The preliminary round of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament decided three teams which advanced to the

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of the qualification tournament. The preliminary round consisted of the six lowest-ranked teams among the 51 entrants:

Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ...

, São Tomé and Príncipe,

South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...

, Comoros,

Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red ...

, and

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

. The six teams were drawn into three ties, played in home-and-away two-legged format between 22 and 28 March 2017. The three winners advanced to the group stage to join the 45 teams which entered directly.

Matches

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and a

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was used to determine the winner (Regulations Article 15).

''Madagascar won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to qualification Group A.'' ---- ''Comoros won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to qualification Group B.'' ---- ''South Sudan won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to qualification Group C.''

Goalscorers

There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of goals per match. ;2 goals *

Paulin Voavy Paulin Voavy (born 10 November 1987) is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side El Makkasa and the Madagascar national team. Career statistics :''Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally fi ...

James Moga James Joseph Saeed Moga (born 14 June 1983) is a South Sudanese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is South Sudan's all-time top goalscorer, with six goals in 18 appearances. Early life James Joseph Saeed Moga was born ...

;1 goal *

Chaker Alhadhur Chaker Alhadhur (born 4 December 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a left-back or left midfielder. Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national football team, Comoros national team. Club career Alhadhur ...

* Ben Nabouhane *

Benjaloud Youssouf Benjaloud Youssouf (born 11 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club LB Châteauroux. Born in France, he represents Comoros at international level. Club career Born in Marseille, Youssouf was part of ...

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* Abdi Idleh Hamza *

Carolus Andriamatsinoro Charles Carolus Andriamatsinoro (born 6 July 1989), simply known as Andria, is a Malagasy professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Najran and the Madagascar national team. Club career WA Tlemcen On 31 January 2011, Carolu ...

Kévin Bru Kévin Bru (born 12 December 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for C'Chartres. Born in France, he represented France at youth international level before playing for Mauritius national football team. Club career Ren ...

Harramiz Harramiz Quieta Ferreira Soares (born 3 August 1990), known simply as Harramiz, is a Santoméan professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Portuguese Liga 3 club Alverca and the São Tomé and Príncipe national team. He ...

* Zé * Leon Uso Khamis * Dominic Abui Pretino * Athir Thomas * Duku Wurube ;1 own goal * Jordão Diogo ()

References

External links

32nd Edition Of Total Africa Cup Of Nations
CAFonline.com {{2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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