2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group M
International football competition
Group M of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the thirteen groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Cameroon, South Africa, Gambia, and Mauritania.[1]
The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016.[2]
Cameroon, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
4 | ![]() | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — |
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
South Africa ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Cameroon ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
Mauritania ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Gambia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)
Mauritania ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia)
Cameroon ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Gambia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)
South Africa ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Mauritania ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Gambia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
South Africa ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Cameroon ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Notes
- ^ The South Africa v Gambia match was delayed from the original kick-off time of 15:00 local time due to late arrival of officials.[4]
References
External links
- Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers 2017, CAFonline.com