2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

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Group I 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 three teams: Ivory Coast, Sudan, and Sierra Leone. The hosts of the final tournament, Gabon, had also been drawn into this group and played games against the other three teams in the group; however, these matches were only considered as friendlies and not counted for the standings. [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.

Ivory Coast national football team national association football team

The Ivory Coast national football team, nicknamed Les Éléphants, represents Ivory Coast in international football and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF). Until 2005, their greatest accomplishment was winning the 1992 African Cup of Nations against Ghana on penalties at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal. Their second success came in the 2015 edition, again defeating Ghana on penalties at the Estadio de Bata in Bata, Equatorial Guinea.

Sudan national football team national association football team

The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in association football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Sudan's home ground is Khartoum Stadium in Khartoum. Sudan were one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations in 1957, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia.

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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.

Ivory Coast, the group winner, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Since this group only had three teams, the runners-up were not eligible to qualify as one of the two runners-up with the best records. [3]

Standings

PosTeam
[]
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svgFlag of Sierra Leone.svgFlag of Sudan.svg
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 413032+1 6 Final tournament — 1–1 1–0
2Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 4121220 5 0–0 — 1–0
3Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 411223−1 4 1–1 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg 1–0 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg 0–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt (Nigeria) [note 1]
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–0 Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg 1–1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg 1–0 Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–1 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Centralised friendlies

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg 0–0 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg 4–0 Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg 2–1 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Referee: Hagi Wiish (Somalia)
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg 1–0 Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 2–1 Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg 1–2 Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

Goalscorers

1 goal
Gervinho Ivorian footballer

Gervais Lombe Yao Kouassi, better known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Parma and the Ivory Coast national team.

Max Gradel Ivorian footballer

Max-Alain Gradel is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Toulouse and the Ivory Coast national team.

Jonathan Adjo Kodjia is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Aston Villa and the Ivory Coast national team.

Notes

  1. ↑ Sierra Leone played their home match against Ivory Coast outside of their country due to Ebola outbreak. [4]
  2. 1 2 The two matches between Gabon and Ivory Coast were reversed from the original fixtures. [5]

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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.
  4. ↑ "Port Harcourt to host Sierra Leone-Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Côte d'Ivoire-Gabon, ce sera à Libreville et non à Abidjan" (in French). CAF. 4 June 2015.
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