The qualification phase of the 2015 African U-17 Championship decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Niger.
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).
During CAF Executive Committee meetings held on 21 and 22 September 2013, the CAF Medical Committee was instructed to continue the use of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to determine the ages of players and consequently their eligibility to participate in the qualifying stages of the tournament. It was also directed to ensure the authenticity of the process as well as the identity of the players involved.
A total of 38 teams entered the qualification phase.
The first legs were scheduled for 13âÂÂ15 June 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 27âÂÂ29 June 2014.
DR Congo won on default.
Togo won on default.
Guinea won on default.
Cameroon won on default.
Mozambique won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Uganda won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Egypt won 7âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Libya won on default.
South Sudan won on default.
Sierra Leone won on default.
The first legs were scheduled for 18âÂÂ20 July 2014 (DR Congo vs Nigeria postponed to 26 July due to FIFA's suspension of Nigerian FA), and the second legs were scheduled for 1âÂÂ3 August 2014.
Nigeria won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Gabon won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Togo won on away goals.
Guinea won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Ghana won on default.
Cameroon won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Ivory Coast won on default.
Angola won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Uganda won 7âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Zambia won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Tunisia won on default.
Mali won on default.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Egypt won penalties.
South Africa won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
The first legs were scheduled for 12âÂÂ14 September 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 26âÂÂ28 September 2014.
Nigeria won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Guinea won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Cameroon won on default.
Ivory Coast won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Zambia won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Mali won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
South Africa won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.