2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The qualification phase of the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, hosted by Gabon.

2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates24 June – 2 October 2016
Teams39 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played51
Goals scored169 (3.31 per match)
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The draws were conducted during the CAF Executive Committee meeting held on Friday, 5 February 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.[1][2]

Participants

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No participation Teams Number of teams
No participation 14
First round entrants
22
Second round entrants
17
Final tournament entrants 1

Note: Madagascar were originally to qualify automatically as hosts, but had their hosting rights withdrawn and were replaced by Gabon (which played in the qualifiers and were eliminated in the third round).[3]

Format

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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).[4]

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

First round

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The first legs are scheduled for 24–26 June 2016, and the second legs are scheduled for 1–3 July 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana   w/o   Liberia
Benin   w/o   Sierra Leone
Libya   4–4 (a)   Algeria 3–2 1–2
DR Congo   w/o   Chad
Mauritania   1–2   Morocco 1–0 0–2
Sudan   16–0   Djibouti 8–0 8–0
Malawi   w/o   Kenya
Tanzania   9–0   Seychelles 3–0 6–0
Namibia   2–2 (a)   Botswana 1–0 1–2
Lesotho   w/o   Mauritius
Comoros   w/o   Zimbabwe
Ghana  Cancelled  Liberia
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Liberia  Cancelled  Ghana
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Ghana advanced after Liberia withdrew.


Benin  Cancelled  Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone  Cancelled  Benin
Report

Benin advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew.


Libya  3–2  Algeria
Gima Dago   27'
Tougaï   70' (pen.)
Bin Amir   90+3'
Report Dehiri   12'
Idir   55'
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Algeria  2–1  Libya
Louanchi   35'
Tougaï   90'
Report Alanteir   64'
Referee: Nasrallah Jawadi (Tunisia)

4–4 on aggregate. Algeria won on away goals.


DR Congo  Cancelled  Chad
Report
Chad  Cancelled  DR Congo
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Chad advanced after DR Congo withdrew.[5]


Mauritania  1–0  Morocco
Cheikh   73' Report
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
Morocco  2–0  Mauritania
Abessi   8', 90+2' Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate.


Sudan  8–0  Djibouti
Mazin Mohamed   11' (21)
Gumaa   53', 60'
Elshaikh   62'
Abduelsamad   65'
Moumen Mohamed   79'
Abdalla   83'
Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Djibouti  0–8  Sudan
Report Elnour   16'
Abdalla   46'
Mustafa   57', 84'
Musab Mohamed   68'
Alzobair   71', 88'
Elmgdad Mohamed   90'
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

Sudan won 16–0 on aggregate.


Malawi  Cancelled  Kenya
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Kenya  Cancelled  Malawi
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Kenya advanced after Malawi withdrew.


Tanzania  3–0  Seychelles
Kibabage   16'
Ali   22'
Msengi   62' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Seychelles  0–6  Tanzania
Report Ali   9'
Rashid   43'
Juma   48', 72'
Makamba   63' (pen.)
Mkomola   90+2'
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Tanzania won 9–0 on aggregate.


Namibia  1–0  Botswana
Uugwanga   90' Report
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
Botswana  2–1  Namibia
Masu  30'
Kaone Bogosi  39'
Report Awaseb  7'
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

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


Lesotho  Cancelled  Mauritius
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Mauritius  Cancelled  Lesotho
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Mauritius advanced after Lesotho withdrew.


Comoros  Cancelled  Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe  Cancelled  Comoros
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Comoros advanced after Zimbabwe withdrew.

