2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification

The qualification phase of the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Zambia.

2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates1 April – 24 July 2016
Teams54 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played57
Goals scored127 (2.23 per match)

The draws were conducted during the CAF Executive Committee meeting held on Friday, 5 February 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.[1][2]

Participants
No Participation Teams Number of teams
No participation
  •  Cape Verde
  •  Central African Republic
  •  Comoros
  •  Djibouti
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Eritrea
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Madagascar
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
  •  Seychelles
  •  South Sudan
  •  Tanzania
  •  Togo
 13
First round entrants
24
Second round entrants
16
Final tournament entrants 1

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[3]

The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament.

First round

The first legs were played on 1, 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 April 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  4–1  Niger 3–0 1–1
Ethiopia  4–1  Somalia 2–1 2–0
Sierra Leone  0–4  Gambia 0–2 0–2
Liberia  1–3  Guinea 0–2 1–1
Algeria  2–3  Mauritania 2–1 0–2
Sudan  awd.[note 1]  Kenya 1–1 Cancelled
Burundi  w/o  DR Congo Cancelled Cancelled
Rwanda  awd.[note 2]  Uganda 1–1 1–2
Angola  w/o  Chad Cancelled Cancelled
Mozambique  2–2 (a)  Mauritius 1–0 1–2
Swaziland  2–4  Namibia 2–2 0–2
Zimbabwe  2–1  Botswana 0–1 2–0
Tunisia 3–0 Niger
Radaoui  5'
Khemiri  61'
Serarfi  68'		 Report
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Adel Mukhtar Adam (Sudan)
Niger 1–1 Tunisia
Badamassi  74' Report Dhib  60'
Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Kouassi Frederic Biro (Ivory Coast)

Tunisia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 2–1 Somalia
Awal  26'
Shibru  80'		 Report Isse  77'
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Somalia 0–2 Ethiopia
Report Demte  47' (pen.)
Amada  49'
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Ethiopia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone 0–2 Gambia
Report Sanneh  65'
Jallow  72'
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Gambia 2–0 Sierra Leone
Babou  32'
Jobe  68'		 Report
Referee: Abderahmane Kelly (Mauritania)

Gambia won 4–0 on aggregate.

Liberia 0–2 Guinea
Report I. Sylla  41', 64'
Referee: Ibrahim Haïdara (Mali)
Guinea 1–1 Liberia
Yansane  10' Report Nimely  81'
Referee: Kokou N'tale (Togo)

Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate.

Algeria 2–1 Mauritania
Hamra  12'
El Melali  45' (pen.)		 Report El Hacen  25'
Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Mauritania 2–0 Algeria
El Hacen  35' (pen.)
Tanjy  90'		 Report
Referee: Manuel Timas Mendes (Cape Verde)

Mauritania won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sudan 1–1 Kenya
Mutwakil  27' Report Odhiambo  46' (pen.)
Referee: Biruk Yemanabran Kassaun (Ethiopia)
Kenya Cancelled Sudan
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Al-Banna (Egypt)

Sudan advanced after Kenya were disqualified.

Burundi Cancelled DR Congo
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
DR Congo Cancelled Burundi
Report
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)

Burundi advanced after DR Congo withdrew.[6]

Rwanda 1–1 Uganda
Blaise  17' Report Edrisa  34'
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Serge Soumou (Congo)
Uganda 2–1 Rwanda
Azake  20', 58' (pen.) Report Abeddy  18'
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate. However, Rwanda advanced after Uganda were disqualified.

Angola Cancelled Chad
Report
Referee: Malala Kabanga Yannick (DR Congo)
Chad Cancelled Angola
Report
Referee: Hassane Abdou (Niger)

Angola advanced after Chad withdrew.

Mozambique 1–0 Mauritius
Renato  74' Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Mauritius 2–1 Mozambique
Pascal  29'
Neelesh  90+4'		 Report Vincent  57' (o.g.)
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)

2–2 on aggregate. Mozambique won on away goals.

