2018 African Nations Championship qualification

The 2018 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who are playing in their country's own domestic league are eligible to compete in the tournament.

2018 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 April – 12 November 2017
Teams48 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played65
Goals scored152 (2.34 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sékou Amadou Camara (8 goals)

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament.

Teams

A total of 48 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations.[1]

Zone Spots Teams entering qualification Did not enter
North Zone
(UNAF)		 2 spots
West A Zone
(WAFU-UFOA A)		 2 spots
West B Zone
(WAFU-UFOA B)		 3 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC)		 3 spots
Central-East Zone
(CECAFA)		 3 spots
South Zone
(COSAFA)		 3 spots
Total 16 spots 48 teams
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • Central African Republic were excluded by the CAF from participating because of their withdrawal against DR Congo in the 2016 African Nations Championship qualification.
  • Chad withdrew on 27 March 2016, but however, on 24 May 2016, Chad announced that they would not be able to qualify for CHAN 2018, and São Tomé and Príncipe officially entered the qualification, along with Equatorial Guinea.
  • Egypt were expected to withdraw from the CHAN 2018, but however, on 4 June 2016, it was announced that Egypt would participate in the CHAN 2018 qualification.
  • On 12 March 2017, the Football Association of Malawi announced their senior national football team would withdraw from the competition due to the lack of funding.[2] However, they later announced its reversal of this decision and would continue to compete.[3]
  • Kenya were the original hosts and would have qualified automatically. However, on 23 September 2017, the CAF decided to withdraw their hosting rights due to a lack of progress with preparations.[4][5]
  • Morocco were named as the new hosts on 14 October 2017.[6] Since they had already qualified in the North Zone, their spot in the final tournament was re-allocated to Egypt, which lost to Morocco in the North Zone final qualifying round.[7] However, Egypt declined to participate citing a "congested domestic calendar".[8] As a result, the spot was reverted to Central-East Zone (as originally three teams would participate including Kenya as original hosts), and would go to the winner of a play-off between Ethiopia and Rwanda, the two teams which lost in the Central-East Zone final qualifying round.[9]

Schedule

The draw was held on 3 February 2017 at Libreville, Gabon.[10]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[11]

Zone / Round Matchday Date
North Zone
Central Zone		 West A Zone
West B Zone		 Central-East Zone
South Zone
— — First round First leg 20–22 April 2017
Second leg 28–30 April 2017
— First round Second round First leg 14–16 July 2017
Second leg 21–23 July 2017
First round Second round Third round First leg 11–13 August 2017
Second leg 18–20 August 2017

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).[12]

North Zone
  • All four teams (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco) entered the first round.

First round

Winners qualify for 2018 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Egypt  2–4  Morocco 1–1 1–3
Algeria  2–3  Libya 1–2 1–1
Egypt 1–1 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)
Morocco 3–1 Egypt
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate.

Algeria 1–2 Libya
 Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Libya 1–1 Algeria
 Report
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

Libya won 3–2 on aggregate.

West A Zone
  • All eight teams (Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone) entered the first round.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Sierra Leone  2–4  Senegal 1–1 1–3
Guinea-Bissau  1–10  Guinea 1–3 0–7
Liberia  1–2  Mauritania 0–2 1–0
Gambia  0–4  Mali 0–0 0–4
Sierra Leone 1–1 Senegal
  • Fofanah  63'
 Report
Referee: Manuel Timas (Cape Verde)
Senegal 3–1 Sierra Leone
 Report
  • Fullah  5'
Referee: Gilberto dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)

Senegal won 4–2 on aggregate.

Guinea-Bissau 1–3 Guinea
  • Juca  68'
 Report
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)
Guinea 7–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Referee: George Rogers (Liberia)

Guinea won 10–1 on aggregate.

Liberia 0–2 Mauritania
Report
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)
Mauritania 0–1 Liberia
Report
Stade Municipal Zouérate, Zouérat
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Gambia 0–0 Mali
Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
Mali 4–0 Gambia
 Report
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

Mali won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for 2018 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Senegal  3–6  Guinea 3–1 0–5
Mauritania  3–2  Mali 2–2 1–0
Senegal 3–1 Guinea
 Report
  • M. S. Camara  67'
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Guinea 5–0 Senegal
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Guinea won 6–3 on aggregate.

Mauritania 2–2 Mali
 Report
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Mali 0–1 Mauritania
Report
  • Moussa  28'

Mauritania won 3–2 on aggregate.

West B Zone
  • Two teams (Benin, Togo) entered the first round.
  • Five teams (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria) entered the second round.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Togo  2–2 (7–8 p)  Benin 1–1 1–1
Togo 1–1 Benin
  • Sewonou  47'
 Report
  • Koukpo  43'
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)
Benin 1–1 Togo
  • Aboki  52'
 Report
  • Sewonou  73'
Penalties
 8–7
Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

2–2 on aggregate. Benin won 8–7 on penalties.