Second round

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The first legs are scheduled for 5–7 August 2016, and the second legs are scheduled for 19–21 August 2016.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana   6–5   Burkina Faso 5–1 1–4
Benin   2–4   Ivory Coast 1–1 1–3
Nigeria   2–3   Niger 1–0 1–3
Algeria   0–1   Gabon 0–0 0–1
Chad   w/o   Mali 0–9
Egypt   2–5   Ethiopia 1–3 1–2
Tunisia   4–6   Senegal 2–3 2–3
Guinea   2–2 (3–2 p)   Morocco 1–1 1–1
Zambia   0–1   Sudan 0–0 0–1
Cameroon   9–1   Kenya 7–0 2–1
South Africa   1–3   Tanzania 1–1 0–2
Namibia   1–5   Congo 1–2 0–3
Mauritius   0–4   Angola 0–1 0–3
Comoros   5–1   Mozambique 2–1 3–0
Ghana  5–1  Burkina Faso
Toku   22'
Ayiah   40', 53'
Antah   72'
Onyina   80'
Report Zoungrana   11'
Referee: Benjamin Ekabatiem Odey (Nigeria)
Burkina Faso  4–1  Ghana
Diarrassouba   11'
Traore   47'
Zongo   72'
Kientega   86'
Report   26' Ayiah
Referee: Kossi Blewoussi Azaleko (Togo)

Ghana won 6–5 on aggregate.


Benin  1–1  Ivory Coast
Videkon   45' (pen.) Report Akoete   37'
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)
Ivory Coast  3–1  Benin
Akoete   33'
Sangare   40', 43'
Report Noumonvi   75'
Referee: Issa Abdelhadi (Chad)

Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.


Nigeria  1–0  Niger
Alagbe   2' Report
Referee: Serge Flavien Soumou (Congo)
Niger  3–1  Nigeria
Assoumane   29'
Habibou   49' (pen.)
Sanda   90'
Report Babalolo   44'
Referee: Henry Duvalier Mouandjo Kalla (Cameroon)

Niger won 3–2 on aggregate.


Algeria  0–0  Gabon
Report
Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)
Gabon  1–0  Algeria
Nzengue   20' (pen.) Report
Referee: Malala Kabanga Yannick (DR Congo)

Gabon won 1–0 on aggregate.


Chad  0–9  Mali
Report Drame   14', 84'
Camara   40', 63'
Kane   54', 82' (pen.)
Kane   58'
Tidjani   75' (o.g.)
Doumbia   90'
Mali  Cancelled  Chad
Report

Mali advanced after Chad withdrew from the second leg.


Egypt  1–3  Ethiopia
Abdelghani   17' Report   24' Teshita
  41' Nasir
  90+1' Mekonen
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Ethiopia  2–1  Egypt
Nasir   12,50' Report Elghamarawy   85'
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.


Tunisia  2–3  Senegal
Smei   36, 55' (pen.) Report   59, 63' Yade
  90' Soumare
Referee: Babaca Sarr (Mauritius)
Senegal  3–2  Tunisia
Drame   76'
Sow   89'
Niang   90'
Report   17' Ghuriani
  88' Taous
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Senegal won 6–4 on aggregate.


Guinea  1–1  Morocco
Touré   50' Report Ait Ouarkhan   13'
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
Morocco  1–1  Guinea
Abdelwahed   44' Report   69' Sylla
Penalties
Abdessamad  
Riad  
Saif-Eddine  
2–3   Camara
Referee: Mahmoud Ahmed Mohamed Bassiouny (Egypt)

2–2 on aggregate. Guinea won 3–2 on penalties.


Zambia  0–0  Sudan
Report
Referee: Omphile Phuthego (Botswana)
Sudan  1–0  Zambia
Alzobair   15' Report
Referee: Martin Sanya (Tanzania)

Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.


Cameroon  7–0  Kenya
Sangola   19'
Zobo   20'
Bella   34, 67'
Manga   40'
Ngakole   42, 51'
Report
Kenya  1–2  Cameroon
Machaka   11' Report   56' Zobo
  71' Manga

Cameroon won 9–1 on aggregate.


South Africa  1–1  Tanzania
Le Roux   63' (pen.) Report   70' (pen.) Msengi
Referee: Osiase William William Koto (Lesotho)
Tanzania  2–0  South Africa
Rashid   35'
Makame   85'
Report
Referee: Jim Noiret Bacari (Comoros)

Tanzania won 3–1 on aggregate.


