2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D

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Group D of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the 13 groups to decide the teams which qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Botswana, and Comoros. [1]

2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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.

Burkina Faso national football team national association football team

The Burkina Faso national football team, is the national team of Burkina Faso and is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation. They were known as the Upper Volta national football team until 1984, when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso. They finished fourth in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament. Their best ever finish in the tournament was the 2013 edition, reaching the final.

Uganda national football team national association football team

The Uganda national football team, nicknamed The Cranes, is the national team of Uganda and is controlled by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations. Their best finish in the Africa Cup of Nations was second in 1978.

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The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016. [2]

A round-robin tournament is a competition in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants are eliminated after a certain number of losses.

Burkina Faso, the group winner, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, while the runners-up Uganda also qualified due to being one of the two runners-up with the best records. [3]

Standings

PosTeam
[]
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Burkina Faso.svgFlag of Uganda.svgFlag of Botswana.svgFlag of the Comoros.svg
1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 641162+4 13 Final tournament — 1–0 2–1 2–0
2Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 641162+4 13 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 620458−3 6 1–0 1–2 — 2–1
4Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 610527−5 3 0–1 0–1 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg 2–0 Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2–0 Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg 0–1 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg 1–0 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Francistown Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg 1–0 Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report
Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli
Referee: Duncan Lengani (Malawi)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 1–0 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg 2–1 Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Report
Francistown Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg 0–0 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg 1–2 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Francistown Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg 0–1 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Stade de Beaumer, Moroni
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2–1 Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg 1–0 Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal

Onkabetse Makgantai is an international footballer who plays for Botswana and also Nico United. He moved from Orapa United to AS Vita in 2016 to play for the DRC Super Ligue outfit. His current contract runs until the end of June 2018.

Galabgwe Moyana is a Botswana international footballer who plays for Township Rollers, as a left winger.

Aristide Bancé Burkinabé footballer

Aristide Bancé is a Burkinabé footballer plays as a striker for US des Forces Armées and the Burkina Faso national team.

Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ "Results of AFCON 2017 qualifiers draw". CAF. 8 April 2015.
    2. ↑ "Result of the drawing of lots" (PDF). CAF.
    3. ↑ "FORMAT OF 2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS AND 2018 WORLD CUP". CAFonline.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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