2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A

Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament is one of the twelve groups that will decide the two teams that shall qualify for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The group consists of four teams: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe.[1]

The teams shall play against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format, between 9 June 2022 and September 2023.[2]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 4 3 0 1 13 2 +11 9 Final tournament 0–1 2–1 Sep
2  Guinea-Bissau 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7 0–1 Sep 5–1
3  Sierra Leone 4 1 2 1 7 6 +1 5 Jun 2–2 2–2
4  São Tomé and Príncipe (E) 4 0 1 3 3 19 16 1 0–10 Jun 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

Matches

Nigeria 2–1 Sierra Leone
  • Iwobi 16'
  • Osimhen 41'
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Guinea-Bissau 5–1 São Tomé and Príncipe
Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

São Tomé and Príncipe 0–10 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Sierra Leone 2–2 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Sierra Leone 2–2 São Tomé and Príncipe
Report
Referee: Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)
Nigeria 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

São Tomé and Príncipe 0–2 Sierra Leone
Report
Referee: Jean Philippe Vlei Patrick Tanguy (DR Congo)
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Sierra Leone v Nigeria
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São Tomé and Príncipe v Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau v Sierra Leone
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Nigeria v São Tomé and Príncipe
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Goalscorers

There have been 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match (as of 27 March 2023).

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF). CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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