2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group A, Matches, Congo vs Burkina Faso
Assistant referees:El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)Fourth official:Victor Gomes (South Africa)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Group B of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 18 January until 26 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Zambia, Tunisia, Cape Verde, and DR Congo. Tunisia and DR Congo advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Cape Verde and Zambia were eliminated.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Zambia vs DR Congo
Zambia opened the scoring inside two minutes, as Chisamba Lungu controlled Robert Kidiaba's punch outside the area, allowing Given Singuluma to score with his right foot. Yannick Bolasie equalized for DR Congo in the 66th minute, as he shot home from inside the penalty area from Cedrick Mabwati's pass.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Zambia vs DR Congo
Assistant referees:Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)Tahssen Abo El Sadat (Egypt)Fourth official:Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Tunisia vs Cape Verde
Tunisia opened the scoring in the 70th minute, as Ali Maâloul's cross was converted by Mohamed Ali Manser at the far post. Cape Verde equalized eight minutes later through Héldon's penalty after he was brought down by Syam Ben Youssef at the edge of the penalty area.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Zambia vs Tunisia
Zambia took the lead in the 60th minute, when Emmanuel Mayuka scored home from Rainford Kalaba's lofted pass. Tunisia equalized ten minutes later after Syam Ben Youssef flicked a corner to Ahmed Akaïchi to score from close range. They completed the comeback in the 89th minute, as Yassine Chikhaoui headed in Youssef Msakni's cross.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Zambia vs Tunisia
Assistant referees:Songuifolo Yéo (Ivory Coast)Jerson dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Bakary Gassama (Gambia)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Cape Verde vs DR Congo
Both teams played to their second consecutive draw. DR Congo lost their captain Youssouf Mulumbu to injury in the first half. Cape Verde had chances to win at the end of the match, but had their shots saved by opposing goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Cape Verde vs DR Congo
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)Fourth official:Joseph Odartei Lamptey (Ghana)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Cape Verde vs Zambia
In a match played under torrential rain, both teams could not find the net, and the goalless draw meant both teams were eliminated from the tournament.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, Cape Verde vs Zambia
Assistant referees:Aden Marwa Range (Kenya)Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)Fourth official:Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Matches, DR Congo vs Tunisia
Tunisia took the lead in the 31st minute, as Yassine Chikhaoui's shot was deflected and Ahmed Akaïchi headed the ball in. DR Congo equalized in the 66th minute, after Dieumerci Mbokani headed down a long ball for Jeremy Bokila to score. The result was enough for Tunisia to win the group, while DR Congo also qualified as runners-up, ahead of Cape Verde on goals scored.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Group C of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 19 January until 27 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Ghana, Algeria, South Africa, and Senegal. Ghana and Algeria advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Senegal and South Africa were eliminated.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Ghana vs Senegal
Ghana took the lead in the 14th minute through a penalty by André Ayew, awarded after Christian Atsu was brought down by Bouna Coundoul. Senegal equalized in the 58th minute as Mame Biram Diouf headed in the rebound after his initial header hit the post, and won the game in the third minute of injury time as Moussa Sow shot home a pass from Diouf.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Ghana vs Senegal
Assistant referees:Peter Edibe (Nigeria)Hassan Egueh (Djibouti)Fourth official:Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Algeria vs South Africa
South Africa took the lead in the 51st minute, as Thuso Phala shot home a pass from Sibusiso Vilakazi. They missed the chance to increase the lead four minutes later after Tokelo Rantie's penalty, awarded for a foul on Vilakazi by Aïssa Mandi, hit the bar and went out, and conceded the equalizer in the 67th minute, as Thulani Hlatshwayo headed Yacine Brahimi's cross into his own goal. Algeria took the lead as Faouzi Ghoulam received Sofiane Feghouli's cross, ran into the penalty area and hammered past the goalkeeper, and sealed the win in the 83rd minute, after Ishak Belfodil fed Islam Slimani, whose shot squirmed through the goalkeeper's hands.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Algeria vs South Africa
Assistant referees:Songuifolo Yéo (Ivory Coast)Jean-Claude Birumushasu (Burundi)Fourth official:Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Ghana vs Algeria
The only goal was scored in the second minute of second half injury time, as Asamoah Gyan chased down a long pass from Mubarak Wakaso to give Ghana the victory.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Ghana vs Algeria
Assistant referees:Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)Hassan Egueh Yacin (Djibouti)Fourth official:Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, South Africa vs Senegal
South Africa took the lead in the 47th minute, as Oupa Manyisa scored from Anele Ngcongca's cross. Senegal equalized in the 60th minute when Kara Mbodj headed in Papakouli Diop's free kick.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, South Africa vs Ghana
South Africa took the lead in the 17th minute, as Mandla Masango volleyed in a headed clearance from the Ghana defence from outside the penalty area. Ghana equalized in the 73rd minute, when André Ayew's shot fell to John Boye to score. André Ayew clinched the win for Ghana with a header from a Baba Rahman cross in the 83rd minute, confirming Ghana as group winners, while South Africa were eliminated.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, South Africa vs Ghana
Assistant referees:Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)Fourth official:Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Senegal vs Algeria
Algeria took the lead in the 11th minute, when Madjid Bougherra's long free kick found Riyad Mahrez to score. They sealed the win in the 82nd minute after Nabil Bentaleb received Sofiane Feghouli's pass on the edge of the penalty area and shot home. As a result, Algeria advanced as group runners-up (behind Ghana based on head-to-head record), while Senegal were eliminated.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group C, Matches, Senegal vs Algeria
Assistant referees:Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Joaquin Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 20 January until 28 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Mali, Cameroon, and Guinea. Ivory Coast and Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Mali and Cameroon were eliminated.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Ivory Coast vs Guinea
Guinea took the lead in the 36th minute when Mohamed Yattara smashed home a headed clearance from the Ivory Coast defence. Gervinho was sent off in the 58th minute for hitting Naby Keïta in the face, but the 10-men Ivory Coast equalized in the 72nd minute, as Wilfried Bony controlled the ball on his chest and passed to Seydou Doumbia to score.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Ivory Coast vs Guinea
Assistant referees:Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)Fourth official:Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Mali vs Cameroon
Mali took the lead in the 71st minute as Molla Wagué's flick-on from a free kick allowed Sambou Yatabaré to score at the far post. Cameroon equalized in the 84th minute, after Ambroise Oyongo controlled Raoul Loé's lofted pass to score from close range.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Mali vs Cameroon
Assistant referees:Jerson dos Santos (Angola)Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)Fourth official:Joseph Odartei Lamptey (Ghana)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Ivory Coast vs Mali
Mali took the lead in the 7th minute, as Bakary Sako scored home from Sambou Yatabaré's cross. Ivory Coast equalized in the 86th minute, when Serge Aurier passed to Max Gradel to score.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Ivory Coast vs Mali
Assistant referees:Redouane Achik (Morocco)Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)Fourth official:Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Cameroon vs Guinea
Cameroon took the lead in the 13th minute, when Benjamin Moukandjo's corner evaded everybody and hit the goalkeeper to go into the net. Guinea equalized in the 42nd minute, as Ibrahima Traoré received a pass from Issiaga Sylla, and shot home from outside the penalty area.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Cameroon vs Ivory Coast
The only goal of the match was scored by Max Gradel in the 35th minute, as he stole the ball from the Cameroon defence, dribbled inside and shot home from outside the penalty area. The win sent Ivory Coast to the quarter-finals as group winners, while Cameroon were eliminated.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Guinea vs Mali
Guinea took the lead in the 15th minute with a penalty by Kévin Constant, which was awarded due to a handball by Salif Coulibaly. Mali then were awarded their own penalty three minutes later after Baissama Sankoh was penalised for handball, but Seydou Keita's penalty was easily saved. Mali equalized in the 47th minute, when Abdoulay Diaby crossed for Modibo Maïga to head home. The match finished in a 1–1 draw, the same scoreline as both Guinea and Mali's previous two matches, meaning that the two teams were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots were held the next day to decide which team qualify for the quarter-finals as group runner-up, which was won by Guinea (see below for details).


