2016 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates15 June – 31 October 2015
Teams42 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored131 (2.34 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mozambique Luís (4 goals)
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The 2016 African Nations Championship qualification was a men's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 African Nations Championship. Only national team players who were playing in their country's own domestic league were eligible to compete in the tournament.[1]

A total of sixteen teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Rwanda who qualified automatically as hosts.[2]

Teams

2016 CHAN Qualification
  Team qualified
  Team failed to qualify
  Team did not enter

A total of 42 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds, split into zones according to their regional affiliations.[3]

Zone Spots Teams entering qualification Did not enter
Northern Zone 2 spots
Zone West A 2 spots
Zone West B 3 spots
Central Zone 3 spots
Central-East Zone 2 spots +
 Rwanda (hosts)
Southern Zone 3 spots
Total 15 spots + hosts 42 teams
Notes

Format

In the Northern Zone, teams played each other on a double round-robin basis. The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

In all other zones, 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).[1]

The top two teams in the Northern Zone and the 13 winners of the first round in all other zones qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The draw was held on 5 April 2015, 16:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][7][8]

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.[9][8]

Northern Zone[10]
Matchday Date
Matchdays 1–3
(Host: Morocco) 		15–21 June 2015
Matchdays 4–6
(Host: Tunisia) 		19–25 October 2015
All other zones
Round Matchday Date
Preliminary round First leg 19–21 June 2015
Second leg 3–5 July 2015
First round First leg 16–18 October 2015
Second leg 23–25 October 2015

Northern Zone

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 2016 African Nations Championship
2  Tunisia 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
3  Libya 4 1 0 3 1 8 −7 3
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Note: Libya played their home matches in Morocco and Tunisia due to security concerns.

Morocco 1–1 Tunisia
Hafidi 68' Report Aouadhi 39'
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Libya 1–0 Tunisia
Al Khritli 75' Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)
Morocco 3–0 Libya
Iajour 16'
Hafidi 40'
Saâdane 73'		 Report
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Referee: El Fatih Wadeed Khaleel (Sudan)
Tunisia 1–0 Libya
Bguir 75' Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Redouane Necib (Algeria)
Libya 0–4 Morocco
Report Benjelloun 26'
Lembarki 39'
Housni 84'
Ounajem 90+4'
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Tunisia 2–3 Morocco
Machani 28'
Bguir 80'		 Report Khadrouf 20'
Achchakir 70' (pen.)
Ounajem 84'
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Zone West A

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  2–4  Mali 1–1 1–3
Mauritania  4–1  Sierra Leone 2–1 2–0
Guinea  4–2  Liberia 3–1 1–1
Senegal  4–1  Gambia 3–1 1–0

Note: Guinea and Sierra Leone played their home matches in Mali and Mauritania respectively due to the Ebola outbreak (Sierra Leone home match brought forward by a week).[11][12]

Guinea-Bissau 1–1 Mali
Obetchi 5' Sissoko 19'
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Mali 3–1 Guinea-Bissau
B. Diarra 33'
Koné 76'
Sissoko 85'		 Fati 29'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Ahmed Sekou Toure (Guinea)

Mali won 4–2 on aggregate.

Mauritania 2–1 Sierra Leone
Abeid 5'
Denna 45+1' (pen.)		 Tarawallie 85'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Sierra Leone 0–2 Mauritania
Dellahi 34'
Beyguili 36'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

Mauritania won 4–1 on aggregate.

Guinea 3–1 Liberia
S. Camara 8', 38'
Sankhon 62'		 Dweh 56'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Eric Fagla (Togo)
Liberia 1–1 Guinea
Vitalis 38' A. Camara 57'
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)

Guinea won 4–2 on aggregate.