Swaziland 2–2 Namibia
Mtetwa  38'
Figareido  56' (pen.)		 Report Kantori  29'
Eib  40'
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heerealall (Mauritius)
Namibia 2–0 Swaziland
Hakuria  25'
Tjikundi  51'		 Report
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)

Namibia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 0–1 Botswana
Report Legopelo  67'
Referee: Eketsang Setloboko (South Africa)
Botswana 0–2 Zimbabwe
Report Sibanda  1'
Makaha  45+2'
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. Kenya were disqualified after fielding five over-age players (Erick Ouma Otieno, Nicholas Kipkirui, Boniface Muchiri, Eugene Moses Mukangula and Theodore Kibet Kilele) in the first leg against Sudan.[4]
  2. Uganda were disqualified after fielding a player (James Aheebwa) whose date of birth on his passport was different to the date of birth on his CAF Inter-Clubs license, an occurrence prohibited within CAF regulations.[5]
  3. Somalia played their home leg in Djibouti due to the Somali Civil War.

Second round

The first legs were played on 20, 21 and 22 May, and the second legs were played on 10, 11, 12 and 13 June 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tunisia  1–4  Senegal 1–2 0–2
Ethiopia  2–5  Ghana 2–1 0–4
Gambia  1–1 (7–6 p)  Morocco 1–0 0–1
Ivory Coast  2–2 (a)  Guinea 1–2 1–0
Burkina Faso  3–3 (a)  Congo 1–1 2–2
Mauritania  1–7  Mali 0–3 1–4
Sudan  w/o  Malawi Cancelled Cancelled
Burundi  1–3  Nigeria 0–1 1–2
Rwanda  1–1 (2–3 p)  Egypt 0–1 1–0
Angola  3–1  Gabon 3–0 0–1
Mozambique  1–2  Lesotho 1–1 0–1
Namibia  0–2  South Africa 0–0 0–2
Zimbabwe  0–3  Cameroon 0–0 0–3
Libya  w/o  Benin Cancelled Cancelled
Tunisia 1–2 Senegal
Raed  49' Report Niane  2' (pen.), 79'
Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Senegal 2–0 Tunisia
Badji  68', 89' Report
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 2–1 Ghana
Amada  4', 8' Report Osabutey  87'
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
Ghana 4–0 Ethiopia
Yeboah  6', 76'
D. Mohammed  8'
Mensah  57'		 Report
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

Gambia 1–0 Morocco
P. Jobe  42' Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Al-Mustapha (Niger)
Morocco 1–0 Gambia
En-Nesyri  68' Report
Penalties
En-Nesyri
Youssoufi
Harouz
Hannouri
Mendyl
El Bouazzati
Ben Ktib 		6–7 Babou
E. Jobe
Ceesay
Sanneh
P. Jobe
A. Jallow
Faye
Stade Prince Moulay Al Hassan, Rabat
Referee: Esam Al-Jahani (Libya)

1–1 on aggregate. Gambia won 7–6 on penalties.

Ivory Coast 1–2 Guinea
Diallo  78' Report Fernandez  22', 50'
Referee: Reginald Lathbridge (Ghana)
Guinea 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Sangare  69'
Referee: Manuel Timas Mendes (Cape Verde)

2–2 on aggregate. Guinea won on away goals.

Burkina Faso 1–1 Congo
Kahan  12' Report Gassama  8'
Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)
Congo 2–2 Burkina Faso
Goyi  55'
Mondonga  84'		 Report Karidoula  59'
Lingani  90+3'
Referee: Mal Souley Mohamadou (Cameroon)

3–3 on aggregate. Burkina Faso won on away goals.

Mauritania 0–3 Mali
Report Maiga  24', 38'
Diakité  90+1' (pen.)
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Mali 4–1 Mauritania
Traoré  2'
Maiga  25', 69', 90+4'		 Report Tanjy  48'
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Mali won 7–1 on aggregate.

Sudan Cancelled Malawi
Report
Malawi Cancelled Sudan
Report

Sudan advanced after Malawi withdrew.

