2020 African Nations Championship qualification
Tournament details
Dates20 April – 20 October 2019
Teams48 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored146 (2.28 per match)
Top scorer(s)Uganda Patrick Kaddu
Zimbabwe Prince Dube
(4 goals each)
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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]

Teams

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.

Zone Spots (total 16) Teams entering qualification Did not enter
Northern Zone
(UNAF) 		2 spots
Western Zone A
(WAFU-UFOA A) 		2 spots
Western Zone B
(WAFU-UFOA B) 		3 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC) 		2 spots +
 Cameroon (hosts)
Central Eastern Zone
(CECAFA) 		3 spots
Southern Zone
(COSAFA) 		3 spots
Notes

Format

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

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

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

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  0–3  Morocco 0–0 0–3
Tunisia  3–1[note 1]  Libya 1–0 2–1
Algeria 0–0 Morocco
Report
Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Morocco 3–0 Algeria
 Report
Stade Municipal, Berkane
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Morocco won 3–0 on aggregate.

Tunisia 1–0 Libya
 Report
Stade Olympique, Rades
Referee: Abderrezak Arab (Algeria)
Libya 1–2 Tunisia
 Report
Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé (Morocco)[note 2]
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

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

Western Zone A

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea-Bissau  0–7  Mali 0–4 0–3
Cape Verde  1–2  Mauritania 0–0 1–2
Liberia  1–3  Senegal 1–0 0–3
Guinea-Bissau 0–4 Mali
Report
Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Mali 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)

Mali won 7–0 on aggregate.

Cape Verde 0–0 Mauritania
Report
Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Mauritania 2–1 Cape Verde
  • Touda 3', 68'
 Report
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Mauritania won 2–1 on aggregate.

Liberia 1–0 Senegal
 Report
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Senegal 3–0 Liberia
  • Diouf 50'
  • Niang 78'
  • Bâ 81'
 Report
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Fabrício Duarte (Cape Verde)

Senegal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  0–2  Mali 0–0 0–2
Senegal  1–1 (1–3 p)  Guinea 1–0 0–1
Mauritania 0–0 Mali
Report
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Slim Belkhaouas (Tunisia)
Mali 2–0 Mauritania
 Report
Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Mali won 2–0 on aggregate.

Senegal 1–0 Guinea
  • Mbodj 86'
 Report
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Guinea 1–0 Senegal
 Report
Penalties
3–1
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

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

Western Zone B

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin  0–1  Togo 0–0 0–1
Benin 0–0 Togo
Report
Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Togo 1–0 Benin
 Report
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Togo  4–3  Nigeria 4–1 0–2
Niger  2–1  Ivory Coast 2–0 0–1
Ghana  0–1  Burkina Faso 0–1 0–0
Togo 4–1 Nigeria
 Report
Stade de Kégué, Lomé
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)
Nigeria 2–0 Togo
  • Alimi 9', 71'
 Report
Agege Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Al-Mustapha (Niger)

Togo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Niger 2–0 Ivory Coast
 Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Adaari Abdul Latif (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Niger
  • Bedi 47'
 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Niger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ghana 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report
  • Pognongo 90+4'
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe (Togo)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Ghana
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Burkina Faso won 1–0 on aggregate.

Central Zone

Original draw (before Cameroon were excluded):

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  w/o  São Tomé and Príncipe — —
Chad  4–5  Equatorial Guinea 3–3 1–2
Central African Republic Cancelled São Tomé and Príncipe
Report
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze (Equatorial Guinea)
São Tomé and Príncipe Cancelled Central African Republic
Report
TBC
Referee: Jean-Piere Nguiene Bissila (Congo)

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

Chad 3–3 Equatorial Guinea
  • Issa 17'
  • Adda 20'
  • Djimet 90'
 Report
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Referee: André Kolissala (Central African Republic)
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Chad
 Report
  • Adda 54'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)

Equatorial Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central African Republic  1–6  DR Congo 0–2 1–4
Equatorial Guinea  2–3  Congo 2–2 0–1
Central African Republic 0–2 DR Congo
Report
Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui
Referee: Diosdado Nzibi Nze Angono (Equatorial Guinea)
DR Congo 4–1 Central African Republic
 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

DR Congo won 6–1 on aggregate.

Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Congo
 Report
  • Etou 29'
  • Mokombo 83'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Congo 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
  • Bakoua 84'
 Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Congo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Central Eastern Zone

Original draw (before Ethiopia and Djibouti were included):

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi  4–1  South Sudan 2–0 2–1
Somalia  2–7  Uganda 1–3 1–4
Djibouti  3–5  Ethiopia 0–1 3–4
Tanzania  0–0 (4–1 p)  Kenya 0–0 0–0
Burundi 2–0 South Sudan
 Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Emmanuel Alphonce Mwandembwa (Tanzania)
South Sudan 1–2 Burundi
 Report
  • Muselemu 67'
  • Dusabe 84'
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)[note 3]
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)

Burundi won 4–1 on aggregate.

Somalia 1–3 Uganda
 Report
El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti (Djibouti)[note 4]
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Uganda 4–1 Somalia
 Report
  • Tubal 88'
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)

Uganda won 7–2 on aggregate.

