Africa Cup 2019 / Qualification

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The qualification for the Africa Cup 2019 took place from March 22, 2017 to March 24, 2019. 51 of the 56 member associations of the CAF took part. The Chad (excluded from the CAF), Eritrea and Somalia , as well as Reunion and Zanzibar did not participate. The finals in Egypt will be held for the first time with 24 teams instead of the 16 teams that have been common since 1996 . The host of the finals also took part in qualifying but was automatically qualified.

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51 teams registered for the qualification, which, unlike 2017, was held in two rounds. Due to their withdrawal in the 2017 qualification , the CAF excluded the team from Chad from participating. Eritrea and Somalia did not participate. Reunion and Zanzibar were not full members of the CAF and therefore excluded from participation. In the draw in January 2017, the participating teams were divided into five different pots using CAF's own point system. The results of the respective teams at the last three Africa Cups (2012–2015), the last three qualifying tournaments for the Africa Cup (2013–2017) and the last World Cup and its qualification (2014) were evaluated.

The six weakest teams identified in this way competed against each other in the first round in the knockout system with a return game in March 2017 . The three winners of the first round and the remaining 45 higher-placed teams had already been drawn into twelve groups of four in January 2017. The second round was played in the double round robin format from June 2017 to March 2019. In contrast to 2017, the games of the host of the final round, who took part in Group J, were no longer played as friendlies, but instead were regularly rated. The twelve group winners and twelve runners-up in the second round qualified for the final round.

If more than two teams were tied, the placement was determined by the following criteria:

1. Number of points in direct comparison
2. Goal difference in direct comparison
3. Number of goals in direct comparison
4. Number of away goals in direct comparison
5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4, two teams still occupy the same place in the table, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied, but only for the matches between the teams in question

If this does not lead to a definitive placement either, criteria 5 to 9 are applied:

6. Goal difference from all group matches
7. Number of goals in all group matches
8. Number of away goals in all group matches
9. Drawing of lots

If only two teams were tied, criteria 3, 5 and 8 were not applied.

First round

The draw took place on January 12, 2017 in Libreville ( Gabon ). The first legs took place on March 22 and 24 and the second legs on March 26 and 28, 2017.

total First leg Return leg
Sao Tome and Principe  Sao Tome and PrincipeSao Tome and Principe 2: 4 MadagascarMadagascar  Madagascar 0: 1 (0: 0) 2: 3 (1: 2)
Comoros  ComorosComoros 3: 1 MauritiusMauritius  Mauritius 2: 0 (0: 0) 1: 1 (1: 1)
Djibouti  DjiboutiDjibouti 2: 6 South SudanSouth Sudan  South Sudan 2: 0 (0: 0) 0: 6 (0: 4)

Second round

Group A

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. SenegalSenegal Senegal  6th  5  1  0 012: 200 +10 16
 2. MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar  6th  3  1  2 008: 800  ± 0 10
 3. Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea  6th  2  0  4th 005: 700  −2 06th
 4th SudanSudan Sudan  6th  1  0  5 005:130  −8 03

Game results

06/09/2017 al-Ubayyid Sudan - Madagascar 1: 3 (0: 1)
06/10/2017 Dakar Senegal - Equatorial Guinea 3: 0 (1: 0)
09/08/2018 Bata Equatorial Guinea - Sudan 1: 0 (1: 0)
09.09.2018 Antananarivo Madagascar - Senegal 2: 2 (1: 1)
October 13, 2018 Bata Equatorial Guinea - Madagascar 0: 1 (0: 1)
October 13, 2018 Dakar Senegal - Sudan 3: 0 (2: 0)
October 16, 2018 Antananarivo Madagascar - Equatorial Guinea 1: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Khartoum Sudan - Senegal 0: 1 (0: 0)
11/17/2018 Bata Equatorial Guinea - Senegal 0: 1 (0: 0)
11/18/2018 Antananarivo Madagascar - Sudan 1: 3 (0: 1)
March 22, 2019 Omdurman Sudan - Equatorial Guinea 1: 4 (1: 2)
03/23/2019 Thiès Senegal - Madagascar 2: 0 (1: 0)

