2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition, which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates	12 November 2018 – 10 September 2019
Teams	43 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	66
Goals scored	157 (2.38 per match)
Top scorer	Fashion Sakala (5 goals)
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Players born 1 January 1997 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Egypt who qualified automatically as hosts. These matches also served as the first stage of the CAF qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Japan.

Teams

Apart from Egypt, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 43 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 2 October 2018. The 13 teams which had the best performance in the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations final tournament and qualifying competition were given a bye to the second round.

Final tournament hosts	Bye to second round (13 teams)	First round entrants (30 teams)
Egypt	Algeria Congo Gabon Ivory Coast Mali Morocco Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone (D) South Africa Tunisia Zambia Zimbabwe	Angola Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Chad DR Congo (D) Equatorial Guinea Eswatini Ethiopia Gambia (W) Ghana Guinea Kenya Libya Malawi Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia (W) Niger Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Seychelles Somalia South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Uganda

Notes

Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
(D): Disqualified after draw
(W): Withdrew after draw

Did not enter

Benin
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Guinea-Bissau
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away, two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows. All matches were played during the FIFA International Window. The third round was originally scheduled for 3–11 June 2019 but was rescheduled to 2–10 September 2019 due to the proximity of its initial dates to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between 21 June and 19 July.

Round	Leg	Date
First round	First leg	12–20 November 2018
First round	Second leg	12–20 November 2018
Second round	First leg	18–26 March 2019
Second round	Second leg	18–26 March 2019
Third round	First leg	2–10 September 2019
Third round	Second leg	2–10 September 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 2 October 2018.

The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament.