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Matches, Guinea vs Mali
Assistant referees:Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)Fourth official:Mehd Abid Charef (Algeria)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Drawing of lots
Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D, Drawing of lots
The draw took place at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1) on 29 January 2015, at the Hilton Malabo. Representatives of each team drew a ball, one of which was numbered '2' and the other numbered '3'. Guinea drew the ball '2' and were placed as runners-up in the group, with Mali being third. As such, Guinea advanced to the quarter-finals and Mali were eliminated.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 31 January, and ended with the final on 8 February. The matches were held in the Equatorial Guinean cities of Malabo and Bata.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time was played.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Bracket
Scores after extra time are indicated by (a.e.t. ), and penalty shoot-out are indicated by (pen. ).


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Congo vs DR Congo
Congo took the lead in the 55th minute, when Férébory Doré met Delvin N'Dinga's free kick to slot home. They increased the lead seven minutes later, when after they intercepted a DR Congo pass out of the defence, Thievy Bifouma scored from the rebound after Doré's shot was saved. DR Congo pulled a goal back in the 65th minute, when Dieumerci Mbokani converted from Yannick Bolasie's cross. The equalizer came ten minutes later when Jeremy Bokila scored from Cédric Makiadi's pass.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Congo vs DR Congo
DR Congo took the lead when Joël Kimwaki headed in Neeskens Kebano's free kick in the 81st minute, and completed the comeback after Mbokani converted his own rebound to score his second goal of the match in the first minute of injury time. This put them in the semi-finals for the first time since 1998.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Congo vs DR Congo
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)Fourth official:Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Tunisia vs Equatorial Guinea
Tunisia took the lead in the 70th minute, when Ahmed Akaïchi flicked in Hamza Mathlouthi's cross from the right. Equatorial Guinea scored the equalizer in the third minute of injury time through Javier Balboa's penalty, which was awarded after Hamza Mathlouthi was ruled to have fouled Iván Bolado. The match went to extra time, and Balboa scored the winning goal in the 102nd minute with a direct free kick, sending the hosts to their first ever semi-finals. The match had witnessed controversies regarding the Mauritian referee's bias refereeing in favor to the host nation, including the controversial penalty in the final minutes, resulting with Tunisian players attacking him in the end of the game. CAF decided to ban the referee for life as for the result.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Tunisia vs Equatorial Guinea
Assistant referees:Peter Edibe (Nigeria)Jerson dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Koman Coulibaly (Mali)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Ghana vs Guinea
Ghana took the lead in the 4th minute, after André Ayew back-heeled the ball for Christian Atsu to convert from close range. Ghana increased the lead in the 44th minute, as Kwesi Appiah intercepted a missed pass from the Guinea defence to score. Atsu scored his second goal of the match in the 61st minute, when he received the ball from Mubarak Wakaso on the right flank, cut inside and curled the ball into the net. Guinea goalkeeper Naby Yattara was sent off in the fourth minute of injury time for bringing down Asamoah Gyan outside the penalty box. Ghana's win sent them to the semi-finals for the fifth consecutive tournament.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Ghana vs Guinea
Assistant referees:Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)Fourth official:Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Quarter-finals, Ivory Coast vs Algeria
Ivory Coast took the lead in the 26th minute, when Wilfried Bony headed in Max Gradel's cross. Algeria equalized in the 51st minute, after Riyad Mahrez passed to Hillal Soudani to score. Bony scored his second goal of the match in the 68th minute with another header, this time from Yaya Touré's free kick. Ivory Coast sealed the win in the fourth minute of injury time, as Tallo Gadji set up Gervinho in a fast break, and they qualified for the semi-finals for the fourth time in six tournaments.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Semi-finals, DR Congo vs Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast took the lead in the 20th minute, when Yaya Touré slammed home a pass from Wilfried Bony. DR Congo equalized four minutes later through Dieumerci Mbokani's penalty, awarded for Eric Bertrand Bailly's handball. Ivory Coast retook the lead in the 41st minute, as Bony set up Gervinho to score. Wilfried Kanon sealed the win in the 68th minute, as he scored from the rebound after Serge Aurier's header was saved. The win put the Ivorians into their fourth Africa Cup of Nations final.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Semi-finals, DR Congo vs Ivory Coast
Assistant referees:Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)Fourth official:Bernard Camille (Seychelles)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Semi-finals, Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea
Ghana took the lead in the 42nd minute through Jordan Ayew's penalty, awarded after Kwesi Appiah was fouled by Felipe Ovono. In the first minute of first half injury time, Mubarak Wakaso finished Christian Atsu's pass in a counter-attack to double Ghana's lead. Ghana's third goal was scored by André Ayew from a cross by Appiah in the 75th minute. The win put the Ghanaians into a record ninth Africa Cup of Nations final.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Semi-finals, Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea
Crowd disturbances began after Ghana's first goal, culminating after the third in a 40-minute stoppage while security forces corralled the Ghanaian section from the rest of the crowd. The hosts were fined US$100,000 by the CAF.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Semi-finals, Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea
Assistant referees:Albdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)Fourth official:Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Third place play-off
After a goalless 90 minutes, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played as per regulations). Equatorial Guinea missed their first and second penalties by Javier Balboa and Raúl Fabiani, while DR Congo converted all four of their kicks, giving them their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations since 1998 when they also finished third, while the fourth-placed finish for the hosts were still their best ever in the Africa Cup of Nations.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Final
After a goalless 120 minutes (regulation and extra time), the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out. Ivory Coast missed their first and second penalties by Wilfried Bony and Tallo Gadji, while Ghana missed their third and fourth penalties by Afriyie Acquah and Frank Acheampong. Both teams converted their kicks in the fifth to tenth rounds, and in the eleventh round, Ivorian goalkeeper Boubacar Barry saved from his counterpart Brimah Razak, diving to his left to push the ball around the post. He then scored his own penalty shooting to the right of the net. Ivory Coast won their second title and their first since 1992, where they also defeated Ghana in the final after a penalty shoot-out, while Ghana lost their third straight Africa Cup of Nations final after their last triumph in 1982.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, Final
Assistant referees:Djibril Camara (Senegal)Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)Fourth official:Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches determined the participating teams for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
A total of 16 teams competed in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Prior to November 2014, it was expected that Morocco would be the host country (and thus be pre-qualified). However, as Morocco missed the 9 November deadline for confirming their willingness to host (because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa),  Morocco was expelled from the tournament. Equatorial Guinea was chosen as the new host, and despite having played in the qualifiers and been disqualified due to fielding an ineligible player, they now qualify for the tournament automatically.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
The qualifying draw was supposed to take place in Morocco on 10 March 2013 during CAF General Assembly. However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 8 March 2013 that the qualifying draw would be held on 31 January 2014 in South Africa in line with the 2014 African Nations Championship. However, on 28 January 2014, the draw date was reported to have changed once again. The qualifying draw was held on 27 April 2014 in Cairo, Egypt (with the exception of the preliminary round which was held on 21 February 2014 in Cairo).


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
A total of 51 teams entered the qualification matches (Djibouti and Somalia did not enter). After the CAF Executive Committee meeting on 24 January 2014, it was decided that the qualifiers shall be played in the format of several qualifying rounds, as well as a group stage with seven groups consisting of four teams each. The two top teams of each group then directly qualify for the finals, along with the best third place team of the seven groups. This was different from the original proposal, which consisted of a preliminary round followed by a group stage with twelve groups of four teams.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
The top 21 teams listed in the CAF Ranking shall automatically qualify for the group stage. The seven other teams playing in the group stage shall be determined following the conclusion of the qualifying rounds. The ranking is computed using the teams' results in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals (weighted by 3) and qualifiers, the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations finals (weighted by 2) and qualifiers (weighted by 0.5), the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finals, and the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. If tied on points, the tiebreaker is decided by the results of the latest editions of the Africa Cup of Nations.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Format
Below are the ranking of the 51 teams that entered the qualification matches:


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds
In each of the qualifying rounds, teams were drawn into knock-out ties. 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).


