2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
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
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Togo  2–2  Eswatini
  • Placca   20'
  • Laba   87'
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Burkina Faso  2–0  Cape Verde
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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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Cape Verde  0–0  Eswatini
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Burkina Faso  1–0  Togo
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Eswatini  0–1  Cape Verde
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Togo  1–1  Burkina Faso
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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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Burkina Faso  0–0  Eswatini
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Togo  3–2  Cape Verde
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Goalscorers

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There 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

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  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.