The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

Players born 1 January 2002 or later were eligible to participate in the competition.

[3] Apart from the hosts, each of the six zones received one spot in the final tournament, and the zone of the defending champions received an additional spot.

Since Mali won the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, West A Zone received two spots.

[4] The qualification format is determined by each zone (Regulations Article 13).

[8] The four teams were placed in one group, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament.

Senegal would host the WAFU-UFOA Zone A U-17 Championship between 9 and 18 September 2018.

The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Niger between 2 and 15 September 2018.

The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Equatorial Guinea between 3 and 12 August 2018.

The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were held in Tanzania between 11 and 26 August 2018.