2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J

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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification        
1   Cameroon 6 4 2 0 8 2 +6 14 Final tournament 2–1 4–1 1–0
2   Zimbabwe 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 9 0–0 1–1 3–1
3   Kenya 6 1 3 2 4 7 −3 6 0–1 0–0 0–0
4   Namibia 6 0 2 4 2 7 −5 2 0–0 0–1 1–2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches

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Kenya  0–0  Zimbabwe
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Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Cameroon  1–0  Namibia
  • Aboubakar   65'
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Zimbabwe  0–0  Cameroon
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Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Namibia  1–2  Kenya
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Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)

Namibia  0–1  Zimbabwe
Report Billiat   34' (pen.)
Referee: Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)
Cameroon  4–1  Kenya
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Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Kenya  0–1  Cameroon
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Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Zimbabwe  3–1  Namibia
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Referee: Yannick Malala (Congo DR)

Namibia  0–0  Cameroon
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Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Zimbabwe  1–1  Kenya
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Referee: Messie Jessie Nkounkou Mvoutou (Congo)

Cameroon  2–1  Zimbabwe
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Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Kenya  0–0  Namibia
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Referee: Pierre Jean Nguiene (Congo)

Goalscorers

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There were 20 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.67 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Morocco to host 2025 Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Qualifying groups for TotalEnergies CAF AFCON Morocco 2025 revealed". CAF. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  3. ^ Oyebola, Mike (25 December 2023). "CAF announces kick-off date for AFCON 2025 qualifiers". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 10 April 2024.