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2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A

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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
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 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Nigeria 2–1 Sierra Leone
 Report
Guinea-Bissau 5–1 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
São Tomé and Príncipe 0–10 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Sierra Leone 2–2 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
Nigeria 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Nigeria
Report
Sierra Leone 2–3 Nigeria
 Report
Nigeria 6–0 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Report
Guinea-Bissau 2–1 Sierra Leone
 Report
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

  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.
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