2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

Association football tournament group

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

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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

Togo 2–2 Eswatini
  • Placca 20'
  • Laba 87'
 Report
  • Ndzinisa 84'
  • Ngwenya 90+5'
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Burkina Faso 2–0 Cape Verde
Report
Eswatini 1–3 Burkina Faso
Report
Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
Cape Verde 2–0 Togo
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Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Cape Verde 0–0 Eswatini
Report
Referee: Charles Benle Bulu (Ghana)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Togo
Report
Eswatini 0–1 Cape Verde
Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Togo 1–1 Burkina Faso
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Eswatini 0–2 Togo
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Cape Verde 3–1 Burkina Faso
  • Bebé 7'
  • Fernandes 67'
  • Clé 90+4'
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Burkina Faso 0–0 Eswatini
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Togo 3–2 Cape Verde
  • Denkey 40' (pen.), 77'
  • Ouattara 87'
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Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Goalscorers

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

  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.