2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group M

Group M of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the 13 groups to decide the teams which qualify 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 winner, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

Standings

Pos Team 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

14 June 2015 (2015-06-14)
15:00 UTC+1
Cameroon  1–0  Mauritania
Aboubakar  89' Report
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)
17:00 UTC±0
Mauritania  3–1  South Africa
Abeid  5'
Bagili  77'
Moulaye Ahmed  85'		 Report Gabuza  68'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)
16:30 UTC±0
Gambia  0–1  Cameroon
Report Aboubakar  65'

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
16:30 UTC±0
Mauritania  2–1  Gambia
Moulaye Ahmed  36', 90+5' Report Carayol  59'
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia)

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
15:30 UTC+1
Cameroon  2–2  South Africa
Siani  45+1'
Nkoulou  66'		 Report Rantie  17'
Kekana  50'

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
16:30 UTC±0
Gambia  0–0  Mauritania
Report

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
19:00 UTC+2
South Africa  0–0  Cameroon
Report
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)
17:00 UTC±0
Mauritania  0–1  Cameroon
Report Salli  29'

4 June 2016 (2016-06-04)
17:00 UTC±0
Gambia  0–4  South Africa
Report Gabuza  29', 38'
Dolly  55', 79'
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

2 September 2016 (2016-09-02)
19:00 UTC+2
South Africa  1–1  Mauritania
Kekana  26' Report Guidileye  17'

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)
15:30 UTC+1
Cameroon  2–0  Gambia
Moukandjo  35' (pen.)
Ekambi  53'		 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.

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