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held at the CAF Executive Committee on 21 February 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. The four teams ranked 48–51 played in this round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
Mauritania won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Preliminary round
South Sudan advanced to the first round after Eritrea, who have a history of their players defecting whilst on international duty, withdrew.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
The draw for the first round was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. The 26 teams ranked 22–47 and the two winners of the preliminary round played in this round. Teams ranked 22–35 were seeded, and teams ranked 36–47 and the two winners of the preliminary round were unseeded.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Lesotho won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
2–2 on aggregate. Uganda won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Equatorial Guinea won 3–1 on aggregate. However, on 3 July 2014, the CAF announced that Equatorial Guinea were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Thierry Fidjeu in the tie, and as a result, Mauritania advanced to the second round. Equatorial Guinea later qualified for the final tournament as replacement hosts.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Congo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Rwanda won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Botswana won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Guinea-Bissau won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Sierra Leone won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Seychelles advanced to the second round after Gambia were suspended from all CAF competitions for two years for deliberately fielding overage players in the 2015 African U-20 Championship qualification match against Liberia.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Benin won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
3–3 on aggregate. Malawi won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Tanzania won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, First round
Mozambique won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
The draw for the second round was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. The 14 winners of the first round played in this round.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
Lesotho won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group C.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
Uganda won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to Group E.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
2–2 on aggregate. Rwanda won the penalty shoot-out. However, on 17 August 2014, the CAF announced that Rwanda were disqualified for fielding the ineligible player Daddy Birori in the tie, as it emerged that Birori had been using a different name and a Congolese passport when playing for his club side, AS Vita. As a result, Congo advanced to Group A.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
Botswana won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to Group G.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
Sierra Leone advanced to Group D after Seychelles withdrew. Seychelles were forced to forfeit after the Sierra Leone team was barred by the Seychelles immigration authorities from entering the country to play the second leg for fears over the West African Ebola virus epidemic.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
1–1 on aggregate. Malawi won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to Group B.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Qualifying rounds, Second round
Mozambique won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to Group F.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 27 April 2014 at Cairo, Egypt. The 21 teams ranked 1–21 and the seven winners of the second round played in this round. Teams ranked 1–7 were seeded into Pot 1, teams ranked 8–14 were seeded into Pot 2, teams ranked 15–21 were seeded into Pot 3, and the seven winners of the second round were seeded into Pot 4. The 28 teams were drawn into seven groups of four, with each group containing one team from each pot. Each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group, plus the best third-placed team, qualified for the finals.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A
Group A of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the seven groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. Group A consisted of four teams: South Africa, Congo, Nigeria, and Sudan, who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B
Group B of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the seven groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. Group B consisted of four teams: Algeria, Mali, Malawi, and Ethiopia, who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C
Group C of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the seven groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. Group C consisted of four teams: Gabon, Burkina Faso, Angola, and Lesotho, who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D
Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the seven groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. Group D consisted of four teams: Cameroon, Ivory Coast, DR Congo, and Sierra Leone, who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E
Group E of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the seven groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. Group E consisted of four teams: Ghana, Guinea, Uganda, and Togo, who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F
Group F of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the seven groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. Group F consisted of four teams: Cape Verde, Zambia, Mozambique, and Niger, who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G
Group G of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the seven groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. Group G consisted of four teams: Tunisia, Senegal, Egypt, and Botswana, who played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was an international football tournament hosted by Equatorial Guinea from 17 January to 8 February 2015.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group A, Burkina Faso
A 24-man provisional squad was announced on 23 December 2014.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group A, Congo
A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 22 December 2014. The final squad was announced on 7 January 2015.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group B, Zambia
A 27-man provisional squad was announced on 24 December 2014. The final squad was announced on 7 January 2015.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group B, Tunisia
A 26-man provisional squad was announced on 27 December 2014. The final squad was announced on 7 January 2015.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group B, DR Congo
A 29-man provisional squad was announced on 29 December 2014.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group C, Ghana
A 31-man provisional squad was announced on 24 December 2014. The final squad was announced on 7 January 2015.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group C, South Africa
A 34-man provisional squad was announced on 18 December 2014, before the final list announcement on 30 December.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group C, Senegal
A 28-man provisional squad was announced on 26 December 2014. The final squad was announced on 7 January 2015.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group D, Mali
A 35-man provisional squad was announced on 27 December 2014. The final squad was announced the following day.


2015 Africa Cup of Nations squads, Group D, Cameroon
A 24-man provisional squad was announced on 24 December 2014.


2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
The 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on March 7, 2015 at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria. IK and Vimbai were the hosts of the event. A new category, Best Indigenous Language (Igbo), was introduced in the 2015 awards.


2015 Africa T20 Cup
The 2015 Africa T20 Cup was a Twenty20 cricket tournament held in South Africa from 4 September to 4 October 2015, as a curtain-raiser to the 2015–16 South African domestic season. Organized by Cricket South Africa, it featured thirteen South African provincial teams, as well as a Zimbabwean development XI and the national sides of Kenya and Namibia.


2015 Africa T20 Cup
The sixteen participating teams were split into four pools of four, with the teams from each pool playing all of their matches at one ground across a single weekend. Benoni, Potchefstroom, Kimberley, and Bloemfontein hosted matches, as other venues were unavailable at that point in the season. Northerns defeated KwaZulu-Natal Inland in the final, which was held at Bloemfontein's Mangaung Oval. The tournament's leading runscorer was KZN Inland's Vaughn van Jaarsveld, while four players shared the leading wicket taker title.


2015 Africa T20 Cup, Pool B, Squads
Note: Justin Ontong was originally named in Boland's squad, but withdrew to focus on his recovery from knee surgery. His replacement is yet to be named.


2015 Africa T20 Cup, Statistics, Most runs
The top five runscorers are included in this table, ranked by runs scored, then by batting average, then alphabetically by surname.


2015 Africa T20 Cup, Statistics, Most wickets
The top five wicket takers are listed in this table, ranked by wickets taken and then by bowling average.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the 2nd edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's under-23 national teams of Africa. The tournament started on 28 November and finished on 12 December 2015. A total of eight teams are playing in the tournament.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 5–19 December 2015. However, CAF changed the hosts and requested Senegal to host the tournament instead, and the tournament dates were also changed.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the CAF U-23 Championship to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Same as the previous edition, the tournament acted as the CAF qualifiers for the Olympic football tournament. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
Nigeria won the tournament with a 1–0 final win over Algeria. Both finalists and third-placed South Africa qualified for the Olympics.


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


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Qualification, Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions Gabon failed to qualify after they lost to Mali.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each squad could contain a maximum of 21 players.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Match officials
A total of 10 referees and 13 assistant referees were selected.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Group stage
The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 14 September 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. For the draw, the hosts Senegal were seeded in position A1 and the previous tournament's best-placed qualified team Egypt were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Group stage
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order:


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time would be played.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Final ranking
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Final ranking, Qualified teams for Olympics
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Senegal who qualified automatically as hosts.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification
The top three teams of the final tournament will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Teams
A total of 26 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Format
The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, First round
Note: Guinea-Bissau and Libya withdrew. Liberia played their home match in Ghana due to Ebola outbreak. Somalia played their home match in Djibouti (originally in Kenya) due to security concerns.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Second round
Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Cameroon due to Ebola outbreak.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification, Third round
Note: Sierra Leone played their home match in Algeria due to Ebola outbreak (match also brought forward by a week).


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations is an international football tournament that is to be held in Senegal from 28 November to 12 December 2015.


2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations squads
The 8 under-23 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players. Only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. All players must be born on or after 1 January 1993.


2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships were held at the Mohammed V Athletic Center in Casablanca, Morocco from 18 to 23 August 2015. It was the 18th edition of this event organised by the African governing body for amateur boxing, the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC).


