2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round

The preliminary round of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament decided three teams which advanced to the group stage of the qualification tournament. The preliminary round consisted of the six lowest-ranked teams among the 51 entrants: Madagascar, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Sudan, Comoros, Djibouti, and Mauritius.[1]

The six teams were drawn into three ties, played in home-and-away two-legged format between 22 and 28 March 2017.[2]

The three winners advanced to the group stage to join the 45 teams which entered directly.[3]

Matches

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 15).[4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
São Tomé and Príncipe  2–4  Madagascar 0–1 2–3
Comoros  3–1  Mauritius 2–0 1–1
Djibouti  2–6  South Sudan 2–0 0–6

22 March 2017 (2017-03-22)
15:30 UTC±0
São Tomé and Príncipe  0–1  Madagascar
Report
Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé
Referee: Gauthier Marc Mihindou Mbina (Gabon)

26 March 2017 (2017-03-26)
14:30 UTC+3
Madagascar  3–2  São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Madagascar won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to qualification Group A.

24 March 2017 (2017-03-24)
15:00 UTC+3
Comoros  2–0  Mauritius
 Report
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
Referee: Martin Elifhas Saanya (Tanzania)

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
16:00 UTC+4
Mauritius  1–1  Comoros
 Report

Comoros won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to qualification Group B.

22 March 2017 (2017-03-22)
19:00 UTC+3
Djibouti  2–0  South Sudan
  • Hamza  56'
  • Breik  65'
 Report

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
16:30 UTC+3
South Sudan  6–0  Djibouti
 Report
Juba Stadium, Juba
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

South Sudan won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to qualification Group C.

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon: Draw results and fixtures". CAF. 13 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Qualifiers of the Africa Cup of Nations 2019 / Eliminatoires de la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations 2019" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ↑ "Draw Procedure of the Qualifiers of the 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAFonline.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
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