2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J

Group J 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: Algeria, Ethiopia, Lesotho, and Seychelles.[1]

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

Algeria, 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  Algeria 6 5 1 0 25 5 +20 16 Final tournament — 7–1 4–0 6–0
2  Ethiopia 6 3 2 1 11 14 −3 11 3–3 — 2–1 2–1
3  Seychelles 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 4 0–2 1–1 — 2–0
4  Lesotho 6 1 0 5 5 16 −11 3 1–3 1–2 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Matches

13 June 2015 (2015-06-13)
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  4–0  Seychelles
Slimani  21'
Soudani  34', 47'
Bentaleb  89'		 Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

14 June 2015 (2015-06-14)
16:00 UTC+3
Ethiopia  2–1  Lesotho
Panom  65'
Said  77'		 Report Mothoana  41'

5 September 2015 (2015-09-05)
16:30 UTC+4
Seychelles  1–1  Ethiopia
Laurence  23' (pen.) Report Tesfaye  52'

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06)
15:00 UTC+2
Lesotho  1–3  Algeria
Mokhahlane  38' Report Ghoulam  32'
Soudani  85', 90+1'
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

25 March 2016 (2016-03-25)
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  7–1  Ethiopia
Feghouli  23', 48'
Slimani  32', 90+3'
Brahimi  72'
Taïder  75'
Ghezzal  80'		 Report Kebede  85'

26 March 2016 (2016-03-26)
16:30 UTC+4
Seychelles  2–0  Lesotho
Waye-Hive  2'
Suzette  78'		 Report
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
15:00 UTC+2
Lesotho  2–1  Seychelles
Jane  23'
Khutlang  69'		 Report Suzette  15'
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

29 March 2016 (2016-03-29)
17:00 UTC+3
Ethiopia  3–3  Algeria
Kebede  29', 48'
Fekadu  64'		 Report Slimani  43'
Mandi  62'
Ghoulam  85' (pen.)
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

2 June 2016 (2016-06-02)
18:00 UTC+4
Seychelles  0–2  Algeria
Report Benzia  40'
Soudani  62'
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

5 June 2016 (2016-06-05)
15:00 UTC+2
Lesotho  1–2  Ethiopia
Thabantso  58' Report Kebede  45', 53'
Setsoto Stadium, Maseru
Referee: Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03)
16:00 UTC+3
Ethiopia  2−1  Seychelles
Kebede  33'
Said  52' (pen.)		 Report Henriette  20'
Awassa Kenema Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

4 September 2016 (2016-09-04)
20:30 UTC+1
Algeria  6–0  Lesotho
Soudani  7', 38'
Mahrez  18', 74'
Taïder  23'
Boudebouz  45' (pen.)		 Report
Stade Mustapha Tchaker, Blida
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

Goalscorers

7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Notes

    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.

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