2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Burkina Faso632185+311Final tournament2–01–00–0
2  Cape Verde631286+2103–12–00–0
3  Togo622288081–13–22–2
4  Eswatini603338−531–30–10–2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Togo  2–2  Eswatini
  • Placca 20'
  • Laba 87'
Report
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Eswatini  1–3  Burkina Faso
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Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
Cape Verde  2–0  Togo
Report
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Cape Verde  0–0  Eswatini
Report
Referee: Charles Benle Bulu (Ghana)
Burkina Faso  1–0  Togo
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Eswatini  0–1  Cape Verde
Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Togo  1–1  Burkina Faso
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Eswatini  0–2  Togo
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Cape Verde  3–1  Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso  0–0  Eswatini
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Togo  3–2  Cape Verde
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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

References