2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B
Appearance
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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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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 | — |
- ^ Morocco had already qualified for the final tournament as the host nation.
Matches
[edit]Central African Republic | 3–1 | Lesotho |
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Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida (Morocco)
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)
Morocco | 4–1 | Gabon |
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Lesotho | 0–1 | Morocco |
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Adrar Stadium, Agadir (Morocco)
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Gabon | 2–0 | Central African Republic |
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Morocco | 5–0 | Central African Republic |
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Lesotho | 0–2 | Gabon |
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Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban (South Africa)
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)
Central African Republic | 0–4 | Morocco |
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Honor Stadium, Oujda (Morocco)
Referee: Naby Laye Touré (Guinea)
Lesotho | 1–0 | Central African Republic |
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Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein (South Africa)
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
Gabon | 1–5 | Morocco |
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Central African Republic | 0–1 | Gabon |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Goalscorers
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Morocco to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying groups for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 revealed". CAF. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2024.