Group K 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 initially consisted of four teams: Morocco, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Liberia. However, on 23 May 2022, CAF announced that Zimbabwe were disqualified from the qualifiers due to the continued suspension of the Zimbabwe Football Association by FIFA.[1][2] The group thus went ahead with only the three remaining teams.
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 9 June 2022 and 17 October 2023.[3]
Morocco and South Africa, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Morocco
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | Canc. | |
| 2 | South Africa
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | Canc. | ||
| 3 | Liberia
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | Canc. | ||
| 4 | Zimbabwe
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified | Canc. | Canc. | Canc. | — |
Matches edit
| Morocco | 2–1 | South Africa |
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| Liberia | 0–2 | Morocco |
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| South Africa | 2–2 | Liberia |
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| Liberia | 1–2 | South Africa |
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| South Africa | 2–1 | Morocco |
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Goalscorers edit
There were 18 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Munir Mohamedi (against South Africa)
Notes edit
- ^ The Morocco v Liberia match, originally scheduled to be played on 9 September 2023, was postponed to 17 October 2023 due to the 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake.
References edit
- ^ "CAF Media Statement on Zimbabwe and Kenya AFCON 2023 qualifiers". CAFonline.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF). CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.