Group E of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the 12 groups to decide the teams which qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Nigeria, South Africa, Libya, and Seychelles. [1]
The teams played against each other in home-and-away round-robin format between June 2017 and March 2019. [2]
Nigeria and South Africa, the group winner and runner-up, qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
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| 1 | Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 13 | Final tournament | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 3 | Libya | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 7 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 5–1 | ||
| 4 | Seychelles | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 25 | −22 | 1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–8 | — |
| Libya | 5–1 | Seychelles |
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| Seychelles | 0–3 | Nigeria |
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| South Africa | 0–0 | Libya |
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| South Africa | 6–0 | Seychelles |
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| Seychelles | 0–0 | South Africa |
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| Libya | 2–3 | Nigeria |
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| Seychelles | 1–8 | Libya |
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| South Africa | 1–1 | Nigeria |
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| Nigeria | 3–1 | Seychelles |
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| Libya | 1–2 | South Africa |
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There were 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Nigel Hoareau (against South Africa ) Buhle Mkhwanazi (against Nigeria )
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