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Not to be confused with Football at the 2015 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification.

2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates	24 April – 2 August 2015
Teams	26 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	69 (2.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kahraba Adama Niane (4 goals each)
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International football competition

The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying rounds decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, a youth football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the under-23 national teams of their member associations. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Senegal who qualified automatically as hosts.

The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations acts as qualification to the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament for the CAF, with the top three teams qualifying.

Player eligibility

Players born on or after 1 January 1993 are eligible to compete in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

Teams

A total of 26 teams entered the qualifying rounds.

Round	Teams entering round	No. of teams
First round	Botswana Ghana Guinea-Bissau Kenya Liberia Libya Mauritania Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia	10
Second round	Cameroon Congo Mali Sudan Eswatini Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe	9
Third round	Algeria Egypt Gabon Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria South Africa	7
Final tournament	Senegal (hosts)	1
Disqualified	DR Congo (original hosts)	1

Did not enter
Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Djibouti Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gambia Guinea Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles South Sudan Tanzania Togo

Notes

The final tournament was originally to be hosted by the Democratic Republic of the Congo. After Senegal replaced them as hosts, the CAF released an updated version of the draw. In the initial draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland were to play each other in the first round, where the winner would play South Africa in the second round, where the winner would play Senegal in the third round. In the updated draw, Zimbabwe and Swaziland play each other in the second round, where the winner play South Africa in the third round.
Namibia's U23 team manager Jakes Amaning said the Namibia Football Association did apply to take part in the tournament, but due to unforeseen circumstances its name did not appear in the CAF draw. The Confederation of African Football have said the Namibian application may not have been received due to a "technical error". Although the draw took place on 20 September 2014, FIFA have set a deadline of 25 October for applicants.

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament, where they are joined by the hosts Senegal.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Round	Leg	Date
First round	First leg	24–26 April 2015
First round	Second leg	8–10 May 2015
Second round	First leg	22–24 May 2015
Second round	Second leg	29–31 May 2015
Third round	First leg	17–19 July 2015
Third round	Second leg	31 July–2 August 2015

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ghana	7–1	Liberia	2–0	5–1
Guinea-Bissau	w/o	Sierra Leone	—	—
Libya	w/o	Mauritania	—	—
Botswana	4–4 (a)	Kenya	3–0	1–4
Rwanda	3–1	Somalia	2–0	1–1

Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew. Liberia played their home match in Ghana due to Ebola outbreak. Somalia played their home match in Djibouti (originally in Kenya) due to security concerns.

26 April 2015 (2015-04-26)15:30 UTC±0

Ghana	2–0	Liberia
Mohammed 28' Ashia 65'	Report

Tamale Stadium, TamaleReferee: Benjamin Ekabatiem Ekabatiem Odey (Nigeria) 2 May 2015 (2015-05-02)15:30 UTC±0

Liberia	1–5	Ghana
Harmond 34'	Report	Gadze 20' Mensah 25' Mohammed 39', 60' Montari 77'

Tamale Stadium, TamaleReferee: Antonio Manuel Fortes Rodrigues (Cape Verde)

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)

Guinea-Bissau	Cancelled	Sierra Leone
	Report

Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea) 8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Guinea-Bissau
	Report

Referee: Jerry S. Yekeh (Liberia)

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)

Libya	Cancelled	Mauritania
	Report

8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)

Mauritania	Cancelled	Libya
	Report

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24)19:00 UTC+2

Botswana	3–0	Kenya
Kebatho 66', 86' Makgantai 67'	Report

Lobatse Stadium, LobatseReferee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe) 9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	4–1	Botswana
Olunga 19', 36', 90' Ndirangu 78'	Report	Kebatho 22'

Nyayo National Stadium, NairobiReferee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

25 April 2015 (2015-04-25)15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	2–0	Somalia
Mukunzi 17' Muhire 90+2'	Report

Amahoro Stadium, KigaliAttendance: 3,000Referee: Waziri Sheha Waziri (Tanzania) 10 May 2015 (2015-05-10)16:00 UTC+3