First round				Second round				Third round

Angola	—	—	w/o

Namibia	—	—
				Angola	1	0	1

				South Africa	3	3	6



								South Africa	5	0	5

								Zimbabwe	0	0	0
Mozambique (a)	0	1	1

Eswatini	0	1	1
				Mozambique	0	0	0

				Zimbabwe	0	2	2

First round				Second round				Third round

Botswana	1	1	2

Malawi	2	1	3
				Malawi	0	0	0

				Zambia	1	1	2



								Zambia	2	3	5

								Congo	1	3	4
Burundi (a)	2	1	3

Tanzania	0	3	3
				Burundi	0	1	1

				Congo	0	2	2

First round				Second round				Third round

Ghana	5	0	5

Togo	1	1	2
				Ghana	4	0	4

				Gabon	0	0	0



								Ghana	1	1	2

								Algeria	1	0	1
Equatorial Guinea	1	3	4

São Tomé and Príncipe	1	1	2
				Equatorial Guinea	0	1	1

				Algeria	0	3	3

First round				Second round				Third round

Cameroon	3	1	4

Chad	0	1	1
				Cameroon	—	—	w/o

				Sierra Leone	—	—



								Cameroon (a)	1	1	2

								Tunisia	0	2	2
Uganda	1	0	1

South Sudan	0	2	2
				South Sudan	0	0	0

				Tunisia	0	1	1

First round				Second round				Third round

Burkina Faso	1	1	2

Niger	1	3	4
				Niger	1	1	2

				Ivory Coast	2	6	8



								Ivory Coast (a)	0	2	2

								Guinea	1	1	2
Mauritania	1	1	2

Guinea	2	4	6
				Guinea	2	0	2

				Senegal	1	0	1

First round				Second round				Third round

Seychelles	1	0	1

Sudan	1	1	2
				Sudan	2	0	2

				Kenya	0	0	0
Kenya	5	3	8

Mauritius	0	1	1
								Sudan	1	0	1

								Nigeria	0	5	5
Libya	—	—	w/o

Gambia	—	—
				Libya	2	0	2

				Nigeria	0	4	4

First round				Second round				Third round

Rwanda	0	0	0

DR Congo	0	5	5
				DR Congo	2	0	2

				Morocco	0	1	1 w/o



								Morocco	1	0	1

								Mali	1	1	2
Ethiopia	4	0	4

Somalia	0	1	1
				Ethiopia	1	0	1

				Mali	1	4	5

First round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Angola	w/o	Namibia	—	—
Mozambique	1–1 (a)	Eswatini	0–0	1–1
Botswana	2–3	Malawi	1–2	1–1
Burundi	3–3 (a)	Tanzania	2–0	1–3
Ghana	5–2	Togo	5–1	0–1
Equatorial Guinea	4–2	São Tomé and Príncipe	1–1	3–1
Cameroon	4–1	Chad	3–0	1–1
Uganda	1–2	South Sudan	1–0	0–2
Burkina Faso	2–4	Niger	1–1	1–3
Mauritania	2–6	Guinea	1–2	1–4
Seychelles	1–2	Sudan	1–1	0–1
Kenya	8–1	Mauritius	5–0	3–1
Libya	w/o	Gambia	—	—
Rwanda	0–5	DR Congo	0–0	0–5
Ethiopia	4–1	Somalia	4–0	0–1

16 November 2018

16:00 UTC+1

Angola	Cancelled	Namibia
	Report

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

20 November 2018

19:00 UTC+2

Namibia	Cancelled	Angola
	Report

Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

Angola won on walkover after Namibia withdrew.

16 November 2018

18:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	0–0	Eswatini
	Report

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

20 November 2018

15:00 UTC+2

Eswatini	1–1	Mozambique
G. Dlamini 33'	Report	Bonera 61'

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

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

17 November 2018

16:00 UTC+2

Botswana	1–2	Malawi
Johnson 61'	Report	Legopelo 85' (o.g.) Nachipo 88'

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

20 November 2018

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi	1–1	Botswana
Banda 66'	Report	Gaogangwe 90+4'

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Malawi won 3–2 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

15:00 UTC+2

Burundi	2–0	Tanzania
Mabano 60' (pen.) Mavugo 78'	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea)

20 November 2018

19:00 UTC+3

Tanzania	3–1	Burundi
Kyombo 4' Yusuph 43' Kiimbwa 70'	Report	Mavugo 89'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

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

18 December 2018

15:30 UTC+0

Ghana	5–1	Togo
Kwabena 18', 69', 70' Bukari 60' Yakubu 82'	Report	Klidje 32'

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

22 December 2018

16:00 UTC+0

Togo	1–0	Ghana
Anika 19'	Report

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Ghana won 5–2 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

18:00 UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea	1–1	São Tomé and Príncipe
Eneme 45'	Report	Gilson 3'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

20 November 2018

15:00 UTC+1

São Tomé and Príncipe	1–3	Equatorial Guinea
Gilson 34'	Report	Oba 4', 58' Ndong 21'

Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Equatorial Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

16 November 2018

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	3–0	Chad
Hongla 10' Ayuk 49', 65'	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

20 November 2018

15:00 UTC+1

Chad	1–1	Cameroon
Nodji 29'	Report	Ngan 18'

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

Cameroon won 4–1 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

16:30 UTC+3

Uganda	1–0	South Sudan
Kizza 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)

20 November 2018

16:00 UTC+3

South Sudan	2–0	Uganda
Taku 23' Wol 89'	Report

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

South Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

16 November 2018

18:00 UTC+0

Burkina Faso	1–1	Niger
Badolo 34'	Report	Hanhainikoye 27' (pen.)

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

20 November 2018

16:00 UTC+1

Niger	3–1	Burkina Faso
Salou 45', 63' Boubacar 74'	Report	Cissé 78'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

Niger won 4–2 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

17:00 UTC+0

Mauritania	1–2	Guinea
Teguedi 9'	Report	Ma. Traore 73' D. Camara 90'

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

20 November 2018

16:30 UTC+0

Guinea	4–1	Mauritania
Keita 12' D. Camara 25' Y. Camara 38', 43'	Report	Traoré 16'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Guinea won 6–2 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

17:30 UTC+4

Seychelles	1–1	Sudan
Henriette 8'	Report	Waleed 15'

Stade Linité, Victoria

Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)

20 November 2018

19:30 UTC+2

Sudan	1–0	Seychelles
Fanchette 48' (o.g.)	Report

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	5–0	Mauritius
Omurwa 12' Mazembe 30' Mutamba 54' Lokale 56' Okumu 71'	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

18 November 2018

15:00 UTC+4

Mauritius	1–3	Kenya
Langue 87'	Report	Mutamba 40' O. Ochieng 57' Mazembe 66'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Kenya won 8–1 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

Libya	Cancelled	Gambia
	Report

18 November 2018

Gambia	Cancelled	Libya
	Report

Libya won on walkover after Gambia withdrew.