2015 African Amateur Boxing Championships, Medal winners, Medal table
Below is the final medal table from the championships. The event was dominated by Morocco and Algeria, with the two nations combining to win nine of the ten available gold medals. Morocco won the most gold medals, with five, as well as the most total medals, with eight.


2015 African Fencing Championships
The 2015 African Fencing Championships were held in Cairo, Egypt from 12 to 16 June.


2015 African Games
The 11th African Games took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965.


2015 African Games, Host awarding
Ghana, Kenya and Congo all showed interest in bidding for the 11th edition of the Games. On September 14, 2011, the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa awarded the rights to Brazzaville to host.


2015 African Games, Name change
In January 2012 during the Executive Council meeting of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was taken a decision for the name change from All-Africa Games to African Games. The 11th edition of Brazzaville 2015 started under this new name.


2015 African Games, Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony was held on 4 September 2015 at the newly built Kintele Stadium. Congolese national anthem started the ceremony, performed by Abel Mona. Parade of nations then started with Mozambique entering first as the previous host in 2011 and Republic of Congo came out last as the current host. In the artistic sequence, performers dressed with the colors of Congolese flag formed the word bienvenue (welcome) and followed by various dances and the lighting of the torch.


2015 African Games, Participating nations
The Sahrawi Republic were to take part in the games for the first time, however, because the country was not yet affiliated with the international federations of the sports that it had intended to attend, the Congolese organising committee determined its athletes could not participate.


2015 African Games, Sports
22 separate sports have been announced for the 2015 African Games (2 demonstration), and two additional disability sports (Athletics and Weightlifting):


2015 African Games, Calendar
The schedule of the games was as follows. The calendar is to be completed with event finals information.


2015 African Games, Venues
Venues used in these Games mostly located in the new Kintele Sport Complex in the northern part of Brazzaville and the existing Alphonse Massemba-Débat Sport Complex. The list below shows venues used in these Games.


2015 African Games, Medal table
323 medal events in 20 sports (consist of 2 para sports but exclude 2 demonstration sports).


2015 African Handball Champions League
The 2015 African Handball Champions League was the 37th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30, 2015 in three venues: Salle Al Aroui, Salle Omnisport and Salle Sellaouan, in Nador, Morocco, contested by 15 teams and won by Al Zamalek Cairo of Egypt.


2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup
The 2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 21st edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from May 15–24, 2015 in Libreville, Gabon, contested by 12 teams and won by Espérance de Tunis.


2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup, Draw
Al Ahly Club Africain Fanz Inter Club JS Kinshasa Stade Mandji


2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup, Draw
Diables Noires Espérance Tunis FAP Yaoundé RC Flowers JS Mouila AC Scorpion


2015 African Handball Super Cup
The 2015 African Women's Handball Super Cup (21st edition), also known as Babacar Fall Super Cup, in honour of the first chairman of the African Handball Confederation, was a handball competition organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body.


2015 African Handball Super Cup
The matches, held on 12th May, 2015 in Libreville, Gabon, were contested by Club Africain, the 2014 African Handball Champions League winner and Espérance Sportive de Tunis, the 2014 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup winner, on the man's side and Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto, the 2014 African Women's Handball Champions League winner and Petro Atlético, the 2014 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup winner, on the woman's side. Clube Africain and Primeiro de Agosto were the winners, the woman's match being the first ever final contested by teams from the same country.


2015 African Judo Championships
The 2015 African Judo Championships were the 36th edition of the African Judo Championships, and were held in Libreville, Gabon from 23 to 26 April 2015.


2015 African Junior Athletics Championships
The 2015 African Junior Athletics Championships was the twelfth edition of the biennial, continental athletics tournament for African athletes aged 19 years or younger. It was held at the Addis Ababa Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 5–8 March. It was the first time that Ethiopia hosted the event and followed on from the 2008 African Championships in Athletics, which was hosted at the same venue.


2015 African Junior Athletics Championships
As part of the preparations for the event, the Ethiopian government paid five million Ethiopian birr (around US$250,000) to renovate the host stadium's athletics facilities. The Ethiopian Minister for sport, Abdissa Yadeta, cited the improved international image and promotion of athletics internally as the justifications for the investment. The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation held the rights to broadcast the competition and its opening and closing ceremonies on television in the host country, while a French broadcaster held the worldwide broadcasting rights.


2015 African Junior Athletics Championships
The Confederation of African Athletics hosted its two-day congress in the city's African Union Hall, prior to the championships; the serving president Hamad Kalkaba Malboum was re-elected for a third term. Cultural events were also staged alongside the sports competition, with the Ethiopian National Theatre holding concerts to promote the nation's music. Reflecting concern around the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, all foreign delegations were screened for the virus upon arrival. The total budget for the hosting costs of the championships (excluding the stadium investment) was estimated at 30 million Ethiopian birr (around USD$1.5 million).


2015 African Junior Athletics Championships
Mohamed Magdi Hamza (men's shot put) and Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (men's 10,000 metres) both set championship records. Cheptegei and Yomif Kejelcha won the same long-distance events as they had at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Divine Oduduru, the 2013 men's 200 metres champion, returned and defended his title and expanded his honours include the 100 metres and 4×100 metres relay gold medals.


2015 African Junior Athletics Championships
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion, Ese Brume defended her long jump title with a championship record mark and was the stand-out athlete of the meeting, winning this title as well as a triple jump gold, 100 m bronze, and 4×100 m gold with Nigeria (also in a championship record). Dawit Seyaum was the third athlete to return and defend their title, doing so in the women's 1500 metres, and also the third reigning World Junior champion to win at the meet.


2015 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)
The 2015 African Olympic Qualifier was the third edition of the African Olympic Qualifier for Men and Women. It was held from 23 October to 1 November 2015 in Randburg, South Africa. Nine teams competed in the men's and seven in the women's tournament. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.


2015 African Olympic Qualifier (field hockey)
On 30 October South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) published a statement reiterating that it will not consider qualifying though the continental qualifying tournament acceptable. SASCOC and the South African Hockey Association had previously specified 2014-15 FIH Hockey World League as the only Olympic selection route for the South Africa men's and women's national field hockey teams.


2015 African Rally Championship
The 2015 African Rally Championship was the 35th season of the African Rally Championship (ARC), the FIA regional zone rally championship for the African continent. The season began March 6 in the Côte d'Ivoire, and ended on November 8 in Madagascar, after seven events.


2015 African Rally Championship
Jaspreet Singh Chatthe became the first Kenyan driver since David Horsey in 1984 to win the African championship when he won the Pearl of Africa Rally, securing the championship a round early. Singh Chatthe won three of the seven events – as well as a fourth class win at the Sasol Rally; the event being won overall by Mark Cronje – and won the championship by forty-six points of Jassy Singh from Zambia. Third place in the drivers' championship went to Ugandan driver Abdul Ssempebwa, a further twenty-one points in arrears. Aside from Singh Chatthe's victories, Gary Chaynes won the event in the Côte d'Ivoire and Mamy Patrick Solofonirina won in Madagascar, while no ARC-eligible competitors finished in Tanzania – the event was won by Gerard Miller.


2015 African Rugby Under-19 Cup Division "A"
The 2015 African Rugby Under–19 Cup (Rugby Africa Championship) Division A was the ninth edition of the African Rugby Under-19 Cup for Under 19 national teams. It was held in Harare, Zimbabwe from August 26 to August 29.


2015 African Rugby Under-19 Cup Division "A"
The tournament served as Africa's qualifier for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.


2015 African Rugby Under-19 Cup Division "A"
Namibia won the tournament and as a result qualified for the Junior Rugby Trophy. Zimbabwe automatically qualified for the Trophy due to being selected as hosts.


2015 African U-17 Championship
The 2015 African U-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in Niamey, Niger, and was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 16 May. However, the date of the opening match was pushed forward to 15 February, with the tournament scheduled to conclude with the final on 1 March.


