2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group C

Group C 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: Mali, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, and South Sudan.

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

Mali, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mali 6 5 1 0 13 3 +10 16 Final tournament 5–2 1–0 2–0
2 Benin 6 3 2 1 12 10 +2 11 1–1 2–1 4–1
3 Equatorial Guinea 6 1 1 4 6 6 0 4 0–1 1–1 4–0
4 South Sudan 6 1 0 5 3 15 −12 3 0–3 1–2 1–0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

Mali 2–0 South Sudan
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Referee: Joshua Amao (Nigeria)

South Sudan 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
  • Bentiu 51'
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Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)
Benin 1–1 Mali
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South Sudan 1–2 Benin
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Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Mali 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
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Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Benin 4–1 South Sudan
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South Sudan 0–3 Mali
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Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)

Equatorial Guinea 4–0 South Sudan
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Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Mali 5–2 Benin
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Goalscorers

5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal