2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification

Main article: 2011 CAF U-23 Championship

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the first two qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2012 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament. These matches also serve as part of the qualifiers for the Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London.

Contents

Seeding

In total, 39 teams opted to entered the qualifying tournament. The top 25 teams based on the qualifiers and final round of the previous Olympics were given byes to the first qualifying round.

Seeded Unseeded
  •  Egypt
  •  Gabon
  •  Gambia
  •  Ghana
  •  Guinea
  •  Libya
  •  Mali
  •  Tanzania
  •  Tunisia
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia
  •  Botswana
  •  Chad
  •  Congo DR
  •  Djibouti
  •  Equatorial Guinea
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Liberia
  •  Madagascar
  •  Mauritius
  •  Namibia
  •  Sierra Leone
  •  Somalia
  •  Sudan
  •  Swaziland

Preliminary qualifying round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Congo DR  w/o  Chad
Ethiopia  w/o  Equatorial Guinea
Swaziland  w/o  Mauritius
Djibouti  w/o  Madagascar
Sierra Leone  2–2 (1–3 p)  Liberia 1–1 1–1
Somalia  0–1  Sudan 0–0 0–1
Botswana  1–0  Namibia 1–0 0–0

First Leg


 Sierra Leone  1 – 1  Liberia
Hassan  35' Johnson  56'

Somalia  0 – 0  Sudan

Botswana  1 – 0  Namibia
Nato  20'

Second Leg


 Liberia  1 – 1  Sierra Leone
Oliseh  50'
  Penalties  
3 – 1

Sierra Leone 2–2 Liberia on aggregate. Liberia won 3–1 on penalties


 Sudan  1 – 0  Somalia
Hamed  20'

Sudan won 1–0 on aggregate


 Namibia  0 – 0  Botswana

Botswana won 1–0 on aggregate

First qualifying round

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zambia  3–0  Rwanda 2–0 1–0
Morocco  3–2  Mozambique 2–0 1–2
Cameroon  3–3 (1–3 p)  Tanzania 2–1 1–2
Senegal  1–1 (a)  Angola 0–0 1–1
South Africa  4–2  Libya 4–2 0–0
Algeria  4–0  Madagascar 3–0 1–0
Egypt  3–2  Botswana 2–0 1–2
Gabon  4–1  Swaziland 3–1 1–0
Burkina Faso  2–5  Congo DR 1–2 1–3
Côte d'Ivoire  4–0  Liberia 4–0 0–0
Tunisia  3–0  Malawi 2–0 1–0
Benin  w/o1  Gambia
Uganda  1–1 (2–4 p)  Congo 1–0 0–1
Mali  2–2 (a)  Guinea 0–0 2–2
Nigeria  9–1  Equatorial Guinea 5–0 4–1
Ghana  1–2  Sudan 0–1 1–1
Notes

The matches in the preliminary round were held on 25–27 March 2011 (first leg) and 8–10 April 2011 (second leg).

First Leg

26 March 2011
14:00 UTC+2
 Zambia  2 – 0  Rwanda
Kabwe  24'
Kola  34'
26 March 2011
20:00 UTC±0
 Morocco  2 – 0  Mozambique Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech
Hamdallah  83'
Labyad  89'
27 March 2011
14:30 UTC+2
 Cameroon  2 – 1  Tanzania
Pangwoh  10'
Pangwoh  47'		 Ulimwengu  40'
26 March 2011
 Senegal  0 – 0  Angola
27 March 2011
14:00 UTC+2
 South Africa  4 – 2  Libya Sinaba Stadium, Johannesburg
Ndulula  22'
Zwane  43'
Bhengu  56'
Masango  68'		 Report Mphahlele  72' (o.g.)
Al-Ghulla  90+4'
26 March 2011
15:00 UTC+1
 Algeria  3 – 0  Madagascar Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Chalali  45+1', 78'
Mesfar  86'
25 March 2011
 Egypt  2 – 0  Botswana Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo
Mohamed  31'
Mohsen  77'		 Report
26 March 2011
 Gabon  3 – 1  Swaziland
Madinda  15'
Bamba  52', 89'		 Banele  46'
27 March 2011
 Burkina Faso  1 – 2  Congo DR Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Adamah-Plange  47' Mutombo  66'
Botayi  86'
27 March 2011
 Côte d'Ivoire  4 – 0  Liberia Accra
Déblé Serges  13', 63'
Méité Yacouba  28'
Traoré Lacina  90'		 Report
26 March 2011
 Tunisia  2 – 0  Malawi
Youssef Msakni  4'
Ali Maaloul  61'
26 March 2011
 Uganda  1 – 0  Congo
Ndugwa  90'
26 March 2011
 Mali  0 – 0  Guinea
26 March 2011
 Nigeria  5 – 0  Equatorial Guinea Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City
Igiebor  44', 65'
Ighalo  18'
Lukman  26'
Ehiosun  90+1'		 Report
26 March 2011
 Ghana  0 – 1  Sudan Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Report Khamees  90'

Second Leg

3 April 2011
14:30 UTC+2
 Rwanda  0 – 1  Zambia
Nyainde  54'

Zambia won 5–0 on aggregate

10 April 2011
15:00 UTC+2
 Mozambique  2 – 1  Morocco Maputo
Cumbe  25'
Uetimane  90+1'		 Mokhtar  69'

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate

9 April 2011
 Tanzania  2 – 1  Cameroon Dar es Salaam
Makassy  11'
Ulimwengu  64'		 Report Etiounde  10'
  Penalties  
4 – 3

