2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates23 March 2022 – 17 October 2023
Teams52 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played142
Goals scored348 (2.45 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Osimhen
(10 goals)
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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the 34th edition of the international men's football championship of Africa. A total of 24 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Ivory Coast, who qualified automatically as hosts.

Contents

Entrants

All 54 CAF member associations entered to the competition. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Ranking from 23 December 2021 with teams ranked 1st to 42nd received a bye to the qualifying group stage, while the teams ranked 43rd to 54th had to participate in the preliminary round. [1]

The preliminary round draw took place on 21 January 2022, 16:30 WAT (UTC+1), in Douala, Cameroon. [2]

From the December 2021 FIFA World Rankings [3]
Bye to group stageParticipating in preliminary round
  1. Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (20)
  2. Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (28)
  3. Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (29)
  4. Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (30)
  5. Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (36)
  6. Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (45)
  7. Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (50)
  8. Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (52)
  9. Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (53)
  10. Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (56)
  11. Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (60)
  12. Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (64)
  13. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (68)
  14. Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde (73)
  15. Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (81)
  16. Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (82)
  17. Flag of Benin.svg  Benin (83)
  18. Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (88)
  19. Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon (89)
  20. Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (97)
  21. Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (101)
  22. Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (102)
  23. Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania (103)
  24. Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau (106)
  25. Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone (108)
  26. Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (112)
  27. Flag of Niger.svg  Niger (113)
  28. Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea (114)
  29. Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (117)
  30. Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique (118)
  31. Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (121)
  32. Flag of Togo.svg  Togo (124)
  33. Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan (125)
  34. Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (126)
  35. Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi (129)
  36. Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic (130)
  37. Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (131)
  38. Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros (132)
  39. Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (135)
  40. Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia (137)
  41. Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi (140)
  42. Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia (144)
  1. Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho (145)
  2. Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini (146)
  3. Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana (148)
  4. Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia (150)
  5. Flag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan (167)
  6. Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius (172)
  7. Flag of Chad.svg  Chad (180)
  8. Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe (189)
  9. Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti (192)
  10. Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia (194)
  11. Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles (197)
  12. Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea (202)

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying tournament was as follows.

RoundMatchdayDatesMatches
Preliminary roundFirst leg23–24 March 2022Team 1 vs. Team 2
Second leg27–29 March 2022Team 2 vs. Team 1
Group stage Matchday 11–13 June 2022Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2Team 2 vs. Team 3, Team 4 vs. Team 1
Matchday 322–24 March 2023Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Matchday 426–29 March 2023Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 514–20 June 2023Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 66–12 September 2023, 17 October 2023Team 3 vs. Team 2, Team 1 vs. Team 4

Preliminary round

The twelve lowest-ranked teams were drawn into six ties to be played in home-and-away two-legged format. [4] The six winners advanced to the group stage to join the 42 teams which entered directly.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Eritrea  Flag of Eritrea.svgawd.Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Canc.Canc.
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg4–3Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1–0 3–3
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg2–5Flag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan 2–4 0–1
Seychelles  Flag of Seychelles.svg1–3Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 0–0 1–3
Somalia  Flag of Somalia.svg1–5Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 0–3 1–2
Chad  Flag of Chad.svg2–3Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0–1 2–2

Group stage

Draw

The group stage draw took place on 19 April 2022 at 19:30 SAST (UTC+2) at SuperSport Broadcasting Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa. [5] [6] The 48 national teams involved were divided into twelve groups of four each (from Group A to Group L), which consisted of the 42 teams which entered directly, in addition to the six winners of the preliminary round. The 48 national teams had previously been seeded into four pots of twelve each based on the March 2022 FIFA World Rankings (shown in parentheses). [7] Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (20)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (24)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (30)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (32)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (35)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (37)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria (44)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (52)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (53)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso (56)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (60)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (67)

Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (69)
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde (71)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea (80)
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon (81)
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin (84)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (86)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (87)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo (98)
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea (99)
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (102)
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (104)
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone (108)

Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia (112)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania (113)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau (115)
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger (116)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya (117)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique (119)
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi (120)
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo (121)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe (122)
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia (123)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola (126)
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros (128)

Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (130)
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic (131)
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan (132)
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (136)
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi (139)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia (140)
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini (143)
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho (145)
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana (148)
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia (149)
Flag of South Sudan (2011-2023, upright star).svg  South Sudan (161)
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe (189)

The draw started with pot 4 and ended with pot 1; each team drawn was assigned into the first available group alphabetically (A–L) and within the group was placed in the position that corresponded to it according to its pot (i.e. position 1 for teams from pot 1, position 2 for teams from pot 2, position 3 for teams from pot 3 and position 4 for teams from pot 4). [6]