14 November 2018

15:30 UTC+2

Rwanda	0–0	DR Congo
	Report

Umuganda Stadium, Gisenyi

Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

20 November 2018

16:00 UTC+1

DR Congo	5–0	Rwanda
Mbuangi 7' Muleka 32', 67' Mutumosi 61' Balongo 83'	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

DR Congo won 5–0 on aggregate.

14 November 2018

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia	4–0	Somalia
Markneh 28' Eshetu 39' Gebremichael 66' (pen.) Sani 70'	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

20 November 2018

15:30 UTC+3

Somalia	1–0	Ethiopia
F. Hassan 14'	Report

El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti (Djibouti)

Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan)

Ethiopia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Angola	1–6	South Africa	1–3	0–3
Mozambique	0–2	Zimbabwe	0–0	0–2
Malawi	0–2	Zambia	0–1	0–1
Burundi	1–2	Congo	0–0	1–2
Ghana	4–0	Gabon	4–0	0–0
Equatorial Guinea	1–3	Algeria	0–0	1–3
Cameroon	w/o	Sierra Leone	—	—
South Sudan	0–1	Tunisia	0–0	0–1
Niger	2–8	Ivory Coast	1–2	1–6
Guinea	2–1	Senegal	2–1	0–0
Sudan	2–0	Kenya	2–0	0–0
Libya	2–4	Nigeria	2–0	0–4
DR Congo	~~2–1~~ w/o	Morocco	2–0	0–1
Ethiopia	1–5	Mali	1–1	0–4

22 March 2019

16:00 UTC+1

Angola	1–3	South Africa
Teixeira 87'	Report	Mahlambi 7' Mukumela 16' Margeman 62'

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

26 March 2019

19:00 UTC+2

South Africa	3–0	Angola
Webber 10' Mokoena 80' Singh 90+2'	Report

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.

22 March 2019

16:00 UTC+2

Mozambique	0–0	Zimbabwe
	Report

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)

26 March 2019

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	2–0	Mozambique
Chirinda 88' Murimba 90+4'	Report

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.

20 March 2019

14:30 UTC+2

Malawi	0–1	Zambia
	Report	F. Sakala 77'

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

24 March 2019

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	1–0	Malawi
F. Sakala 40'	Report

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon)

Zambia won 2–0 on aggregate.

20 March 2019

15:00 UTC+2

Burundi	0–0	Congo
	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

26 March 2019

15:30 UTC+1

Congo	2–1	Burundi
Matondo 90' Mbenza 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Kanakimana 21'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Nomore Musundire (Zimbabwe)

Congo won 2–1 on aggregate.

23 March 2019

15:00 UTC+0

Ghana	4–0	Gabon
Kwabena 15' Tekpetey 49' Bukari 75', 86'	Report

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

26 March 2019

15:30 UTC+1

Gabon	0–0	Ghana
	Report

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Ghana won 4–0 on aggregate.

23 March 2019

18:00 UTC+1

Equatorial Guinea	0–0	Algeria
	Report

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa (Niger)

26 March 2019

17:00 UTC+1

Algeria	3–1	Equatorial Guinea
Zorgane 35' Benhammouda 59' Mahious 77' (pen.)	Report	S. Obama 90+4'

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.

21 March 2019

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	Cancelled	Sierra Leone
	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

24 March 2019

Sierra Leone	Cancelled	Cameroon
	Report

Cameroon won on walkover due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association.

20 March 2019

16:00 UTC+3

South Sudan	0–0	Tunisia
	Report

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

24 March 2019

15:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	1–0	South Sudan
Hnid 60'	Report

Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane

Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.