Tanzania 3–3 Cameroon. Tanzania won 5-3 on penalties

9 April 2011
 Angola  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Senegal Benguela
Belchior  114' A. Fall  110'

Angola 1–1 Senegal. Senegal won on away goals rule

9 April 2011
20:00 UTC±0
 Libya  0 – 0  South Africa Stade 26 mars, Bamako, (Mali)[1]

South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate

10 April 2011
 Madagascar  0 – 1  Algeria Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo
Aouedj  1'

Algeria won 4–0 on aggregate

8 April 2011
 Botswana  2 – 1  Egypt Gaborone
Moeng  41', 61' Report Mohsen  80'

Egypt won 3–2 on aggregate

10 April 2011
 Swaziland  0 – 1  Gabon Lobomba
Tandtigora  1'

Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate

9 April 2011
 Congo DR  3 – 1  Burkina Faso Kinshasa
Bamato  45', 75'
Diego Mutombo  78' (pen.)		 Draogo  62'

Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate

20 April 2011
 Liberia  0 – 0  Côte d'Ivoire Monrovia

Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate

9 April 2011
 Malawi  0 – 1  Tunisia Blantyre
Report Mhirsi  77'

Tunisia won 3–0 on aggregate


 Benin  w/o[2]  Gambia

Benin advance after The Gambia withdrew

10 April 2011
 Congo  1 – 0  Uganda Brazzaville
Kaya  53'
  Penalties  
4 – 2

Congo 1–1 Uganda. Congo won 4–2 on penalties

10 April 2011
 Guinea  2 – 2  Mali Conakry
Soumah  7' (pen.)
Barry  84'		 Traore  3'
Kone  82'

Guinea 2–2 Mali. Mali won on away goals rule

10 April 2011
 Equatorial Guinea  1 – 4  Nigeria Malabo
Abaga  72' Report Ehiosun  13', 64', 78'
Uchechi  45'

Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate

9 April 2011
 Sudan  1 – 1  Ghana Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Al Agab  9' Report Adams  75'

Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on April 13 2011. CAF used FIFA rankings from March 2011 to seed the eight highest ranked teams into Pot A.[3]

Côte d'Ivoire's fixture against Liberia had been delayed until 20 April due to the civil unrest. As Ivory Coast are the 2nd highest ranking team in Africa, the winner of their first qualifying round fixture was also placed in Pot A.

Seeding

The pots were confirmed as follows:[4]

Pot A Pot B
  •  Senegal
  •  Sudan
  •  Tanzania
  •  Zambia

Draw

The draw was conducted on April 13th in Cairo, Egypt.[5]

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  3–2  Zambia 3–0 0–2
Morocco  3–2  Congo DR 2–1 1–1
Congo  1–3  Côte d'Ivoire 1–2 0–1
Gabon  1-0  Mali 0–0 1-0
Sudan  0–2  Egypt 0–0 0–2
Benin  4–6  South Africa 3–1 1–5
Tunisia  0–1  Senegal 0–0 0–1
Tanzania  1–3  Nigeria 1–0 0–3

First Leg

3 June 2011
20:00
 Algeria  3 – 0  Zambia 20 August 1955 Stadium, Algiers
Aouedj  27', 66'
Belamri  45'
3 June 2011
21:00
 Morocco  2 – 1  Congo DR Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca
Qasmi  8'
Hamdallah  90+2'		 Kanda  68'
5 June 2011
 Congo  1 – 2  Côte d'Ivoire
4 June 2011
 Gabon  0 – 0  Mali
4 June 2011
18:30
 Sudan  0 – 0  Egypt Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
4 June 2011
14:00
 Benin  3 – 1  South Africa Stade René Pleven d'Akpakpa, Cotonou
Suanon  40'
Suanon  42'
Dassagate  50'		 Ndulula  31'
4 June 2011
16:00
 Tunisia  0 – 0  Senegal Stade El Menzah, Tunis
5 June 2011
15:00
 Tanzania  1 – 0  Nigeria Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar-es-Salaam
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Ulimwengu  82'

Second Leg

18 June 2011
15:00
 Zambia  2 – 0  Algeria Nchanga Stadium, Chingola
Mapande  13'
Mwansa  75'		 Report

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate

18 June 2011
16:30
 Congo DR  1 – 1  Morocco
Kanda  58' Report Hamdallah  87'

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate

18 June 2011
18:00
 Côte d'Ivoire  1 – 0  Congo
Gougouhi  10' Report

Côte d'Ivoire won 3–1 on aggregate

19 June 2011
17:00
 Mali  0 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Gabon Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako
Report N'Dong  112'

Gabon won 1–0 on aggregate

18 June 2011
20:30
 Egypt  2 – 0  Sudan Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, Alexandria
Sherweda  58'
Ahmed  68'		 Report

Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate

19 June 2011
14:00
 South Africa  5 – 1  Benin Rand Stadium, Johannesburg
Bhengu  16'
Sangweni  25'
Masango  38'
Ndulula  48'  87'
 Suanon  79'

South Africa 6–4 on aggregate

18 June 2011
20:00
 Senegal  1 – 0  Tunisia
A. Sané  50'

Senegal won 1–0 on aggregate

19 June 2011
17:00
 Nigeria  3 – 0  Tanzania Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City
Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)
Ehiosun  3'
Oseni  56'
Musa  90'

Nigeria 3–1 on aggregate

References

  1. ^ Mali to host Libya-South Africa www.fifa.com
  2. ^ Gambia’s withdrawal sends Benin through
  3. ^ "Africa Men’s 2012 Olympic Qualifier draw set for 13th April 2011 in Cairo". CAFonline.com. http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/8942-caf-draw-for-london-2012-olympic-football-tournament.html. Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Olympics - updated draw procedure, with teams". CAFonline.com. http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/8965-olympics--updated-draw-procedure-with-teams.html. Retrieved 12 April 2011. 
  5. ^ 2012 Olympic Draw conducted in Cairo

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