2015 African U-17 Championship
The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. Mali won the tournament, and were joined by South Africa, Guinea, and Nigeria as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2015 African U-17 Championship, Qualification
The qualifiers were played between June and September 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Niger.


2015 African U-17 Championship, Qualification, Player eligibility
During CAF Executive Committee meetings held on 21 and 22 September 2013, the CAF Medical Committee was instructed to continue the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to determine the ages of players and consequently their eligibility to participate in the qualifying stages of the tournament. It was also directed to ensure the authenticity of the process as well as the identity of the players involved.


2015 African U-17 Championship, Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Niger and Ivory Coast were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.


2015 African U-17 Championship, Squads
Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).


2015 African U-17 Championship, Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.


2015 African U-17 Championship, Group stage
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2015 African U-17 Championship, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, kicks from the penalty mark are used to determine the winner (no extra time shall be played).


2015 African U-17 Championship qualification
The qualification phase of the 2015 African U-17 Championship decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Niger.


2015 African U-17 Championship qualification
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).


2015 African U-17 Championship qualification, Player eligibility
During CAF Executive Committee meetings held on 21 and 22 September 2013, the CAF Medical Committee was instructed to continue the use of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to determine the ages of players and consequently their eligibility to participate in the qualifying stages of the tournament. It was also directed to ensure the authenticity of the process as well as the identity of the players involved.


2015 African U-17 Championship qualification, First round
The first legs were scheduled for 13–15 June 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 27–29 June 2014.


2015 African U-17 Championship qualification, Second round
The first legs were scheduled for 18–20 July 2014 (DR Congo vs Nigeria postponed to 26 July due to FIFA's suspension of Nigerian FA), and the second legs were scheduled for 1–3 August 2014.


2015 African U-17 Championship qualification, Third round
The first legs were scheduled for 12–14 September 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 26–28 September 2014.


2015 African U-17 Championship squads
Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).


2015 African U-20 Championship
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015.


2015 African U-20 Championship
The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2015 African U-20 Championship, Qualification
The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal.


2015 African U-20 Championship, Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Senegal and Ghana were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.


2015 African U-20 Championship, Squads
Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).


2015 African U-20 Championship, Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2015 African U-20 Championship, Group stage
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:


2015 African U-20 Championship, Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played.


2015 African U-20 Championship qualification
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.


2015 African U-20 Championship qualification
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).


2015 African U-20 Championship qualification, First round
The first legs were scheduled for 4–6 April 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 25–27 April 2014.


2015 African U-20 Championship qualification, Second round
The first legs were scheduled for 9–11 May 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 23–25 May 2014.


2015 African U-20 Championship qualification, Third round
The first legs were scheduled for 15–17 August 2014, and the second legs were scheduled for 29–31 August 2014.


2015 African U-20 Championship squads
This article present the squads for the 2015 African U-20 Championship. Only players born on or after 1 January 1995 are eligible to play.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
The 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
The top two teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea as the CAF representatives.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last three editions.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Teams
A total of 19 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Format
The two winners of the third round qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Preliminary round
Note: Sierra Leone withdrew. First leg of DR Congo v Gabon was postponed to 9 May due to field problems, then to 16 May due to Gabon missing the flight.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, First round
Note: Order of legs between Liberia and Nigeria reversed from original fixtures.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Second round
Note: First leg of Burkina Faso v Ethiopia was postponed to 3 October, then to 10 October, due to coup in Burkina Faso.


2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.


2015 African Volleyball Championship U19
The 2015 African Volleyball Championship U19 was held in Kelibia, Tunisia from 21 to 24 January 2015. All 3 teams qualified for the 2015 U19 World Championship.


2015 African Volleyball Championship U19, Results
* This match was originally scheduled for 22 January, but it was postponed.


2015 African Volleyball Championship U21
The 2015 African Volleyball Championship U21 was held in Cairo, Egypt from 27 February to 1 March 2015. The champions of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.


2015 African Volleyball Championship U21
Egypt finished the 3-team round-robin tournament on top of the standing to clinch their third title.


2015 African Volleyball Championship U21, Qualification
3 CAVB under-21 national teams have registered to participate in the 2015 African Championship U21.


2015 African Women's Handball Champions League
The 2015 African Women's Handball Champions League was the 37th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30, 2015 in three venues: Salle Al Aroui, Salle Omnisport and Salle Sellaouan, in Nador, Morocco, contested by 10 teams and won by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto of Angola.


2015 African Women's Handball Champions League, Draw
Africa Sports National FAP Yaoundé Nairobi Water Petro Atlético Phoenix Gabon


2015 African Women's Handball Champions League, Draw
ABO Sport Al Ahly HC Héritage Primeiro de Agosto TKC


2015 African Women's Handball Champions League, Preliminary round, Group A
* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals      Relegated to 9th place classification


2015 African Women's Handball Champions League, Preliminary round, Group B
* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals      Relegated to 9th place classification


2015 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup
The 2015 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup was the 31st edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from May 15–20, 2015 in two venues: the Gymnasium of the Military Academy and the Gymnasium Oloumi, in Libreville, Gabon, contested by 10 teams and won by Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto of Angola thus dethroning longtime reigning champion Petro Atlético which declined to defend its title citing financial reasons.


2015 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup, Draw
Africa Sports Étoile du Congo FAP Yaoundé Primeiro de Agosto Saltigue HC


2015 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
The 2015 African Women's Junior Handball Championship was the 22nd edition of the African Women's Junior Handball Championship. The event, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the supervision of the International Handball Federation, took place at the Kasarani Indoor Arena in Nairobi, Kenya, from July 11 to 18 2015. Six teams participated on the tournament. Angola, successfully defended its title after tying the last game with Tunisia. While both teams finished with 11 points, Angola had an edge in the goal difference.


2015 African Women's Junior Handball Championship
The top three teams qualified for the 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, in Russia.


2015 African Women's Youth Handball Championship
The 2015 African Women's Youth Handball Championship was the 4th edition of the tournament, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation and held in Nairobi, Kenya from July 2 to 9, 2015.


2015 African Women's Youth Handball Championship
Egypt won their first title. The top three teams qualified for the 2016 world championship.


2015 African Youth Athletics Championships
The 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships was the second edition of the biennial athletics competition for African athletes aged fifteen to seventeen, It was held in Reduit, Mauritius from 23–26 April. Mauritius had hosted the 2013 African Junior Athletics Championships two years earlier. A total of 38 events, 18 by boys and 20 by girls, were contested at the competition.


2015 African Youth Athletics Championships
South Africa topped the medals table with seventeen gold medals and 29 medals overall. This marked a great improvement from the inaugural edition in 2013, having missed that event due to a lack of funding. Nigeria who were the previous host only managed to confirm participation due to a late intervention by an anonymous sponsor. The next most successful countries were Kenya (eight golds and 19 in total) and Nigeria (six medals, two of them gold). South Africa won all but one of the gold medals in the throws. Kenya won all the long-distance events at the championships. Eighteen of the twenty-seven participating nations reached the medal table. The host nation Mauritius took one gold medal, through octathlete Bryan Tonta, and ended with a total of seven medals.


2015 African Youth Athletics Championships
As had happened at the 2013 edition, doubles were achieved in both 100 metres and 200 metres sprints: Gift Leotlela of South Africa topped the boys' rankings and his teammate Nicola de Bruyn took the girls' titles. A third athlete managed a double in the rest of the competition – Taylon Bieldt, also of South Africa, won both the girls' hurdling events.


2015 Air Force Falcons football team
The 2015 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by ninth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 8–6, 6–2 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain Division championship. They represented the Mountain Division in the Mountain West Championship Game where they lost to West Division champion San Diego State. They were invited to the Armed Forces Bowl where they lost to California.


2015 Aircel Chennai Open
The 2015 Aircel Chennai Open was a men's 2015 ATP World Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India, from 5 January through 11 January 2015. Stan Wawrinka won the singles title.


