Group A 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: Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe (winners of the preliminary round).[1]
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 9 June 2022 and 11 September 2023.[2]
Nigeria and Guinea-Bissau, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |
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| 1 | Nigeria |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | +18 | 15 | Final tournament | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Guinea-Bissau |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 13 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | Sierra Leone |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | 2–3 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
| 4 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 1 | 0–10 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Matches
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Sierra Leone |
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Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
| Guinea-Bissau | 5–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–10 | Nigeria |
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
| Sierra Leone | 2–2 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
| Sierra Leone | 2–2 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Referee: Mawabwe Bodjona (Togo)
| Nigeria | 0–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | Sierra Leone |
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Referee: Jean Philippe Vlei Patrick Tanguy (DR Congo)
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
| Sierra Leone | 2–3 | Nigeria |
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Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
| Nigeria | 6–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
| Guinea-Bissau | 2–1 | Sierra Leone |
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Goalscorers
There were 46 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.83 goals per match.
10 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
- ↑ "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.
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