2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group M

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Group M of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the thirteen groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Cameroon, South Africa, Gambia, and Mauritania.[1]

The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016.[2]

Cameroon, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

Standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 6 4 2 0 7 2 +5 14 Final tournament — 1–0 2–2 2–0
2  Mauritania 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 0–1 — 3–1 2–1
3  South Africa 6 1 4 1 8 6 +2 7 0–0 1–1 — 0–0
4  Gambia 6 0 2 4 1 9 −8 2 0–1 0–0 0–4 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches[]

Cameroon 1–0 Mauritania
  • Aboubakar 89'
 Report
Referee: (Guinea)
Mauritania 3–1 South Africa
 Report
Referee: (Senegal)
Gambia 0–1 Cameroon
Report
Mauritania 2–1 Gambia
  • Moulaye Ahmed 36', 90+5'
 Report
Referee: (Liberia)
Cameroon 2–2 South Africa
 Report
Gambia 0–0 Mauritania
Report
Referee: (Guinea-Bissau)
South Africa 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Referee: (Burkina Faso)
Mauritania 0–1 Cameroon
Report
Gambia 0–4 South Africa
Report
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
South Africa 1–1 Mauritania
 Report
Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Cameroon 2–0 Gambia
 Report

Goalscorers[]

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes[]

  1. ^ The South Africa v Gambia match was delayed from the original kick-off time of 15:00 local time due to late arrival of officials.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of AFCON 2017 qualifiers draw". CAF. 8 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Result of the drawing of lots" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "FORMAT OF 2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS AND 2018 WORLD CUP". CAFonline.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  4. ^ "South Africa vs Gambia game delayed". IOL Sport. 13 June 2015.

External links[]

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