2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

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Group I 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: Senegal, Congo, Guinea-Bissau, and Eswatini. [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]

Senegal and Guinea-Bissau, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Senegal.svgFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svgFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svgFlag of Eswatini.svg
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6420102+814 Final tournament 2–0 2–0 1–1
2Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 630397+29 0–1 3–0 3–0
3Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 62225508 0–0 3–0 2–0
4Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 6024313102 1–4 1–3 0–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg3–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia)
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg3–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg2–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–3Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini
Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg0–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg3–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Kouassi Attiogbe (Togo)

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.25 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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