2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J

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Group J of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). [1]

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The teams played against each other in home-and-away round-robin format between June 2017 and March 2019. [2]

Tunisia and Egypt, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [3]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Niger.svg Flag of Eswatini.svg
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 6501124+815 Final tournament — 1–0 1–0 4–0
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt [lower-alpha 1] 6411165+1113 3–2 — 6–0 4–1
3Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 6123411−75 1–2 1–1 — 0–0
4Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini [lower-alpha 2] 6015214−121 0–2 0–2 1–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ Egypt were named as hosts of the final tournament replacing Cameroon on 8 January 2019. At that time, they had already clinched a top two place in Group J and assured of qualification to the final tournament.
  2. ↑ The official name of Swaziland was changed to Eswatini in 2018 after they had played their first qualifying match, and since then both FIFA and CAF have used the name Eswatini for official use. [4] [5]

Matches

Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • Khenissi Soccerball shade.svg47'
 Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg4–1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–2Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg4–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

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    References

    1. ↑ "Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon: Draw results and fixtures". CAF. 13 January 2017.
    2. ↑ "New Dates of the Qualifiers of AFCON, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAF.
    3. ↑ "Draw Procedure of the Qualifiers of the 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAFonline.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
    4. ↑ "Matches - Eswatini". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017.
    5. ↑ "CAF - 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations - Eswatini". CAF.
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