2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying

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Fixtures, results and tables of the qualifying campaign for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.

Group winners and runners-up and best third-place team qualify for finals with hosts Equatorial Guinea.

Qualified teams: Equatorial Guinea (hosts), Algeria, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia, Cameroon, Congo, Mali, DR Congo, Ghana, Guinea.

NB: The head-to-head rule will be used to split teams who finish level on points. The tables below however use goal difference until ALL the group matches have been completed.

Holders: Nigeria

GROUP A

NB: Nigeria, Sudan, South Africa given byes to group phase.

PWDLGFGAPts
South Africa (Q)63309312
Congo (Q)63126610
Nigeria6222978
Sudan61053113

Fixtures:

  • 05/09/14: Sudan 0-3 South Africa
  • 06/09/14: Nigeria 2-3 Congo
  • 10/09/14: South Africa 0-0 Nigeria
  • 10/09/14: Congo 2-0 Sudan
  • 10-11/10/14: Sudan 1-0 Nigeria
  • 10-11/10/14: Congo 0-2 South Africa
  • 15/10/14: Nigeria 3-1 Sudan
  • 15/10/14: South Africa 0-0 Congo
  • 14-15/11/14: Congo 0-2 Nigeria
  • 14-15/11/14: South Africa 2-1 Sudan
  • 19/11/14: Nigeria 2-2 South Africa
  • 19/11/14: Sudan 0-1 Congo

GROUP B

NB: Mali, Ethiopia, Algeria given byes to group stage.

PWDLGFGAPts
Algeria (Q)650111415
Mali (Q)6303869
Malawi6213597
Ethiopia61147124

Fixtures:

  • 06/09/14: Ethiopia 1-2 Algeria
  • 07/09/14: Mali 2-0 Malawi
  • 10/09/14: Algeria 1-0 Mali
  • 10/09/14: Malawi 3-2 Ethiopia
  • 10-11/10/14: Ethiopia 0-2 Mali
  • 10-11/10/14: Malawi 0-2 Algeria
  • 15/10/14: Mali 2-3 Ethiopia
  • 15/10/14: Algeria 3-0 Malawi
  • 14-15/11/14: Malawi 2-0 Mali
  • 14-15/11/14: Algeria 3-1 Ethiopia
  • 19/11/14: Mali 2-0 Algeria
  • 19/11/14: Ethiopia 1-1 Malawi

GROUP C

PWDLGFGAPts
Gabon (Q)63309412
Burkina Faso (Q)63218411
Angola6132556
Lesotho60243122

Fixtures:

  • 06/09/14: Gabon 1-0 Angola
  • 06/09/14: Burkina Faso 2-0 Lesotho
  • 10/09/14: Angola 0-3 Burkina Faso
  • 10/09/14: Lesotho 1-1 Gabon
  • 10-11/10/14: Gabon 2-0 Burkina Faso
  • 10-11/10/14: Lesotho 0-0 Angola
  • 15/10/14: Burkina Faso 1-1 Gabon
  • 15/10/14: Angola 4-0 Lesotho
  • 14-15/11/14: Lesotho 0-1 Burkina Faso
  • 14-15/11/14: Angola 0-0 Gabon
  • 19/11/14: Burkina Faso 1-1 Angola
  • 19/11/14: Gabon 4-2 Lesotho

GROUP D

NB: Cameroon DR Congo and Ivory Coast given byes to group stage.

PWDLGFGAPts
Cameroon (Q)64209114
Ivory Coast (Q)6312131110
DR Congo (Q)63031099
Sierra Leone60153141

Fixtures:

  • 06/09/14: DR Congo 0-2 Cameroon
  • 06/09/14: Ivory Coast 2-1 Sierra Leone
  • 10/09/14: Cameroon 4-1 Ivory Coast
  • 10/09/14: Sierra Leone 0-2 DR Congo (match played in Lubumbashi because of Ebola in Sierra Leone)
  • 10-11/10/14: DR Congo 1-2 Ivory Coast
  • 10-11/10/14: Sierra Leone 0-0 Cameroon (match played in Yaounde because of Ebola in Sierra Leone)
  • 15/10/14: Ivory Coast 3-4 DR Congo
  • 15/10/14: Cameroon 2-0 Sierra Leone
  • 14-15/11/14: Sierra Leone 1-5 Ivory Coast (match played in Abidjan because of Ebola in Sierra Leone)
  • 14-15/11/14: Cameroon 1-0 DR Congo
  • 19/11/14: Ivory Coast 0-0 Cameroon
  • 19/11/14: DR Congo 3-1 Sierra Leone

GROUP E

NB: Ghana, Guinea and Togo given byes to group stage.

