2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L

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Group L 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: defending champions Senegal, Benin, Mozambique and Rwanda. [1]

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

Senegal and Mozambique, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Senegal.svgFlag of Mozambique.svgFlag of Benin.svgFlag of Rwanda.svg
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6420124+814 Final tournament — 5–1 3–1 1–1
2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 631289−110 0–1 — 3–2 1–1
3Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 612389−15 1–1 0–1 — 1–1
4Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 603339−63 0–1 0–2 0–3 [a] —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ CAF awarded Benin a 3–0 win as a result of Rwanda fielding an ineligible player, Kevin Muhire, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Muhire failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition. [3]

Matches

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
  • Ratifo Soccerball shade.svg67'
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FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar
Referee: Alaa Sabry (Egypt)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar (Senegal)
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg0–1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Report
Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg5–1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
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Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–3
Awarded [note 1] 		Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali
Referee: Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Rwanda  Flag of Rwanda.svg0–2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report
Stade Huye, Butare
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg3–2Flag of Benin.svg  Benin
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg1–1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
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Stade Huye, Butare (Rwanda)
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ CAF awarded Benin a 3–0 win as a result of Rwanda fielding the ineligible player Kevin Muhire, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Muhire failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition. [3]

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 "AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Rwanda loses after Benin's appeal". Sport News Africa. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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