Group L of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the thirteen groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Guinea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland.[1]
The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016.[2]
Zimbabwe, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Zimbabwe
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 11 | Final tournament | — | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Swaziland
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 8 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Guinea
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Malawi
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
Matches edit
| Guinea | 1–2 | Swaziland |
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Referee: Manuel Timas (Cape Verde)
| Swaziland | 2–2 | Malawi |
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
| Swaziland | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
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| Guinea | 0–0 | Malawi |
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Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
| Zimbabwe | 4–0 | Swaziland |
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Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)
Goalscorers edit
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 1 own goal
Njabulo Ndlovu (playing against Zimbabwe)
Notes edit
- ^ Guinea played their home match against Swaziland outside of their country due to Ebola outbreak.
References edit
- ^ "Results of AFCON 2017 qualifiers draw". CAF. 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Result of the drawing of lots" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "FORMAT OF 2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS AND 2018 WORLD CUP". CAFonline.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
External links edit
- Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers 2017, CAFonline.com