PWDLGFGAPts
Ghana (Q)632111711
Guinea (Q)631210810
Uganda6213457
Togo62047126

Fixtures:

  • 06/09/14: Ghana 1-1 Uganda
  • 05/09/14: Guinea 2-1 Togo (played in Casablanca, Morocco because of Ebola in Guinea)
  • 10/09/14: Togo 2-3 Ghana
  • 10/09/14: Uganda 2-0 Guinea
  • 10-11/10/14: Guinea 1-1 Ghana (played in Casablanca, Morocco because of Ebola in Guinea)
  • 10-11/10/14: Uganda 0-1 Togo
  • 15/10/14: Ghana 3-1 Guinea
  • 15/10/14: Togo 1-0 Uganda
  • 14-15/11/14: Uganda 1-0 Ghana
  • 14-15/11/14: Togo 1-4 Guinea
  • 19/11/14: Ghana 3-1 Togo
  • 19/11/14: Guinea 2-0 Uganda (played in Casablanca, Morocco because of Ebola in Guinea)

GROUP F

NB: Cape Verde, Niger and Zambia given byes into group stages.

PWDLGFGAPts
Cape Verde (Q)64029612
Zambia (Q)63216211
Mozambique6132446
Niger60334113

Fixtures:

  • 06/09/14: Zambia 0-0 Mozambique
  • 06/09/14: Niger 1-3 Cape Verde Islands
  • 10/09/14: Cape Verde 2-1 Zambia
  • 10/09/14: Mozambique 1-1 Niger
  • 10-11/10/14: Niger 0-0 Zambia
  • 10-11/10/14: Mozambique 2-0 Cape Verde
  • 15/10/14: Zambia 3-0 Niger
  • 15/10/14: Cape Verde 1-0 Mozambique
  • 14-15/11/14: Mozambique 0-1 Zambia
  • 14-15/11/14: Cape Verde 3-1 Niger
  • 19/11/14: Zambia 1-0 Cape Verde
  • 19/11/14: Niger 1-1 Mozambique

GROUP G

NB: Egypt, Tunisia and Senegal given byes into the group stages.

PWDLGFGAPts
Tunisia (Q)64206214
Senegal (Q)64118113
Egypt6204566
Botswana60151111

Fixtures:

  • 05/09/14: Senegal 2-0 Egypt
  • 06/09/14: Tunisia 2-1 Botswana
  • 10/09/14: Egypt 0-1 Tunisia
  • 10/09/14: Botswana 0-3 Senegal
  • 10-11/10/14: Senegal 0-0 Tunisia
  • 10-11/10/14: Botswana 0-2 Egypt
  • 15/10/14: Tunisia 1-0 Senegal
  • 15/10/14: Egypt 2-0 Botswana
  • 14-15/11/14: Botswana 0-0 Tunisia
  • 14-15/11/14: Egypt 0-1 Senegal
  • 19/11/14: Tunisia 2-1 Egypt
  • 19/11/14: Senegal 3-0 Botswana

Pre-group stage

Group A first round:

  • 16-18/05/14: Namibia 1-0 Congo
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Congo 3-0 Namibia
  • Congo go through 3-1 on aggregate
  • 16-18/05/14: Libya 0-0 Rwanda (played in Tunis due to security concerns in Libya)
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Rwanda 3-0 Libya
  • Rwanda go through 3-0 on aggregate

Group A Second round:

