Group J of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was one of twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament in Morocco.[1] The group consisted of four teams: Cameroon, Namibia, Kenya and Zimbabwe.[2]
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between September and November 2024.[3]
Cameroon and Zimbabwe, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Cameroon
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Zimbabwe
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | Kenya
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 6 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Namibia
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6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Matches
edit| Kenya | 0–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Mandela National Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
| Zimbabwe | 0–0 | Cameroon |
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| Report |
Mandela National Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
| Namibia | 1–2 | Kenya |
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Report |
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
| Namibia | 0–1 | Zimbabwe |
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| Report | Billiat  34' (pen.) |
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)
| Kenya | 0–1 | Cameroon |
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| Report |
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Mandela National Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
| Zimbabwe | 3–1 | Namibia |
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| Report |
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Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Yannick Malala (Congo DR)
| Namibia | 0–0 | Cameroon |
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| Report |
Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
| Zimbabwe | 1–1 | Kenya |
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Report |
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Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (South Africa)
Referee: Messie Jessie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)
| Cameroon | 2–1 | Zimbabwe |
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Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Goalscorers
editThere were 20 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
References
edit- ^ "Morocco to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying groups for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 revealed". CAF. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2024.