2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Players born 1 January 2006 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Algeria who qualified automatically as hosts.[1] TeamsSince the 2021 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations was cancelled, this will be the first edition in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations to have expanded to 12 teams instead of eight. Each of the six zones received two spots in the final tournament.
ScheduleThe qualifying competition was split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. The schedule of each qualifying zone was as follows.
North ZoneThe 2022 UNAF U-17 Tournament, which also served as the qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, took place between 8 and 14 November 2022 in Algiers, Algeria.[12] The four teams were placed in one group, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. Algeria didn't participate in the tournament, as were automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts. All times are local, DPRA (UTC+1).
Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers Referee: Mohamed Agha (Libya)
Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda) West A ZoneThe WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were hosted by Mauritania with the matches played between 1 and 9 October 2022.[14] The draw was announced on 21 July 2022.[10] All times are local, GMT (UTC±0). Group stageThe six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Source: [citation needed] Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers (D) Disqualified; (H) Hosts Notes:
Referee: Lenine dos Santos (Cape Verde)
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott Referee: Alhaji Kabia (Sierra Leone)
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott Referee: Stanley Konah (Liberia)
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott Referee: Mathioro Diabel (Mauritania) Knockout stage
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott Referee: Raimundo Correia (Guinea-Bissau)
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott Referee: Aïssatou Kanté (Guinea)
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott Referee: Alhasan Bass (Gambia) West B ZoneThe WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were hosted by Ghana with the matches played between 11 and 24 June 2022.[15] The draw was announced on 15 April 2022.[9] All times are local, GMT (UTC±0). Group stageThe seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Benoît Bado (Burkina Faso)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Julian Nunoo (Ghana)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Julian Nunoo (Ghana) Knockout stage
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Sadou Ali Brahamou (Niger)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Benoît Bado (Burkina Faso)
Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast Referee: Julian Nunoo (Ghana) Central ZoneThe UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were planned to be held in Cameroon between 7–12 January 2023 but was postponed and eventually played between 12 and 18 January 2023 due to a number of players being deemed overage by the MRI tests for Chad, DR Congo and Cameroon.[16][17][3]
Limbe Stadium, Limbé Central-East ZoneThe CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were hosted by Ethiopia, with the matches played between 2 and 19 October 2022. The draw was announced on 15 September 2022.[18][19] All times are local, EAT (UTC+3). Group stageThe ten teams were initially drawn into two groups of five teams. Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, South Sudan and Eritrea were drawn into Group A and Uganda, Djibouti, Sudan, Burundi and Rwanda were drawn into Group B. However, on 26 September, Eritrea and Rwanda withdrew from the competition, leaving both the groups with four teams.[5][6] On 1 October, Djibouti and Sudan were disqualified from the tournament after some of their players failed the MRI test, leaving Group B with only two teams.[4] A redraw was then conducted on 2 October, with three teams drawn in two groups.[11] The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Yasir Abdelaziz (Sudan)
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) Knockout stage
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Nasser Houssein (Djibouti)
Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa Referee: Shamirah Nabadda (Uganda) South ZoneThe COSAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were played between 2 and 11 December 2022 in Malawi. The draw was announced on 4 November 2022.[13] All times are local, CAT (UTC+2). Group stageThe nine teams were initially drawn into three groups of three teams. Malawi, Botswana and Namibia were drawn into Group A; Angola, South Africa and Mauritius were drawn into Group B; and Zambia, Mozambique and Seychelles were drawn into Group C. However, a few days later, Mauritius withdrew from the competition, leaving Group B with only two teams. A redraw was then conducted on 29 November, with eight teams drawn into two groups of four teams.[8] The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Referee: Njaka Raharimanantsoa (Madagascar)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Darrio Landry (Seychelles)
Source: COSAFA.com
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Thokozani Dlamini (Eswatini)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Thembinkosi Dlamini (Eswatini)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Eness Gumbo (Malawi)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Samuel Nghipandulwa (Namibia)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique) Knockout stage
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi) Qualified teamsThe following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.[20] However, South Sudan was disqualified from the tournament after 5 players failed the MRI test.[21]
GoalscorersThere were 185 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match. 9 goals 5 goals 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
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