Group B

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MoroccoMorocco Morocco  6th  3  2  1 008: 300  +5 11
 2. CameroonCameroon Cameroon  6th  3  2  1 006: 300  +3 11
 3. MalawiMalawi Malawi  6th  1  2  3 002: 600  −4 05
 4th ComorosComoros Comoros  6th  1  2  3 005: 900  −4 05

Game results

06/10/2017 Blantyre Malawi - Comoros 1: 0 (1: 0)
06/10/2017 Yaoundé Cameroon - Morocco 1: 0 (1: 0)
09/08/2018 Mitsamiouli Comoros - Cameroon 1: 1 (1: 0)
09/08/2018 Casablanca Morocco - Malawi 3: 0 (2: 0)
October 12, 2018 Yaoundé Cameroon - Malawi 1: 0 (0: 0)
October 13, 2018 Casablanca Morocco - Comoros 1: 0 (0: 0)
October 16, 2018 Mitsamiouli Comoros - Morocco 2: 2 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Blantyre Malawi - Cameroon 0-0
11/16/2018 Casablanca Morocco - Cameroon 2: 0 (0: 0)
11/17/2018 Moroni Comoros - Malawi 2: 1 (1: 0)
March 22, 2019 Blantyre Malawi - Morocco 0-0
03/23/2019 Yaoundé Cameroon - Comoros 3: 0 (1: 0)

Group C

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. MaliMali Mali  6th  4th  2  0 010: 200  +8 14th
 2. BurundiBurundi Burundi  6th  2  4th  0 011: 500  +6 10
 3. GabonGabon Gabon  6th  2  2  2 007: 500  +2 08th
 4th South SudanSouth Sudan South Sudan  6th  0  0  6th 002:180 −16 00

Game results

06/10/2017 Bujumbura Burundi - South Sudan 3: 0 (3: 0)
06/10/2017 Bamako Mali - Gabon 2: 1 (0: 1)
09/08/2018 Libreville Gabon - Burundi 1: 1 (0: 1)
09.09.2018 Juba South Sudan - Mali 0: 3 (0: 1)
October 12, 2018 Libreville Gabon - South Sudan 3: 0 (1: 0)
October 12, 2018 Bamako Mali - Burundi 0-0
October 16, 2018 Bujumbura Burundi - Mali 1: 1 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Juba South Sudan - Gabon 0: 1 (0: 0)
11/16/2018 Juba South Sudan - Burundi 2: 5 (1: 2)
11/17/2018 Libreville Gabon - Mali 0: 1 (0: 1)
03/23/2019 Bujumbura Burundi - Gabon 1: 1 (0: 0)
03/23/2019 Bamako Mali - South Sudan 3: 0 (2: 0)

Group D

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria  6th  3  2  1 009: 400  +5 11
 2. BeninBenin Benin  6th  3  1  2 005: 600  −1 10
 3. GambiaGambia Gambia  6th  1  3  2 006: 600  ± 0 06th
 4th TogoTogo Togo  6th  1  2  3 004: 800  −4 05

Game results

06/11/2017 Cotonou Benin - Gambia 1: 0 (0: 0)
06/11/2017 Blida Algeria - Togo 1: 0 (1: 0)
09/08/2018 Bakau Gambia - Algeria 1: 1 (0: 0)
09.09.2018 Lomé Togo - Benin 0-0
October 12, 2018 Lomé Togo - Gambia 1: 1 (0: 1)
October 12, 2018 Blida Algeria - Benin 2: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Cotonou Benin - Algeria 1: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Bakau Gambia - Togo 0: 1 (0: 0)
11/17/2018 Bakau Gambia - Benin 3: 1 (0: 1)
11/18/2018 Lomé Togo - Algeria 1: 4 (0: 3)
March 22, 2019 Blida Algeria - Gambia 1: 1 (1: 0)
March 24, 2019 Cotonou Benin - Togo 2: 1 (1: 0)

