2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

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Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, and South Sudan (winners of the preliminary round). [1]

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The teams played against each other in home-and-away round-robin format, originally scheduled between November 2019 and September 2020. [2] [3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 3 and 4 scheduled for March 2020 were postponed until further notice. [4] FIFA recommended that all June 2020 international matches (matchday 5) be postponed, [5] and also postponed the September 2020 window (matchday 6) for CAF. [6]

On 30 June 2020, the CAF announced the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament had been postponed from January 2021 to January 2022, without announcing the new dates of the remaining qualifiers. [7] On 19 August 2020, the CAF announced the new dates of the remaining qualifiers, with matchdays 3 and 4 rescheduled to be played between 9–17 November 2020, and matchdays 5 and 6 rescheduled to be played between 22 and 30 March 2021. [8]

Burkina Faso and Malawi, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Burkina Faso.svgFlag of Malawi.svgFlag of Uganda.svgFlag of South Sudan.svg
1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 633062+412 Final tournament 3–1 0–0 1–0
2Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 631245110 0–0 1–0 1–0
3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 622232+18 0–0 2–0 1–0
4Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 61052643 1–2 0–1 1–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Report
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg1–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum (Sudan) [note 1]
Referee: Tsegay Teklu Mogos (Eritrea)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Report
Mandela National Stadium, Kira
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Report
St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (DR Congo)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg3–1Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (Kenya) [note 1]
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg0–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Report
South Sudan  Flag of South Sudan.svg0–1Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Report Mbulu Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman (Sudan) [note 1]
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report
Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–0Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Report
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: George Rogers (Liberia)

Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 South Sudan will play their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.

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