This page provides the summaries of the matches of the first three qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2019 African U-23 Cup of Nations. These matches also serve as part of the qualifiers for the Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics to be held in Tokyo .
Participating teams
First round
Angola
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Chad
DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Kenya
Libya
Malawi
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Uganda
Second round
Final tournament hosts
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows:[1]
Round
Leg
Date
First round
First leg
12-16 November 2018
Second leg
17-20 November 2018
Second round
First leg
18-22 March 2019
Second leg
23-26 March 2019
Third round
First leg
3-6 June 2019
Second leg
7-11 June 2019
Second round
March 2019 (2019-03 )
v
Zimbabwe
March 2019 (2019-03 )
Zimbabwe
v
March 2019 (2019-03 )
v
Sierra Leone
March 2019 (2019-03 )
Sierra Leone
v
Third round
Team 1
Agg.
Team 2
1st leg
2nd leg
Match 16 winner
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Match 17 winner
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Match 18 winner
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Match 19 winner
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Match 20 winner
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Match 21 winner
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Match 22 winner
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Match 23 winner
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Match 24 winner
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Match 25 winner
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Match 26 winner
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Match 27 winner
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Match 28 winner
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Match 29 winner
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June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 16 winner
v
Match 17 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 17 winner
v
Match 16 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 18 winner
v
Match 19 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 19 winner
v
Match 18 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 20 winner
v
Match 21 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 21 winner
v
Match 20 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 22 winner
v
Match 23 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 23 winner
v
Match 22 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 24 winner
v
Match 25 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 25 winner
v
Match 24 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 26 winner
v
Match 27 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 27 winner
v
Match 26 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 28 winner
v
Match 29 winner
June 2019 (2019-06 )
Match 29 winner
v
Match 28 winner
References
Tournaments
Olympic Qualifiers CAF U-23 Championship Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Qualification Squads