2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

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Group I of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was one of twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco. [1] The group consisted of four teams: Mali, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Eswatini. [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]

Mali and Mozambique, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationFlag of Mali.svgFlag of Mozambique.svgFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svgFlag of Eswatini.svg
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 6420101+914 Final tournament 1–1 1–0 6–0
2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 632195+411 0–1 2–1 1–1
3Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 61234625 0–0 1–2 1–0
4Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 6024213112 0–1 0–3 1–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
  • Burá Soccerball shade.svg14'
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–1Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Attendance: 406
Referee: Jean-Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg2–1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg1–1Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Pierre Jean Nguiene (Congo)
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Touré Soccerball shade.svg62' Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–3Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Ring Nyier (South Sudan)
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–0Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg1–1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report
Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg0–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo
Referee: Dickens Mimisa (Kenya)

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg6–0Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg1–2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Report
Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Goalscorers

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

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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