Somalia	1–1	Rwanda
Mohammed 90'	Report	Isaie 4'

Stade du Ville, DjiboutiReferee: Gait Metodious Oting (South Sudan)

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ghana	1–1 (4–5 p)	Congo	1–0	0–1
Sierra Leone	1–1 (a)	Cameroon	0–0	1–1
Mauritania	2–4	Mali	1–1	1–3
Botswana	1–3	Zambia	1–1	0–2
Rwanda	1–4	Uganda	1–2	0–2
Zimbabwe	2–2 (a)	Eswatini	0–0	2–2
Tunisia	3–0	Sudan	1–0	2–0

Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Cameroon due to Ebola outbreak.

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)15:00 UTC±0

Ghana	1–0	Congo
Andoh 44'	Report

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast) 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)15:30 UTC+1

Congo	1–0	Ghana
Ganvoula 26'	Report
Penalties
	5–4

Stade Municipal, Pointe-NoireReferee: Henry Duvalier Mouandjo Kalla (Cameroon)

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)16:00 UTC+1

Sierra Leone	0–0	Cameroon
	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéReferee: Omar Sallah (Gambia) 30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)15:00 UTC+1

Cameroon	1–1	Sierra Leone
Minala 33'	Report	Barrie 90' (pen.)

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéReferee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)17:00 UTC±0

Mauritania	1–1	Mali
Niass 63'	Report	Niane 88' (pen.)

Stade Olympique, NouakchottReferee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) 30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)17:00 UTC±0

Mali	3–1	Mauritania
Niane 3', 88' (pen.) Cissé 69'	Report	Bagili 53'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoReferee: Baba Leno (Guinea)

22 May 2015 (2015-05-22)19:30 UTC+2

Botswana	1–1	Zambia
Mbaiwa 67'	Report	Chirwa 13'

Lobatse Stadium, LobatseReferee: Patrick Ngoleka (Malawi) 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	2–0	Botswana
Kampamba 47' Mubanga 55'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, LusakaReferee: Jose Maria Rachide (Mozambique)

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	1–2	Uganda
Nshuti 61'	Report	Miya 10' Mutyaba 70'

Amahoro Stadium, KigaliReferee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti) 30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	2–0	Rwanda
Ssemazi 61' Miya 64'	Report

Nakivubo Stadium, KampalaReferee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24)15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	0–0	Eswatini
	Report

Rufaro Stadium, HarareReferee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius) 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)15:00 UTC+2

Eswatini	2–2	Zimbabwe
Mkhontfo 40' (pen.) Dlamini 60'	Report	Kadewere 56' Pfumbidzai 80' (pen.)

Somhlolo National Stadium, LobambaReferee: Andofetra Avombitana Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

23 May 2015 (2015-05-23)18:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	1–0	Sudan
Kchouk 89'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, RadèsReferee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) 31 May 2015 (2015-05-31)16:45 UTC+3

Sudan	0–2	Tunisia
	Report	Chaâlali 23' Meriah 66'

El Obeid Stadium, Al-UbayyidReferee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)

Third round

Winners qualified for final tournament.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nigeria	2–1	Congo	2–1	0–0
Algeria	2–0	Sierra Leone	2–0	0–0
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Ivory Coast	0–0 (3–4 p)	Zambia	0–0	0–0
Egypt	6–1	Uganda	4–0	2–1
Zimbabwe	1–4	South Africa	1–1	0–3
Morocco	1–2	Tunisia	1–0	0–2

Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Algeria due to Ebola outbreak (match also brought forward by a week).

