Association football tournament group
Group H of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided a team which qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Ivory Coast , Zambia , Comoros and Lesotho (winners of the preliminary round ).[ 1]
As the hosts of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast participated in the qualifiers with the team guaranteed a spot in the finals regardless of their ranking in the group. Their matches and results counted in determining the qualification of the other teams from their group.
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 9 June 2022 and 9 September 2023.[ 2]
Zambia, the group winners, joined Ivory Coast, the group runners-up and tournament hosts, in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 Zambia 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13[ a] Final tournament — 3–0 2–1 3–1 2 Ivory Coast 6 4 1 1 9 5 +4 13[ a] 3–1 — 3–1 1–0 3 Comoros 6 2 1 3 6 8 −2 7 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 4 Lesotho 6 0 1 5 1 9 −8 1 0–2 0–0 0–1 —
^ a b Head-to-head goal difference: Zambia 1, Ivory Coast –1.
Matches 3 June 2022 (2022-06-03 )
16:00 UTC+3
Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
3 June 2022 (2022-06-03 )
19:00 UTC±0
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07 )
18:00 UTC+2
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (
Rwanda )
9 June 2022 (2022-06-09 )
19:00 UTC+2
23 March 2023 (2023-03-23 )
18:00 UTC+2
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (
Congo )
24 March 2023 (2023-03-24 )
16:00 UTC±0
26 March 2023 (2023-03-26 )
15:00 UTC+2
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (
Uganda )
28 March 2023 (2023-03-28 )
22:00 UTC+3
Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni 17 June 2023 (2023-06-17 )
15:00 UTC+2
17 June 2023 (2023-06-17 )
16:00 UTC+2
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09 )
16:00 UTC±0
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (
Rwanda )
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09 )
22:00 UTC+3
Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (
Burundi )
Goalscorers There were 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
Ibrahim Sangaré 2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
References ^ "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF . 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022 . ^ "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF) . CAF . 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022 .