Africa Cup of Nations Qualification
FIFA Region
CAF
Season
2022
Location
Africa
Abbreviation
AFNCUPQ
Summary
The 2022 CAF African Cup of Nations Qualifying (AFNCUPQ) started 9 October 2019 and ends 21 March 2021. 52 CAF member countries entered into this tournament. Only Eritrea and Somalia did not enter this tournament. Tournament seeds were based on the 2019 AFNCUPQ Seeding.
This tournament applies the typical "WIN" = 3pts, "DRAW" = 1 pt to determine table positions. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head goal difference, (2) head-to-head goals scored, (3) head-to-head away goals scored, (4) in-group goal difference, (5) in-group goals scored, (6) in-group away goals scored, then (7) a drawing.
Due to COVID-19, the 2021 AFNCUPQ was moved to 2022. Qualifying started 9 October 2021.
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Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary Round | 8 | 8 CAF teams ranked 45th to 52nd (Chad, Djibouti, Gambia, Liberia, Mauritius, São Tomé and Príncipe, Seychelles, South Sudan) | 4 sets of Home/Away matches, highest aggregate goals advances to the Group Stage | |
| Group | 48 | 44 CAF teams ranked 1st to 44th | 4 winners from Preliminary Round | 12 groups of 4 with Home/Away matches against each team in group, the 1st and 2nd place team in each group advances to the 2020 Africa Cup of Nations (AFNCUP) |
Group Stage
| Group A | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Mali | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Guinea | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | - | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Namibia | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 4 | Chad | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group B | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Uganda | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
| 3 | Malawi | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | - | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
| 4 | South Sudan | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | - | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 13.11.19 |  | 10 | South Sudan | Kamuzu Stadium |
 | 00 | Uganda | Stade du 4-Août |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | Khartoum Stadium |
| 12.11.20 | | 10 | South Sudan | St. Mary's Stadium (Kitende) |
| 31 | Malawi | Stade du 4-Août |
| 16.11.20 | | 00 | Burkina Faso | Kamuzu Stadium |
| 10 | Uganda | Nyayo National Stadium |
| 21.03.21 | | Burkina Faso | Mandela National Stadium |
| Malawi | Juba Stadium |
| South Sudan | Stade du 4-Août |
| Group C | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Ghana | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | South Africa | 4 | 3 -0-1 | 9 | - | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Sudan | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| 4 | São Tomé e Principe | 4 | 0 -0-4 | 0 | - | 2 | 11 | -9 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 13.11.19 |  | 40 | São Tomé e Principe | Al-Hilal Stadium |
| 14.11.19 |  | 20 | South Africa | Cape Coast Sports Stadium |
| 17.11.19 | | 10 | Sudan | Orlando Stadium |
| 18.11.19 | | 01 | Ghana | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho |
| 13.11.20 | | 20 | São Tomé e Principe | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
| 16.11.20 | | 24 | South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
| 21.03.21 | | Ghana | FNB Stadium (Soccer City) |
| Sudan | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho |
| 29.03.21 | | South Africa | Stade de Al-Merrikh |
| São Tomé e Principe | Ohene Djan Sports Stadium (Accra) |
| Group D | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Gambia | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Gabon | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | Congo DR | 4 | 1 -3-0 | 6 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Angola | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group E | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Morocco | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Mauritania | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 3 | Burundi | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | - | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | - | 3 | 8 | -5 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 13.11.19 |  | 20 | Burundi | Stade Barthélemy Boganda |
| 15.11.19 |  | 00 | Mauritania | Stade Prince Moulay Abdallah |
| 20 | Central African Republic | Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya |
| 11.11.20 | | 11 | Burundi | Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya |
| 13.11.20 | | 41 | Central African Republic | Stade Mohamed V |
| 15.11.20 | | 31 | Mauritania | Stade Intwari |
| 17.11.20 | | 02 | Morocco | Stade de la Réunification |
| 21.03.21 | | Morocco | Stade Olympique (Nouakchott) |
| Central African Republic | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium |
| 29.03.21 | | Mauritania | Complexe Sportif Barthelemy Boganda |
| Group F | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Cameroon | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Cape Verde Islands | 4 | 0 -4-0 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Mozambique | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | - | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
| 4 | Rwanda | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | - | 0 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 13.11.19 |  | 00 | Cape Verde Islands | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo |
| 14.11.19 |  | 20 | Rwanda | Estádio do Zimpeto |
