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Group B of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from 14 to 22 January 2024.[1] The group consists of Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, and Mozambique.[2]

Teams

Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
October 2023[nb 1] December 2023
B1  Egypt UNAF Group D winners 14 June 2023 26th 2021 Winners (1957, 1959 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) 35 33
B2  Ghana WAFU Group E winners 7 September 2023 14th 2021 Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) 60 61
B3  Cape Verde WAFU Group B runners-up 18 June 2023 4th 2021 Quarter-finals (2013) 71 73
B4  Mozambique COSAFA Group L runners-up 18 June 2023 4th 2021 Group stage (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010) 113 111

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of October 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cape Verde 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 3
3  Ghana 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2[a]
4  Mozambique 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2[a]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Ghana −1, Mozambique −3.

Matches

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

Egypt vs Mozambique

Egypt v Mozambique

Ghana vs Cape Verde

Ghana v Cape Verde

Egypt vs Ghana

Egypt v Ghana

Cape Verde vs Mozambique

Cape Verde v Mozambique

Mozambique vs Ghana

Mozambique v Ghana

Cape Verde vs Egypt

Cape Verde v Egypt

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3 Points
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Red card
 Egypt
 Ghana
 Cape Verde
 Mozambique

References

  1. ^ https://punchng.com/full-list-2023-afcon-group-draw/
  2. ^ https://www.cafonline.com/caf-africa-cup-of-nations/news/watch-live-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nations-cote-d-ivoire-2023-official-draw/
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