2015 Aircel Chennai Open, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Aircel Chennai Open, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:


2015 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles
Johan Brunström and Frederik Nielsen were the defending champions, but Nielsen chose not to participate. Brunström played alongside Nicholas Monroe, but lost in the first round to Roberto Bautista Agut and Stan Wawrinka. Lu Yen-hsun and Jonathan Marray won the title, defeating Raven Klaasen and Leander Paes in the final, 6–3, 7-6(7–4).


2015 Aircel Chennai Open – Singles
Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion, and successfully defended his title against Slovenian qualifier Aljaž Bedene, 6–3, 6–4.


2015 Aircel Chennai Open – Singles, Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.


2015 Aircel Chennai Open – Singles, Qualifying, Seeds
The top seed received a bye into the second round.


2015 Akron Zips football team
The 2015 Akron Zips football team represented the University of Akron in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Terry Bowden and played their home games at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field. They were members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl,  where they defeated Utah State for their first ever bowl victory. This was Akron's fourth bowl appearance. Previous bowl games are: Grantland Rice Bowl 1968, Pioneer Bowl 1976, Motor City Bowl 2005. They made their fifth bowl game appearance in 2017 at the Boca Raton Cheribundi Bowl.


2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team
The 2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team will represent The University of Akron during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It will be the 66th season of the university fielding a program. The Zips enter the season as the three-time defending MAC Men's Soccer Tournament champions.


2015 Akron Zips men's soccer team
The Zips begin the season on August 28 at VCU, and conclude the season at home against Bowling Green.


2015 Aksu colliery attack
The 2015 Aksu colliery attack took place on 18 September 2015, when a group of terrorists, suspected to be Uyghurs, attacked workers and security guards at a coal mine in Aksu City, Xinjiang, leaving at least 50 dead and 50 wounded. When local police arrived at the scene, the attackers rammed the police's vehicles before fleeing into the mountains. The majority of the victims of the attack were members of the Han ethnic group.


2015 Aksu colliery attack, Background
The attack was reported as China was celebrating the 60th anniversary of the incorporation of Xinjiang into China and the subsequent establishment of the autonomous region. During the celebrations, Yu Zhengsheng, who was then the Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made a statement advocating that troops in the region should play a bigger role in fighting separatism, terrorism and extremism. Xinjiang has seen occasional attacks in past years by members of the Uyghur ethnic group in Xinjiang. The Chinese government often blames foreign-backed Islamic terrorism for the violence, while Uyghur groups and human rights activists claim that repressive government policies in Xinjiang push Uyghurs to violence.


2015 Aksu colliery attack, Attack
The attack on the coal mine occurred at night. The attackers, wielding knives, first attacked security guards before targeting the miners, many of whom were sleeping in their dormitory beds. They then stole a truck and rammed police vehicles that had arrived at the scene, before fleeing into the mountains, and reportedly stole firearms from police. Chinese media initially reported 16 dead, but according to local sources, at least 50 people were killed, five of whom were police officers and security guards. Authorities kept news of the attack from spreading, while local media was slow to report on it. Some local officials even denied that the attack ever took place.


2015 Aksu colliery attack, Aftermath
Following the attack, Chinese authorities kept a tight lid on coverage of the coal mine attack, and Baicheng County was locked down. The Chinese government launched a manhunt lasting 56 days. The operation involved helicopters, armored vehicles, and 10,000 people including local volunteers. The authorities first used flash grenades and tear gas to try to force the suspects out of a cliff-side cave and, when this failed, used flamethrowers, forcing them out of a cave before gunning them down. 28 of the assailants were killed, and a lone survivor was captured according to authorities. Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the main exiled group the World Uyghur Congress, claimed that the dead included women, children and the elderly, though these claims could not be verified. Xinjiang Daily claimed that the assailants were commanded by a foreign extremist group.


2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
The 2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election occurred in Nigeria on April 11, 2015, the PDP nominee Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the election, defeating Umana Umana of the APC.


2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election
Udom Gabriel Emmanuel emerged PDP gubernatorial candidate after scoring 1,201 votes and defeating his closest rival, Okpolupm Etteh, who received 38 votes. He picked Moses Ekpo as his running mate. Umana Umana was the PDP candidate with Ben Ukpong as his running mate. 14 candidates contested in the election.


2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Akwa Ibom State is elected using the plurality voting system.


2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Primary election, PDP primary
The PDP primary election was held on December 8, 2014. Udom Gabriel Emmanuel won the primary election polling 1,201 votes against 22 other candidates. His closest rival was Okpolupm Etteh, who came second with 38 votes, Helen Esuene scored 12 votes, Effiong Abia scored 4 votes,  Nsima Ekere scored 4 votes, while scored 2 votes, while Benjamin Okoko and Isangedighi Jerome got 1 votes each.


2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Primary election, APC primary
The APC primary election was held on December 4, 2014. Umana Umana emerged APC flag bearer after defeating Sam Ewang, Emmanuel Ekpenyong and John James Akpanudoedeghe.


2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Results
A total number of 14 candidates registered with the Independent National Electoral Commission to contest in the election.


2015 Akwa Ibom State gubernatorial election, Results
The total number of registered voters in the state was 1,548,531, while 1,158,624 voters were accredited. Total number of votes cast was 1,122,836, while number of valid votes was 1,110,580. Rejected votes were 12,256.


2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge
The 2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the eighteenth edition of the tournament and part of the 2015 ITF Women's Circuit, offering a total of $75,000 in prize money. It took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 9–15 November 2015.


2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Doubles
Vitalia Diatchenko and Alexandra Panova were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.


2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Doubles
Çağla Büyükakçay and Maria Sakkari won the title, defeating Elise Mertens and İpek Soylu in the final, 7–6(8–6), 6–4.


2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles
Alexandra Dulgheru was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Çağla Büyükakçay.


2015 Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge – Singles
Büyükakçay went on to win the title, defeating Klára Koukalová in the final, 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4.


2015 Al Khalis prison break
On 8 May 2015, a prison break occurred in the Iraqi town of Al Khalis. More than fifty prisoners escaped in the break, including nine who had been facing terrorism charges. An estimated fifty other prisoners and twelve police officers died in the prison break.


2015 Al Khalis prison break, Background
Al Khalis is a town located in  Diyala province, 50 miles (80 km) north of Baghdad. The town's prison held about 300 people convicted on terror charges. The area has seen significant violence in recent years as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has battled the Iraqi military for control of the region. Since June 2014, three prison breaks have occurred in Diyala.


2015 Al Khalis prison break, Cause
There are two accounts of what took place during the break. According to official reports, a riot broke out at the prison. A prisoner then escaped after seizing weapons from the guards who intervened to stop the riot. The prisoners then captured the prison's armory, which they used to escape. A police officer eyewitness backed this account of events. Brigadier General Saad Maan Ibrahim also attributed the jailbreak to an internal riot.


2015 Al Khalis prison break, Cause
ISIS, however, claimed the prison break was a coordinated effort between its members on the outside and the inside. Messages posted on ISIS social media said that improvised bombs blew up military and security vehicles near the prison while prisoners on the inside took control of the guard's weapon stock. According to Amaq News Agency, which supports ISIL, ISIL militants broke into the prison with the help of explosives, with the aim of freeing inmates and accessing the prison's weapons stores.


2015 Al Khalis prison break, Cause
Amaq also stated that there were thirty ISIS members among those who escaped, and that about sixty militants were killed by Shi'ite militiamen in ensuing clashes. Oudi Al-Khadran, the mayor of Al Khalis, blamed ISIS for "the killings and the release of ISIS prisoners." Colonel Ahmed al-Timimi, head of the Diyala province security force, also attributed the break to ISIS. Official reports said no external attack had occurred on the prison, although some local sources reported seeing ISIS vehicles attempting to storm it.


2015 Al Khalis prison break, Aftermath
More than fifty prisoners escaped in the prison break. Of those, nine were being held on terrorism charges and the rest were common criminals, according to official reports. ISIS, however, claimed to have freed "more than 30" militants. An estimated fifty prisoners and twelve police officers died in the fighting. A curfew has been imposed in Al Khalis, and houses in the area are being searched for suspects.