Senegal 3–1 Gambia
Niang 9', 90+3'
Ba 45'		 Krubally 11'
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Gambia 0–1 Senegal
Ndoye 7'
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: (Tunisia)

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  3–2  Mauritania 2–1 1–1
Guinea  3–3 (a)  Senegal 2–0 1–3

Note: Guinea played their home match in Mali due to the Ebola outbreak.[13]

Mali 2–1 Mauritania
Abeid 67' (o.g.)
A. Diarra 90+2'		 Denna 8' (pen.)
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Mauritania 1–1 Mali
Niass 45' Bakayoko 5'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Manuel Timas Mendes (Cape Verde)

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

Guinea 2–0 Senegal
A. M. Sylla 6'
A. I. Sylla 24'
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
Senegal 3–1 Guinea
Badji 13'
Keita 83', 89'		 Bangoura 3'
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Referee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

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

Zone West B

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana  2–2 (a)  Ivory Coast 2–1 0–1
Nigeria  2–0  Burkina Faso 2–0 0–0
Niger  3–1  Togo 2–0 1–1

Note: Second leg of Ivory Coast v Ghana delayed by a week due to presidential elections.[14]

Ghana 2–1 Ivory Coast
Fameyeh 45+3', 89' Sangaré 33'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ghana
Boua 35'
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
Referee: Abderahamane Kelly (Mauritania)

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

Nigeria 2–0 Burkina Faso
Bature 25'
Salami 76' (pen.)
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Nigeria
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Omar Mohamed Ragab (Libya)

Nigeria won 2–0 on aggregate.

Niger 2–0 Togo
Garba 11'
Kowa 14'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Togo 1–1 Niger
Akaté 20' Kowa 18'
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

Niger won 3–1 on aggregate.

Central Zone

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
DR Congo  w/o  Central African Republic — —
Cameroon  1–0  Congo 0–0 1–0
Chad  1–2  Gabon 0–2 1–0

Note: Central African Republic withdrew.[15] Second leg of Congo v Cameroon postponed to 31 October due to civil unrest.[16]

DR Congo Cancelled Central African Republic
Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa
Central African Republic Cancelled DR Congo

DR Congo won on walkover.

Cameroon 0–0 Congo
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
Congo 0–1 Cameroon
Wandja 76'
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Yves Roponat Mbourou (Gabon)

Cameroon won 1–0 on aggregate.

Chad 0–2 Gabon
Mba 15'
Mandraut 84'
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)
Gabon 0–1 Chad
Ndiguem 69'
Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)

Gabon won 2–1 on aggregate.

Central-East Zone

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tanzania  1–4  Uganda 0–3 1–1
Djibouti  1–4  Burundi 1–2 0–2
Ethiopia  2–0  Kenya 2–0 0–0
Tanzania 0–3 Uganda
Ssekisambu 40', 66'
Miya 90' (pen.)
Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Uganda 1–1 Tanzania
Keziron 83' Bocco 59' (pen.)
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Djamal Aden Abdi (Djibouti)

Uganda won 4–1 on aggregate.

Djibouti 1–2 Burundi
Aboubaker 54' Bizimana 51'
Nahimana 65'
Stade du Ville, Djibouti
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Burundi 2–0 Djibouti
Nshimirimana 12', 79'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: (Eritrea)

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 2–0 Kenya
Girma 23'
Panom 77' (pen.)
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar
Referee: Mohammed Omar Ragab (Libya)
Kenya 0–0 Ethiopia
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi
Referee: Adélaïde Ali Mohamed (Comoros)

Ethiopia won 2–0 on aggregate.

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda  4–0  Sudan 2–0 2–0
Burundi  2–3  Ethiopia 2–0 0–3
Uganda 2–0 Sudan
Kalanda 19'
Miya 36'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Luelseghed Ghebremichael (Eritrea)
Sudan 0–2 Uganda
Okhuti 43'
Miya 45'
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

Uganda won 4–0 on aggregate.

Burundi 2–0 Ethiopia
Mavugo 1', 90+2'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Ethiopia 3–0 Burundi
Tesfaye 37'
Panom 73', 79' (pen.)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Mahmoud El-Banna (Egypt)

Ethiopia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Southern Zone

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zimbabwe  2–0  Comoros 2–0 0–0
Lesotho  1–1 (a)  Botswana 0–0 1–1
Namibia  3–3 (5–6 p)  Zambia 2–1 1–2
Mozambique  9–1  Seychelles 5–1 4–0
South Africa  5–0  Mauritius 3–0 2–0
Swaziland  2–4  Angola 2–2 0–2
Zimbabwe 2–0 Comoros
Rusike 10'
Mudehwe 90'
Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Mbongiseni Fakudze (Swaziland)
Comoros 0–0 Zimbabwe
Stade de Beaumer, Moroni
Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Zimbabwe won 2–0 on aggregate.

