2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group D

Group D 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: Nigeria, Benin, Libya and Rwanda.[2]

The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between September and November 2024.[3]

Nigeria and Benin, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 Final tournament — 3–0 1–2 1–0
2  Benin 6 2 2 2 7 7 0 8[a] 1–1 — 3–0 2–1
3  Rwanda 6 2 2 2 5 7 −2 8[a] 0–0 2–1 — 0–1
4  Libya 6 1 2 3 3 7 −4 5 0–3[b] 0–0 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Benin 3, Rwanda 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Benin +2, Rwanda –2
  2. ^ Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 win following an incident upon their arrival in Libya, where they were stranded at the airport for over 12 hours, before ultimately refusing to play and pulling out.[4]

Matches

Libya 1–1 Rwanda
  • Al-Dhawi 16'
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Nigeria 3–0 Benin
 Report
Referee: Alamin Alhadi Mohamed (Sudan)
Rwanda 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Benin 2–1 Libya
 Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Benin 3–0 Rwanda
 Report
Referee: Lyes Bekouassa (Algeria)
Nigeria 1–0 Libya
 Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Rwanda 2–1 Benin
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Libya 0–3
Awarded[note 1]		 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Lenine Rocha (Cape Verde)
Rwanda 0–1 Libya
Report Saad Mohamed 84'
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Benin 1–1 Nigeria
Tijani 16' Report Osimhen 81'
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Nigeria 1–2 Rwanda
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Libya 0–0 Benin
Report
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

Notes

  1. ^ Nigeria were awarded a 3–0 walkover win, and fines were applied against Libya,[5] after the match did not take place as scheduled after the Nigerian team was allegedly left stranded at Al Abraq International Airport for more than 12 hours upon arrival, leading the Nigerian federation to refuse to play and send the team back home.[6][7]

Goalscorers

There were 21 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 1.91 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  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.
  4. ^ "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ "الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم "كاف" يقرر خسارة المنتخب الليبي أمام نظيره المنتخب النيجيري" [The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has decided that the Libyan national team will lose to its Nigerian counterpart.]. beIN Sports (in Arabic). 26 October 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Nigeria players 'held hostage' in airport and left with no food and water ahead of Libya clash". The Daily Telegraph. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Nigeria's Super Eagles boycott Libya match over 'mind games'". Deutsche Welle. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.