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts, Ivory Coast, participated in the qualifiers despite the team being guaranteed a spot in the finals, which meant only the best ranked team within their group apart from Ivory Coast qualified for the finals. The Ivory Coast matches and results counted in determining the qualification of the other teams from their group. [6]

Kenya and Zimbabwe were included in the draw despite being temporarily suspended by FIFA from all international football activities. In order to avoid a potential situation where one group contained only two valid teams, the aforementioned sides could thus not be drawn in the same group. [6] On 23 May 2022, CAF announced that both teams had been disqualified from the qualifiers as a result of their suspensions not being lifted by FIFA. [8] Thus, their groups were composed of only three teams, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying to the finals.

The draw ceremony was conducted by the CAF Director of Competitions Samson Adamu, with assistance by former South Africa defender Lucas Radebe and former Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou. [9]

Tiebreakers

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 14):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above was reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Nigeria.svgFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svgFlag of Sierra Leone.svgFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6501224+1815 Final tournament — 0–1 2–1 6–0
2Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 6411115+613 0–1 — 2–1 5–1
3Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 61231011−15 2–3 2–2 — 2–2
4Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 6015326−231 0–10 0–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Burkina Faso.svgFlag of Cape Verde.svgFlag of Togo.svgFlag of Eswatini.svg
1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 632185+311 Final tournament — 2–0 1–0 0–0
2Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 631286+210 3–1 — 2–0 0–0
3Flag of Togo.svg  Togo 62228808 1–1 3–2 — 2–2
4Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 603338−53 1–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Cameroon.svgFlag of Namibia.svgFlag of Burundi.svgFlag of Kenya.svg
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 421163+37 Final tournament — 1–1 3–0 Canc.
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 41216605 2–1 — 1–1 Canc.
3Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 411247−34 0–1 3–2 —Canc.
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 00000000DisqualifiedCanc.Canc.Canc.—
Source: CAF

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Egypt.svgFlag of Guinea.svgFlag of Malawi.svgFlag of Ethiopia.svg
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6501103+715 Final tournament — 1–0 2–0 1–0
2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 631297+210 1–2 — 1–0 2–0
3Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 6123410−65 0–4 2–2 — 2–1
4Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 611458−34 2–0 2–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF

Group E

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Ghana.svgFlag of Angola.svgFlag of the Central African Republic.svgFlag of Madagascar.svg
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 633083+512 Final tournament — 1–0 2–1 3–0
2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 623165+19 1–1 — 2–1 0–0
3Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 621397+27 1–1 1–2 — 2–0
4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 603319−83 0–0 1–1 0–3 —
Source: CAF

Group F

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Algeria.svgFlag of Tanzania.svgFlag of Uganda.svgFlag of Niger.svg
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 651092+716 Final tournament — 0–0 2–0 2–1
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 622234−18 0–2 — 0–1 1–0
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 621356−17 1–2 0–1 — 1–1
4Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 602438−52 0–1 1–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF

Group G

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Mali.svgFlag of The Gambia.svgFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svgFlag of South Sudan.svg
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 6501152+1315 Final tournament — 2–0 4–0 4–0
2Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 631277010 1–0 — 2–2 1–0
3Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 6213510−57 0–2 1–0 — 1–2
4Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 6105513−83 1–3 2–3 0–1 —
Source: CAF

Group H

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Zambia.svgFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgFlag of the Comoros.svgFlag of Lesotho.svg
1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 6411126+613 [lower-alpha 1] Final tournament — 3–0 2–1 3–1
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 641195+413 [lower-alpha 1] 3–1 — 3–1 1–0
3Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 621368−27 1–1 0–2 — 2–0
4Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 601519−81 0–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Zambia 1, Ivory Coast –1.

Group I

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgFlag of Mauritania.svgFlag of Gabon.svgFlag of Sudan.svg
1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 6402114+712 Final tournament — 3–1 0–1 2–0
2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 631297+210 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] — 2–1 3–0
3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 621335−27 0–2 0–0 — 1–0
4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 6204310−76 2–1 0–3 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ↑ CAF awarded DR Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Mauritania fielding an ineligible player, Khadim Diaw, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Diaw failed to follow the proper procedure for switching national teams after previously representing Senegal during the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification. [10]

Group J

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Tunisia.svgFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svgFlag of Botswana.svgFlag of Libya.svg
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 6411111+1013 Final tournament — 4–0 3–0 3–0
2Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 641197+213 1–0 — 2–0 2–0
3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 611439−64 0–0 2–3 — 1–0
4Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 611428−64 0–1 1–1 1–0 —
Source: CAF

