2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E

Group E of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Nigeria, South Africa, Libya, and Seychelles.[1]

The teams played against each other in home-and-away round-robin format between June 2017 and March 2019.[2]

Nigeria and South Africa, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Nigeria 6 4 1 1 14 6 +8 13 Final tournament 0–2 4–0 3–1
2   South Africa 6 3 3 0 11 2 +9 12 1–1 0–0 6–0
3   Libya 6 2 1 3 16 11 +5 7 2–3 1–2 5–1
4   Seychelles 6 0 1 5 3 25 −22 1 0–3 0–0 1–8
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

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Libya  5–1  Seychelles
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Nigeria  0–2  South Africa
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Seychelles  0–3  Nigeria
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South Africa  0–0  Libya
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South Africa  6–0  Seychelles
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Nigeria  4–0  Libya
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Seychelles  0–0  South Africa
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Libya  2–3  Nigeria
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Seychelles  1–8  Libya
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South Africa  1–1  Nigeria
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Nigeria  3–1  Seychelles
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Libya  1–2  South Africa
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  • Tau   50', 69'

Goalscorers

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There were 44 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Libya played their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.

References

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  1. ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon: Draw results and fixtures". CAF. 13 January 2017.
  2. ^ "New Dates of the Qualifiers of AFCON, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Draw Procedure of the Qualifiers of the 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAFonline.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
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