2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification 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 Fessal Tapsoba Eric Bekale Biyoghe Stephen Mukwala (4 goals each)
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 .
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]
Schedule
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
Bracket
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
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31 ) 16:30 UTC±0
Referee: Mohamed Eid Mansour (
Egypt )
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 16:00 UTC+1
Complexe Moulay El Hassan, Rabat Referee: Bakary Camara (
Gambia )
Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.
1 April 2018 (2018-04-01 ) 17:00 UTC±0
Guinea-Bissau
1–0
Sierra Leone
Ricciulli 13'
Report
Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (
Senegal )
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 16:40 UTC±0
Sierra Leone
0–0
Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Ayensu Afful Isaka (
Ghana )
Guinea-Bissau won 1–0 on aggregate.
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31 ) 18:00 UTC+1
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (
Libya )
Algeria won 5–2 on aggregate.
30 March 2018 (2018-03-30 )
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22 ) 16:00 UTC+1
Benin won on walkover after Liberia withdrew.[5]
1 April 2018 (2018-04-01 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (
DR Congo )
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22 ) 15:30 UTC±0
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (
Niger )
Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate.
1 April 2018 (2018-04-01 ) 15:00 UTC+3
Referee: Biruk Yemanabran Kassaun (
Ethiopia )
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 15:30 UTC+2
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (
Eritrea )
1–1 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.
1 April 2018 (2018-04-01 ) 16:00 UTC+3
Referee: Mohamed Nur Muhudin (
Somalia )
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (
Djibouti )
Burundi won 3–0 on aggregate.
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 16:00 UTC+3
Referee: Georges Gatogato (
Burundi )
Uganda won 8–1 on aggregate.
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31 ) 16:00 UTC+3
Referee: William Oloya (
Uganda )
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Fitial Charel Kokolo (
Congo )
0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 6–5 on penalties.
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31 ) 16:30 UTC+4
Seychelles
0–0
Mozambique
Report
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Mozambique
6–0
Seychelles
Pestana 5' , 25'
Nhantumbo 7'
Gimo 38'
Cumbane 63'
Rosebette 83'
Report
Mozambique won 6–0 on aggregate.
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31 ) 14:30 UTC+2
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Swaziland
1–1
Malawi
Manyisa 36'
Report
Maonga 14'
1–1 on aggregate. Malawi won on away goals.
31 March 2018 (2018-03-31 ) 16:00 UTC+2
22 April 2018 (2018-04-22 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (
Lesotho )
1–1 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.
Second round
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 17:00 UTC±0
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19 ) 16:30 UTC±0
3–3 on aggregate. Mauritania won on away goals.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 16:00 UTC±0
Guinea-Bissau
2–2
Nigeria
Pereira 53' , 62'
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Alalade 28' , 34'
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20 ) 16:00 UTC+1
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (
Togo )
Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.
11 May 2018 (2018-05-11 ) 18:00 UTC+1
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20 ) 15:00 UTC±0
Referee: Boubou Traore (
Mali )
Ghana won 2–0 on aggregate.
13 May 2018 (2018-05-13 ) 16:30 UTC±0
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20 ) 16:00 UTC+1
Benin won 3–2 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 16:00 UTC±0
Burkina Faso
3–1
Libya
Tapsoba 10'
Diarrassouba 89' , 90'
Report
Elkout 32'
Burkina Faso won 6–4 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (
Chad )
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19 ) 16:00 UTC±0
Gabon won 3–2 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 15:30 UTC+2
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (
Gabon )
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20 ) 21:30 UTC+2
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (
Benin )
Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 16:00 UTC+3
Referee: Peter Waweru (
Kenya )
18 May 2018 (2018-05-18 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (
Ghana )
1–1 on aggregate. Cameroon won 5–4 on penalties.
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20 ) 17:00 UTC±0
Mali
4–1
Tanzania
Dramé 38'
Samnadjaré 48' (pen. )
Samaké 63'
Traoré 66'
Report
Kiyombo 61'
Mali won 6–2 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (
Congo )
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20 ) 15:00 UTC+2
South Africa won 4–1 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 14:30 UTC+2
Malawi won 5–3 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (
Angola )
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (
Rwanda )
Congo won 4–1 on aggregate.
12 May 2018 (2018-05-12 ) 17:00 UTC±0
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19 ) 21:30 UTC+2
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (
Burundi )
0–0 on aggregate. Senegal won 7–6 on penalties.
Third round
Winners qualify for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations .
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14 ) 17:00 UTC±0
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (
Congo )
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21 ) 16:00 UTC+1
Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4–2 on aggregate.
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14 ) 16:00 UTC±0
Burkina Faso
3–1
Gabon
Kouamé 3'
Tapsoba 9' , 34'
Report
Biyoghe 33'
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (
Sudan )
Burkina Faso won 4–1 on aggregate.
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (
Cameroon )
22 July 2018 (2018-07-22 ) 15:00 UTC+2
Burundi won 3–1 on aggregate.
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14 ) 15:30 UTC+1
22 July 2018 (2018-07-22 ) 17:00 UTC±0
Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.
15 July 2018 (2018-07-15 ) 15:00 UTC+2
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21 ) 14:30 UTC+2
South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.
13 July 2018 (2018-07-13 ) 15:30 UTC+1
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (
Zambia )
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21 ) 17:00 UTC±0
Senegal won 6–3 on aggregate.
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team
Qualified on
Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 1 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 Faso21 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.
Notes
↑ Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War . 1 2 The first leg between Ghana and Benin was postponed to 4 August due to the impasse between the Ghana Football Association and the government. The second leg was also moved to the following weekend.[6]
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