2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates 12 June 2015 – 4 September 2016
Teams 51 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 96
Goals scored 230 (2.4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Burundi Fiston Abdul Razak
(5 goals)

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches are organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to decide the participating teams of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the 31st edition of the international men's football championship of Africa. A total of 16 teams will qualify to play in the final tournament, including Gabon who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]

Qualified teams

  To be determined
  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew, disqualified or did not enter
  Not part of CAF

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Gabon Hosts 8 April 2015 6 (1994, 1996, 2000, 2010, 2012, 2015)
 Morocco Group F winners 29 March 2016 15 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Draw

A total of 52 teams entered the tournament, including the hosts (Gabon) which qualified automatically for the final tournament. The draw for the qualification stage took place on 8 April 2015, immediately after the announcement of the host nation,[2] originally scheduled at 12:30 UTC+2 at the Marriott ‘Zamalek’ Hotel in Cairo, Egypt,[3] but delayed to 15:00.[4] The host nation team (Gabon) will also be drawn into a group and will play games against those in that group; however, these matches will only be considered as friendlies and not counted for the standings.

Due to the cancellation of Morocco being hosts of the 2015 edition, the national team of Morocco were originally banned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to enter the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations.[5] However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning Morocco may enter the tournament.[6]

Seeding

For seeding, the teams were ranked using CAF's own system which were calculated based on the team's performance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament, the three most recent editions the Africa Cup of Nations, and their qualifying campaigns.[7][8]

Pot Rank Team Tournaments and weighting factor Total
2015 AFCON 2015 AFCON Q. 2013 AFCON 2013 AFCON Q. 2012 AFCON 2012 AFCON Q. 2014 FIFA WC Q.
× 3 × 2 × 2 × 1 × 1 × 0.5 × 1
Pot 1 1 Ivory Coast2486362756
2 Ghana18108342752
3 Tunisia9104331.5535.5
4 Burkina Faso3812312534
5 Mali688342334
6 Nigeria61631.5733.5
7 Algeria910231732
8 Zambia384382331
9 Cape Verde610631.5329.5
10 DR Congo126431228
11 Guinea98222326
12 Senegal68212524
13 Cameroon31021.5723.5
Pot 2 14 South Africa31061.5323.5
Pot X 15 Gabon (Host)61023223
Pot 2 16 Congo9811322
17 Equatorial Guinea12123119
18 Angola62322217
19 Ethiopia4231515
20 Togo4630.5114.5
21 Morocco4322314
22 Niger42312113
23 Egypt610.5512.5
24 Uganda621.5312.5
25 Malawi621312
26 Sudan4231.5111.5
27 Mozambique621211
Pot 3 28 Botswana4212211
29 Libya1221.539.5
30 Sierra Leone42129
31 Lesotho426
32 Kenya21126
33 Benin210.525.5
34 Rwanda211.515.5
35 Tanzania210.525.5
36 Central African Republic121.515.5
37 Zimbabwe12115
38 Liberia120.514.5
39 Gambia111.514.5
40 Namibia11114
Pot 4 41 Guinea-Bissau210.53.5
42 Seychelles213
43 Burundi1113
44 Mauritania20.52.5
45 Chad110.52.5
45 Madagascar110.52.5
47 São Tomé and Príncipe112
48 Comoros10.51.5
48 Swaziland10.51.5
50 South Sudan11
51 Mauritius0.50.5
52 Djibouti0
Non-participants

Procedure

The draw procedure is as follows:[9]

Format

There will be thirteen groups, twelve with four teams and one with three teams (plus the host nation which play friendlies with the three teams). The group winners and two best overall runners-up will qualify for the tournament.[2] When determining the best runners-up, the group of the host nation (where only matches between three teams are counted for the standings) is not considered, as well as any group where only three teams are left due to withdrawal of one team.[2]

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[10]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  5. If, after applying criteria 1 to 4 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 4 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 6 to 9 apply;
  6. Goal difference in all games;
  7. Goals scored in all games;
  8. Away goals scored in all games;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The qualifiers started with the first matches played in the FIFA international dates of 8–16 June 2015.[2][11]

Matchday Date
Matchday 1 12–14 June 2015
Matchday 2 4–6 September 2015
Matchday 3 23–26 March 2016
Matchday 4 27–29 March 2016
Matchday 5 3–5 June 2016
Matchday 6 2–4 September 2016

Groups

  The thirteen group winners will qualify for the final tournament.
  The two runners-up among four-team groups with the best records will also qualify.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Liberia 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Final tournament — 1–0 3–5 Jun 5–0
2  Tunisia 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 7 Possible qualification based on ranking 2–4 Sep — 1–0 8–1
3  Togo 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7 2–1 0–0 — 2–4 Sep
4  Djibouti (E) 4 0 0 4 1 16 −15 0 0–1 3–5 Jun 0–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(E) Eliminated.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 9 Final tournament — 2–4 Sep 2–1 2–1
2  Central African Republic 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7 Possible qualification based on ranking 2–0 — 3–5 Jun 2–1
3  Angola 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 4 0–2 4–0 — 2–4 Sep
4  Madagascar (Y) 4 0 2 2 3 5 −2 2 3–5 Jun 1–1 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(Y) Cannot win group, but may still qualify as one of two best second-placed teams.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4 10 Final tournament — 2–4 Sep 2–0 1–0
2  Benin 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8 Possible qualification based on ranking 1–1 — 4–1 3–5 Jun
3  South Sudan (Y) 4 1 0 3 3 8 −5 3 3–5 Jun 1–2 — 1–0
4  Equatorial Guinea (E) 4 0 1 3 1 4 −3 1 0–1 1–1 2–4 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 March 2016. Source: CAF
(E) Eliminated; (Y) Cannot win group, but may still qualify as one of two best second-placed teams.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Burkina Faso 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7 Final tournament — 1–0 3 Sep 2–0
2  Uganda 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7 Possible qualification based on ranking 0–0 — 2–0 3 Sep
3  Botswana 4 2 0 2 3 4 −1 6 1–0 4 Jun — 2–1
4  Comoros 4 1 0 3 2 5 −3 3 4 Jun 0–1 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea-Bissau 4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7 Final tournament — 2–4 3–5 Jun 1–0
2  Congo 4 1 3 0 7 5 +2 6 Possible qualification based on ranking 2–4 Sep — 1–1 1–1
3  Zambia 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 6 0–0 1–1 — 2–4 Sep
4  Kenya (E) 4 0 1 3 2 5 −3 1 0–1 3–5 Jun 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2016. Source: CAF
(E) Eliminated.

