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 |  |
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| 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
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated
Matches
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Sierra Leone |
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Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
| Guinea-Bissau | 5–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–10 | Nigeria |
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
| Sierra Leone | 2–2 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
| Sierra Leone | 2–2 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Referee: Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)
| Nigeria | 0–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | Sierra Leone |
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Referee: Jean Philippe Vlei Patrick Tanguy (DR Congo)
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
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
- "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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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.  Football in Africa portal | |
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