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

Algeria 4–0 Seychelles
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Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)
Ethiopia 2–1 Lesotho
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Seychelles 1–1 Ethiopia
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Lesotho 1–3 Algeria
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Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Algeria 7–1 Ethiopia
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Seychelles 2–0 Lesotho
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Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Lesotho 2–1 Seychelles
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Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)
Ethiopia 3–3 Algeria
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Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

Seychelles 0–2 Algeria
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Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)
Lesotho 1–2 Ethiopia
  • Thabantso  58'
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Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)

Ethiopia 2−1 Seychelles
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Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)
Algeria 6–0 Lesotho
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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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