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2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D

Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is one of twelve groups that will decide which teams will qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco.[1] The group consists of four teams: Nigeria, Benin, Libya and Rwanda.[2]

The teams will play against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between September and November 2024.[3]

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Nigeria 4 3 1 0 7 0 +7 10 Final tournament — 3–0 18 Nov 1–0
2   Benin 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 6 14 Nov — 3–0 2–1
3   Rwanda 4 1 2 1 3 5 −2 5 0–0 2–1 — 14 Nov
4   Libya 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1 0–3[a] 18 Nov 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 win following an incident upon their arrival in Libya, where they were stranded at the airport for over 12 hours, before ultimately refusing to play and pulling out.[4]

Matches

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Libya  1–1  Rwanda
  • Al-Dhawi   16'
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Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Nigeria  3–0  Benin
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Referee: Alamin Alhadi Mohamed (Sudan)
Rwanda  0–0  Nigeria
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Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Benin  2–1  Libya
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Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Benin  3–0  Rwanda
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Referee: Lyes Bekouassa (Algeria)
Nigeria  1–0  Libya
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Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Rwanda  2–1  Benin
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Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Libya  0–3
Awarded[note 1]		  Nigeria
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Referee: Lenine Rocha (Cape Verde)
Rwanda  v  Libya
Benin  v  Nigeria
Nigeria  v  Rwanda
Libya  v  Benin

Notes

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  1. ^ Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 walkover win, and fines were applied against Libya,[5] after the match did not take place as scheduled after the Nigerian team was allegedly left stranded at Al Abraq International Airport for more than 12 hours upon arrival, leading the Nigerian federation to refuse to play and send the team back home.[6][7]

Goalscorers

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There have been 15 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.14 goals per match (as of 15 October 2024).

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Morocco to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Qualifying groups for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 revealed". CAF. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Nigeria players 'held hostage' in airport and left with no food and water ahead of Libya clash". The Daily Telegraph. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Nigeria's Super Eagles boycott Libya match over 'mind games'". Deutsche Welle. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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