Second round

Winners qualify for 2018 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin  1–2  Nigeria 1–0 0–2
Niger  2–2 (a)  Ivory Coast 2–1 0–1
Burkina Faso  4–3  Ghana 2–2 2–1
Benin 1–0 Nigeria
  • Seibou  89' (pen.)
 Report
Nigeria 2–0 Benin
 Report
Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea)

Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Niger 2–1 Ivory Coast
  • Seyni  44'
  • Garba  85' (pen.)
 Report
  • Dosso  45+2'
Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Niger
  • Sylla  90+7'
 Report
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

2–2 on aggregate. Ivory Coast won on away goals.

Burkina Faso 2–2 Ghana
  • Sylla  58'
  • Sawadogo  85'
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Ghana 1–2 Burkina Faso
  • Addo  61'
 Report
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Burkina Faso won 4–3 on aggregate.

Central Zone
  • All six teams (Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe) entered the first round.

First round

Winners qualify for 2018 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Equatorial Guinea  w/o  Gabon — —
Congo  1–1 (a)  DR Congo 0–0 1–1
São Tomé and Príncipe  0–4  Cameroon 0–2 0–2
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled Gabon
Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
Gabon Cancelled Equatorial Guinea
Report
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (DR Congo)

Equatorial Guinea won on walkover after Gabon withdrew prior to the first leg.[15]

Congo 0–0 DR Congo
Report
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
DR Congo 1–1 Congo
 Report
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

1–1 on aggregate. Congo won on away goals.

São Tomé and Príncipe 0–2 Cameroon
Report
  • Pangop  42'
  • Fosso  75' (pen.)
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)
Cameroon 2–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Ngondji  53'
  • Bouli  60'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

Cameroon won 4–0 on aggregate.

Central-East Zone
  • Two teams (Somalia, South Sudan) entered the first round.
  • Seven teams (Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda) entered the second round.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Somalia  1–4  South Sudan 1–2 0–2
Somalia 1–2 South Sudan
 Report
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
South Sudan 2–0 Somalia
  • Wurube  53'
  • Moga  69'
 Report
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

South Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
South Sudan  1–5  Uganda 0–0 1–5
Tanzania  1–1 (a)  Rwanda 1–1 0–0
Djibouti  w/o  Ethiopia 1–5 —
Burundi  0–1  Sudan 0–0 0–1
South Sudan 0–0 Uganda
Report
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)
Uganda 5–1 South Sudan
 Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)

Uganda won 5–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania 1–1 Rwanda
 Report
Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan)
Rwanda 0–0 Tanzania
Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

1–1 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.

Djibouti 1–5 Ethiopia
  • ?  74'
 Report
  • Getaneh  20', 50', 72', 90+1'
  • Mulualem  55'
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Ethiopia Cancelled Djibouti
Report
Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan)

Ethiopia won on walkover after Djibouti withdrew prior to the second leg.[17]

Burundi 0–0 Sudan
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Zekarias Girma Fega (Ethiopia)
Sudan 1–0 Burundi
  • Bakhit  50'
 Report
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Sudan won 1–0 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualify for 2018 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda  3–2  Rwanda 3–0 0–2
Ethiopia  1–2  Sudan 1–1 0–1
Uganda 3–0 Rwanda
 Report
St Mary's Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Rwanda 2–0 Uganda
 Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan)

Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 1–1 Sudan
  • Abdurahman  83'
 Report
  • Bakhit  76'
Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)
Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia
  • Saadeldin  48'
 Report
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Play-off

Winner qualifies for 2018 African Nations Championship (replacing the original hosts Kenya which would have qualified automatically).

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ethiopia  2–3  Rwanda 2–3 0–0
Ethiopia 2–3 Rwanda
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Rwanda 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Rwanda won 3–2 on aggregate.

South Zone
  • Four teams (Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles) entered the first round.
  • Ten teams (Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe) entered the second round.

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Madagascar  2–0  Malawi 1–0 1–0
Mauritius  3–2  Seychelles 2–1 1–1
Madagascar 1–0 Malawi
  • Raveloarisona  87'
 Report
Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)
Malawi 0–1 Madagascar
Report
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Madagascar won 2–0 on aggregate.

