Tunisia (North Zone) Senegal (West A Zone) Niger (West B Zone) Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) Tanzania (Central-East Zone) Mauritius (South Zone)
Dates
19 July – 18 September 2018
Teams
49(from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matchesplayed
78
Goals scored
279(3.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Mintesnot Wakjira
(8 goals)
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Players born 1 January 2002 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Tanzania who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
Teams
In July 2017, the Confederation of African Football decided that the qualifying competition should be split into regional competitions.[2] To qualify, 49 of the 54 CAF members entered the qualifying tournament of their zone, including the hosts Tanzania, which also participated in qualification despite automatically qualified for the final tournament.[3]
Apart from the hosts, each of the six zones received one spot in the final tournament, and the zone of the defending champions received an additional spot. Since Mali won the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, West A Zone received two spots.[4]
(Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results
Format
The qualification format is determined by each zone (Regulations Article 13).[6]
In case any 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.
In case any qualification groups are played on a round-robin basis: Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:[6]
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Drawing of lots.
In case any qualification matches are played on a knockout basis: The penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary.
Schedule
The schedule of each qualifying zone is as follows.
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018.[11] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Niger between 2–15 September 2018.[15] It was originally to be hosted at Ghana, but a new host was appointed.[16] The matches were played at Niamey (Stade Général Seyni Kountché; Stade Municipal would originally also host matches).[17]
The draw for the group stage was held on 24 July 2018.[18] The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of three teams and one of four teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018.[23] The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of four teams and one of three teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Source: CAF Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers (D) Disqualified; (H) Host. Notes:
↑ On 3 August 2018, São Tomé and Príncipe were disqualified from the tournament after it was found out with the help of the MRI tests that all the players of the team were born in 2001 and would have been overaged in 2019. CAF earlier announced in its regulations that all the players should have born on or after 1 January 2002.[24]
The draw for the group stage was held on 5 July 2018.[27] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 May 2018.[32] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
North Zone:There were 14 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
West A Zone:There were 33 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.3 goals per match.
West B Zone:There were 27 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.7 goals per match.
Central Zone:There were 39 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 3.9 goals per match.
Central-East Zone:There were 97 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.85 goals per match.
South Zone:There were 69 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.14 goals per match.
8 goals
Mintesnot Wakjira
6 goals
Prins Tjiueza
Kelvin John
5 goals
Davis Ssekajja
4 goals
Capita
Stève Mvoué
Ismaïla Seidou
Christian Yawenendji
Beyene Bayse
Keith Imbali
Olakunle Olusegun
Moise Nyarugabo
Aliou Balde
Agiri Ngoda
Abdulwahid Iddi
Najib Yiga
