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2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

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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

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Pos Team
 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

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Togo 2–2 Eswatini
  • Placca 20'
  • Laba 87'
 Report
Burkina Faso 2–0 Cape Verde
 Report
Eswatini 1–3 Burkina Faso
 Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
Cape Verde 2–0 Togo
 Report
Cape Verde 0–0 Eswatini
Report
Burkina Faso 1–0 Togo
 Report
Eswatini 0–1 Cape Verde
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Togo 1–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Eswatini 0–2 Togo
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Cape Verde 3–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Burkina Faso 0–0 Eswatini
Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Togo 3–2 Cape Verde
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Goalscorers

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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

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  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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