Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's qualification


The 2015 African Games men's football tournament qualification decided the participating teams of the 2015 African Games men's football tournament. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the men's football tournament, including Congo who qualified automatically as hosts. Both the qualifying rounds and the final tournament were age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.

Teams

A total of 24 teams entered the qualifying rounds, organized by the Confederation of African Football.
RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
First round
20
Second round
4
Qualifying roundsTotal24
Final tournament
1
Did not enter

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.
The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
RoundLegDate
First roundFirst leg20–22 February 2015
First roundSecond leg6–8 March 2015
Second roundFirst leg20–22 March 2015
Second roundSecond leg10–12 April 2015

Qualification rounds

First round

Second round

Winners qualified for 2015 African Games.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament1

On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition. Burundi, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the final tournament.

Goalscorers

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