Group J of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Libya and Botswana.[1]

The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 1 June 2022 and 7 September 2023.[2]

Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 6 4 1 1 11 1 +10 13 Final tournament 4–0 3–0 3–0
2  Equatorial Guinea 6 4 1 1 9 7 +2 13 1–0 2–0 2–0
3  Botswana 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4 0–0 2–3 1–0
4  Libya 6 1 1 4 2 8 −6 4 0–1 1–1 1–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

Libya 1–0 Botswana
  • Al Taher 54'
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Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)
Tunisia 4–0 Equatorial Guinea
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Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Botswana 0–0 Tunisia
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Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Equatorial Guinea 2–0 Libya
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Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Equatorial Guinea 2–0 Botswana
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Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Tunisia 3–0 Libya
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Botswana 2–3 Equatorial Guinea
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Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
Libya 0–1 Tunisia
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Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Tunisia
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Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Botswana 1–0 Libya
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Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Libya 1–1 Equatorial Guinea
  • Taqtaq 80'
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  • Elo 62'
Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Tunisia 3–0 Botswana
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Goalscorers

There were 25 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

  1. ^ "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF). CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.