2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

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Group B of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was one of twelve groups that decided which teams which qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco. [1] The group consisted of four teams: finals hosts Morocco, Gabon, Central African Republic and Lesotho. [2]

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The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between September and November 2024. [3]

Gabon, the group runners-up, joined Morocco, the group winners and tournament hosts, in qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Morocco.svgFlag of Gabon.svgFlag of Lesotho.svgFlag of the Central African Republic.svg
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [a] 6600262+2418 Final tournament 4–1 7–0 5–0
2Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 631279210 1–5 0–0 2–0
3Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 6114213114 0–1 0–2 1–0
4Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 6105314113 0–4 0–1 3–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Morocco had already qualified for the final tournament as the host nation.

Matches

Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg3–1Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
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Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida (Morocco)
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
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Adrar Stadium, Agadir
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Adrar Stadium, Agadir (Morocco)
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg2–0Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
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Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Attendance: 8,679
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg0–0Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
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Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–0Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
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Honor Stadium, Oujda
Attendance: 19,800
Referee: Alhasan Bass (Gambia)

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg0–2Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
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Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban (South Africa)
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg0–4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Attendance: 19,920
Referee: Naby Laye Touré (Guinea)

Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg1–0Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
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Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–5Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg7–0Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
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Honor Stadium, Oujda
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg0–1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Goalscorers

There were 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

7 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. "Morocco to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com . 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. "Qualifying groups for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 revealed". CAF . Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2024.