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.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| Congo (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| Sudan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
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.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria (Q) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Mali (Q) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| Malawi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| Ethiopia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
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
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon (Q) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
| Burkina Faso (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 11 |
| Angola | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Lesotho | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
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.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| Ivory Coast (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| DR Congo (Q) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
| Sierra Leone | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 |
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.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Guinea (Q) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Uganda | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Togo | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
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.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Verde (Q) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
| Zambia (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| Mozambique | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Niger | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
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.
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Senegal (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Egypt | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Botswana | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
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
