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2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J

2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J

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Group J 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: Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).[1]

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

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

Standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Egypt were named as hosts of the final tournament replacing Cameroon on 8 January 2019. At that time, they had already clinched a top two place in Group J and assured of qualification to the final tournament.
  2. The official name of Swaziland was changed to Eswatini in 2018 after they had played their first qualifying match, and since then both FIFA and CAF have used the name Eswatini for official use.[4][5]

Matches

More information Niger, 0–0 ...
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
More information Tunisia, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
More information Egypt, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
More information Eswatini, 0–2 ...
More information Egypt, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
More information Tunisia, 1–0 ...
More information Eswatini, 0–2 ...
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
More information Niger, 1–2 ...
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
More information Egypt, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 25,000
More information Eswatini, 1–2 ...
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
More information Tunisia, 4–0 ...
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
More information Niger, 1–1 ...
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

    References

    1. [1]
      "Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon: Draw results and fixtures". CAF. 13 January 2017.
    2. [2]
      "New Dates of the Qualifiers of AFCON, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAF.
    3. [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.
    4. [4]
      "Matches - Eswatini". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017.
    5. [5]
      "CAF - 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations - Eswatini". CAF.
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