2015 Al Khalis prison break, Aftermath
At the same time as the prison break, a series of suicide attacks in Diyala killed at least 22 people. It is unclear if the attacks, which targeted Shia places of worship, were related to the break.


2015 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
The 2015 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (Alabama A&M) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by second-year head coach James Spady and played their home games at Louis Crews Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team
The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Crimson Tide played their home games at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover due to renovations at their normal on-campus home of Sewell–Thomas Stadium.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team, Schedule and results
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2015 Southeastern Conference standings. *Rankings are based on the team's current  ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Crimson Tide's 121st overall season, 82nd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 24th within the SEC Western Division. The team played its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by ninth-year head coach Nick Saban.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
They finished the season with a record of 14 wins and 1 loss (14–1 overall, 7–1 in the SEC), as SEC champions and as consensus national champions after they defeated Clemson in the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Game. Alabama also secured its 10th Associated Press (AP) national title. Running back Derrick Henry became Alabama's second Heisman Trophy recipient. He led the nation in both rushing yards (2,219) and rushing touchdowns (28).


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Previous season and offseason
The 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide finished the regular season 11–1, 7–1 SEC, with their only loss to Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide won the Western Division of SEC and qualified to play in the 2014 SEC Championship Game against the Missouri Tigers. Alabama defeated the Tigers, 42–13 in Atlanta, Georgia, clinching the program's 24th SEC title. The team was ranked no. 1 in all polls including the new College Football Playoff Rankings entering bowl season.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Previous season and offseason
As the no. 1 seed in the inaugural College Football Playoff, the Crimson Tide were selected to play in the semifinal game at the 2015 Sugar Bowl against the no. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten. Alabama fell short against the Buckeyes in a 35–42 upset loss, finishing the 2014 season 12–2.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Previous season and offseason, Departures
Notable departures from the 2014 squad included juniors Amari Cooper, T. J. Yeldon, and Landon Collins, who all forwent their final year of eligibility and declared for the 2015 NFL Draft.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Previous season and offseason, 2015 recruiting class
Prior to National Signing Day in February 2015, eight players enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice and included six former high school seniors and two junior college transfers. On National Signing Day, Alabama signed 18 additional players out of high school that completed the 2015 recruiting class. The class was highlighted by 19 players from the "ESPN 300": . Alabama signed the No. 1 recruiting class according to ESPN.com and 247Sports.com, and No. 2 according to "Rivals.com" and "Scout.com" behind USC.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Previous season and offseason, Returning starters
Alabama had seven returning players on offense, five on defense and five on special teams that started games in 2014.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Previous season and offseason, Spring practice
Alabama started spring practice on March 16 and concluded 15 practices later on April 18 with the annual A-Day game.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Coaching staff
Alabama head coach Nick Saban entered his ninth year as the Crimson Tide's head coach for the 2015 season. During his previous eight years with Alabama, he led the Crimson Tide to an overall record of 86 wins and 17 losses (86–17, .835) and the 2009, 2011 and 2012 national championships.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Schedule
The 2015 schedule was released on October 14, 2014. Alabama faced all six Western Division opponents: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. They faced two Eastern Division opponents: official SEC rival Tennessee and Georgia. Alabama was not scheduled to play SEC opponents Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina or Vanderbilt – although ultimately faced Florida in the SEC Championship Game. They were also scheduled to play four non-conference games: Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference, Middle Tennessee of Conference USA, Louisiana–Monroe of the Sun Belt Conference and Charleston Southern of the FCS' Big South Conference.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
The University of Alabama's junior running back Derrick Henry had a career day, rushing 13 times for 147 yards and three touchdowns to lead the No. 3 Crimson Tide past No. 20 Wisconsin 35–17 in the Advocare Classic inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday night.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
Henry opened up the game's scoring, breaking off a 37-yard run in the first quarter to put Alabama ahead 7–0. He put up two more scores in the third quarter, including a 56-yard touchdown rush that put him over 100 yards for the night, the sixth time in his career he has eclipsed the century mark in a game.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
Senior quarterback Jake Coker, making his debut as the Crimson Tide's starting quarterback, was an efficient 15-of-21 for 213 yards and one touchdown to go along with no turnovers. Sophomore Cooper Bateman also saw action in the second half, finishing 7-for-8 with 51 yards.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
Defensively, Alabama was dominant at the line of scrimmage, holding the Badgers to just 40 yards rushing on 21 attempts, an average of 1.9 yards per rush. Senior linebacker Reggie Ragland recorded 12 total tackles, including five solo. Additionally, Jonathan Allen had two sacks and the team broke up seven passes on the night.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
Overall, the Tide gained 502 yards (264 passing and 238 rushing), picked up 28 first downs, and averaged 7.6 yards per play. Wisconsin totaled 268 yards (228 passing and 40 rushing), along with converting 17 first downs and averaging 4.5 yards per play. The Tide also did not commit a turnover on the night.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #20 Wisconsin Badgers
Alabama won its season opener for the 97th time in 121 season opening games with the victory. The Tide also moved to 6–0 in neutral-site season opening games.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
The No. 2-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) opened its 2015 home slate in impressive fashion, forcing four turnovers en route to a 37–10 victory over visiting Middle Tennessee (1-1) in front of 98,568 fans at Bryant–Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
After a shaky opening quarter by both teams, the Crimson Tide was able to extend a 7–3 lead to a 23-3 halftime margin. Senior quarterback Jake Coker, who had another solid game, hit Robert Foster for a 19-yard touchdown to open the scoring. Derrick Henry added touchdown runs of 1 and 2 yards in the second quarter, and he reached the end zone a third time thanks to a 28-yard burst in the third quarter. Sophomore quarterback Cooper Bateman recorded his first touchdown pass of his career, connecting with Kenyan Drake on a shovel pass for a 14-yard scoring play as well.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Defensively, Alabama recovered all three fumbles it forced while also getting one interception, the most turnovers an Alabama defensive has forced since September 8, 2012, against Western Kentucky. Senior linebacker Reggie Ragland led the team in tackles once again, recording a total of 7.5, including six solos. The secondary also broke up six passes.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
For the game, Alabama totaled 532 yards (312 passing and 220 rushing), notched 28 first downs and averaged 6.5 yards per play. Middle Tennessee gained 275 yards (189 passing and 86 rushing), along with collecting 15 first downs and averaging 3.7 yards per play. The Tide limited its penalties on the day, being flagged only five times for 40 yards.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #15 Ole Miss Rebels
The No. 2-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide could not overcome five turnovers in its SEC opener, falling by a final score of 43–37 to the No. 15/11 Ole Miss Rebels (3-0; 1-0) in a back-and-forth contest in front of a sellout crowd of 101,821 on Saturday night at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #15 Ole Miss Rebels
The opening kickoff of the game would set the tone for Alabama, as a fumble by sophomore receiver ArDarius Stewart on the return was recovered by Ole Miss. The Rebels were able to turn that into three points, the only points of the quarter. The Tide evened the score early in the second quarter, but two more turnovers in the quarter allowed the Rebels to take advantage of short fields to reach the end zone twice. Alabama was playing from behind for the rest of the game, twice getting within six points, but unable to complete the comeback.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs #15 Ole Miss Rebels
For the game, the Tide offense totaled 503 yards (288 passing and 215 rushing), picked up 29 first downs and averaged an even 5.0 yards per play. Ole Miss gained 433 yards (341 passing and 92 rushing), along with converting 16 first downs and averaging 6.7 yards per play. Alabama limited its penalties again, getting flagged just four times for 36 yards, but lost the turnover battle by a 5-0 margin.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs  Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
The 12th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide shut out the visiting ULM Warhawks (1-2; 0–0 in the Sun Belt Conference) by a final score of 34–0 in front of 101,323 fans at Bryant–Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs  Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
The Tide got off to another slow start offensively, getting on the board with 2:38 remaining in the first quarter thanks to a three-yard run by junior running back Derrick Henry. Senior quarterback Jacob Coker found freshman wide receiver Calvin Ridley for a touchdown early in the second quarter, the first of the rookie's career. In the second half, Alabama was able to put the game away. Junior placekicker Adam Griffith made field goals of 35 and 40 yards, and Coker tossed two more touchdowns.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs  Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Defensively, the Tide dominated ULM. For the game, the Alabama defense allowed a total of 92 yards from scrimmage, the fewest yards given up by an Alabama defense since the 2012 BCS Championship Game against LSU, when the Tigers also gained 92 yards of offense. The defense also recorded six quarterback sacks and 12 tackles for loss.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs  Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks
Alabama gained 303 yards total yards (166 passing and 137 rushing) and converted 17 first downs. The Warhawks picked up 83 yards through the air and nine on the ground, along with gaining 10 first downs.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, @ #8 Georgia Bulldogs
The No. 13/13 Alabama Crimson Tide put together a dominating performance on the road to beat No. 8/6 Georgia (4-1, 2-1) 38-10 Saturday afternoon at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, @ #8 Georgia Bulldogs
In a game played mostly in a steady rain, senior quarterback Jake Coker and the Alabama offense were efficient while the defense had both Bulldogs quarterbacks under duress all game long. Coker had a rushing and passing touchdown, junior running back Derrick Henry added another touchdown on the ground, and the Tide scored on a 50-yard interception return by junior defensive back Eddie Jackson and on a blocked punt by freshman defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, @ #8 Georgia Bulldogs
Freshman receiver Calvin Ridley caught five passes for 120 yards, his first game over the century mark, and one touchdown while Henry set a new career-high in attempts (26) and rushing yards (148). The Alabama defense was a disruptive force in the wet conditions all day, forcing a total of four turnovers, including three interceptions by three different members of the secondary. Georgia's two quarterbacks completed only 11 of 31 pass attempts and averaged 3.2 yards per pass. The Tide gained 379 yards of offense (190 passing and 189 rushing) and converted 15 first downs. The Bulldogs picked up 299 yards for the game (106 passing and 193 rushing) along with converting 12 first downs.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Arkansas Razorbacks
The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team (5-1 overall; 2–1 in the Southeastern Conference) turned in a gritty performance on Saturday night to defeat the Arkansas Razorbacks (2-4 overall; 1-2 SEC), 27–14, in the 2015 Homecoming game before a capacity crowd of 101,821 at Bryant–Denny Stadium on the Alabama campus. Alabama erased a 7–3 deficit late in the third quarter on an 81-yard pass from quarterback Jake Coker to wide receiver Calvin Ridley, a play that ignited an offense that had struggled to finish drives most of the game to that point.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Arkansas Razorbacks
That score, with 1:39 left in the third period, turned the game in Alabama's favor as the Crimson Tide stopped an Arkansas drive at the Hogs' 43 on the ensuing possession and marched to a touchdown on a 3-yard pass from Coker to wideout Richard Mullaney for a 17–7 lead. After an Eddie Jackson interception for the Tide a few plays later, Alabama tacked on a 35-yard Adam Griffith field goal for a 20–7 edge with 10:07 left in the fourth quarter. Derrick Henry added a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:44 left, marking the 11th consecutive game in which he has scored on the ground, to give the Tide the final 27–7 victory margin.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Arkansas Razorbacks
Arkansas' first touchdown came in the second quarter on a four-yard pass by quarterback Brandon Allen to wide receiver Drew Morgan after the Hogs took possession at the Tide 12 following an interception. Arkansas added a late 54-yard touchdown pass by Allen to wide receiver Dominique Reed with 1:37 left in the game.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Arkansas Razorbacks
Led by linebacker Reggie Ragland's eight tackles (seven solos), Alabama's defensive was unyielding, allowing only 220 total yards to the Razorbacks (176 passing, 44 rushing) while allowing just 1.8 yards per rush. Ragland also had one quarterback sack, broke up a pass, had two quarterback hurries and forced a fumble.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Arkansas Razorbacks
The Tide offense gained 396 total yards, including 134 on the ground against one of the nation's top rushing defenses. Coker completed 24 of 33 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions. Ridley caught nine passes for 140 yards and a touchdown. Henry rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Arkansas Razorbacks
Alabama punter JK Scott averaged 50.0 yards per punt on four attempts, placing two inside the Arkansas 20-yard line.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, @ #9 Texas A&M Aggies
The 10th-ranked University of Alabama football team used a punishing rushing offense and big plays from its defense to defeat No. 9- Texas A&M, 41–23, on Saturday before a crowd of 105,733 at Kyle Field. Alabama (6-1 overall; 3–1 in the Southeastern Conference) intercepted four passes, returning three for touchdowns, to knock off the previously unbeaten Aggies (5-1 overall; 2–1 in the SEC).