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	2–1	Congo
Ajayi 48', 54'	Report	Nkounkou 66'

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port HarcourtReferee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya) 2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)15:30 UTC+1

Congo	0–0	Nigeria
	Report

Stade Municipal, Pointe-NoireReferee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)20:45 UTC+1

Algeria	2–0	Sierra Leone
Amokrane 8', 21'	Report

Stade Mustapha Tchaker, BlidaReferee: Wahid Tamuni Salah (Libya) 25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)20:45 UTC+1

Sierra Leone	0–0	Algeria
	Report

Stade Mustapha Tchaker, BlidaReferee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)15:30 UTC+1

Gabon	0–1	Mali
	Report	Niane 77'

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, LibrevilleReferee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) 2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)17:00 UTC±0

Mali	2–0	Gabon
Mboudou 68' (o.g.) Traoré 89'	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoReferee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)15:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	0–0	Zambia
	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, AbidjanReferee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso) 1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	0–0	Ivory Coast
	Report
Penalties
Chirwa Kampamba Chepeshi B. Sakala Zulu S. Sakala Daka	4–3	Kessié Assalé Diarra Coulibaly Maiga Ahoulou N'Guessan

Nkoloma Stadium, LusakaReferee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)19:15 UTC+2

Egypt	4–0	Uganda
Salem 7' Kahraba 68', 90+2' Sobhi 79'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 1,000Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia) 1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)16:00 UTC+3

Uganda	1–2	Egypt
Miya 77'	Report	Kahraba 18', 56'

Mandela National Stadium, KampalaReferee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	1–1	South Africa
Musona 84'	Report	Dolly 66'

Rufaro Stadium, HarareReferee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia) 1 August 2015 (2015-08-01)20:15 UTC+2

South Africa	3–0	Zimbabwe
Dolly 2', 90' Motupa 9'	Report

Harry Gwala Stadium, PietermaritzburgReferee: Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Eswatini)

19 July 2015 (2015-07-19)18:00 UTC+1

Morocco	1–0	Tunisia
Bencharki 45' (pen.)	Report

Stade de FUS, RabatReferee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau) 2 August 2015 (2015-08-02)18:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	2–0	Morocco
Rjaïbi 57' Jouini 63'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, RadèsReferee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
Senegal (hosts)	14 March 2015	1 (2011)
Algeria	25 July 2015	1 (2011)
Egypt	1 August 2015	1 (2011)
Zambia	1 August 2015	0
Tunisia	1 August 2015	0
South Africa	1 August 2015	1 (2011)
Nigeria	2 August 2015	1 (2011)
Mali	2 August 2015	0

Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Own goal

Karl Mboudou (playing against Mali)

References

^ "Macky Sall accepts to host U-23 Championship in December". CAF. 14 March 2015.
"QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXI OLYMPIAD – RIO 2016 Original" (pdf). Comité Olímpico Portugal. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
^ "Fixtures of the Qualifiers of U-23 African Championship" (PDF). CAF. 15 April 2015.
"Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers". Windhoek: Namibian U23 Side Not Drawn for Olympics Qualifiers – via AllAfrica (subscription required) . 27 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
"Zimbabwe: Pasuwa Welcomes CAF Under-23 Draw". NewZimbabwe – via AllAfrica.com (subscription required) . 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
"CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
"African journey to Rio de Janeiro takes-off". CAF. 22 April 2015.
"Djibouti to host Somalia, Rwanda tie". SuperSport. 6 May 2015.

External links

U-23 African Championship 2015 Qualifiers, CAFonline.com

African U-23 Championship and U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

Editions

Olympic Qualifiers	1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
African U-23 Championship	Morocco 2011
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations	Senegal 2015 Egypt 2019 Morocco 2023

Qualification

Squads

Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Men's qualification
AFC	Qualification rounds U-23 Championship
CAF	Qualification rounds U-23 Cup of Nations
CONCACAF	Qualification rounds Olympic Qualifying Championship
CONMEBOL	U-20 Championship
OFC	Pacific Games
UEFA	Qualification rounds Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Group 9 Group 10 Play-offs U-21 Championship
Play-off	CONCACAF v CONMEBOL

Women's qualification
AFC	Olympic Qualifying Tournament
CAF	Olympic Qualifying Tournament
CONCACAF	Qualification rounds Olympic Qualifying Championship
CONMEBOL	Copa América
OFC	Pacific Games Play-off
UEFA	Qualification rounds Preliminary round Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Play-offs World Cup Tournament for final berth

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