Djibouti 0–1 Ethiopia
Report
El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
Ethiopia 4–3 Djibouti
 Report
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Ethiopia won 5–3 on aggregate.

Tanzania 0–0 Kenya
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Kenya 0–0 Tanzania
Report
Penalties
 1–4
Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani
Referee: Brian Nsubuga Miiro (Uganda)

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

Second round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burundi  0–6  Uganda 0–3 0–3
Ethiopia  1–2  Rwanda 0–1 1–1
Tanzania  2–2 (a)  Sudan 0–1 2–1
Burundi 0–3 Uganda
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Uganda 3–0 Burundi
 Report
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Uganda won 6–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 0–1 Rwanda
Report
Tigray Stadium, Mekelle
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Rwanda 1–1 Ethiopia
 Report
Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Rwanda won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tanzania 0–1 Sudan
Report
  • Mozamil 61'
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Sudan 1–2 Tanzania
 Report
Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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

Southern Zone

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botswana  5–1  Seychelles 2–0 3–1
Eswatini  1–1 (a)  Malawi 0–0 1–1
Botswana 2–0 Seychelles
 Report
Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)
Seychelles 1–3 Botswana
 Report
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Botswana won 5–1 on aggregate.

Eswatini 0–0 Malawi
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Malawi 1–1 Eswatini
 Report
  • Gamedze 53'
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

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

Second round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Botswana  2–3  Zambia 0–0 2–3
Eswatini  2–2 (5–4 p)  Angola 1–1 1–1
Comoros  0–2  Namibia 0–2 0–0
Madagascar  3–3 (a)  Mozambique 1–0 2–3
Lesotho  6–2  South Africa 3–2 3–0
Mauritius  1–7  Zimbabwe 0–4 1–3
Botswana 0–0 Zambia
Report
Francistown Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)
Zambia 3–2 Botswana
 Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Eswatini 1–1 Angola
  • Sithole 88'
 Report
  • Manguxi 50'
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Angola 1–1 Eswatini
  • Caranga 34'
 Report
  • Tsabedze 56'
Penalties
  • Caranga soccer ball with red X
  • De Paizo soccer ball with check mark
  • Chico soccer ball with check mark
  • Manguxi soccer ball with check mark
  • Eddie soccer ball with red X
  • Coxe soccer ball with check mark
  • Zé Panzo soccer ball with red X
 4–5
  • soccer ball with red X Sithole
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Dlamini
  • soccer ball with check mark Shabangu
  • soccer ball with red X #4
  • soccer ball with check mark Mkhonta
  • soccer ball with check mark Ndaba
  • soccer ball with check mark Vilakati
Estádio dos Coqueiros
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

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

Comoros 0–2 Namibia
Report
Stade de Moroni, Moroni
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)
Namibia 0–0 Comoros
Report
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Namibia won 2–0 on aggregate.

Madagascar 1–0 Mozambique
 Report
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
Mozambique 3–2 Madagascar
 Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

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

Lesotho 3–2 South Africa
 Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
South Africa 0–3 Lesotho
Report
Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)

Lesotho won 6–2 on aggregate.

Mauritius 0–4 Zimbabwe
Report
Stade Auguste Vollaire, Flacq
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)
Zimbabwe 3–1 Mauritius
 Report
  • A. Aristide 3'
Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

Zimbabwe won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third round

Winners qualified for 2020 African Nations Championship.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eswatini  2–3  Zambia 0–1 2–2
Madagascar  1–2  Namibia 1–0 0–2
Zimbabwe  3–1  Lesotho 3–1 0–0
Eswatini 0–1 Zambia
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)
Zambia 2–2 Eswatini
 Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Madagascar 1–0 Namibia
  • Andrianirina 90+4'
 Report
Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Namibia 2–0 Madagascar
 Report
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Namibia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 3–1 Lesotho
 Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Lesotho 0–0 Zimbabwe
Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Egbert Yvon Havelock (Seychelles)

Zimbabwe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

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

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

Notes

  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.

References

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  2. ^ "Fixtures of Total CHAN Ethiopia 2020 qualifiers revealed". CAF. 30 January 2019.
  3. ^ "CAF Total African Nations Championship Qualifiers, Ethiopia 2020" (PDF). CAF.
  4. ^ "CHAN 2020 Qualifiers: Rwanda exempted from first round in new Qualifying format". FERWAFA. 3 July 2019.
  5. ^ "[RCA] éliminatoires CHAN 2020: La CAF change l'adversaire des Centrafricains". zonefoot.net. 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Tchad : les SAO ont "l'obligation de gagner", prévient le ministre des Sports". alwihdainfo.com. 7 July 2019.
  7. ^ "FIFA suspends the Sierra Leone Football Association". FIFA.com. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Gabon, Djibouti suspended for Total CHAN 2020". CAF. 15 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Regulations of the African Nations Championship" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ^ a b c "Libya replaces Tunisia for Total CHAN Cameroon 2020". CAF. 31 January 2020.
  11. ^ "[RCA] éliminatoires CHAN 2020: Sao Tome se désiste, la RCA passe". zonefoot.net. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Line-up complete for Total CHAN Cameroon 2020". CAF. 20 October 2019.

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