Tournament details | |
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Dates | 12 June 2015 – 4 September 2016 |
Teams | 51 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 144 |
Goals scored | 363 (2.52 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Hillal Soudani (7 goals) |
Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the 31st edition of the international men's football championship of Africa. A total of 16 teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Gabon who qualified automatically as hosts. [1]
A total of 52 teams entered the tournament, including the hosts (Gabon) which qualified automatically for the final tournament. The draw for the qualification stage took place on 8 April 2015, immediately after the announcement of the host nation, [2] originally scheduled at 12:30 UTC+2 at the Marriott ‘Zamalek’ Hotel in Cairo, Egypt, [3] but delayed to 15:00. [4] The host nation team (Gabon) was also drawn into a group and played games against those in that group; however, these matches were only considered as friendlies and not counted for the standings.
Due to the cancellation of Morocco being hosts of the 2015 edition, the national team of Morocco were originally banned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to enter the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations. [5] However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing Morocco to enter the tournament. [6]
For seeding, the teams were ranked using CAF's own system which were calculated based on the team's performance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament, the three most recent editions the Africa Cup of Nations, and their qualifying campaigns. [7] [8]
Pot | Rank | Team | Tournaments and weighting factor | Total | ||||||
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2015 AFCON | 2015 AFCON Q. | 2013 AFCON | 2013 AFCON Q. | 2012 AFCON | 2012 AFCON Q. | 2014 FIFA WC Q. | ||||
× 3 | × 2 | × 2 | × 1 | × 1 | × 0.5 | × 1 | ||||
Pot 1 | 1 | Ivory Coast | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 56 |
2 | Ghana | 18 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 52 | |
3 | Tunisia | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 35.5 | |
4 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 34 | |
5 | Mali | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 34 | |
6 | Nigeria | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1.5 | 7 | 33.5 | |||
7 | Algeria | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 32 | ||
8 | Zambia | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 31 | |
9 | Cape Verde | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 29.5 | ||
10 | DR Congo | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | ||
11 | Guinea | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 | ||
12 | Senegal | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | ||
13 | Cameroon | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1.5 | 7 | 23.5 | |||
Pot 2 | 14 | South Africa | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 3 | 23.5 | ||
Pot X | 15 | Gabon (Host) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | ||
Pot 2 | 16 | Congo | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 22 | ||
17 | Equatorial Guinea | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19 | |||
18 | Angola | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | ||
19 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |||
20 | Togo | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | 14.5 | |||
21 | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||
22 | Niger | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | ||
23 | Egypt | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 12.5 | ||||
24 | Uganda | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 12.5 | ||||
25 | Malawi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | ||||
26 | Sudan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 11.5 | |||
27 | Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||||
Pot 3 | 28 | Botswana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||
29 | Libya | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 3 | 9.5 | |||
30 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||||
31 | Lesotho | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
32 | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
33 | Benin | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.5 | ||||
34 | Rwanda | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 5.5 | ||||
35 | Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.5 | ||||
36 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 5.5 | ||||
37 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||
38 | Liberia | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 4.5 | ||||
39 | Gambia | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | 4.5 | ||||
40 | Namibia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Pot 4 | 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||||
42 | Seychelles | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
43 | Burundi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
44 | Mauritania | 2 | 0.5 | 2.5 | ||||||
45 | Chad | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |||||
45 | Madagascar | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | |||||
47 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
48 | Comoros | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||||||
48 | Swaziland | 1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | ||||||
50 | South Sudan | 1 | 1 | |||||||
51 | Mauritius | 0.5 | 0.5 | |||||||
52 | Djibouti | 0 |
The draw procedure is as follows: [9]
There were thirteen groups, twelve with four teams and one with three teams (plus the host nation which played friendlies with the three teams). The group winners and two best overall runners-up qualified for the tournament. [2] When determining the best runners-up, the group of the host nation (where only matches between three teams were counted for the standings) was not considered, as well as any group where only three teams were left due to withdrawal of one team. [2]
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: [10]
The qualifiers started with the first matches played in the FIFA international dates of 8–16 June 2015. [2] [11]
Matchday | Date |
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Matchday 1 | 12–14 June 2015 |
Matchday 2 | 4–6 September 2015 |
Matchday 3 | 23–26 March 2016 |
Matchday 4 | 27–29 March 2016 |
Matchday 5 | 3–5 June 2016 |
Matchday 6 | 2–4 September 2016 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Tunisia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 13 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 4–1 | 8–1 | |
2 | Togo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | ||
3 | Liberia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 10 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | Djibouti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | −23 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | DR Congo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 15 | Final tournament | — | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Central African Republic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Angola | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 | 0–2 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Madagascar | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | 1–6 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Mali | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Benin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
3 | Equatorial Guinea | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | South Sudan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Uganda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Botswana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Comoros | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | Final tournament | — | 2–4 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |
2 | Congo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
3 | Zambia | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Kenya | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Morocco | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Cape Verde | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 7–1 | ||
3 | Libya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Egypt | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | Canc. | |
2 | Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | | ||
3 | Tanzania | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | Canc. | ||
4 | Chad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew [lower-alpha 1] | | Canc. | | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Ghana | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 7–1 | |
2 | Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Rwanda | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | 0–1 | 2–3 | — | 5–0 | ||
4 | Mauritius | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ||||
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1 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
2 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | Sudan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Algeria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 16 | Final tournament | — | 7–1 | 4–0 | 6–0 | |
2 | Ethiopia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | 3–3 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | Seychelles | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | Lesotho | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Senegal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 18 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | Burundi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 | ||
3 | Namibia | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 6 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Niger | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 6 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | Final tournament | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | Swaziland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | Guinea | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Malawi | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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1 | Cameroon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | Mauritania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | Gambia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — |
Only groups with four teams were considered for this ranking. Therefore, Group I was not considered, as well as Group G, where only three teams were left due to the withdrawal of one team. [2]
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | D | Uganda | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | Final tournament |
2 | A | Togo | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | |
3 | C | Benin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | |
4 | J | Ethiopia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 11 | |
5 | B | Central African Republic | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
6 | F | Cape Verde | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | |
7 | E | Congo | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | |
8 | M | Mauritania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | |
9 | L | Swaziland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | |
10 | H | Mozambique | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | |
11 | K | Burundi | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 |
The following teams qualified for the tournament.
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