2020 African Nations Championship qualification

2020 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates20 April – 20 October 2019
Teams48 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored146 (2.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uganda Patrick Kaddu
Zimbabwe Prince Dube
(4 goals each)
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The 2020 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2020 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.

A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Cameroon which qualified automatically as hosts.[1]

Teams

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Originally, a total of 47 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 30 January 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2][3] A re-draw of the Central Eastern Zone (CECAFA) was announced on 3 July 2019, after Ethiopia (original hosts) and Djibouti (originally banned) were included.[4] A re-draw of the Central Zone (UNIFFAC) was also made, after Cameroon (new hosts) were excluded from qualifying.[5][6] Therefore, a total of 48 (out of 53) teams CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds after the re-draws.

Zone Spots (total 16) Teams entering qualification Did not enter
Northern Zone
(UNAF) 		2 spots
Western Zone A
(WAFU-UFOA A) 		2 spots
Western Zone B
(WAFU-UFOA B) 		3 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC) 		2 spots +
 Cameroon (hosts)
Central Eastern Zone
(CECAFA) 		3 spots
Southern Zone
(COSAFA) 		3 spots
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • Teams in italics received a bye to the second round in the qualifying draw.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

Format

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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).[9]

Schedule

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The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Zone / Round Matchday Date
Northern Zone Western Zone A
Western Zone B
Central Zone
Central Eastern Zone 		Southern Zone
— — First round First leg 19–21 April 2019
Second leg 10–12 May 2019
— First round Second round First leg 26–28 July 2019
Second leg 2–4 August 2019
First round Second round Third round First leg 20–22 September 2019
Second leg 18–20 October 2019

Northern Zone

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Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  0–3  Morocco 0–0 0–3
Tunisia  3–1[note 1]  Libya 1–0 2–1
Algeria 0–0 Morocco
Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Morocco 3–0 Algeria
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Morocco won 3–0 on aggregate.

Tunisia 1–0 Libya
 Report
Referee: Abderrezak Arab (Algeria)
Libya 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Tunisia won 3–1 on aggregate, but withdrew in January 2020. As a result, Libya qualified.[10]

Western Zone A

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  0–7  Mali 0–4 0–3
Cape Verde  1–2  Mauritania 0–0 1–2
Liberia  1–3  Senegal 1–0 0–3
Guinea-Bissau 0–4 Mali
Report
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Mali 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)

Mali won 7–0 on aggregate.

Cape Verde 0–0 Mauritania
Report
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Mauritania 2–1 Cape Verde
 Report
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Liberia 1–0 Senegal
 Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Senegal 3–0 Liberia
 Report
Referee: Fabrício Duarte (Cape Verde)

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  0–2  Mali 0–0 0–2
Senegal  1–1 (1–3 p)  Guinea 1–0 0–1
Mauritania 0–0 Mali
Report
Referee: Slim Belkhaouas (Tunisia)
Mali 2–0 Mauritania
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Mali won 2–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 1–0 Guinea
 Report
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Guinea 1–0 Senegal
 Report
Penalties
3–1

1–1 on aggregate. Guinea won 3–1 on penalties.

Western Zone B

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin  0–1  Togo 0–0 0–1
Benin 0–0 Togo
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Togo 1–0 Benin
 Report
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Togo  4–3  Nigeria 4–1 0–2
Niger  2–1  Ivory Coast 2–0 0–1
Ghana  0–1  Burkina Faso 0–1 0–0
Togo 4–1 Nigeria
 Report
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)
Nigeria 2–0 Togo
 Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Al-Mustapha (Niger)

Togo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger 2–0 Ivory Coast
 Report
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Niger
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Niger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ghana 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Ghana
Report
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Burkina Faso won 1–0 on aggregate.

Central Zone

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Original draw (before Cameroon were excluded):

  • First round: Central African Republic vs Chad.
  • Second round: Winner 1 vs DR Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe vs Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea vs Congo.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  w/o  São Tomé and Príncipe — —
Chad  4–5  Equatorial Guinea 3–3 1–2
Central African Republic Cancelled São Tomé and Príncipe
Report
Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze (Equatorial Guinea)
São Tomé and Príncipe Cancelled Central African Republic
Report
TBC
Referee: Jean-Piere Nguiene Bissila (Congo)

Central African Republic won on walkover after São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew.[11]

Chad 3–3 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Referee: André Kolissala (Central African Republic)
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Chad
 Report
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Equatorial Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  1–6  DR Congo 0–2 1–4
Equatorial Guinea  2–3  Congo 2–2 0–1
Central African Republic 0–2 DR Congo
Report
Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze Angono (Equatorial Guinea)
DR Congo 4–1 Central African Republic
 Report
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

DR Congo won 6–1 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Congo
 Report
Congo 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Central Eastern Zone

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Original draw (before Ethiopia and Djibouti were included):

  • First round: Tanzania vs Sudan, Kenya vs Burundi, South Sudan vs Uganda, Somalia vs Rwanda.
  • Second round: Winner 2 vs Winner 1, Winner 4 vs Winner 3.

