2015 African U-20 Championship qualification

The qualification phase of the 2015 African U-20 Championship decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Senegal.

2015 African U-20 Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates4 April – 31 August 2014
Teams43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played63
Goals scored143 (2.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Lesotho Thabiso Brown
(5 goals)
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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).[1]

Teams edit

A total of 43 teams entered the qualification phase.

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
Did not enter 10
First round 30
Second round
13
Final tournament 1

First round edit

The first legs were scheduled for 4–6 April 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 25–27 April 2014.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mozambique   4–2   Namibia 2–1 2–1
Malawi   3–2   Botswana 1–1 2–1
Swaziland   2–4   Lesotho 0–3 2–1
Kenya   0–0 (3–4 p)   Tanzania 0–0 0–0
Seychelles   0–5   Ethiopia 0–2 0–3
Djibouti   1–2   Burundi 1–1 0–1
South Sudan   w/o[nb 1]   Rwanda
Sierra Leone   2–0   Guinea 1–0 1–0
Somalia   0–6[nb 2]   Sudan 0–6
Niger   2–2 (5–6 p)   Congo 2–0 0–2
Liberia   awd.[nb 3][3]   Gambia 0–1
Ivory Coast   w/o[nb 4]   Guinea-Bissau
Chad   0–4   Libya 0–1 0–3
Tunisia   6–1   Mauritania 3–0 3–1
Togo   w/o[nb 5]   Equatorial Guinea
Notes
  1. ^ South Sudan withdrew.
  2. ^ Somalia and Sudan played one match only.
  3. ^ Gambia were disqualified after fielding five over-age players (Sampierre Mendy, Buba Sanneh, Bubacarr Trawally, Saloum Fall and Ali Sowe) in the first leg against Liberia.
  4. ^ Guinea-Bissau withdrew.
  5. ^ Equatorial Guinea withdrew.

Mozambique  2–1  Namibia
Luís Miquissone   34'
Norberto Marcolino Norberto   57'
Report Uaseuko Katjiukua   40'
Referee: Mbongiseni Elliot Fakudze (Swaziland)
Namibia  1–2  Mozambique
Henry Duwe   72' Report Germino Eduardo   52', 89'
Referee: Lekgotla Leonard Johannes (Botswana)

Mozambique won 4–2 on aggregate.


Malawi  1–1  Botswana
Ng'ambi Khumbo   3' Report Karabo Phiri   20'
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)
Botswana  1–2  Malawi
Makgantai Onkabetse   89' Report Chawanangwa Kaonga   53', 66'
Referee: Joao Amado Goma (Angola)

Malawi won 3–2 on aggregate.


Swaziland  0–3  Lesotho
Report Brown   30', 65'
Tokelo Lemagon Majoro   90' (pen.)
Referee: Naasif Moegamat Julius (South Africa)
Lesotho  1–2  Swaziland
Morapeli Losoetse   89' Report Nkambule Mlanduo   60', 71'
Referee: Duncan Lengani (Malawi)

Lesotho won 4–2 on aggregate.


Kenya  0–0  Tanzania
Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
Tanzania  0–0  Kenya
Report
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won on penalties.


Seychelles  0–2  Ethiopia
Report ?   ?'
?   ?'
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
Ethiopia  3–0  Seychelles
Dukele Dawa Hotessa   33'
Ayele Aklilu   56' (pen.)
Worku Surafel Getachew   67'
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Ethiopia won 5–0 on aggregate.


Djibouti  1–1  Burundi
Warsama Houssein Said   14' Report Mpawenayo Kevin Raoul   76'
Referee: Allaister Barra (Seychelles)
Burundi  1–0  Djibouti
Emmanuel Mvuyekure   73' Report
Referee: Sebit Rassas Librato (South Sudan)

Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate.


South Sudan  Cancelled  Rwanda
Report
Rwanda  Cancelled  South Sudan
Report

Rwanda won on default.


Sierra Leone  1–0  Guinea
Sorie Barrie   37' Report
Referee: Isaac T Z Montgomery (Liberia)
Guinea  0–1  Sierra Leone
Report Ibrahim Kamara   21'
Referee: Daouda Kebe (Senegal)

Sierra Leone won 2–0 on aggregate.


Sudan  6–0  Somalia
Elshareef Eshag Ahmed   4'
Wagdi Awad Abd Alla   7'
Zahid Hussein Gad Alla   24', 77'
Mohamed Mukhtar Fadl Osman   66', 90'
Report
Referee: Farah Aden Ali (Djibouti)

Sudan won 6–0 on aggregate.


Niger  2–0  Congo
Jafar Ibrahim Ahmed A   24', 87' Report
Referee: Louis Sanou (Burkina Faso)
Congo  2–0  Niger
Loussoukou   11' (pen.)
Okombi   83'
Report
Penalties
6–5
Referee: Joaquin Ela Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

2–2 on aggregate. Congo won on penalties.


