The qualification phase of the 2015 African U-20 Championship decided the participating teams of the final tournament.

A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Senegal.

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.

If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).

[1] A total of 43 teams entered the qualification phase.

Sierra Leone won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won on default.

South Africa won 3–0 on aggregate.

Ivory Coast won 2–1 on aggregate.