Tournament details | |
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Dates | 1 April – 24 July 2016 |
Teams | 54 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 57 |
Goals scored | 127 (2.23 per match) |
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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.
The draws were conducted during the CAF Executive Committee meeting held on Friday, 5 February 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.
Participants
No Participation | Teams | Number of teams |
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No participation | 13 | |
First round entrants | 24 | |
Second round entrants | 16 | |
Final tournament entrants |
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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).
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.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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. | Kenya | 1–1 | Cancelled |
Burundi | w/o | DR Congo | Cancelled | Cancelled |
Rwanda | awd. | 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 |
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Radaoui 5' Khemiri 61' Serarfi 68' |
Report |
Niger | 1–1 | Tunisia |
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Badamassi 74' | Report | Dhib 60' |
Tunisia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Ethiopia | 2–1 | Somalia |
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Awal 26' Shibru 80' |
Report | Isse 77' |
Somalia | 0–2 | Ethiopia |
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Report | Demte 47' (pen.) Amada 49' |
Ethiopia won 4–1 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone | 0–2 | Gambia |
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Report | Sanneh 65' Jallow 72' |
Gambia | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
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Babou 32' Jobe 68' |
Report |
Gambia won 4–0 on aggregate.
Liberia | 0–2 | Guinea |
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Report | I. Sylla 41', 64' |
Guinea | 1–1 | Liberia |
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Yansane 10' | Report | Nimely 81' |
Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate.
Algeria | 2–1 | Mauritania |
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Hamra 12' El Melali 45' (pen.) |
Report | El Hacen 25' |
Mauritania | 2–0 | Algeria |
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El Hacen 35' (pen.) Tanjy 90' |
Report |
Mauritania won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sudan | 1–1 | Kenya |
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Mutwakil 27' | Report | Odhiambo 46' (pen.) |
Kenya | Cancelled | Sudan |
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Report |
Sudan advanced after Kenya were disqualified.
Burundi | Cancelled | DR Congo |
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Report |
DR Congo | Cancelled | Burundi |
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Report |
Burundi advanced after DR Congo withdrew.
Rwanda | 1–1 | Uganda |
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Blaise 17' | Report | Edrisa 34' |
Uganda | 2–1 | Rwanda |
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Azake 20', 58' (pen.) | Report | Abeddy 18' |
Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate. However, Rwanda advanced after Uganda were disqualified.
Angola | Cancelled | Chad |
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Report |
Chad | Cancelled | Angola |
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Report |
Angola advanced after Chad withdrew.
Mozambique | 1–0 | Mauritius |
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Renato 74' | Report |
Mauritius | 2–1 | Mozambique |
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Pascal 29' Neelesh 90+4' |
Report | Vincent 57' (o.g.) |
2–2 on aggregate. Mozambique won on away goals.
Swaziland | 2–2 | Namibia |
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Mtetwa 38' Figareido 56' (pen.) |
Report | Kantori 29' Eib 40' |
Namibia | 2–0 | Swaziland |
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Hakuria 25' Tjikundi 51' |
Report |
Namibia won 4–2 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe | 0–1 | Botswana |
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Report | Legopelo 67' |
Botswana | 0–2 | Zimbabwe |
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Report | Sibanda 1' Makaha 45+2' |
Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.
- Notes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |
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Raed 49' | Report | Niane 2' (pen.), 79' |
Senegal | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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Badji 68', 89' | Report |
Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.
Ethiopia | 2–1 | Ghana |
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Amada 4', 8' | Report | Osabutey 87' |
Ghana | 4–0 | Ethiopia |
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Yeboah 6', 76' D. Mohammed 8' Mensah 57' |
Report |
Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.
Gambia | 1–0 | Morocco |
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P. Jobe 42' | Report |
Morocco | 1–0 | Gambia |
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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 |
1–1 on aggregate. Gambia won 7–6 on penalties.
Ivory Coast | 1–2 | Guinea |
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Diallo 78' | Report | Fernandez 22', 50' |
Guinea | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Report | Sangare 69' |
2–2 on aggregate. Guinea won on away goals.
Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Congo |
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Kahan 12' | Report | Gassama 8' |
Congo | 2–2 | Burkina Faso |
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Goyi 55' Mondonga 84' |
Report | Karidoula 59' Lingani 90+3' |
3–3 on aggregate. Burkina Faso won on away goals.