3 goals
Riad Rahmoune
Zito
Nibikora Arthur
Jean-Baptiste Djembe
Alioum Moubarak
Reich Kokolo
Aboubacar Conté
Richdonald Bolo
Mathew Mwendwa
Tawfik Bentayeb
Tyrin George
Akinkunmi Amoo
Rodrigue Isingizwe
Samba Diallo
Mouhamadou Diaw
Ibrahim Juma
Thomas Kakaire
2 goals
Abdoul Barri
Cisco
Oageng Maphorisa
Arsène Irankunda
Léonel Wamba
Frédéric Djoeta
Valdy Matongo
Robema Bita
Bunaro Wondimagegn
Taufiq Shaibu
Momo Fanyé Touré
Olivier D'Ávila
Seydou Traoré
Nicholas Ochieng
Patrick Mwaungulu
Jean Aristide
Jeremy Kawoa
Bilal Ouacharaf
Pablo
Mohamed Sadou Ali
Jean-René Ishimwe
Keddy Nsanzimfura
Oumar Diouf
Rino Pauline
Jarrell Suzette
Thando Buthelezi
Motlhalosi Nare
Victor Charles
Bandile Shabangu
Vincent Kalinda
1 goal
Adel Belkacem
Nabil Benali
Domingos
Gege
Netinho
David Nzanza
Tebogo Kopelang
Moubarak Compaoré
Abdoul Komi
Jean Fiacre Kouame
Flavier Iratanga
Edson Munaba
Japhet Niyera
Nassourou Ndong
Anderson Freitas Gomes
Paulo Jorge Gomes
Joel Martins
Dazourou Tomokoa
Abakar Abbakali
Mahamat Hassan
Mahamat Souleymane
Élie Andzuono
Lucien Ayemba
Karim Kimvuidi
Remi Ahmed
Miko Ayingono
Nguema Mesi
Biniyam Beyene
Amanuel Mengesha
Bereket Mune
Simon Appiah
Christian Boateng
Mohammed Umar
Alya Bangoura
Claudio Mendes
Cristiano Sanha
Ibrahim Fofana
Telvin Irungu
Saidi Musa
Ezekiel Nyakundi
Alphonce Omija
Kananelo Rapuleng
Ibrahim Al-Mesrati
Tatenda Mbalaka
Lovemore Mbeta
Emmanuel Mitole
Francis Mtoso
Mamady Diambou
Daouda Guindo
Issoufi Maïga
Elv Housseine Sy
Mohamed Tijani
Ian Genave
Jean Gentil
Louis Philibert
Zakaria Ghailan
Akram Nakach
José
Edmar Kamatuka
Penouua Kandjii
Gonzales Tsuseb
Sountalma Sidibé
Oluwatimilehin Adeniyi
Hassan Hussain
Olatomi Olaniyan
Insa Boye
Boubacar Diédhiou Diallo
Afandi Aboudou
Mohamadu Lamin
Mthokozisi Balakasi
Boitumelo Radiopane
Bongolwetu Siyasi
Deng Joseph
Joseph Manase
Agib Ali
Mohamed Badr
Anas El Toum
Langelihle Dlamini
Morice Abraham
Edson Mshirakandi
Karim Dermane
Mahdi Ben Amira
John Alou
Ivan Asaba
Samson Kasozi
John Bonomali
Tapiwa Mandinyenya
Thandolwenkosi Ngwenya
1 own goal
Ansu Saidy (playing against Mali)
Yoan Dupre (playing against South Africa)
Eni Niyomugisha (playing against Tanzania)
Adrian Hoareau (playing against Mauritius)
Ibrahim Derosime (playing against Senegal)
Omer Yousif (playing against Tanzania)
Amiri Njeru (playing against Uganda)
Notes
1 2 Gambia had only 1 substitute in their lineup as 7 of their players failed the MRI test. The referee stopped the match at the 62nd minute, the Gambians complaining that the lighting of the stadium was insufficient and had their only goalkeeper injured. The referee finished the match at the 62nd minute as Gambia was unable to continue. Mali qualified for the semi-final and since there were only 2 teams in the group after the withdrawal of Liberia. CAF announced that the team finishing 2nd in Group B was ineligible to be ranked in the table for the best 2nd place team.[13][14]
1 2 Kick-off of the match between Mauritania and Cape Verde was moved from 21:00 to 18:30, and the match between Cape Verde and Guinea was moved from 21:00 to 16:30, after the withdrawal of Liberia from Group B.
↑ Venue of the match between Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast was moved from Stade Municipal to Stade Général Seyni Kountché after the disqualification of Benin.
↑ Kick-off of the match between Equatorial Guinea and Congo was moved from 19:00 to 16:00 after the disqualification of São Tomé and Príncipe.
1 2 3 4 Kick-off of the matches between Burundi and Rwanda, Sudan and Tanzania, and Rwanda and Tanzania, were moved from 17:00 to 16:00, and the match between Burundi and Sudan was moved from 14:00 to 16:00, after the withdrawal of Somalia.
1 2 Kick-off of the matches between Uganda and Djibouti, was moved from 14:00 to 15:00, and the match between Ethiopia and Kenya was moved from 17:00 to 15:00 and venue moved from Chamazi Stadium to National Stadium, to ensure fairness for the final round of matches.