| 18.11.19 | | 22 | Mozambique | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde |
| 12.11.20 | | 41 | Mozambique | Stade de la Réunification |
| 00 | Rwanda | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde |
| 16.11.20 | | 02 | Cameroon | Estádio do Zimpeto |
| 17.11.20 | | 00 | Cape Verde Islands | Stade Régional de Nyamirambo |
| 21.03.21 | | Cameroon | Estádio da Várzea |
| Mozambique | Stade Amahoro |
| 29.03.21 | | Cape Verde Islands | Estádio do Zimpeto |
| Group G | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Egypt | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Comoros | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Kenya | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4 | Togo | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | -4 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group H | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Algeria | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 11 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 1 -2-1 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Botswana | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 4 | Zambia | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | - | 3 | 9 | -6 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -6 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Group I | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Senegal | 4 | 4 -0-0 | 12 | - | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Congo | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | - | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
| 4 | Eswatini | 4 | 0 -1-3 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | -8 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 13.11.19 |  | 30 | Eswatini | Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro |
 | 30 | Guinea-Bissau | Stade Alphonse Massamba-Débat |
| 11.11.20 |  | 20 | Guinea-Bissau | Stade Lat Dior |
| 15.11.20 | | 01 | Senegal | Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro |
| Guinea-Bissau | Somhlolo National Stadium |
| Congo | Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro |
| Group J | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Tunisia | 4 | 3 -1-0 | 10 | - | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | - | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Tanzania | 4 | 1 -1-2 | 4 | - | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| 4 | Libya | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | - | 5 | 9 | -4 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 15.11.19 |  | 21 | Equatorial Guinea | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium |
| 19.11.19 | | 01 | Tunisia | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
| 11.11.20 |  | 23 | Equatorial Guinea | All Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium |
| 15.11.20 | | 10 | Libya | Estadio de Bata |
| Tanzania | Estadio de Bata |
| 29.03.21 | | Equatorial Guinea | Stade Olympique de Radès |
| Group K | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Madagascar | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2 -0-2 | 6 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
| 4 | Niger | 4 | 1 -0-3 | 3 | - | 3 | 10 | -7 | 2 | 1 -0-1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0 -0-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 |
2022 AFNCUP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 16.11.19 |  | 10 | Ethiopia | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
 | 10 | Niger | Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
| 19.11.19 | | 21 | Côte d'Ivoire | Bahir Dar Stadium |
| 26 | Madagascar | Général Seyni Kountché Stadion |
| 12.11.20 | | 21 | Madagascar | Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara |
| 17.11.20 | | 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | Stade de Barikadimy |
| 21.03.21 | | Côte d'Ivoire | Général Seyni Kountché Stadion |
| Madagascar | Addis Ababa National Stadium |
| 29.03.21 | | Ethiopia | Stade Félix Houphou¨l;t-Boigny |
| Niger | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium |
| Group L | League | Home | Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
| 1 | Nigeria | 4 | 2 -2-0 | 8 | - | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 -1-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Benin | 4 | 2 -1-1 | 7 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 -0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 0 -3-1 | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 -2-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 4 | Lesotho | 4 | 0 -2-2 | 2 | - | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 -1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
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| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| 13.11.19 |  | 11 | Lesotho | Brookfields National Stadium |
| 17.11.19 |  | 10 | Sierra Leone | Stade Charles de Gaulle (Porto-Novo) |
| 13.11.20 |  | 44 | Sierra Leone | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium |
| 00 | Nigeria | Brookfields National Stadium |
| Sierra Leone | Setsoto Stadium |
| Benin | Brookfields National Stadium |
Preliminary Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
| Aggregate | Mauritius () | 25 | São Tomé e Principe () |
| 09.10.19 |  | 13 | São Tomé e Principe | Stade Anjalay |
| 13.10.19 | | 21 | Mauritius | Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho |
| Aggregate | South Sudan () | 31 | Seychelles () |
| 09.10.19 | | 21 | Seychelles | Stade de Al-Merrikh |
| 13.10.19 | | 01 | South Sudan | Stade Linité |
| Aggregate | Djibouti () | 22 | Gambia () |
| Aggregate | Liberia () | 11 | Chad () |