Mauritania | 0–3 | Mali |
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Report | Maiga 24', 38' Diakité 90+1' (pen.) |
Mali | 4–1 | Mauritania |
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Traoré 2' Maiga 25', 69', 90+4' |
Report | Tanjy 48' |
Mali won 7–1 on aggregate.
Sudan | Cancelled | Malawi |
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Report |
Malawi | Cancelled | Sudan |
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Report |
Sudan advanced after Malawi withdrew.
Burundi | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Report | Agor 60' |
Nigeria | 2–1 | Burundi |
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Osimhen 72' (pen.) Nwakali 81' |
Report | Ndikumana 87' |
Nigeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rwanda | 0–1 | Egypt |
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Report | Taher 50' |
Egypt | 0–1 | Rwanda |
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Report | Niyibizi 83' | |
Penalties | ||
Galal Mostafa Ragab Hamdy Sobhi |
3–2 | Usabimana Nshuti Biramahire Itangishaka Niyonkuru |
1–1 on aggregate. Egypt won 3–2 on penalties.
Angola | 3–0 | Gabon |
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Vá 13' Chabalala 74' Amândio 76' |
Report |
Gabon | 1–0 | Angola |
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Nzigou 43' | Report |
Angola won 3–1 on aggregate.
Mozambique | 1–1 | Lesotho |
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Langa 15' | Report | Mohapi 20' |
Lesotho | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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Koloti 32' | Report |
Lesotho won 2–1 on aggregate.
Namibia | 0–0 | South Africa |
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Report |
South Africa | 2–0 | Namibia |
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Lakay 25' (pen.) Jordan 88' |
Report |
South Africa won 2–0 on aggregate.
Zimbabwe | 0–0 | Cameroon |
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Report |
Cameroon | 3–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Ayuk 18' Ekani 21' Chenkam 88' |
Report |
Cameroon won 3–0 on aggregate.
Libya | Cancelled | Benin |
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Report |
Benin | Cancelled | Libya |
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Report |
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.
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |
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Niane 11', 25', 59' | Report | Osabutey 22' |
Ghana | 1–0 | Senegal |
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Boateng 31' | Report |
Senegal won 3–2 on aggregate.
Gambia | 0–0 | Guinea |
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Report |
Guinea | 2–1 | Gambia |
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Camara 18' Yansane 68' |
Report | Jobe 85' (pen.) |
Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.
Burkina Faso | 0–0 | Mali |
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Report |
Mali | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
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Koita 9' Bagayoko 57' |
Report |
Mali won 2–0 on aggregate.
Sudan | 1–2 | Nigeria |
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Mohamed 27' | Report | Chukwueze 67' Osimhen 86' |
Nigeria | 3–4 | Sudan |
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Chukwueze 15' Bamgboye 26' Okonkwo 66' |
Report | Ismail 21' Nasaan 42', 56', 82' |
5–5 on aggregate. Sudan won on away goals.
Egypt | 1–0 | Angola |
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Abdalla 57' | Report |
Angola | 0–4 | Egypt |
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Report | Hassan 12' Ramadan 44' Abou El Fotouh 72' Rayan 90+2' |
Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate.
Lesotho | 0–2 | South Africa |
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Report | Jordan 6' Sithole 80' |
South Africa | 3–0 | Lesotho |
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Jordan 49' Mbatha 83' Rambuwane 88' |
Report |
South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.
Cameroon | 3–0 | Libya |
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Chenkam 37' Hongla 44' Preston 53' |
Report |
Libya | 1–0 | Cameroon |
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Elqjdar 87' | Report |
Cameroon won 3–1 on aggregate.
References
- "Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released". Cafonline.com. 11 February 2016.
- ^ "Fixtueres of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- "Regulations of the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
- "Kenya disqualified from AFCON U-20 Zambia 2017". CAfonline.com. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- "U-20 AFCON: Uganda eliminated, Rwanda qualify". CAfonline.com. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- "DR Congo withdraws from AFCON U-17 & U-20 qualifiers". CAF. 15 March 2016.
External links
- 20th Edition Of The U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations, Zambia 2017, CAFonline.com
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