Namibia  1–2  Congo
Petrus   71' Report   6, 90' Bercy
Referee: Joao Amado Goma (Angola)
Congo  3–0  Namibia
Kiba-Konde   6'
Mboungou   23' (pen.)
Mountou   89'
Report

Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.


Mauritius  0–1  Angola
Report   27' Gelson
Referee: Nelson Ricky Emile (Seychelles)
Angola  3–0  Mauritius
Melo   19'
Gelson   45+1'
Abílio   70'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Simanga Pritchard Nhleko (Swaziland)

Angola won 4–0 on aggregate.


Comoros  2–1  Mozambique
Ali   43'
Mohamed   59'
Report   90+1' Sidat
Referee: Andrew JUma Otieno (Kenya)
Mozambique  0–3  Comoros
Report   13' Charaf
  58' Soudjay
  89' Ali
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

Comoros won 5–1 on aggregate.

Third round

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The first legs were scheduled for 16–18 September 2016, and the second legs were scheduled for 30 September – 2 October 2016.Winners Qualify for the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[2]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ghana   3–1   Ivory Coast 3–1 0–0
Niger   4–3   Gabon 1–0 3–3
Mali   4–1   Ethiopia 2–0 2–1
Senegal   1–2   Guinea 0–1 1–1
Sudan   5–7   Cameroon 4–2 1–5
Tanzania   3–3 (a)   Congo (disqualified) 3–2 0–1
Angola   7–0   Comoros 5–0 2–0
Ghana  3–1  Ivory Coast
Ayiah   29, 62'
Toku   31'
Report   74' Sangare
Referee: Mohamed Abd Elmenem El Hanafy (Egypt)
Ivory Coast  0–0  Ghana
Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Ghana won 3–1 on aggregate.


Niger  1–0  Gabon
Habibou   75' (pen.) Report
Gabon  3–3  Niger
Moubeti   33'   52' (pen.)   90' (pen.) Report   45' Ajina
  81'   89' Marou

Niger won 4–3 on aggregate.


Mali  2–0  Ethiopia
Drame   71' (pen.)
Traore   86'
Report
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)
Ethiopia  1–2  Mali
Abebayehu   72' Report   4' Keita
  90' Toure
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almustapha (Niger)

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.


Senegal  0–1  Guinea
Report   27' Traore
Referee: Ayman El Sharif (Libya)
Guinea  1–1  Senegal
Camara   90' Report   37' Dieng
Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan)

Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.


Sudan  4–2  Cameroon
Mohamed   10'   66'
Gumaa   24'
Abdalla   69'
Report   16' Manga
  53' Nkoto
El Abyad, El Abyad
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Cameroon  5–1  Sudan
Zobo   13'   52'
Bella   22'
Sangola   27'   70' (pen.)
Report   85' Alzobair
Referee: Tinyiko Victor Hlungwani (South Africa)

Cameroon won 7–5 on aggregate.


Tanzania  3–2  Congo
Mkomola   38'   42'
Makamba   82'
Report   74' (pen.) Bercy
  90' Bopoumela
Referee: Nelson Emile Fred (Seychelles)
Congo  1–0  Tanzania
Mountou   90' Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

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

Later Congo were disqualified from the main tournament as a player failed to show up magnetic resonance imaging test, and therefore Tanzania are qualified instead.[3]


Angola  5–0  Comoros
Fernando   9'   42'
Melo   24'   58'
Gelson   83'
Report
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
Comoros  0–2  Angola
Report   64' Melo
  89' Abílio
Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)

Angola won 7–0 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released". Cafonline.com. 11 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "U-17 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  3. ^ a b "Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17". Confederation of African Football. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Regulations of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ "DR Congo withdraws from AFCON U-17 & U-20 qualifiers". CAF. 15 March 2016.
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