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (Q) 4 4 0 0 7 0 +7 12 Final tournament — 2–0 1–0 2–4 Sep
2  Cape Verde (Y) 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6 Possible qualification based on ranking 0–1 — 2–4 Sep 7–1
3  Libya (Y) 4 1 0 3 6 5 +1 3 3–5 Jun 1–2 — 4–0
4  São Tomé and Príncipe (Y) 4 1 0 3 3 15 −12 3 0–3 3–5 Jun 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (Y) Cannot win group, but may still qualify as one of two best second-placed teams.

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Final tournament — 1–0 3–0 —
2  Nigeria (E) 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2 1–1 — 2–4 Sep 2–0
3  Tanzania 2 0 1 1 0 3 −3 1 4 Jun 0–0 — —
4  Chad (Z) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] 1–5 — 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(E) Eliminated; (Z) Withdrew.
Notes:
  1. ↑ On 27 March 2016, it was announced that Chad had withdrawn from the competition on financial grounds.[12][13] At that point, Chad had played three matches, and all results are annulled and not taken into consideration according to the regulations. Moreover, the runners-up are now not eligible to qualify as one of the two runners-up with the best records.

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 4 3 1 0 11 2 +9 10 Final tournament — 2–4 Sep 7–1 3–1
2  Rwanda 4 2 0 2 6 2 +4 6 Possible qualification based on ranking 0–1 — 5–0 4 Jun
3  Mauritius 4 2 0 2 3 12 −9 6 3–5 Jun 1–0 — 1–0
4  Mozambique (E) 4 0 1 3 1 5 −4 1 0–0 0–1 2–4 Sep —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(E) Eliminated.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Final tournament — 1–0 2–4 Sep
2  Sudan 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1–1 — 1–0
3  Sierra Leone 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 0–0 3–5 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF

Group J

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria 4 3 1 0 17 5 +12 10 Final tournament — 7–1 4–0 2–4 Sep
2  Ethiopia 4 1 2 1 7 12 −5 5 Possible qualification based on ranking 3–3 — 2–4 Sep 2–1
3  Seychelles 4 1 1 2 4 7 −3 4 3–5 Jun 1–1 — 2–0
4  Lesotho (Y) 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 3 1–3 3–5 Jun 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(Y) Cannot win group, but may still qualify as one of two best second-placed teams.

Group K

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Final tournament — 3–1 2–0 2–4 Sep
2  Burundi 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 Possible qualification based on ranking 3–5 Jun — 2–0 1–3
3  Niger (Y) 4 1 0 3 2 6 −4 3 1–2 2–4 Sep — 1–0
4  Namibia (Y) 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3 0–2 1–3 3–5 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(Y) Cannot win group, but may still qualify as one of two best second-placed teams.

Group L

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zimbabwe 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8 Final tournament — 4–0 1–1 3–5 Jun
2  Swaziland 4 1 2 1 5 8 −3 5 Possible qualification based on ranking 1–1 — 3–5 Jun 2–2
3  Guinea 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5 2–4 Sep 1–2 — 0–0
4  Malawi 4 0 2 2 4 6 −2 2 1–2 2–4 Sep 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF

Group M

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 4 2 2 0 4 2 +2 8 Final tournament — 1–0 2–2 2–4 Sep
2  Mauritania 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7 Possible qualification based on ranking 3–5 Jun — 3–1 2–1
3  South Africa 4 0 3 1 3 5 −2 3 0–0 2–4 Sep — 0–0
4  Gambia (Y) 4 0 2 2 1 3 −2 2 0–1 0–0 3–5 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
(Y) Cannot win group, but may still qualify as one of two best second-placed teams.

Ranking of second-placed teams

Only groups with four teams are considered for this ranking. Therefore, Group I is not considered, as well as Group G where only three teams are left due to the withdrawal of one team.[2]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C  Benin 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8 Final tournament
2 A  Tunisia 4 2 1 1 9 2 +7 7
3 M  Mauritania 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7
4 D  Uganda 4 2 1 1 3 1 +2 7
5 B  Central African Republic 4 2 1 1 5 6 −1 7
6 F  Cape Verde 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6
7 H  Rwanda 4 2 0 2 6 2 +4 6
8 E  Congo 4 1 3 0 7 5 +2 6
9 K  Burundi 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
10 L  Swaziland 4 1 2 1 5 8 −3 5
11 J  Ethiopia 4 1 2 1 7 12 −5 5
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2016. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Drawing of lots

Goalscorers

As of all matches played on 29 March 2016
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

External links

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