Group E

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. NigeriaNigeria Nigeria  6th  4th  1  1 014: 600  +8 13
 2. South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa  6th  3  3  0 011: 200  +9 12
 3. LibyaLibya Libya  6th  2  1  3 016:110  +5 07th
 4th SeychellesSeychelles Seychelles  6th  0  1  5 003:250 −22 01

Game results

06/09/2017 Cairo 1 Libya - Seychelles 5: 1 (3: 0)
06/10/2017 Uyo Nigeria - South Africa 0: 2 (0: 0)
09/08/2018 Victoria Seychelles - Nigeria 0: 3 (0: 2)
09/08/2018 Durban South Africa - Libya 0-0
October 13, 2018 Johannesburg South Africa - Seychelles 6: 0 (3: 0)
October 13, 2018 Uyo Nigeria - Libya 4: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Victoria Seychelles - South Africa 0-0
October 16, 2018 Sfax 1 Libya - Nigeria 2: 3 (1: 2)
11/17/2018 Victoria Seychelles - Libya 1: 8 (0: 3)
11/17/2018 Johannesburg South Africa - Nigeria 1: 1 (1: 1)
March 22, 2019 Asaba Nigeria - Seychelles 3: 1 (1: 1)
March 24, 2019 Sfax 1 Libya - South Africa 1: 2 (0: 0)

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1Due to the tense security situation in Libya , the games were played on neutral ground.

Group F.

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. GhanaGhana Ghana  4th  3  0  1 008: 100  +7 09
 2. KenyaKenya Kenya  4th  2  1  1 004: 100  +3 07th
 3. EthiopiaEthiopia Ethiopia  4th  0  1  3 000:100 −10 01
 4th Sierra LeoneSierra Leone Sierra Leone 1  0  0  0  0 000-000  ± 0 00

Game results

06/10/2017 Freetown Sierra Leone - Kenya 2: 1 (1: 0) 1
06/11/2017 Kumasi Ghana - Ethiopia 5: 0 (3: 0)
09/08/2018 Nairobi Kenya - Ghana 1: 0 (1: 0)
09.09.2018 Awassa Ethiopia - Sierra Leone 1: 0 (1: 0) 1
10/10/2018 Bahir Dar Ethiopia - Kenya 0-0
14.10.2018 Nairobi Kenya - Ethiopia 3: 0 (2: 0)
11/18/2018 Addis Ababa Ethiopia - Ghana 0: 2 (0: 2)
03/23/2019 Accra Ghana - Kenya 1: 0 (0: 0)

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1The Sierra Leone Football Association was suspended by FIFA in early October 2018. Subsequently, the CAF excluded the team from Sierra Leone from the competition. All games played up to then were canceled.

Group G

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe  6th  3  2  1 009: 400  +5 11
 2. Congo Democratic RepublicDemocratic Republic of Congo DR Congo  6th  2  3  1 008: 600  +2 09
 3. LiberiaLiberia Liberia  6th  2  1  3 005: 900  −4 07th
 4th Congo RepublicRepublic of the Congo Republic of the Congo  6th  1  2  3 007:100  −3 05

Game results

06/10/2017 Kinshasa DR Congo - Republic of the Congo 3: 1 (1: 1)
06/11/2017 Harare Zimbabwe - Liberia 3: 0 (1: 0)
09.09.2018 Brazzaville Republic of the Congo - Zimbabwe 1: 1 (0: 1)
09.09.2018 Monrovia Liberia - DR Congo 1: 1 (0: 0)
10/11/2018 Brazzaville Republic of the Congo - Liberia 3: 1 (1: 0)
October 13, 2018 Kinshasa DR Congo - Zimbabwe 1: 2 (0: 1)
October 16, 2018 Harare Zimbabwe - DR Congo 1: 1 (1: 1)
October 16, 2018 Monrovia Liberia - Republic of the Congo 2: 1 (2: 1)
11/18/2018 Brazzaville Republic of the Congo - DR Congo 1: 1 (1: 1)
11/18/2018 Monrovia Liberia - Zimbabwe 1: 0 (1: 0)
March 24, 2019 Harare Zimbabwe - Republic of the Congo 2: 0 (2: 0)
March 24, 2019 Kinshasa DR Congo - Liberia 1: 0 (0: 0)

Group H.