  • 18-20/07/14: Congo 2-0 Rwanda
  • 01-03/08/14: Rwanda 2-0 Congo
  • 2-2 on aggregate Rwanda win 4-3 on penalties but are later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player and Congo progress

Group B first round:

  • 16-18/05/14: Sao Tome 0-2 Benin
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Benin 2-0 Sao Tome
  • Benin go through 4-0 on aggregate
  • 16-18/05/14: Malawi 2-0 Chad
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Chad 3-1 Malawi
  • Malawi go through on away goals after 3-3 aggregate draw

Group B second round:

  • 18-20/07/14: Benin 1-0 Malawi
  • 01-03/08/14: Malawi 1-0 Benin
  • 1-1 on aggregate Malawi win 4-3 on penalties

NB: Angola, Burkina Faso and Gabon given byes to group stage.

Group C first round:

  • 16-18/05/14: Liberia 1-0 Lesotho
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Lesotho 2-0 Liberia
  • Lesotho go through 2-1 on aggregate
  • 16-18/05/14: Kenya 1-0 Comoros Islands
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Comoros Islands 1-1 Kenya
  • Kenya go through 2-1 on aggregate

Group C second round:

  • 18-20/07/14: Lesotho 1-0 Kenya
  • 01-03/08/14: Kenya 0-0 Lesotho
  • Lesotho go through 1-0 on aggregate

Group D first round:

  • 16-18/05/14: Swaziland 1-1 Sierra Leone
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Sierra Leone 1-0 Swaziland
  • Sierra Leone go through 2-1 on aggregate
  • 16-18/05/14: The Gambia c-c Seychelles
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Seychelles c-c The Gambia
  • Seychelles receive a bye into the second round after The Gambia are disqualified from all Caf competitions for two years.

Group D second round:

  • 18-20/07/14: Sierra Leone 2-0 Seychelles
  • 01-03/08/14: Seychelles c-c Sierra Leone (Seychelles forfeited match due to Ebola concerns)
  • Sierra Leone advance to group stages

Group E first round:

  • 16-18/05/14: Madagascar 2-1 Uganda
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Uganda 1-0 Madagascar
  • Uganda go through on away goals after 2-2 aggregate draw
  • 16-18/05/14: Mauritania 1-0 Equatorial Guinea
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Equatorial Guinea 3-0 Mauritania
  • Mauritania go through after Equatorial Guinea disqualified for fielding an ineligible player

Group E second round:

  • 18-20/07/14: Uganda 2-0 Mauritania
  • 01-03/08/14: Mauritania 0-1 Uganda
  • Uganda go through 3-0 on aggregate

Group F first round:

  • 16-18/05/14: Tanzania 1-0 Zimbabwe
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Zimbabwe 2-2 Tanzania
  • Tanzania go through 3-2 on aggregate
  • 16-18/05/14: Mozambique 5-0 South Sudan
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: South Sudan 0-0 Mozambique
  • Mozambique go through 5-0 on aggregate

Group F second round:

  • 18-20/07/14: Tanzania 2-2 Mozambique
  • 01-03/08/14: Mozambique 2-1 Tanzania
  • Mozambique go through 4-3 on aggregate

Group G first round:

  • 16-18/05/14: Central African Republic 0-0 Guinea Bissau (played in Brazzaville due to security concerns in CAR)
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Guinea Bissau 3-1 Central African Republic
  • Guinea Bissau go through 3-1 on aggregate
  • 16-18/05/14: Burundi 0-0 Botswana
  • 30-31/05-01/06/14: Botswana 1-0 Burundi
  • Botswana go through 1-0 on aggregate

Group G second Round:

  • 18-20/07/14: Botswana 2-0 Guinea Bissau
  • 01-03/08/14: Guinea Bissau 1-1 Botswana
  • Botswana go through 3-1 on aggregate

Preliminary Round:

  • 11-13/04/14: Mauritania 1-0 Mauritius
  • 18-20/04/14: Mauritius 0-2 Mauritania
  • 11-13/04/14: Eritrea c-c South Sudan
  • 18-20/04/14: South Sudan c-c Eritrea
  • South Sudan advance after Eritrea withdrew from qualifying

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