2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round

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The preliminary round of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament decided the six teams which advanced to the group stage of the qualification tournament. The preliminary round consisted of the twelve lowest-ranked teams among the 54 entrants, and was held from 23 to 29 March 2022.

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2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round
Tournament details
Dates23–29 March 2022
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored29 (2.9 per match)
Top scorer(s)Six players
(2 goals each)
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The twelve teams were split into six ties which were played in home-and-away two-legged format.[1] The six winners: Botswana (awarded), São Tomé and Príncipe, South Sudan, Lesotho, Eswatini and Gambia advanced to the group stage to join the 42 teams which entered directly.[2][3]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 21 January 2022 at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1) in Douala, Cameroon.[4] The twelve involved national teams were previously seeded into two pots of six based on the FIFA World Rankings from 23 December 2021 (shown in parentheses).[5]

The teams in bold qualified for the qualifying group stage.[6]

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 Lesotho (145)
 Eswatini (146)
 Botswana (148)
 Gambia (150)
 South Sudan (167)
 Mauritius (172)

 Chad (180)
 São Tomé and Príncipe (189)
 Djibouti (192)
 Somalia (194)
 Seychelles (197)
 Eritrea (202)

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Former Cameroon captain Rigobert Song and Nigerian former player Emmanuel Amunike were the draw assistants during the ceremony.[7] The draw resulted in six ties.[1]

Matches

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On 2 March 2022, Eritrea withdrew from the preliminary round.[8]

The first legs were played on 23 and 24 March, and the second legs were played on 27 and 29 March.[9]

In May, Mauritius were awarded a 3–0 win in their first leg against São Tomé and Príncipe, allowing them to reach the group stage with a 6–3 aggregate score, after the goalscorer for the latter Luís Leal was found to have breached the COVID-19 regulations.[10][11] However, in June, São Tomé and Príncipe had their appeal honoured and the result of the first leg was allowed to stand, enabling them to qualify for the next stage 4–3 on aggregate.[12]

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Eritrea  awd.  Botswana Canc. Canc.
São Tomé and Príncipe  4–3  Mauritius 1–0 3–3
Djibouti  2–5  South Sudan 2–4 0–1
Seychelles  1–3  Lesotho 0–0 1–3
Somalia  1–5  Eswatini 0–3 1–2
Chad  2–3  Gambia 0–1 2–2
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São Tomé and Príncipe 1–0 Mauritius
  • Leal 36'
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Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
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Mauritius 3–3 São Tomé and Príncipe
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Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre

São Tomé and Príncipe won 4–3 on aggregate.


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Djibouti 2–4 South Sudan
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South Sudan won 5–2 on aggregate.


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Complexe Sportif de Côte d'Or, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
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Lesotho 3–1 Seychelles
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Lesotho won 3–1 on aggregate.


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Somalia 0–3 Eswatini
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  • Dlamini 23'
  • Mamba 64'
  • Gamedze 87'
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Eswatini 2–1 Somalia
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Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)

Eswatini won 5–1 on aggregate.


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Chad 0–1 Gambia
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Gambia 2–2 Chad
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Stade Adrar, Agadir (Morocco)

Gambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

There were 29 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.9 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

References

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