22 March 2019

16:30 UTC+1

Niger	1–2	Ivory Coast
Sabo 58'	Report	Niangbo 23' Sangaré 74'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

25 March 2019

17:00 UTC+0

Ivory Coast	6–1	Niger
I. Amadou 5' (o.g.) Braciano 15', 56' Kouamé 40' Dao 65' Timité 88' (pen.)	Report	Amoustapha 21'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Bashir Salisu (Nigeria)

Ivory Coast won 8–2 on aggregate.

20 March 2019

16:30 UTC+0

Guinea	2–1	Senegal
Keita 33' (pen.) Mor. Sylla 48'	Report	Id. Ndiaye 38'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Fitial Kokolo (Congo)

24 March 2019

18:00 UTC+0

Senegal	0–0	Guinea
	Report

Stade Lat Dior, Thiès

Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.

20 March 2019

19:00 UTC+2

Sudan	2–0	Kenya
Waleed 32', 75' (pen.)	Report

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

26 March 2019

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya	0–0	Sudan
	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.

20 March 2019

16:00 UTC+1

Libya	2–0	Nigeria
Alharaish 5' Albedwi 68'	Report

Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane (Tunisia)

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

25 March 2019

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	4–0	Libya
Osimhen 32', 65', 81' Okereke 90+2'	Report

Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba

Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Nigeria won 4–2 on aggregate.

20 March 2019

15:30 UTC+1

DR Congo	2–0	Morocco
Muleka 40', 66'	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

24 March 2019

19:00 UTC+1

Morocco	1–0	DR Congo
Kiyine 28' (pen.)	Report

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

DR Congo won 2–1 on aggregate. However, they were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible (overaged) player, and Morocco won on walkover.

21 March 2019

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia	1–1	Mali
Demu 72'	Report	Samadiaré 52'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

26 March 2019

17:00 UTC+0

Mali	4–0	Ethiopia
Samadiaré 38' (pen.) Bagayoko 82' Dieng 86' Doumbia 90+2'	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Gilberto Dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)

Mali won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualified for 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Africa	5–0	Zimbabwe	5–0	0–0
Zambia	5–4	Congo	2–1	3–3
Ghana	2–1	Algeria	1–1	1–0
Cameroon	2–2 (a)	Tunisia	1–0	1–2
Ivory Coast	2–2 (a)	Guinea	0–1	2–1
Sudan	1–5	Nigeria	1–0	0–5
Morocco	1–2	Mali	1–1	0–1

6 September 2019

19:00 UTC+2

South Africa	5–0	Zimbabwe
Kodisang 17' Singh 35', 60' Mokoena 40' Foster 66'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: António Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

10 September 2019

15:00 UTC+2

Zimbabwe	0–0	South Africa
	Report

Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

4 September 2019

18:00 UTC+2

Zambia	2–1	Congo
F. Sakala 7', 88'	Report	Thémopolé 47'

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)

8 September 2019

15:30 UTC+1

Congo	3–3	Zambia
Mbenza 18' (pen.) Thémopolé 75' Makouta 80'	Report	Mwepu 33', 85' F. Sakala 51'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.

6 September 2019

15:30 UTC+0

Ghana	1–1	Algeria
Mohammed 66' (pen.)	Report	Zorgane 31'

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast)

10 September 2019

20:45 UTC+1

Algeria	0–1	Ghana
	Report	Yeboah 69'

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

6 September 2019

15:30 UTC+1

Cameroon	1–0	Tunisia
Ekani 19'	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

10 September 2019

19:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	2–1	Cameroon
Sahli 37' Oueslati 71' (pen.)	Report	Ganago 15' (pen.)

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Mohamed Adel Elsaid Hussien (Egypt)

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

7 September 2019

17:00 UTC+0

Ivory Coast	0–1	Guinea
	Report	Mor. Sylla 63'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Yelebodom Gado Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)

10 September 2019

16:00 UTC+0

Guinea	1–2	Ivory Coast
Mo. Traoré 35'	Report	Kouamé 17' Traorè 63'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

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

5 September 2019

19:00 UTC+2

Sudan	1–0	Nigeria
Yaqoub 45'	Report

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

10 September 2019

16:00 UTC+1

Nigeria	5–0	Sudan
Awoniyi 13' Udo 25', 44' Faleye 67' Ibrahim 69'	Report

Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba

Referee: Bangaly Konaté (Guinea)

Nigeria won 5–1 on aggregate.

