2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C

Group C of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the 13 groups to decide the teams which qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, and South Sudan.[1]

The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016.[2]

Mali, the group winner, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 16 Final tournament — 5–2 1–0 2–0
2  Benin 6 3 2 1 12 10 +2 11 1–1 — 2–1 4–1
3  Equatorial Guinea 6 1 1 4 6 6 0 4 0–1 1–1 — 4–0
4  South Sudan 6 1 0 5 3 15 −12 3 0–3 1–2 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

13 June 2015 (2015-06-13)
19:00 UTC±0
Mali  2–0  South Sudan
 Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)

14 June 2015 (2015-06-14)
16:00 UTC+1
Equatorial Guinea  1–1  Benin
 Report

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)
16:30 UTC+3
South Sudan  1–0  Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Juba Stadium, Juba
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)
16:00 UTC+1
Benin  1–1  Mali
 Report

23 March 2016 (2016-03-23)
16:30 UTC+3
South Sudan  1–2  Benin
 Report
Juba Stadium, Juba
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
19:00 UTC±0
Mali  1–0  Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

27 March 2016 (2016-03-27)
16:00 UTC+1
Benin  4–1  South Sudan
 Report

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28)
17:00 UTC+1
Equatorial Guinea  0–1  Mali
Report

4 June 2016 (2016-06-04)
16:30 UTC+3
South Sudan  0–3  Mali
Report
Juba Stadium, Juba
Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)

12 June 2016 (2016-06-12)[note 1]
16:00 UTC+1
Benin  2–1  Equatorial Guinea
 Report

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
17:00 UTC+1
Equatorial Guinea  4–0  South Sudan
 Report
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
17:30 UTC±0
Mali  5–2  Benin
 Report

Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ The Benin v Equatorial Guinea match was postponed from the original date of 5 June 2016 to 12 June 2016, due to the suspension of the Fédération Béninoise de Football by FIFA. The match would be cancelled and the CAF would rule on the case if the condition for lifting the suspension was not met by 11 June 2016.[4] A new president was elected on 10 June 2016, and as a result, the suspension was lifted and the match would take place accordingly.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Results of AFCON 2017 qualifiers draw". CAF. 8 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Result of the drawing of lots" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ↑ "FORMAT OF 2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS AND 2018 WORLD CUP". CAFonline.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Benin vs Equatorial Guinea postponed to June 12". CAF. 4 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Moucharafou elected president of Benin Football Federation". CAF. 10 June 2016.
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