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The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches are currently being organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast, the 34th edition of the international men's football championship of Africa. A total of 24 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including Ivory Coast, who qualify automatically as hosts.

2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates23 March 2022 – 28 March 2023
Teams52 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played54
Goals scored138 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Victor Osimhen
(5 goals)
← 2021
2025 →
All statistics correct as of 13 June 2022.

Entrants

All 54 CAF member associations entered to the competition. The seeding was based on the FIFA World Ranking from 23 December 2021 with teams ranked 1st to 42nd received a bye to the qualifying group stage, while the teams ranked 43rd to 54th had to participate in the preliminary round.[1]

The preliminary round draw took place on 21 January 2022, 16:30 WAT (UTC+1), in Douala, Cameroon.[2]

From the December 2021 FIFA World Rankings[3]
Bye to group stage Participating in preliminary round
  1.   Senegal (20)
  2.   Morocco (28)
  3.   Algeria (29)
  4.   Tunisia (30)
  5.   Nigeria (36)
  6.   Egypt (45)
  7.   Cameroon (50)
  8.   Ghana (52)
  9.   Mali (53)
  10.   Ivory Coast (56)
  11.   Burkina Faso (60)
  12.   DR Congo (64)
  13.   South Africa (68)
  14.   Cape Verde (73)
  15.   Guinea (81)
  16.   Uganda (82)
  17.   Benin (83)
  18.   Zambia (88)
  19.   Gabon (89)
  20.   Congo (97)
  21.   Madagascar (101)
  22.   Kenya (102)
  23.   Mauritania (103)
  24.   Guinea-Bissau (106)
  25.   Sierra Leone (108)
  26.   Namibia (112)
  27.   Niger (113)
  28.   Equatorial Guinea (114)
  29.   Libya (117)
  30.   Mozambique (118)
  31.   Zimbabwe (121)
  32.   Togo (124)
  33.   Sudan (125)
  34.   Angola (126)
  35.   Malawi (129)
  36.   Central African Republic (130)
  37.   Tanzania (131)
  38.   Comoros (132)
  39.   Rwanda (135)
  40.   Ethiopia (137)
  41.   Burundi (140)
  42.   Liberia (144)
  1.   Lesotho (145)
  2.   Eswatini (146)
  3.   Botswana (148)
  4.   Gambia (150)
  5.   South Sudan (167)
  6.   Mauritius (172)
  7.   Chad (180)
  8.   São Tomé and Príncipe (189)
  9.   Djibouti (192)
  10.   Somalia (194)
  11.   Seychelles (197)
  12.   Eritrea (202)

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying tournament is as follows.

Round Matchday Dates Matches
Preliminary round First leg 23–24 March 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 2
Second leg 27–29 March 2022 Team 2 vs. Team 1
Group stage Matchday 1 1–13 June 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 2, Team 3 vs. Team 4
Matchday 2 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 3 19–27 September 2022 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4
Matchday 4 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 5 20–28 March 2023 Team 2 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 3
Matchday 6 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 3 vs. Team 2

Preliminary round

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round

The twelve lowest-ranked teams were drawn into six ties to be played in home-and-away two-legged format.[4] The six winners advanced to the group stage to join the 42 teams which enter directly.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Eritrea   awd.   Botswana Canc. Canc.
São Tomé and Príncipe   4–3   Mauritius 1–0 3–3
Djibouti   2–5   South Sudan 2–4 0–1
Seychelles   1–3   Lesotho 0–0 1–3
Somalia   1–5   Eswatini 0–3 1–2
Chad   2–3   Gambia 0–1 2–2

Group stage

Draw

The group stage draw took place on 19 April 2022 at 19:30 SAST (UTC+2) at SuperSport Broadcasting Studios in Johannesburg, South Africa.[5][6] The 48 national teams involved were drawn into twelve groups of four teams (from Group A to Group L) which consisted of the 42 teams which entered directly, in addition to the six winners of the preliminary round. Previously the 48 national teams were seeded into four pots of twelve based on the FIFA World Rankings released on 31 March 2022 (shown in parentheses).[7]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Senegal (20)
  Morocco (24)
  Nigeria (30)
  Egypt (32)
  Tunisia (35)
  Cameroon (37)
  Algeria (44)
  Mali (52)
  Ivory Coast (53)
  Burkina Faso (56)
  Ghana (60)
  DR Congo (67)

  South Africa (69)
  Cape Verde (71)
  Guinea (80)
  Gabon (81)
  Benin (84)
  Uganda (86)
  Zambia (87)
  Congo (98)
  Equatorial Guinea (99)
  Madagascar (102)
  Kenya (104)
  Sierra Leone (108)

  Namibia (112)
  Mauritania (113)
  Guinea-Bissau (115)
  Niger (116)
  Libya (117)
  Mozambique (119)
  Malawi (120)
  Togo (121)
  Zimbabwe (122)
  Gambia (123)
  Angola (126)
  Comoros (128)

  Tanzania (130)
  Central African Republic (131)
  Sudan (132)
  Rwanda (136)
  Burundi (139)
  Ethiopia (140)
  Eswatini (143)
  Lesotho (145)
  Botswana (148)
  Liberia (149)
  South Sudan (161)
  São Tomé and Príncipe (189)

The draw started with pot 4 and ended with pot 1; each team drawn was assigned into the first available group alphabetically (A–L) and within the group was placed in the position that corresponded to it according to its pot (i.e. position 1 for teams from pot 1, position 2 for teams from pot 2, position 3 for teams from pot 3 and position 4 for teams from pot 4).[6]

