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Not to be confused with 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification.
2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 February – 12 April
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored45 (1.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Kahraba (4 goals)
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International football competition Main article: Football at the 2015 African Games

The 2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games men's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the men's football tournament, including Congo who qualified automatically as hosts. Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.

Teams

A total of 24 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
First round 20
Second round 4
Qualifying rounds Total 24
Final tournament 1
Did not enter

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).

The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.

Round Leg Date
First round First leg 20–22 February 2015
Second leg 6–8 March 2015
Second round First leg 20–22 March 2015
Second leg 10–12 April 2015

Qualification rounds

First round

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burkina Faso  w/o  Libya — —
Ivory Coast  w/o  Guinea-Bissau — —
DR Congo  1–2  Burundi 0–1 1–1
Egypt  4–1  Kenya 3–0 1–1
Gabon  1–6  Nigeria 1–4 0–2
Zambia  w/o  Madagascar — —
Mali  w/o  Tunisia — —
Mozambique  0–0 (4–1 p)  Uganda 0–0 0–0
Swaziland  w/o  Zimbabwe — —
Ethiopia  1–4  Sudan 1–2 0–2

Note: Libya, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Tunisia and Swaziland withdrew.

Burkina Faso Cancelled Libya
Report
Libya Cancelled Burkina Faso
Report

Burkina Faso won on walkover.

Ivory Coast Cancelled Guinea-Bissau
Report
Guinea-Bissau Cancelled Ivory Coast
Report

Ivory Coast won on walkover.

DR Congo 0–1 Burundi
Report Nshimirimana 50'
Stade Tata Raphaël, KinshasaReferee: Aurélien Juenkou Wandji (Cameroon)
Burundi 1–1 DR Congo
Fiston 42' Report Ipumbu 36'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaReferee: Zekarias Girma Fega (Ethiopia)

Burundi won 2–1 on aggregate.

Egypt 3–0 Kenya
Rabia 45'
Kahraba 88', 90+4' (pen.)		 Report
Petro Sport Stadium, CairoReferee: Mokhtar Amalou (Algeria)
Kenya 1–1 Egypt
Omumbo 22' (pen.) Report Kahraba 16' (pen.)
Kenyatta Stadium, MachakosReferee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Egypt won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gabon 1–4 Nigeria
Méyé 53' Report Ajayi 2', 47'
Oghenekaro 45+1' (pen.)
Onyekachi 90'
Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, LibrevilleReferee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Nigeria 2–0 Gabon
Oduduwa 67'
Ajayi 87'		 Report
Abuja National Stadium, AbujaReferee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Nigeria won 6–1 on aggregate.

Zambia Cancelled Madagascar
Report
Madagascar Cancelled Zambia
Report

Zambia won on walkover.

Mali Cancelled Tunisia
Report
Tunisia Cancelled Mali
Report

Mali won on walkover.

Mozambique 0–0 Uganda
Report
Estádio do Maxaquene, MaputoReferee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
Uganda 0–0 Mozambique
Report
Penalties
1–4
Nakivubo Stadium, KampalaReferee: Jean Claude Kinamvuidi Fuengi (DR Congo)

0–0 on aggregate. Mozambique won on penalties.

Swaziland Cancelled Zimbabwe
Report
Zimbabwe Cancelled Swaziland
Report

Zimbabwe won on walkover.

Ethiopia 1–2 Sudan
Hotessa 89' (pen.) Report Osman 26'
Gaafar 38'
Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire DawaReferee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Sudan 2–0 Ethiopia
Mukhtar 3'
Osman 56'		 Report
El Obeid Stadium, Al-UbayyidReferee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

Sudan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2015 African Games.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Burkina Faso  2–1  Ivory Coast 2–1 0–0
Burundi  0–4  Egypt 0–2 0–2
Nigeria  2–1  Zambia 0–0 2–1
Mali  3–3 (a)  Senegal 2–2 1–1
Mozambique  1–2  Ghana 1–0 0–2
Zimbabwe  2–1  Cameroon 1–0 1–1
Sudan  2–1  South Africa 2–0 0–1
Burkina Faso 2–1 Ivory Coast
Ouédraogo 54'
Sango 88'		 Report Kouadio 45+2'
Stade du 4 Août, OuagadougouReferee: Ousmane Sidibe (Mali)
Ivory Coast 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, AbidjanReferee: El Fatih Wadeed Khaleel (Sudan)

Burkina Faso won 2–1 on aggregate.

Burundi 0–2 Egypt
Report Trezeguet 5'
Fathi 45'
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaReferee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Egypt 2–0 Burundi
Kahraba 21'
Salem 62'		 Report
Suez Stadium, SuezReferee: Hicham Tiazi (Morocco)

Egypt won 4–0 on aggregate.

Nigeria 0–0 Zambia
Report
Abuja National Stadium, AbujaReferee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)
Zambia 1–2 Nigeria
Samu 76' Report Awoniyi 35', 87'
National Heroes Stadium, LusakaReferee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mali 2–2 Senegal
Sylla 6'
A. Traoré 68'		 Report Diaw 15'
Thiouné 75'
Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoReferee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)
Senegal 1–1 Mali
Koné 54' Report S. Traoré 15'
Stade Caroline Faye, M'BourReferee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

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

Mozambique 1–0 Ghana
Salomão 85' Report
Campo do Grupo Afrin, MaputoReferee: Osiase William Koto (Lesotho)
Ghana 2–0 Mozambique
Salomão 73' (o.g.)
Adjei 83'		 Report
Tamale Stadium, TamaleReferee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimbabwe 1–0 Cameroon
Mutasa 21' Report
Rufaro Stadium, HarareReferee: Tinyiko Victor Hlungwani (South Africa)
Cameroon 1–1 Zimbabwe
Tchamabo 45' Report Moyo 57' (pen.)
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéReferee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sudan 2–0 South Africa
Osman 21'
El Tahir 69'		 Report
El Obeid Stadium, Al-UbayyidReferee: Bruno Andriamiharisoa (Madagascar)
South Africa 1–0 Sudan
Masuku 83' Report
Dobsonville Stadium, JohannesburgReferee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament
 Congo (hosts) 14 September 2011 3 (1965, 1973, 1995)
 Burkina Faso 11 April 2015 1 (1973)
 Egypt 12 April 2015 7 (1973, 1978, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007)
 Nigeria 12 April 2015 5 (1973, 1978, 1991, 1995, 2003)
 Senegal 12 April 2015 3 (1987, 2003, 2011)
 Ghana 12 April 2015 5 (1973, 1978, 2003, 2007, 2011)
 Zimbabwe 12 April 2015 2 (1991, 1995)
 Sudan 11 April 2015 0 (debut)
Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition. Burundi, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the final tournament.

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

See also

References

  1. ^ "Congo to host 2015 All Africa Games". 2011-09-14.
  2. "AAG Congo 2015: Men, Women qualifiers set for start". CAFonline.com. 20 February 2015.
  3. "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. "Jeux Africains : La RD Congo et le Gabon à la trappe" (in French). Afrik.com. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  5. "Egypt withdraws from African Games Brazzaville 2015". CAF. 26 August 2015.

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