Burundi 0–1 Nigeria
Report Agor  60'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
Nigeria 2–1 Burundi
Osimhen  72' (pen.)
Nwakali  81'		 Report Ndikumana  87'
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

Rwanda 0–1 Egypt
Report Taher  50'
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Djamal Aden Abdi (Djibouti)
Egypt 0–1 Rwanda
Report Niyibizi  83'
Penalties
Galal
Mostafa
Ragab
Hamdy
Sobhi 		3–2 Usabimana
Nshuti
Biramahire
Itangishaka
Niyonkuru
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

1–1 on aggregate. Egypt won 3–2 on penalties.

Angola 3–0 Gabon
Vá  13'
Chabalala  74'
Amândio  76'		 Report
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
Gabon 1–0 Angola
Nzigou  43' Report
Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

Angola won 3–1 on aggregate.

Mozambique 1–1 Lesotho
Langa  15' Report Mohapi  20'
Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)
Lesotho 1–0 Mozambique
Koloti  32' Report
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

Lesotho won 2–1 on aggregate.

Namibia 0–0 South Africa
Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
South Africa 2–0 Namibia
Lakay  25' (pen.)
Jordan  88'		 Report
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Referee: Paulo Talaia (Angola)
Cameroon 3–0 Zimbabwe
Ayuk  18'
Ekani  21'
Chenkam 88'		 Report
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate.

Libya Cancelled Benin
Report
TBD
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Benin Cancelled Libya
Report
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)

Libya advanced due to FIFA's suspension of Benin.

Third round

The first legs were played on 8, 9 and 10 July, and the second legs were played on 22, 23 and 24 July 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal  3–2  Ghana 3–1 0–1
Gambia  1–2  Guinea 0–0 1–2
Burkina Faso  0–2  Mali 0–0 0–2
Sudan  5–5 (a)  Nigeria 1–2 4–3
Egypt  5–0  Angola 1–0 4–0
Lesotho  0–5  South Africa 0–2 0–3
Cameroon  3–1  Libya 3–0 0–1
Senegal 3–1 Ghana
Niane  11', 25', 59' Report Osabutey  22'
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)
Ghana 1–0 Senegal
Boateng  31' Report
Referee: Kouassi Attiogbe (Togo)

Senegal won 3–2 on aggregate.

Gambia 0–0 Guinea
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Guinea 2–1 Gambia
Camara  18'
Yansane  68'		 Report Jobe  85' (pen.)
Referee: Edgar Bada (Benin)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso 0–0 Mali
Report
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Mali 2–0 Burkina Faso
Koita  9'
Bagayoko  57'		 Report
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Mali won 2–0 on aggregate.

Sudan 1–2 Nigeria
Mohamed  27' Report Chukwueze  67'
Osimhen  86'
Referee: Hagi Yabarow Wiish (Somalia)
Nigeria 3–4 Sudan
Chukwueze  15'
Bamgboye  26'
Okonkwo  66'		 Report Ismail  21'
Osman  42', 56', 82'
Referee: Lazard Tsiba Kamba (Congo)

5–5 on aggregate. Sudan won on away goals.

Egypt 1–0 Angola
Abdalla  57' Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Angola 0–4 Egypt
Report Hassan  12'
A. R. A. Mohamed  44'
A. M. A. Mohamed  72'
Rayan  90+2'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho 0–2 South Africa
Report Jordan  6'
Sithole  80'
Referee: Helder Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
South Africa 3–0 Lesotho
Jordan  49'
Mbatha  83'
Rambuwane  88'		 Report
Referee: Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

Cameroon 3–0 Libya
Nganle  37'
Hongla  44'
Obiarrah 53'		 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Libya 1–0 Cameroon
Elqjdar  87' Report
Albalady Stadium, Alkram (Tunisia)
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)

Cameroon won 3–1 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released". Cafonline.com. 11 February 2016.
  2. "Fixtueres of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  3. "Regulations of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  4. "Kenya disqualified from AFCON U-20 Zambia 2017". CAfonline.com. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. "U-20 AFCON: Uganda eliminated, Rwanda qualify". CAfonline.com. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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