2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Qualification
Qualification
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Senegal qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from April to August 2015\.

### Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions [Gabon](/wiki/Gabon_national_under-23_football_team "Gabon national under-23 football team") failed to qualify after they lost to [Mali](/wiki/Mali_national_under-23_football_team "Mali national under-23 football team").

| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  |  |  ([2011](/wiki/2011_CAF_U-23_Championship "2011 CAF U-23 Championship")) |
|  |  |  ([2011](/wiki/2011_CAF_U-23_Championship "2011 CAF U-23 Championship")) |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  ([2011](/wiki/2011_CAF_U-23_Championship "2011 CAF U-23 Championship")) |
|  (hosts) |  |  ([2011](/wiki/2011_CAF_U-23_Championship "2011 CAF U-23 Championship")) |
|  |  |  ([2011](/wiki/2011_CAF_U-23_Championship "2011 CAF U-23 Championship")) |
|  |  |  |
|  |  |  |


What factors contributed to Gabon's failure to qualify for the final tournament?