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, @ #9 Texas A&M Aggies
Crimson Tide running back Derrick Henry rushed for 236 yards and two touchdowns while cornerback Minkah Fitzpatrick and strong safety Eddie Jackson nabbed two interceptions each. Jackson returned one for a 93-yard touchdown as the Tide defense scored three times - a first in Alabama history. Fitzpatrick scored two touchdowns via interception returns, first on a 33-yard return in the first quarter and later on a game-clinching 55-yarder. Alabama quarterback Jake Coker passed for 138 yards while completing 19-of-25 passes.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, @ #9 Texas A&M Aggies
Alabama built a 28–6 lead midway through the second quarter with Henry rushing 15 times for 178 yards and three scores in the first half and the Tide defense holding the explosive A&M offense to 189 total yards. After Fitzpatrick's interception return, Henry rumbled 55 yards to pay dirt with 5:26 left in the opening stanza before tacking on a 6-yard scoring run with 14:51 left in the half. Jackson's 93-yard scoring play extended the lead to 28-6 before A&M struck back on a 68-yard punt return touchdown by Christian Kirk with 3:03 left in the first half. Alabama led, 28–13, at halftime.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, @ #9 Texas A&M Aggies
A&M narrowed the Alabama lead to 28-20 early in the third period on a 3-yard pass from quarterback Kyle Allen to wide receiver Ricky Seals-Jones. The Tide extended its lead to 34–20 on a pair of Adam Griffith field goals before A&M's Taylor Bertolet hit a 36-yard field goal with 7:57 left in the fourth quarter, Bertolet's third counter of the game. Fitzpatrick stopped an Aggie drive with his second interception of the day, which he returned 55 yards for his second score of the game. It set a Crimson Tide single-game record for interceptions return for a touchdown, both for the team and an individual.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Tennessee Volunteers
In a tight, hard-hitting struggle that lived up to the legacy of one of college football's most history-rich rivalries, the 8th-ranked University of Alabama football team (7-1 overall; 4–1 in the Southeastern Conference) used a clutch touchdown drive by its offense and a staunch outing from its defense to overcome a late deficit in a 19–14 win over Tennessee (3-3 overall; 1–2 in the SEC) on Saturday afternoon before a capacity crowd of 101,821 at Bryant–Denny Stadium.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Tennessee Volunteers
After Tennessee tailback Jalen Hurd ran 12 yards for a touchdown with 5:49 left, the Tide offense responded with a decisive 71-yard march to the end zone. Tide quarterback Jake Coker completed key passes of 29 yards to wide receiver ArDarius Stewart and 15 yards to wide receiver Calvin Ridley on the drive that was punctuated by running back Derrick Henry's tough running. Henry carried five times for 35 yards on the winning drive, including the game-winning 14-yard touchdown run with 2:24 left.


2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Game summaries, vs Tennessee Volunteers
Henry rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns, Stewart had six catches for 114 yards, and Coker passed for 247 yards while completing 21-of-27 passes. Linebacker Reggie Ragland led the Tide defense with a game-high 12 tackles (eight solos), including a tackle for loss and punter J.K. Scott averaged 49.8 yards on four punts, including a 56-yarder.