| Tourney Name: | Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Country: | Tunisia (North Zone) |
| Country2: | Senegal (West A Zone) |
| Country3: | Niger (West B Zone) |
| Country4: | Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) |
| Country5: | Tanzania (Central-East Zone) |
| Country6: | Mauritius (South Zone) |
| Num Teams: | 49 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Matches: | 78 |
| Goals: | 279 |
| Top Scorer: |
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| Prevseason: | 2017 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Players born 1 January 2002 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Tanzania who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
In July 2017, the Confederation of African Football decided that the qualifying competition should be split into regional competitions.[2] To qualify, 49 of the 54 CAF members entered the qualifying tournament of their zone, including the hosts Tanzania, which also participated in qualification despite automatically qualified for the final tournament.[3]
Apart from the hosts, each of the six zones received one spot in the final tournament, and the zone of the defending champions received an additional spot. Since Mali won the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, West A Zone received two spots.[4]
| Zone | Spots | width=500 | Teams entering qualification | Did not enter | ||
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| North Zone (UNAF) | 1 spot | valign=top |
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| West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A) | 2 spots | valign=top |
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| West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B) | 1 spot | valign=top |
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| Central Zone (UNIFFAC) | 1 spot | valign=top |
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| Central-East Zone (CECAFA) | 1 spot + hosts | valign=top |
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| South Zone (COSAFA) | 1 spot | valign=top |
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The qualification format is determined by each zone (Regulations Article 13).[6]
The schedule of each qualifying zone is as follows.
| Zone | Group stage | Knockout stage | |
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| South Zone | 19–25 July 2018 | 27–29 July 2018 | |
| Central Zone | 3–8 August 2018 | 10–12 August 2018 | |
| Central-East Zone | 11–22 August 2018 | 24–26 August 2018 | |
| North Zone | 20–28 August 2018 | — | |
| West B Zone | 2–9 September 2018 | 12–15 September 2018 | |
| West A Zone | 9–13 September 2018 | 16–18 September 2018 |
See main article: 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament. Tunisia hosted the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament, the 15th edition of the UNAF U-17 Tournament under the auspices of the UNAF, which also served as a qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, between 20–28 August 2018.[7] The matches were played at Monastir (Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet) and Sousse (Stade Olympique de Sousse).
The draw for the fixtures was held on 14 May 2018.[8] The four teams were placed in one group, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.
All times are local, CET (UTC+1).
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Senegal would host the WAFU-UFOA Zone A U-17 Championship between 9–18 September 2018.[9] The matches were played at Pikine (Stade Al Djigo) and Rufisque (Stade Ngalandou Diouf).
All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).[10]
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018.[11] The nine teams were drawn into three groups of three teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
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Winners qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Niger between 2–15 September 2018.[12] It was originally to be hosted at Ghana, but a new host was appointed.[13] The matches were played at Niamey (Stade Général Seyni Kountché; Stade Municipal would originally also host matches).[14]
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
The draw for the group stage was held on 24 July 2018.[15] The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of three teams and one of four teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
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Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Equatorial Guinea between 3–12 August 2018.[16] It was originally to be hosted at DR Congo, but a new host was appointed.[17] The matches were played at Bata (Estadio de Bata and Estadio La Libertad) and Malabo (Estadio de Malabo).
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[18]
The draw for the group stage was held on 30 July 2018.[19] The seven teams were drawn into two groups, one of four teams and one of three teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
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Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Tanzania between 11–26 August 2018.[20] The matches were played at Dar es Salaam (National Stadium and Chamazi Stadium).[21]
All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).
The draw for the group stage was held on 5 July 2018.[22] The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five teams. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
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Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
See main article: 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship. COSAFA announced that the COSAFA U-17 Championship hosted by Mauritius between 19–29 July 2018 would be the region's qualifying tournament.[23] The matches were played at Port Louis (St. François Xavier Stadium) and Belle Vue Maurel (Anjalay Stadium).[24]
All times are local, MUT (UTC+4).[25]
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 May 2018.[26] The twelve teams were drawn into three groups of four teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
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Winner qualified for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
The following eight teams qualify for the final tournament.[27]
| Team | Zone | Qualified on | data-sort-type="number" | Previous appearances in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1995) |
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| (hosts) | 1 (2017) | |||
| 1 (2013) | ||||
| 1 (2011) | ||||
| 6 (1995, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017) | ||||
| 8 (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015) | ||||
| 6 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017) | ||||
| 0 (debut) | ||||
| 3 (1997, 1999, 2017) |
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
In total,
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