2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

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Group I of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: DR Congo, Gabon, Mauritania and Sudan. [1]

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The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 4 June 2022 and 9 September 2023. [2]

DR Congo and Mauritania, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgFlag of Mauritania.svgFlag of Gabon.svgFlag of Sudan.svg
1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 6402114+712 Final tournament — 3–1 0–1 2–0
2Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 631297+210 0–3 [lower-alpha 1] — 2–1 3–0
3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 621335−27 0–2 0–0 — 1–0
4Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 6204310−76 2–1 0–3 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ CAF awarded DR Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Mauritania fielding an ineligible player, Khadim Diaw, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Diaw failed to follow the proper procedure for switching national teams after previously representing Senegal during the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification. [3]

Matches

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg3–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–0Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg2–1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report
Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg3–1Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg1–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg0–3
Awarded [note 1] 		Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report
Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg0–3Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania
Report
Adrar Stadium, Agadir (Morocco)
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg2–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg2–0Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ CAF awarded DR Congo a 3–0 win as a result of Mauritania fielding the ineligible player Khadim Diaw, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Diaw failed to follow the proper procedure for switching national teams after previously representing Senegal during 2020 African Nations Championship qualification. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF . 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF). CAF . 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "CAN 2023 (Q): les Léopards battent la Mauritanie par forfait et passent premiers du groupe" [CAN 2023 (Q): the Leopards beat Mauritania by default and go first in the group]. Foot RDC (in French). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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