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.
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.
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 (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.
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.
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Mauritania won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Guinea-Bissau won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Algeria won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Benin won on walkover after Liberia withdrew.
Gabon won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Rwanda won on away goals.
Burundi won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Uganda won 8âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
0âÂÂ0 on aggregate. Tanzania won 6âÂÂ5 on penalties.
Mozambique won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Malawi won on away goals.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Botswana won on away goals.
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3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Mauritania won on away goals.
Nigeria won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Ghana won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Benin won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Burkina Faso won 6âÂÂ4 on aggregate.
Gabon won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Zambia won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Burundi won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Cameroon won 5âÂÂ4 on penalties.
Mali won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
South Africa won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Malawi won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Congo won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
0âÂÂ0 on aggregate. Senegal won 7âÂÂ6 on penalties.
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Nigeria won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Burkina Faso won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Burundi won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Mali won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
South Africa won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Senegal won 6âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.