Liberia  0–1  Gambia
Report Bakary Daffeh   31'
Referee: Akintoye Germain Koole (Benin)
Gambia  Cancelled  Liberia
Report

Liberia won on default.


Guinea-Bissau  Cancelled  Ivory Coast
Report

Ivory Coast won on default.


Chad  0–1  Libya
Report Osama Albedwi   76'
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed Hussein (Sudan)
Libya  3–0  Chad
Rwdi Hamed   5', 86'
Djimhoue Fabrice   18' (o.g.)
Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Libya won 4–0 on aggregate.


Tunisia  3–0  Mauritania
Chinaberry Jebali   52'
Firas Ben. Arbi   68'
Mehdi Ouedherfi   79'
Report
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)
Mauritania  1–3  Tunisia
Mohamed Vall Elkory   29' Report Yamen Sfaxi   57'
Mehdi Ouedherfi   77'
Chamseddine Samti   88'
Referee: Prosper Adii (Ghana)

Tunisia won 6–1 on aggregate.


Togo  Cancelled  Equatorial Guinea
Report
Equatorial Guinea  Cancelled  Togo
Report

Togo won on default.

Second round edit

The first legs were scheduled for 9–11 May 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 23–25 May 2014.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mozambique   0–4   Zambia 0–2 0–2
Malawi   3–1   DR Congo 1–1 2–0
Lesotho   4–1   Angola 3–1 1–0
Tanzania   1–6   Nigeria 0–2 1–4
Ethiopia   0–3   South Africa 0–2 0–1
Burundi   1–2   Cameroon 0–1 1–1
Rwanda   0–1   Gabon 0–0 0–1
Sierra Leone   1–4   Ghana 0–2 1–2
Sudan   0–5   Egypt 0–3 0–2
Congo   3–3 (3–2 p)   Benin 2–1 1–2
Liberia   1–2   Ivory Coast 1–0 0–2
Libya   4–2   Tunisia 1–1 3–1
Togo   4–4 (a)   Morocco 0–2 4–2
Burkina Faso   2–3   Mali 0–3 2–0

Mozambique  0–2  Zambia
Report Ngoma   27'
Musonda   87'
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Zambia  2–0  Mozambique
Sautu   65'
Ngoma   90'
Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Zambia won 4–0 on aggregate.


Malawi  1–1  DR Congo
Suwedi Limbani   77' Report Manzinga   69'
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
DR Congo  0–2  Malawi
Report Kaliati   11'
Chawanangwa Kaonga   40'
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew Belete (Ethiopia)

Malawi won 3–1 on aggregate.


Lesotho  3–1  Angola
Brown   10', 46'
Khutlang   44'
Report Filhão   28'
Referee: Anibal Armando Antonio (Mozambique)
Angola  0–1  Lesotho
Report Brown   51'
Referee: Andofetra Avombitana Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Lesotho won 4–1 on aggregate.


Tanzania  0–2  Nigeria
Report Yahaya Musa Auwal   49'
Awoniyi Taiwo Micheal   83'
Referee: Ndala Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
Nigeria  4–1  Tanzania
Abdullahi Ibrahim A.   6'
Yahaya Musa Auwal   33'
Awoniyi Taiwo Micheal   36'
Ezeh Chidera   68'
Report Banda Abdi   16'
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.


Ethiopia  0–2  South Africa
Report Tshepo Chaine   68'
Siyanda Ngubo   85'
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
South Africa  1–0  Ethiopia
Ntuli   38' (pen.) Report
Referee: Osiase William Koto (Lesotho)

South Africa won 3–0 on aggregate.


Burundi  0–1  Cameroon
Report Ephraim Yosanguim   45+1'
Referee: Waziri Sheha Waziri (Tanzania)
Cameroon  1–1  Burundi
Noubissi   31' Report Emmanuel Mvuyekure   27'
Referee: Beranger Raymond Woungui Antsaraga (Gabon)

Cameroon won 2–1 on aggregate.


Rwanda  0–0  Gabon
Report
Referee: Yemane A.Gebremedhin (Eritrea)
Gabon  1–0  Rwanda
Dinda   48' Report
Referee: Messie Jessie Oved Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)

Gabon won 1–0 on aggregate.


Sierra Leone  0–2  Ghana
Report Tetteh   39'
Kasim   82'
Referee: Ousmane Sidibe (Mali)
Ghana  2–1  Sierra Leone
Agyepong   44'
Latif Abubakar   52'
Report Sorie Barrie   38'
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.


Sudan  0–3  Egypt
Report Karim Waleed Sayed Saleh Hassan   5'
Nasser Maher Abdelhamid Abdelhamid   90+2'
Mohamed Magdy Mohamed Morsy   90+5'
Referee: Abdallah Baesus Ashraf (Libya)
Egypt  2–0  Sudan
Abdalla Gomaa Ouda Saleh   39'
Ahmed Hassan Mahmoud El Gehawi   41'
Report
Referee: Khalid Ennouni (Morocco)

Egypt won 5–0 on aggregate.


