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2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

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Group B of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was one of twelve groups that decided which teams which qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco.[1] The group consisted of four teams: finals hosts Morocco, Gabon, Central African Republic and Lesotho.[2]

The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between September and November 2024.[3]

Gabon, the group runners-up, joined Morocco, the group winners and tournament hosts, in qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco[a] 6 6 0 0 26 2 +24 18 Final tournament 4–1 7–0 5–0
2  Gabon 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 10 1–5 0–0 2–0
3  Lesotho 6 1 1 4 2 13 −11 4 0–1 0–2 1–0
4  Central African Republic 6 1 0 5 3 14 −11 3 0–4 0–1 3–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Morocco had already qualified for the final tournament as the host nation.

Matches

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Central African Republic 3–1 Lesotho
Report
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Morocco 4–1 Gabon
Report
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Lesotho 0–1 Morocco
Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Gabon 2–0 Central African Republic
Report
Attendance: 8,679
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Gabon 0–0 Lesotho
Report
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Morocco 5–0 Central African Republic
Report
Attendance: 19,800
Referee: Alhasan Bass (Gambia)

Lesotho 0–2 Gabon
Report
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)
Central African Republic 0–4 Morocco
Report
Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Referee: Naby Laye Touré (Guinea)

Lesotho 1–0 Central African Republic
Mokhachane 51' Report
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Gabon 1–5 Morocco
Report

Morocco 7–0 Lesotho
Report
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)
Central African Republic 0–1 Gabon
Report
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Goalscorers

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There were 38 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.17 goals per match.

7 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Morocco to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Qualifying groups for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 revealed". CAF. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2024.