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
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1–1 | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matches
Togo ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Burkina Faso ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Eswatini ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
Cape Verde ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Cape Verde ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Charles Benle Bulu (Ghana)
Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Eswatini ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Togo ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Eswatini ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Cape Verde ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Burkina Faso ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Togo ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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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
Stephane Aziz Ki
Hassane Bandé
Issoufou Dayo
Abdoul Tapsoba
Bebé
Gilson Benchimol
Clé
João Paulo Fernandes
Ryan Mendes
Jamiro Monteiro
Kevin Pina
Júlio Tavares
Siboniso Ngwenya
Abdou Ouattara