7 September 2019

20:00 UTC+1

Morocco	1–1	Mali
En-Nesyri 49'	Report	Koné 31'

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh

Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

10 September 2019

16:30 UTC+0

Mali	1–0	Morocco
Mallé 56' (pen.)	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)

Mali won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Africa U-23 Cup of Nations¹
Egypt (hosts)	23 June 2017	2 (2011, 2015)
South Africa	10 September 2019	2 (2011, 2015)
Zambia	8 September 2019	1 (2015)
Ghana	10 September 2019	0 (debut)
Cameroon	10 September 2019	0 (debut)
Ivory Coast	10 September 2019	1 (2011)
Nigeria	10 September 2019	2 (2011, 2015)
Mali	10 September 2019	1 (2015)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

There were 157 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.38 goals per match.

5 goals

Fashion Sakala

4 goals

Jackson Muleka
Owusu Kwabena

3 goals

Osman Bukari
Victor Osimhen
Luther Singh
Waleed Bakhet

2 goals

Adem Zorgane
Cédric Mavugo
Eric Ayuk
Guy Mbenza
Jacques Thémopolé
Pedro Oba
Daouda Camara
Yamoussa Camara
Jules Keita
Morlaye Sylla
Willy Braciano
Christian Kouamé
James Mazembe
Pistone Mutamba
Diadié Samadiaré
Abdoulaye Salou
Ndifreke Udo
Gilson
Teboho Mokoena
Enock Mwepu

1 goal

Jaredi Teixeira
Billel Benhammouda
Aymen Mahious
Gape Gaogangwe
Mothusi Johnson
Cédric Badolo
Mody Cissé
Bienvenue Kanakimana
Muryango Mabano
Victor Ekani
Ignatius Ganago
Martin Hongla
Hervé Ngan
Gerald Nodji
Gaius Makouta
Chandrel Matondo
Nelson Balongo
Ginola Mbuangi
Peter Mutumosi
Santiago Eneme
Benjamín Ndong
Salomón Obama
Gcinwayinkhosi Dlamini
Desta Demu
Esrael Eshetu
Amanuel Gebremichael
Kenean Markneh
Abubeker Sani
Dauda Mohammed
Bernard Tekpetey
Nassam Yakubu
Yaw Yeboah
Mai Traoré
Moussa Corso Traoré
Youssouf Dao
Anderson Niangbo
Ibrahim Sangaré
Cheick Timité
Hamed Junior Traorè
Sydney Lokale
Ovella Ochieng
Joseph Okumu
Johnstone Omurwa
Osama Albedwi
Zakaria Alharaish
Peter Banda
Gregory Nachipo
Siaka Bagayoko
Aliou Dieng
Bourama Doumbia
Ibrahima Koné
Aly Mallé
Hassem Teguedi
Fody Traoré
Adel Langue
Youssef En-Nesyri
Sofian Kiyine
Bonera
Kairou Amoustapha
Djibril Boubacar
Aboubacar Hanhainikoye
Mahamadou Sabo
Taiwo Awoniyi
Sunday Faleye
Sunusi Ibrahim
David Okereke
Ibrahima Ndiaye
Ryan Henriette
Feisal Ahmed Hassan
Lyle Foster
Kobamelo Kodisang
Phakamani Mahlambi
Grant Margeman
Thendo Mukumela
Jamie Webber
Peter Taku
Makueth Wol
Walaa Eldin Yaqoub
Salumu Kiimbwa
Habib Kyombo
Mbaraka Yusuph
Kossi Anika
Thibault Klidjé
Nassim Hnid
Habib Oueslati
Wajdi Sahli
Mustafa Kizza
Obriel Chirinda
Delic Murimba

1 own goal

Goitseone Legopelo (against Malawi)
Inoussa Amadou (against Ivory Coast)
Don Fanchette (against Sudan)