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Guinea-aGuinea Guinea  6th  3  3  0 008: 400  +4 12
 2. Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast  6th  3  2  1 012: 500  +7 11
 3. Central African RepublicCentral African Republic Central Afr. republic  6th  1  3  2 004: 800  −4 06th
 4th RwandaRwanda Rwanda  6th  0  2  4th 005:120  −7 02

Game results

06/10/2017 Bouaké Ivory Coast - Guinea 2: 3 (1: 1)
06/11/2017 Bangui Central Afr. republic - Rwanda 2: 1 (0: 0)
09.09.2018 Kigali Rwanda - Ivory Coast 1: 2 (0: 1)
09.09.2018 Conakry Guinea - Central Afr. republic 1: 0 (0: 0)
October 12, 2018 Conakry Guinea - Rwanda 2: 0 (1: 0)
October 12, 2018 Bouaké Ivory Coast - Central Afr. republic 4: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Kigali Rwanda - Guinea 1: 1 (0: 1)
October 16, 2018 Bangui Central Afr. republic - Ivory Coast 0-0
11/18/2018 Butare Rwanda - Central Afr. republic 2: 2 (2: 1)
11/18/2018 Conakry Guinea - Ivory Coast 1: 1 (1: 1)
03/23/2019 Abidjan Ivory Coast - Rwanda 3: 0 (1: 0)
March 24, 2019 Bangui Central Afr. republic - Guinea 0-0

Group I.

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. AngolaAngola Angola  6th  4th  0  2 009: 600  +3 12
 2. MauritaniaMauritania Mauritania  6th  4th  0  2 007: 600  +1 12
 3. Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Burkina Faso  6th  3  1  2 008: 500  +3 10
 4th BotswanaBotswana Botswana  6th  0  1  5 001: 800  −7 01

Game results

06/10/2017 Francistown Botswana - Mauritania 0: 1 (0: 0)
06/10/2017 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - Angola 3: 1 (2: 1)
09/08/2018 Nouakchott Mauritania - Burkina Faso 2: 0 (2: 0)
09.09.2018 Luanda Angola - Botswana 1: 0 (1: 0)
October 12, 2018 Luanda Angola - Mauritania 4: 1 (2: 1)
October 13, 2018 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - Botswana 3: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Francistown Botswana - Burkina Faso 0-0
October 16, 2018 Nouakchott Mauritania - Angola 1: 0 (1: 0)
11/18/2018 Luanda Angola - Burkina Faso 2: 1 (1: 0)
11/18/2018 Nouakchott Mauritania - Botswana 2: 1 (1: 1)
March 22, 2019 Francistown Botswana - Angola 0: 1 (0: 1)
March 22, 2019 Ouagadougou Burkina Faso - Mauritania 1: 0 (1: 0)

Group J

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. TunisiaTunisia Tunisia  6th  5  0  1 012: 400  +8 15th
 2. EgyptEgypt Egypt  6th  4th  1  1 016: 500 +11 13
 3. NigerNiger Niger  6th  1  2  3 004:110  −7 05
 4th SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland  6th  0  1  5 002:140 −12 01

