

Tanzania  1–0  Nigeria
Ulimwengu  82'
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Nigeria  3–0  Tanzania
Ehiosun  3'
Oseni  56'
Musa  90'
Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)

Nigeria 3–1 on aggregate

References

  1. ↑ Mali to host Libya-South Africa Archived 2012-11-11 at the Wayback Machine. www.fifa.com
  2. ↑ "Gambia's withdrawal sends Benin through". Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  3. ↑ "Africa Men's 2012 Olympic Qualifier draw set for 13 April 2011 in Cairo". CAFonline.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Olympics – updated draw procedure, with teams". CAFonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  5. ↑ "2012 Olympic Draw conducted in Cairo". Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
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