U-21 African Championship 2001 / qualification
The qualification for the U-21 African Cup of Nations 2001 was held to determine the seven finalists alongside hosts Ethiopia . The games took place between May 12th and November 5th, 2000.
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The registered teams determined the seven final round participants in three qualifying rounds in the knockout system with home and return legs. In the event of a tie, the away goal rule decided on progress. If there was also a tie, a penalty shoot- out was carried out without extra time .
Preliminary round
The first legs were played between May 12 and 14, the second legs between May 26 and 28, 2000.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Gabon | (a) | 2: 2Equatorial Guinea | 2: 1 | 0: 1 |
Gambia | : | Guinea-Bissau | : | : |
Botswana | 1: 3 | Swaziland | 1: 2 | 0: 1 |
Tanzania | 4-0 | Namibia | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Mauritius | 6: 3 | Lesotho | 4: 1 | 2: 2 |
Reunion | 1: 2 | Madagascar | 1-0 | 0: 2 |
Somalia | 1: 2 | Uganda | 1: 2 | : |
Kenya | : | Eritrea | : | : |
Eritrea and Guinea-Bissau withdrew their team. Only one match was played between Somalia and Uganda. The other teams had no play.
First round
The first legs were played between August 11 and 13, and the second legs between August 25 and 27, 2000.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
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Sierra Leone | : | Ghana | : | : |
Algeria | 2: 1 | Libya | 1-0 | 1: 1 |
Equatorial Guinea | 0: 7 | Mali | 0: 1 | 0: 6 |
Ivory Coast | 2: 2 2: 4 i. E. |
Tunisia | 1: 1 | 1: 1 |
Republic of the Congo | : | Cameroon | : | : |
Gambia | (a) 2: 2 | Senegal | 0: 1 | 2: 1 |
Swaziland | 3: 7 | Angola | 2: 1 | 1: 6 |
Morocco | 1: 2 | Burkina Faso | 1-0 | 0: 2 |
Sudan | 3: 6 | Nigeria | 1: 2 | 2: 4 |
Tanzania | 2: 4 | Mozambique | 0-0 | 2: 4 |
Mauritius | 1: 5 | South Africa | 0: 3 | 1: 2 |
Madagascar | 3: 5 | Malawi | 1: 2 | 2: 3 |
Uganda | 2: 3 | Zambia | 2: 3 | 0-0 |
Kenya | 0: 1 | Egypt | 0-0 | 0: 1 |
Sierra Leone and Republic of the Congo withdrew their teams.
Second round
The first legs were played between 20 and 22 October, the second legs between 3 and 5 November 2000.
total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ghana | 3: 2 | Algeria | 1-0 | 2: 2 |
Mali | 3: 2 | Tunisia | 2-0 | 1: 2 |
Cameroon | 2: 1 | Gambia | 1-0 | 1: 1 |
Angola | 2-0 | Burkina Faso | 2-0 | 0-0 |
Nigeria | 5: 1 | Mozambique | 3: 1 | 2-0 |
South Africa | 7: 5 | Malawi | 3: 3 | 4: 2 |
Zambia | 0: 0 1: 3 i. E. |
Egypt | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Result
Ghana, Mali, Cameroon, Angola, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt qualified for the finals.
Web links
- African U-21 Championship 2001 on rsssf.com (English)