2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification

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.

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

  •  Tanzania
  •  Tunisia
  •  Uganda
  •  Zambia

  •  Botswana
  •  Chad
  •  DR Congo
  •  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
DR Congo  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

8 October 2010
Sierra Leone  1–1  Liberia
Hassan  35' Johnson  56'

10 October 2010
Somalia  0–0  Sudan

9 October 2010
Botswana  1–0  Namibia
Nato  20'

Second leg

19 December 2010
Liberia  1–1  Sierra Leone
Oliseh  50'
  Penalties  
3–1

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

18 December 2010
Sudan  1–0  Somalia
Hamed  20'

Sudan won 1–0 on aggregate

18 December 2010
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  DR Congo 1–2 1–3
Ivory Coast  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
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
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
Chalali  45+1', 78'
Mesfar  86'

25 March 2011
Egypt  2–0  Botswana
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  DR Congo
Adamah-Plange  47' Mutombo  66'
Botayi  86'

27 March 2011
Ivory Coast  4–0  Liberia
Déblé Serges  13', 63'
Méité Yacouba  28'
Traoré Lacina  90' 		Report

26 March 2011
Tunisia  2–0  Malawi
Youssef Msakni  4'
Ali Maâloul  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
Igiebor  44', 65'
Ighalo  18'
Lukman  26'
Ehiosun  90+1' 		Report

26 March 2011
Ghana  0–1  Sudan
Report Khamees  90'

Second leg

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

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate

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

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate

9 April 2011
Tanzania  2–1  Cameroon
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
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

South Africa won 4–2 on aggregate

10 April 2011
Madagascar  0–1  Algeria
Aouedj  1'

Algeria won 4–0 on aggregate

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

Egypt won 3–2 on aggregate

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

Gabon won 5–2 on aggregate

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

Congo DR won 5–2 on aggregate

20 April 2011
Liberia  0–0  Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate

9 April 2011
Malawi  0–1  Tunisia
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
Kaya  53'
  Penalties  
4–2

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

10 April 2011
Guinea  2–2  Mali
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
Abaga  72' Report Ehiosun  13', 64', 78'
Uchechi  45'

Nigeria won 9–1 on aggregate

9 April 2011
Sudan  1–1  Ghana
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
  •  Benin
  •  Congo
  •  DR Congo
  •  Mali
  •  Senegal
  •  Sudan
  •  Tanzania
  •  Zambia

Draw

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

Team 1 Agg Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  3–2  Zambia 3–0 0–2
Morocco  3–2  DR Congo 2–1 1–1
Congo  1–3  Ivory Coast 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
Aouedj  27', 66'
Belamri  45'

3 June 2011
21:00
Morocco  2–1  DR Congo
Qasmi  8'
Hamdallah  90+2' 		Kanda  68'

5 June 2011
Congo  1–2  Ivory Coast

4 June 2011
Gabon  0–0  Mali

4 June 2011
18:30
Sudan  0–0  Egypt

4 June 2011
14:00
Benin  3–1  South Africa
Suanon  40'
Suanon  42'
Dassagate  50' 		Ndulula  31'

4 June 2011
16:00
Tunisia  0–0  Senegal

5 June 2011
15:00
Tanzania  1–0  Nigeria
Ulimwengu  82'

Second leg

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

Algeria won 3–2 on aggregate

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

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate

18 June 2011
18:00
Ivory Coast  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
Report N'Dong  112'

Gabon won 1–0 on aggregate

18 June 2011
20:30
Egypt  2–0  Sudan
Sherweda  58'
Ahmed  68' 		Report

Egypt won 2–0 on aggregate

19 June 2011
14:00
South Africa  5–1  Benin
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
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 13 April 2011 in Cairo". CAFonline.com. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Olympics – updated draw procedure, with teams". CAFonline.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  5. ↑ 2012 Olympic Draw conducted in Cairo

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