2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification


The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Players born 1 January 1999 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Niger who qualified automatically as hosts.

Teams

Apart from Niger, the remaining 53 members of CAF were eligible to enter the qualifying competition, and a total of 40 national teams were in the qualifying draw, which was announced on 26 February 2018.
Final tournament hostsBye to second round
First round entrants

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    Format

    Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.

    Schedule

    The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.
    RoundLegDate
    First roundFirst leg30 March – 1 April 2018
    First roundSecond leg20–22 April 2018
    Second roundFirst leg11–13 May 2018
    Second roundSecond leg18–20 May 2018
    Third roundFirst leg13–15 July 2018
    Third roundSecond leg20–22 July 2018

    Bracket

    The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 26 February 2018.
    The seven winners of the third round qualify for the final tournament.

    First round

    Second round

    Third round

    Winners qualify for 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

    Qualified teams

    The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.
    TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations[|1]
    only final tournament era
    26 5 20150
    10
    12 8 201810
    2
    1
    11
    7
    4

    Goalscorers

    ;4 goals
    ;3 goals
    ;2 goals
    ;1 goal
    ;1 own goal