Game results

06/10/2017 Niamey Niger - Swaziland 0-0
06/11/2017 Radès Tunisia - Egypt 1: 0 (0: 0)
09/08/2018 Borg El Arab Egypt - Niger 6: 0 (3: 0)
09.09.2018 Manzini Swaziland - Tunisia 0: 2 (0: 2)
October 12, 2018 Cairo Egypt - Swaziland 4: 1 (4: 0)
October 13, 2018 Radès Tunisia - Niger 1: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Manzini Swaziland - Egypt 0: 2 (0: 1)
October 16, 2018 Niamey Niger - Tunisia 1: 2 (1: 2)
11/16/2018 Borg El Arab Egypt - Tunisia 3: 2 (1: 1)
11/18/2018 Manzini Swaziland - Niger 1: 2 (1: 0)
March 22, 2019 Radès Tunisia - Swaziland 4: 0 (2: 0)
03/23/2019 Niamey Niger - Egypt 1: 1 (0: 0)

Group K

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau  6th  2  3  1 008: 700  +1 09
 2. NamibiaNamibia Namibia  6th  2  2  2 005: 700  −2 08th
 3. MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique  6th  2  2  2 007: 700  ± 0 08th
 4th ZambiaZambia Zambia  6th  2  1  3 008: 700  +1 07th

Game results

06/10/2017 Ndola Zambia - Mozambique 0: 1 (0: 0)
06/10/2017 Bissau Guinea-Bissau - Namibia 1: 0 (1: 0)
09/08/2018 Windhoek Namibia - Zambia 1: 1 (1: 1)
09/08/2018 Maputo Mozambique - Guinea-Bissau 2: 2 (1: 0)
10/10/2018 Lusaka Zambia - Guinea-Bissau 2: 1 (1: 0)
October 13, 2018 Maputo Mozambique - Namibia 1: 2 (1: 0)
14.10.2018 Bissau Guinea-Bissau - Zambia 2: 1 (0: 1)
October 16, 2018 Windhoek Namibia - Mozambique 1: 0 (0: 0)
11/17/2018 Windhoek Namibia - Guinea-Bissau 0-0
11/18/2018 Maputo Mozambique - Zambia 1: 0 (0: 0)
03/23/2019 Bissau Guinea-Bissau - Mozambique 2: 2 (1: 0)
03/23/2019 Lusaka Zambia - Namibia 4: 1 (1: 0)

Group L

table

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. UgandaUganda Uganda  6th  4th  1  1 007: 300  +4 13
 2. TanzaniaTanzania Tanzania  6th  2  2  2 006: 500  +1 08th
 3. LesothoLesotho Lesotho  6th  1  3  2 003: 700  −4 06th
 4th Cape VerdeCape Verde Cape Verde  6th  1  2  3 004: 500  −1 05

Game results

06/10/2017 Dar es Salaam Tanzania - Lesotho 1: 1 (1: 1)
06/11/2017 Praia Cape Verde - Uganda 0: 1 (0: 0)
09/08/2018 Kira Town Uganda - Tanzania 0-0
09.09.2018 Maseru Lesotho - Cape Verde 1: 1 (0: 0)
October 12, 2018 Praia Cape Verde - Tanzania 3: 0 (2: 0)
October 13, 2018 Kira Town Uganda - Lesotho 3: 0 (2: 0)
October 16, 2018 Dar es Salaam Tanzania - Cape Verde 2: 0 (1: 0)
October 16, 2018 Maseru Lesotho - Uganda 0: 2 (0: 2)
11/17/2018 Kira Town Uganda - Cape Verde 1: 0 (0: 0)
11/18/2018 Maseru Lesotho - Tanzania 1: 0 (0: 0)
March 24, 2019 Dar es Salaam Tanzania - Uganda 3: 0 (1: 0)
March 24, 2019 Praia Cape Verde - Lesotho 0-0

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Ranking (PDF) In: CAFOnline.com . Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. a b Draw Procedure of the Qualifiers of the 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2019 (PDF) In: CAFOnline.com . Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  3. ^ A b Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon: Draw results and fixtures . In: CAFOnline.com . January 13, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  4. a b Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations (PDF) In: CAFOnline.com . P. 7. Accessed October 14, 2018.
  5. Sierra Leone disqualified from Total AFCON 2019 qualifiers . In: CAFOnline.com . December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.