Congo  2–1  Benin
Koukpo   16' (o.g.)
Ganvoula   71' (pen.)
Report Kader Georges Bidimbou   69' (o.g.)
Referee: Antoine Max Depadoux Effa Essouma (Cameroon)
Benin  2–1  Congo
Abdel Fadel Suanon   53', 62' Report Deldy Goyi   90+2'
Penalties
2–3
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

3–3 on aggregate. Congo won on penalties.


Liberia  1–0  Ivory Coast
Blamo Nimely   86' (pen.) Report
Referee: Kokou Hougnimon Fagla (Togo)
Ivory Coast  2–0  Liberia
Britto   39'
Méïté   58'
Report
Referee: Hamidu Seidu Bomison (Ghana)

Ivory Coast won 2–1 on aggregate.


Libya  1–1  Tunisia
Ellafi   42' Report Bashed Dine Othman   49'
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Tunisia  1–3  Libya
Tbarki Bilel   32' Report Moftah Taktak   43'
Mohamed Zaghdud   50' (pen.)
Adel Abuguba   54'
Referee: Mahmoud Zakria El Banna (Egypt)

Libya won 4–2 on aggregate.


Togo  0–2  Morocco
Report Khaloua   34'
Nabil Jaadi   53' (pen.)
Referee: Slim Belkhaouas (Tunisia)
Morocco  2–4  Togo
Khaloua   10'
Nabil Jaadi   22' (pen.)
Report Kougbenya   33', 50'
Akoete Junior Donou   80'
Moktar Nambiema   90'
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh Anietie (Nigeria)

4–4 on aggregate. Togo won on away goals.


Burkina Faso  0–3  Mali
Report Guindo   16', 72', 83'
Referee: Lalidia Namouano Souleymane (Niger)
Mali  0–2  Burkina Faso
Report Sawadogo Ilasse   17', 67'
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

Third round edit

The first legs were scheduled for 15–17 August 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 29–31 August 2014.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Malawi   1–3   Zambia 1–2 0–1
Nigeria   w/o[nb 1]   Lesotho
Cameroon   2–3   South Africa 1–1 1–2
Ghana   4–1   Gabon 0–0 4–1
Congo   3–2   Egypt 2–0 1–2
Libya   3–4   Ivory Coast 2–1 1–3
Mali   2–1   Togo 2–0 0–1
Notes
  1. ^ Lesotho withdrew because they refused to play with Nigeria due to Ebola concerns. This meant Nigeria qualified automatically.

Malawi  1–2  Zambia
Chawanangwa Kaonga   37' (pen.) Report Bwalya   13'
Zulu   32'
Referee: Lwandile Mfiki (South Africa)
Zambia  1–0  Malawi
Bwalya   53' Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Zambia won 3–1 on aggregate.


Nigeria  Cancelled  Lesotho
Report
Lesotho  Cancelled  Nigeria
Report

Nigeria won on default.


Cameroon  1–1  South Africa
Eteme Adamou Achille Stephane   46' Report Siyanda Ngubo   62'
Referee: Ndala Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
South Africa  2–1  Cameroon
Lakay   38', 44' Report Noubissi   3'
Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)

South Africa won 3–2 on aggregate.


Ghana  0–0  Gabon
Report
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
Gabon  1–4  Ghana
Méyé   ?' (pen.) Report Attobrah   ?'
Yeboah   ?'
Afful   ?'
Kasim   ?'
Referee: Romualdo Do Rosario Baltazar (Angola)

Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.


Congo  2–0  Egypt
Mohamed Magdy Mohamed Morsy   71' (o.g.)
Ndzila   77'
Report
Referee: Beranger Raymond Woungui Antsaraga (Gabon)
Egypt  2–1  Congo
Youssef Mohamed Ibrahim Morsy   22' (pen.)
Karim Waleed Sayed Saleh Hassan   78'
Report Arci Tchibaut Mouanga   49'
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew Belete (Ethiopia)

Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.


Libya  2–1  Ivory Coast
Rwid Hamed   6'
Ellafi   32'
Report Méïté   66'
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Ivory Coast  3–1  Libya
Junior Landry Ahissan   43', 75'
Ba Loua   79'
Report Almoatesem Al Musrati   30'
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Ivory Coast won 4–3 on aggregate.


Mali  2–0  Togo
Guilavogui   78'
Diarra   84'
Report
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)
Togo  1–0  Mali
Abdou-Samiou Tchatakora   19' Report
Referee: Cecil Amatey Fleischer (Ghana)

Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Regulations of the African Youth Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Decisions made by the CAF Executive Committee, convened January 24th 2014" (PDF). CAF. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Gambia disqualified". CAFonline.com. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.

External links edit