2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

Group I of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was one of twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco.[1] The group consisted of four teams: Mali, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Eswatini.[2]

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

Mali and Mozambique, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Mali 6 4 2 0 10 1 +9 14 Final tournament 1–1 1–0 6–0
2   Mozambique 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 11 0–1 2–1 1–1
3   Guinea-Bissau 6 1 2 3 4 6 −2 5 0–0 1–2 1–0
4   Eswatini 6 0 2 4 2 13 −11 2 0–1 0–3 1–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Guinea-Bissau  1–0  Eswatini
  • Burá   14'
Report
Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Mali  1–1  Mozambique
Report
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Eswatini  0–1  Mali
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 406
Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Mozambique  2–1  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Mozambique  1–1  Eswatini
Report
Referee: Pierre Jean Nguiene (Congo)
Mali  1–0  Guinea-Bissau
Touré   62' Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Eswatini  0–3  Mozambique
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Ring Nyier (South Sudan)
Guinea-Bissau  0–0  Mali
Report

Eswatini  1–1  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Mozambique  0–1  Mali
Report
Referee: Dickens Mimisa (Kenya)

Mali  6–0  Eswatini
Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Guinea-Bissau  1–2  Mozambique
Report
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Goalscorers

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There were 25 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match.

3 goals

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.