Mauritius 2–1 Seychelles
 Report
  • Manoo  77'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Seychelles 1–1 Mauritius
  • Corallie  50'
 Report
  • Dorza  15'

Mauritius won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Madagascar  4–2  Mozambique 2–2 2–0
Mauritius  2–4  Angola 0–1 2–3
Comoros  2–1  Lesotho 2–0 0–1
Namibia  1–1 (5–4 p)  Zimbabwe 1–0 0–1
Botswana  0–3  South Africa 0–2 0–1
Swaziland  0–7  Zambia 0–4 0–3
Madagascar 2–2 Mozambique
 Report
Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)
Mozambique 0–2 Madagascar
Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Madagascar won 4–2 on aggregate.

Mauritius 0–1 Angola
Report
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Angola 3–2 Mauritius
 Report
Referee: Nomore Murambiwa Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Angola won 4–2 on aggregate.

Comoros 2–0 Lesotho
  • I. Youssouf  47'
  • Bacar  78'
 Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Lesotho 1–0 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Comoros win 2–1 on aggregate.

Namibia 1–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
Zimbabwe 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)

1–1 on aggregate. Namibia won 5–4 on penalties.

Botswana 0–2 South Africa
Report
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
South Africa 1–0 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

South Africa won 3–0 on aggregate.

Swaziland 0–4 Zambia
Report
Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)
Zambia 3–0 Swaziland
 Report
Referee: João Goma (Angola)

Zambia won 7–0 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualify for 2018 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Madagascar  0–1  Angola 0–0 0–1
Comoros  2–3  Namibia 2–1 0–2
South Africa  2–4  Zambia 2–2 0–2
Madagascar 0–0 Angola
Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Angola 1–0 Madagascar
 Report

Angola won 1–0 on aggregate.

Comoros 2–1 Namibia
  • Mradabi  41'
  • M. Youssouf  45+1'
 Report
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
Namibia 2–0 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Namibia won 3–2 on aggregate.

South Africa 2–2 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Zambia 2–0 South Africa
 Report
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Zambia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualifying zone Qualified on Previous appearances in African Nations Championship1
 Morocco (hosts)North Zone18 August 20172 (2014, 2016)
 Libya18 August 20172 (2009, 2014)
 GuineaWest A Zone23 August 20171 (2016)
 Mauritania19 August 20171 (2014)
 NigeriaWest B Zone19 August 20172 (2014, 2016)
 Ivory Coast19 August 20173 (2009, 2011, 2016)
 Burkina Faso20 August 20171 (2014)
 Equatorial GuineaCentral Zone9 August 20170 (debut)
 Congo19 August 20171 (2014)
 Cameroon19 August 20172 (2011, 2016)
 UgandaCentral-East Zone19 August 20173 (2011, 2014, 2016)
 Sudan19 August 20171 (2011)
 Rwanda12 November 20172 (2011, 2016)
 AngolaSouth Zone19 August 20172 (2011, 2016)
 Namibia20 August 20170 (debut)
 Zambia19 August 20172 (2009, 2016)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers
8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goals

Notes
  1. Libya played their home leg in Tunisia due to the Libyan Civil War.
  2. The first leg between Senegal and Guinea was postponed to mid-week to avoid a clash with general assembly elections.[13] The second leg was also postponed to mid-week as a result. It was originally to be played on 22 August, but was postponed to the next day due to heavy rain.[14]
  3. Somalia played their home leg in Djibouti due to the Somali Civil War.[16]
  4. The first leg between Burundi and Sudan was postponed by a week to allow Sudan to travel to Burundi following the lifting of the suspension of the Sudan Football Association on 13 July.[18] The second leg was also postponed by a week as a result.

References
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  3. "Malawi make U-turn over Nations Cup withdrawal". BBC Sport. 17 March 2017.
  4. "Kenya to Host 2018 Africa Nations Cup". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  5. "Decisions of the Executive Committee - 23 September 2017". CAF. 23 September 2017.
  6. "Morocco will host Total CHAN 2018". CAF. 15 October 2017.
  7. "Egypt qualify for Total CHAN, Morocco 2018". CAF. 15 October 2017.
  8. "AFRICAN FOOTBALL Egypt declines CHAN 2018 invite". soka25east.com. 22 October 2017.
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  10. "Fixtures of Total CHAN Kenya 2018 qualifiers". CAF. 4 February 2017.
  11. "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  12. "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAF.
  13. "Elim. CHAN 2018 : Sénégal-Guinée reporté". foot224.net. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017.
  14. "Guinée-Sénégal (CHAN 2018) : la pluie empêche la tenue du match". guinee360.com. 22 August 2017.
  15. "Guinea Ecuatorial clasificada para la CHAN Kenia 2018". FEGUIFUT. 9 August 2017.
  16. "Sextet start race to Kenya 2018". CAF. 20 April 2017.
  17. "ELIMINATOIRES CHAN 2018: DJIBOUTI DÉCLARE FORFAIT !". africatopsports.com. 18 July 2017.
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