2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G

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Group G 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.

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.

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The teams in the group played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016. [1] The group originally consisted of four teams: Nigeria, Egypt, Tanzania, and Chad. However, on 27 March 2016 it was announced that Chad had withdrawn from the competition on financial grounds. [2] [3] As per the competition's regulations, the matches involving Chad and played up to that point were annulled, and the scheduled forthcoming matches involving Chad were cancelled. [4]

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.

The Nigeria national football team, also known as the Super Eagles, represents Nigeria in international association football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). They are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their recent title in 2013, after defeating Burkina Faso in the final.

Egypt national football team mens national association football team representing Egypt

The Egypt national football team, known colloquially as The Pharaohs, represents Egypt in men's International association football and is governed by the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) founded in 1921, the governing body for football in Egypt. The team's historical stadium is Cairo International Stadium but since 2012 the team has played most home games at Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria.

Egypt, the group winner, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. After Chad's withdrawal, the runners-up could no longer qualify as one of the two runners-up with the best records, as any groups reduced to just three teams had only the group winner qualifying for the finals and were not considered when determining the best second-placed teams. [2] [5]

Standings

PosTeam
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PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Egypt.svgFlag of Nigeria.svgFlag of Tanzania.svgFlag of Chad.svg
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 431071+610 Final tournament — 1–0 3–0 —
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 41212205 1–1 — 1–0 2–0
3Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 401306−61 0–2 0–0 — —
4Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 00000000Withdrew [lower-alpha 1] 1–5 — 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ On 27 March 2016, it was announced that Chad had withdrawn from the competition on financial grounds. [6] [7] At that point, Chad had played three matches, and all results were annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations. Moreover, the runners-up were not eligible to qualify as one of the two runners-up with the best records.

Matches

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svgAnnulled
(originally 2–0)		Flag of Chad.svg  Chad
Report
Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Referee: Assoumane Moussa Gnali (Niger)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Chad  Flag of Chad.svgAnnulled
(originally 1–5)		Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Chad  Flag of Chad.svgAnnulled
(originally 0–1)		Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report
Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svgCancelledFlag of Chad.svg  Chad
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Chad  Flag of Chad.svgCancelledFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg0–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svgCancelledFlag of Chad.svg  Chad
Report
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report

Goalscorers

As all results of Chad were annulled (points, scored and conceded goals), [2] goalscorers in matches involving Chad are not counted.

3 goals
1 goal
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References

  1. ↑ "Result of the drawing of lots" (PDF). CAF.
  2. 1 2 3 "Withdrawal of Chad from AFCON 2017 qualifiers". CAF. 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chad withdraw from Nations Cup on financial grounds". BBC. 27 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Results of AFCON 2017 qualifiers draw". CAF. 8 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "FORMAT OF 2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS AND 2018 WORLD CUP". CAFonline.com. 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Withdrawal of Chad from AFCON 2017 qualifiers". CAF. 27 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Chad withdraw from Nations Cup on financial grounds". BBC. 27 March 2016.
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