2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I

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]

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 6 4 0 2 11 4 +7 12 Final tournament — 3–1 0–1 2–0
2  Mauritania 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 0–3[a] — 2–1 3–0
3  Gabon 6 2 1 3 3 5 −2 7 0–2 0–0 — 1–0
4  Sudan 6 2 0 4 3 10 −7 6 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 3–0 Sudan
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DR Congo 0–1 Gabon
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Gabon 0–0 Mauritania
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Sudan 2–1 DR Congo
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Gabon 1–0 Sudan
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DR Congo 3–1 Mauritania
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Sudan 1–0 Gabon
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Mauritania 0–3
Awarded[note 1]		 DR Congo
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Gabon 0–2 DR Congo
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Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Sudan 0–3 Mauritania
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Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Mauritania 2–1 Gabon
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DR Congo 2–0 Sudan
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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]

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. ^ a b "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.