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations hosts, Ivory Coast, will participate in the qualifiers regardless of the team being guaranteed a spot in the finals, which means only the best ranked team within their group apart from Ivory Coast will qualify for the finals. The Ivory Coast matches and results will count in determining the qualification of the other teams from their group.[6]

Kenya and Zimbabwe were included in the draw despite being temporary suspended by FIFA from all international football activities. However, if the suspension is not lifted two weeks before their first match of the qualifiers, both national teams will be eliminated from the competition. In that case, their groups will be composed of only three teams, with the group winners and runners-up qualifying to the finals. Both Kenya and Zimbabwe could not be drawn in the same group in order to avoid one group with only two teams in case the suspension is not lifted.[6] On 23 May 2022, CAF announced that both teams were disqualified from the qualifiers as a result of their suspension not being lifted by FIFA.[8]

The draw ceremony was conducted by the CAF Director of Competitions Samson Adamu with assistance by former South Africa defender Lucas Radebe and former Ivory Coast striker Salomon Kalou.[9]

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations Article 14):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above will be reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots

Group A

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Nigeria 6 5 0 1 22 4 +18 15 Final tournament — 0–1 2–1 6–0
2   Guinea-Bissau 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13 0–1 — 2–1 5–1
3   Sierra Leone 6 1 2 3 10 11 −1 5 2–3 2–2 — 2–2
4   São Tomé and Príncipe 6 0 1 5 3 26 −23 1 0–10 0–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF

Group B

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Burkina Faso 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11 Final tournament — 2–0 1–0 0–0
2   Cape Verde 6 3 1 2 8 6 +2 10 3–1 — 2–0 0–0
3   Togo 6 2 2 2 8 8 0 8 1–1 3–2 — 2–2
4   Eswatini 6 0 3 3 3 8 −5 3 1–3 0–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF

Group C

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Cameroon 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 Final tournament — 1–1 3–0 Canc.
2   Namibia 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5 2–1 — 1–1 Canc.
3   Burundi 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 0–1 3–2 — Canc.
4   Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified Canc. Canc. Canc. —
Source: CAF

Group D

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Egypt 6 5 0 1 10 3 +7 15 Final tournament — 1–0 2–0 1–0
2   Guinea 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 1–2 — 1–0 2–0
3   Malawi 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 5 0–4 2–2 — 2–1
4   Ethiopia 6 1 1 4 5 8 −3 4 2–0 2–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF

Group E

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Ghana 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 Final tournament — 1–0 2–1 3–0
2   Angola 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–1 — 2–1 0–0
3   Central African Republic 6 2 1 3 9 7 +2 7 1–1 1–2 — 2–0
4   Madagascar 6 0 3 3 1 9 −8 3 0–0 1–1 0–3 —
Source: CAF

Group F

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Algeria 6 5 1 0 9 2 +7 16 Final tournament — 0–0 2–0 2–1
2   Tanzania 6 2 2 2 3 4 −1 8 0–2 — 0–1 1–0
3   Uganda 6 2 1 3 5 6 −1 7 1–2 0–1 — 1–1
4   Niger 6 0 2 4 3 8 −5 2 0–1 1–1 0–2 —
Source: CAF

Group G

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Mali 6 5 0 1 15 2 +13 15 Final tournament — 2–0 4–0 4–0
2   Gambia 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10 1–0 — 2–2 1–0
3   Congo 6 2 1 3 5 10 −5 7 0–2 1–0 — 1–2
4   South Sudan 6 1 0 5 5 13 −8 3 1–3 2–3 0–1 —
Source: CAF

Group H

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Zambia 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13[a] Final tournament — 3–0 2–1 3–1
2   Ivory Coast 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13[a] 3–1 — 3–1 1–0
3   Comoros 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 1–1 0–2 — 2–0
4   Lesotho 6 0 1 5 1 9 −8 1 0–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Zambia 1, Ivory Coast –1.

Group I

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group I
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
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.[10]

Group J

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Tunisia 6 4 1 1 11 1 +10 13 Final tournament — 4–0 3–0 3–0
2   Equatorial Guinea 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 1–0 — 2–0 2–0
3   Botswana 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 0–0 2–3 — 1–0
4   Libya 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 4 0–1 1–1 1–0 —
Source: CAF

Group K

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group K
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Morocco 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Final tournament — 2–1 3–0 Canc.
2   South Africa 4 2 1 1 7 6 +1 7 2–1 — 2–2 Canc.
3   Liberia 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1 0–2 1–2 — Canc.
4   Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified Canc. Canc. Canc. —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group L

Main article: 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Senegal 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Final tournament — 5–1 3–1 1–1
2   Mozambique 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10 0–1 — 3–2 1–1
3   Benin 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 5 1–1 0–1 — 1–1
4   Rwanda 6 0 3 3 3 9 −6 3 0–1 0–2 0–3[a] —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ CAF awarded Benin a 3–0 win as a result of Rwanda fielding an ineligible player, Kevin Muhire, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Muhire failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.[11]

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the final tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in Africa Cup of Nations1
  Ivory Coast Hosts 8 January 2019 24 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italics indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

References

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  2. ^ "Draw for 2023 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  4. ^ "Road to Cote d'Ivoire 2023 kicks off with Preliminary Draw conducted". CAFOnline.com. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  5. ^ "CAF announces AFCON23, Women's AFCON and CHAN draw dates". Confederation of African Football. 8 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Tuesday night's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cote d'Ivoire group stages draw procedure explained". Confederation of African Football. 18 April 2022.
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  8. ^ "CAF Media Statement on Zimbabwe and Kenya AFCON 2023 qualifiers". CAFonline.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Radebe, Kalou named 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying Draw Assistants". CAFOnline.com. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Rwanda loses after Benin's appeal". Sport News Africa. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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