2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A
Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe (winners of the preliminary round).[1]
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 9 June 2022 and 11 September 2023.[2]
Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Nigeria | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 15 | Final tournament | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
2 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
3 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
4 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 1 | 0–10 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Matches
[edit]Nigeria | 2–1 | Sierra Leone |
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Guinea-Bissau | 5–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–10 | Nigeria |
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Sierra Leone | 2–2 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Sierra Leone | 2–2 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Nigeria | 0–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | Sierra Leone |
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Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Sierra Leone | 2–3 | Nigeria |
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Nigeria | 6–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Guinea-Bissau | 2–1 | Sierra Leone |
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Goalscorers
[edit]There were 46 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
10 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
[edit]- ^ "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF). CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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