Group I of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was one of twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco.[1] The group consisted of four teams: Mali, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Eswatini.[2]
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between September and November 2024.[3]
Mali and Mozambique, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified 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 | Mali |
6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2 | Mozambique |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 11 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Eswatini |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matches
edit| Guinea-Bissau | 1–0 | Eswatini |
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Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
| Mali | 1–1 | Mozambique |
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| Mozambique | 2–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
| Mali | 1–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
| Eswatini | 0–3 | Mozambique |
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Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Ring Nyier (South Sudan)
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–0 | Mali |
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Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
| Eswatini | 1–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
| Mozambique | 0–1 | Mali |
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Referee: Dickens Mimisa (Kenya)
| Mali | 6–0 | Eswatini |
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
| Guinea-Bissau | 1–2 | Mozambique |
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Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Goalscorers
editThere were 25 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match.
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. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2024.