2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J

Group J 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: Algeria, Ethiopia, Lesotho, and Seychelles.[1]

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

Algeria, 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  Algeria 6 5 1 0 25 5 +20 16 Final tournament 7–1 4–0 6–0
2  Ethiopia 6 3 2 1 11 14 3 11 3–3 2–1 2–1
3  Seychelles 6 1 1 4 5 11 6 4 0–2 1–1 2–0
4  Lesotho 6 1 0 5 5 16 11 3 1–3 1–2 2–1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

13 June 2015 (2015-06-13)
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  4–0  Seychelles
Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

14 June 2015 (2015-06-14)
16:00 UTC+3
Ethiopia  2–1  Lesotho
Report

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)
16:30 UTC+4
Seychelles  1–1  Ethiopia
Report

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)
15:00 UTC+2
Lesotho  1–3  Algeria
Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  7–1  Ethiopia
Report

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
16:30 UTC+4
Seychelles  2–0  Lesotho
Report
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
15:00 UTC+2
Lesotho  2–1  Seychelles
Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
17:00 UTC+3
Ethiopia  3–3  Algeria
Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
18:00 UTC+4
Seychelles  0–2  Algeria
Report
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
15:00 UTC+2
Lesotho  1–2  Ethiopia
  • Thabantso  58'
Report
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)
16:00 UTC+3
Ethiopia  2−1  Seychelles
Report
  • Henriette  20'
Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  6–0  Lesotho
Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

    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.
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