2020 African Nations Championship qualification

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2020 African Nations Championship qualification
Dates 20 April – 20 October 2019
Teams 48 (from 1 confederation)
Matches played 64
Goals scored 146 (2.28 per match)
Top scorer(s) Uganda Patrick Kaddu
Zimbabwe Prince Dube
(4 goals each)

International football competition

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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]

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.

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

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[edit]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

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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[edit]

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Morocco won 3–0 on aggregate.

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

Western Zone A[edit]

First round[edit]

Mali won 7–0 on aggregate.

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Mali won 2–0 on aggregate.

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

Western Zone B[edit]

First round[edit]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin  0–1  Togo 0–0 0–1

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Togo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Burkina Faso won 1–0 on aggregate.

Central Zone[edit]

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[edit]

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

Equatorial Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

DR Congo won 6–1 on aggregate.

Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Central Eastern Zone[edit]

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[edit]

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.

Uganda won 7–2 on aggregate.

Ethiopia won 5–3 on aggregate.

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

Second round[edit]

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Uganda won 6–0 on aggregate.

Rwanda won 2–1 on aggregate.

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

Southern Zone[edit]

First round[edit]

Botswana won 5–1 on aggregate.

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

Second round[edit]

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

Namibia won 2–0 on aggregate.

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

Lesotho won 6–2 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third round[edit]

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Namibia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams[edit]

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[edit]

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

  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.

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