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2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L

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Group L 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: defending champions Senegal, Benin, Mozambique and Rwanda.

The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 2 June 2022 and 9 September 2023.

Senegal and Mozambique, 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  Senegal 6 4 2 0 12 4 +8 14 Final tournament — 5–1 3–1 1–1
2  Mozambique 6 3 1 2 8 9 −1 10 0–1 — 3–2 1–1
3  Benin 6 1 2 3 8 9 −1 5 1–1 0–1 — 1–1
4  Rwanda 6 0 3 3 3 9 −6 3 0–1 0–2 0–3 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. CAF awarded Benin a 3–0 win as a result of Rwanda fielding an ineligible player, Kevin Muhire, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Muhire failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.

Matches

Mozambique 1–1 Rwanda
Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Senegal 3–1 Benin
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Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, DakarReferee: Alaa Sabry (Egypt)
Rwanda 0–1 Senegal
Report
Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar (Senegal)Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Benin 0–1 Mozambique
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Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouReferee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Benin 1–1 Rwanda
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Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouReferee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Senegal 5–1 Mozambique
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Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, DakarReferee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Mozambique 0–1 Senegal
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Estádio do Zimpeto, MaputoReferee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Rwanda 0–3
Awarded		 Benin
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Kigali Pelé Stadium, KigaliReferee: Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Benin 1–1 Senegal
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Stade de l'Amitié, CotonouReferee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Rwanda 0–2 Mozambique
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Stade Huye, ButareReferee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Mozambique 3–2 Benin
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Estádio do Zimpeto, MaputoReferee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Senegal 1–1 Rwanda
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Stade Huye, Butare (Rwanda)Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Goalscorers

There were 30 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.5 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. CAF awarded Benin a 3–0 win as a result of Rwanda fielding the ineligible player Kevin Muhire, after the match had ended in a 1–1 draw. Muhire failed to serve a one-game ban after receiving two yellow cards in the qualifying competition.

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.
  3. ^ "AFCON 2023 Qualifiers: Rwanda loses after Benin's appeal". Sport News Africa. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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