Group K

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Morocco.svgFlag of South Africa.svgFlag of Liberia.svgFlag of Zimbabwe.svg
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 430183+59 Final tournament — 2–1 3–0 Canc.
2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 421176+17 2–1 — 2–2 Canc.
3Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 401339−61 0–2 1–2 —Canc.
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 00000000DisqualifiedCanc.Canc.Canc.—
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group L

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Senegal.svgFlag of Mozambique.svgFlag of Benin.svgFlag of Rwanda.svg
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6420124+814 Final tournament — 5–1 3–1 1–1
2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 631289−110 0–1 — 3–2 1–1
3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 612389−15 1–1 0–1 — 1–1
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 603339−63 0–1 0–2 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ↑ CAF awarded Benin a 3–0 win as a result of Rwanda fielding an ineligible player, Kevin Muhire, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Muhire failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition. [11]

Goalscorers

There were 319 goals scored in 132 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.

10 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in Africa Cup of Nations 1
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Hosts / Group H runners-up30 January 201924 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984 , 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 , 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 , 2017, 2019, 2021)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Group K winners24 March 202318 (1972, 1976 , 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988 , 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group F winners27 March 202319 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 , 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 , 2021)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Group K runners-up28 March 202310 ( 1996 , 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2013 , 2015, 2019)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Group L winners28 March 202316 (1965, 1968, 1986, 1990, 1992 , 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021 )
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Group B winners28 March 202312 (1978, 1996, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Group J winners28 March 202320 (1962, 1963, 1965 , 1978, 1982, 1994 , 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 , 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Group D winners14 June 202325 ( 1957 , 1959 , 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974 , 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986 , 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2017, 2019 , 2021)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Group H winners17 June 202317 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 , 2013, 2015)
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Group J runners-up17 June 20233 ( 2012 , 2015 , 2021)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Group A winners 18 June 202319 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980 , 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994 , 2000 , 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013 , 2019, 2021)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Group A runners-up18 June 20233 (2017, 2019, 2021)
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Group B runners-up18 June 20233 (2013, 2015, 2021)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Group G winners18 June 202312 (1972, 1994, 2002 , 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Group D runners-up20 June 202313 (1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2021)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Group E winners7 September 202323 ( 1963 , 1965 , 1968, 1970, 1978 , 1980, 1982 , 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002, 2006, 2008 , 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Group E runners-up7 September 20238 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010 , 2012, 2013, 2019)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Group F runners-up7 September 20232 (1980, 2019)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Group L runners-up9 September 20234 (1986, 1996, 1998, 2010)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo Group I winners9 September 202319 (1965, 1968 , 1970, 1972, 1974 , 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019)
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Group I runners-up9 September 20232 (2019, 2021)
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Group G runners-up10 September 20231 (2021)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group C winners12 September 202320 (1970, 1972 , 1982, 1984 , 1986, 1988 , 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000 , 2002 , 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017 , 2019, 2021 )
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Group C runners-up12 September 20233 (1998, 2008, 2019)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italics indicates hosts for that year.

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Group K 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 initially consisted of four teams: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Liberia. However, on 23 May 2022, CAF announced that Zimbabwe were disqualified from the qualifiers due to the continued suspension of the Zimbabwe Football Association by FIFA. The group thus went ahead with only the three remaining teams.

Group L 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: defending champions Senegal, Benin, Mozambique and Rwanda.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations</span> 4th edition of U-23 AFCON

The 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, was the 4th edition of the quadrennial African football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its male national teams consisting of players under 23 years of age. It was held in Morocco between 24 June and 8 July 2023. It was the second time that Morocco hosted the tournament, as they were the inaugural hosts back in 2011.

The 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (BSAFCON), the premier beach soccer championship in Africa contested by men's national teams who are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The championship was originally organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) under the title of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier. In 2015, CAF became its organisers and began using the BSAFCON title to which the competition was officially renamed the next year. Therefore, this was the 11th edition of the event overall.

The preliminary round of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament decided the four teams which advanced to the group stage of the qualification tournament. The preliminary round consisted of the eight lowest-ranked teams among the 52 entrants, and was held from 20 to 26 March 2024.

References

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  5. ↑ "CAF announces AFCON23, Women's AFCON and CHAN draw dates" (Press release). Confederation of African Football. 8 April 2022.
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  9. ↑ "Radebe, Kalou named 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Qualifying Draw Assistants". CAFOnline.com . 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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