2009 African U-17 Championship qualification
Preliminary round
The first leg matches were played on either the 11th, 12th, 13th or 15 August 2008. The second leg matches were played on either the 25th or 26 August 2008. The winners advanced to the First Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mauritania 
|
0 - 2 |  Guinea-Bissau
|
0 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
Lesotho 
|
1 - 9 |  Namibia
|
0 - 5 | 1 - 4 |
Réunion 
|
7 - 0 |  Seychelles
|
4 - 0 | 3 - 0 |
Malawi 
|
5 - 0 |  Mozambique
|
4 - 0 | 1 - 0 |
Rwanda 
|
4 - 3 |  Kenya
|
2 - 2 | 2 - 1 |
Somalia 
|
w/o |  Niger
|
0 - 3 | w/o |
Sierra Leone 
|
w/o |  Liberia
|
- | - |
Tanzania 
|
w/o |  DR Congo
|
- | - |
First round
The first leg matches were played on either the 29th, 30th and 31 August, except for the Zambia vs Namibia match, which was played on the 6th September. The second leg matches were played on the 12th, 13th or 14 September 2008. The Angola vs Botswana matches were played on the 14th September (first leg), and the 26th September (second leg). The winners advanced to the Second Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe 
|
2 - 1 | Réunion
|
2 - 0 | 0 - 1 |
Ghana 
|
5 - 1 |  Libya
|
3 - 0 | 2 - 1 |
Tunisia 
|
1 - 3 |  Burkina Faso
|
0 - 0 | 1 - 3 |
South Africa 
|
1 - 3 | Malawi
|
0 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
Mali 
|
1 - 2 | Niger
|
1 - 0 | 0 - 2 |
Nigeria 
|
2 - 3 |  Benin
|
2 - 0 | 0 - 3 |
Cameroon 
|
2 - 1 |  Gabon
|
2 - 0 | 0 - 1 |
Gambia 
|
7 - 1 | Sierra Leone
|
4 - 1 | 3 - 0 |
Sudan 
|
1 - 6 | Rwanda
|
1 - 2 | 0 - 4 |
Guinea 
|
3 - 3 (p 3 – 2) | Guinea-Bissau
|
2 - 1 | 1 - 2 |
Zambia 
|
0 - 0 (p 2 – 4) | Namibia
|
0 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
Angola 
|
4 - 1 |  Botswana
|
2 - 0 | 2 - 1 |
Ivory Coast 
|
w/o |  Senegal
|
- | - |
Eritrea 
|
w/o | DR Congo
|
- | - |
Second round
The first leg matches were played on the 8th and 9 November. The second leg matches were played on the 22nd and 23 November. The winners qualified for the Finals.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso
|
3 - 2 | Rwanda
|
2 - 1 | 1 - 1 |
| Angola
|
2 - 4 | Zimbabwe
|
2 - 3 | 0 - 1 |
| Namibia
|
3 - 8 | Malawi
|
2 - 1 | 1 - 7 |
| Ivory Coast
|
2 - 2 (a) | Niger
|
2 - 1 | 0 - 1 |
| Ghana
|
3 - 3 (a) | Gambia
|
3 - 1 | 0 - 2 |
| Guinea
|
1 - 1 (p 4 – 3) | Benin
|
1 - 0 | 0 - 1 |
| Eritrea
|
0 - 5 | Cameroon
|
0 - 2 | 0 - 3 |
