This page details the process of the 2011 African Youth Championship qualification phase. The qualifiers consisted of three rounds of two legged matches. Some countries had a bye to the First Round. The winners of the Second Round matches qualified for the finals. South Africa entered the qualifiers as they were originally not the hosts.
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Preliminary round
The first leg was played on either the 16th, 17th or 18 April 2010. The second leg was held on either the 30th of April, 1st or 2 May 2010. The winners advanced to the First Round.
Ghana, Cameroon, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Rwanda, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Gambia, Sudan, Zambia, Congo, Burkina Faso, Angola and Morocco all received byes to the First Round.
First round
The First Round first leg matches were held on the 23rd, 24th and 25 July 2010. The second leg matches were held on the 6th, 7th and 8 August 2010. The winners qualified for the Second Round.
Second round
The Second Round first leg matches were played on the 24th, 25th or the 26th of September 2010. The second leg matches were played on the 22nd, 23rd or the 24th of October 2010. The winners of the aggregate of the two legs qualified for the Finals.