Lesotho 0–0 Botswana
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Botswana 1–1 Lesotho
Kgaswane 88' Brown 81'
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

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

Namibia 2–1 Zambia
Stephanus 52'
Nenkavu 63'		 Kalengo 15'
Independence Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Joaquin Esono Ela Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)
Zambia 2–1 Namibia
Mbewe 29'
Kalengo 72'		 Nenkavu 43'
Penalties
Mtonga soccer ball with check mark
Zimba soccer ball with red X
Chirwa soccer ball with check mark
Phiri soccer ball with check mark
Mfune soccer ball with check mark
Chepeshi soccer ball with check mark
Kalengo soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with red X Isaacks
soccer ball with check mark Tjetjinda
soccer ball with check mark Kamatuka
soccer ball with check mark Keimuine
soccer ball with check mark Gebhardt
soccer ball with check mark Iimbondi
soccer ball with red X Hoaseb
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

3–3 on aggregate. Zambia won on penalties.

Mozambique 5–1 Seychelles
Luís 32', 42', 49'
Reinildo 35'
Diogo 73'		 Waye-Hive 70'
Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira
Referee: Khulasande Qongqo (South Africa)
Seychelles 0–4 Mozambique
Luís 14'
Isac 20'
Gildo 37'
Reinildo 44'
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Mozambique won 9–1 on aggregate.

South Africa 3–0 Mauritius
Gabuza 26'
Ntshangase 28', 44'
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Mauritius 0–2 South Africa
Masango 69'
Letlabika 84'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

South Africa won 5–0 on aggregate.

Swaziland 2–2 Angola
Tsabedze 65'
Ndzinisa 83'		 Dário 30'
Ary Papel 54'
Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
Referee: Emile Fred (Seychelles)
Angola 2–0 Swaziland
Gelson 31', 86'
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Referee: Lekgotla Leonard Johannes (Botswana)

Angola won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

Winners qualified for 2016 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zimbabwe  4–2  Lesotho 3–1 1–1
Zambia  4–1  Mozambique 3–0 1–1
South Africa  2–3  Angola 0–2 2–1
Zimbabwe 3–1 Lesotho
Mutuma 48' (pen.), 56'
Phiri 81'		 Seturumane 63'
Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Referee: Sheha Waziri (Tanzania)
Lesotho 1–1 Zimbabwe
Mokhahlane 79' (pen.) Mutuma 35'
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Kalasande Qongo (South Africa)

Zimbabwe won 4–2 on aggregate.

Zambia 3–0 Mozambique
Kalengo 77'
Luchanga 80'
Sautu 89'
Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Mozambique 1–1 Zambia
Hagi 83' (pen.) Mbewe 26'
Estádio da Machava, Matola
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Zambia won 4–1 on aggregate.

South Africa 0–2 Angola
Mateus 54'
Ary Papel 90+2'
Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Angola 1–2 South Africa
Gelson 43' Fabrício 29' (o.g.)
Lakay 90'
Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Referee: Mbongisseni Fakudze (Swaziland)

Angola won 3–2 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[17]

Team Zone Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Morocco Northern Zone 22 October 2015 1 (2014)
 Tunisia 22 October 2015 1 (2011)
 Mali Zone West A 24 October 2015 2 (2011, 2014)
 Guinea 24 October 2015 0 (debut)
 Ivory Coast Zone West B 30 October 2015 2 (2009, 2011)
 Nigeria 25 October 2015 1 (2014)
 Niger 25 October 2015 1 (2011)
 DR Congo Central Zone 13 October 2015[15] 3 (2009, 2011, 2014)
 Cameroon 31 October 2015 1 (2011)
 Gabon 24 October 2015 2 (2011, 2014)
 Rwanda (hosts) Central-East Zone 29 January 2011[2] 1 (2011)
 Uganda 25 October 2015 2 (2011, 2014)
 Ethiopia 25 October 2015 1 (2014)
 Zimbabwe Southern Zone 25 October 2015 3 (2009, 2011, 2014)
 Zambia 25 October 2015 1 (2009)
 Angola 24 October 2015 1 (2011)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

References

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