Group B 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: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Togo and Eswatini (winners of the preliminary round).[1]
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 3 June 2022 and 10 September 2023.[2]
Burkina Faso and Cape Verde, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
2 | Cape Verde | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Togo | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
4 | Eswatini | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Matches
editTogo | 2–2 | Eswatini |
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Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Burkina Faso | 2–0 | Cape Verde |
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Eswatini | 1–3 | Burkina Faso |
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FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
Cape Verde | 2–0 | Togo |
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Cape Verde | 0–0 | Eswatini |
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Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Togo |
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)
Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Eswatini | 0–1 | Cape Verde |
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Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Togo | 1–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Eswatini | 0–2 | Togo |
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Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Cape Verde | 3–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Burkina Faso | 0–0 | Eswatini |
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)
Togo | 3–2 | Cape Verde |
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Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Goalscorers
editThere were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.
4 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.