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi  4–1  South Sudan 2–0 2–1
Somalia  2–7  Uganda 1–3 1–4
Djibouti  3–5  Ethiopia 0–1 3–4
Tanzania  0–0 (4–1 p)  Kenya 0–0 0–0
Burundi 2–0 South Sudan
 Report
Referee: Emmanuel Alphonce Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
South Sudan 1–2 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.

Somalia 1–3 Uganda
 Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Uganda 4–1 Somalia
 Report
Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)

Uganda won 7–2 on aggregate.

Djibouti 0–1 Ethiopia
Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
Ethiopia 4–3 Djibouti
 Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Ethiopia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Tanzania 0–0 Kenya
Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Kenya 0–0 Tanzania
Report
Penalties
 1–4
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

0–0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 4–1 on penalties.

Second round

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Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi  0–6  Uganda 0–3 0–3
Ethiopia  1–2  Rwanda 0–1 1–1
Tanzania  2–2 (a)  Sudan 0–1 2–1
Burundi 0–3 Uganda
Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Uganda 3–0 Burundi
 Report
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Uganda won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–1 Rwanda
Report
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Rwanda 1–1 Ethiopia
 Report

Rwanda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania 0–1 Sudan
Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Sudan 1–2 Tanzania
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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

Southern Zone

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First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botswana  5–1  Seychelles 2–0 3–1
Eswatini  1–1 (a)  Malawi 0–0 1–1
Botswana 2–0 Seychelles
 Report
Seychelles 1–3 Botswana
 Report

Botswana won 5–1 on aggregate.

Eswatini 0–0 Malawi
Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Malawi 1–1 Eswatini
 Report

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

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botswana  2–3  Zambia 0–0 2–3
Eswatini  2–2 (5–4 p)  Angola 1–1 1–1
Comoros  0–2  Namibia 0–2 0–0
Madagascar  3–3 (a)  Mozambique 1–0 2–3
Lesotho  6–2  South Africa 3–2 3–0
Mauritius  1–7  Zimbabwe 0–4 1–3
Botswana 0–0 Zambia
Report
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Zambia 3–2 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Eswatini 1–1 Angola
 Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Angola 1–1 Eswatini
 Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

2–2 on aggregate. Eswatini won 5–4 on penalties.

Comoros 0–2 Namibia
Report
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)
Namibia 0–0 Comoros
Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Namibia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Madagascar 1–0 Mozambique
 Report
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Mozambique 3–2 Madagascar
 Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

3–3 on aggregate. Madagascar won on away goals.

Lesotho 3–2 South Africa
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
South Africa 0–3 Lesotho
Report
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)

Lesotho won 6–2 on aggregate.

Mauritius 0–4 Zimbabwe
Report
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)
Zimbabwe 3–1 Mauritius
 Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

Zimbabwe won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third round

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Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eswatini  2–3  Zambia 0–1 2–2
Madagascar  1–2  Namibia 1–0 0–2
Zimbabwe  3–1  Lesotho 3–1 0–0
Eswatini 0–1 Zambia
Report
Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)
Zambia 2–2 Eswatini
 Report
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Madagascar 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Namibia 2–0 Madagascar
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Namibia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 3–1 Lesotho
 Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Lesotho 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Referee: Egbert Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)

Zimbabwe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[12]

Team Qualifying zone Qualified on Previous appearances in African Nations Championship1
 Cameroon (hosts) Central Zone 13 April 2019[1] 3 (2011, 2016, 2018)
 Morocco Northern Zone 19 October 2019 3 (2014, 2016, 2018)
 Libya 31 January 2020[10] 3 (2009, 2014, 2018)
 Mali Western Zone A 20 October 2019 3 (2011, 2014, 2016)
 Guinea 20 October 2019 2 (2016, 2018)
 Togo Western Zone B 19 October 2019 0 (debut)
 Niger 20 October 2019 2 (2011, 2016)
 Burkina Faso 20 October 2019 2 (2014, 2018)
 DR Congo Central Zone 20 October 2019 4 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016)
 Congo 20 October 2019 2 (2014, 2018)
 Uganda Central Eastern Zone 19 October 2019 4 (2011, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Rwanda 19 October 2019 3 (2011, 2016, 2018)
 Tanzania 18 October 2019 1 (2009)
 Zambia Southern Zone 19 October 2019 3 (2009, 2016, 2018)
 Namibia 19 October 2019 1 (2018)
 Zimbabwe 20 October 2019 4 (2009, 2011, 2014, 2016)

Goalscorers

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There were 146 goals scored in 64 matches, for an average of 2.28 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

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  1. ^ Tunisia withdrew after winning the tie, and Libya replaced them in the final tournament.[10]
  2. ^ Libya played their home leg in Morocco due to the Libyan Civil War.
  3. ^ South Sudan played their home leg in Uganda due to renovation of Juba Stadium.
  4. ^ Somalia played their home leg in Djibouti due to the Somali Civil War.

References

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