2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L
{{Short description|Football tournament qualification stage}}
Group L 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: Guinea, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=OdPgl1rJ3bu%2bJ6n8Fms4mw%3d%3d|title=Results of AFCON 2017 qualifiers draw|publisher=CAF|date=8 April 2015}}
The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/afcon%20qualifiers%20squad%20lists/CAN%202017%20final.pdf|title=Result of the drawing of lots|publisher=CAF}}
Zimbabwe, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web | url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=KyeamNWKvZqSuInU5iJclQ%3d%3d | title=FORMAT OF 2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS AND 2018 WORLD CUP | publisher=CAFonline.com | date=22 January 2015 | accessdate=23 January 2015}}
Standings
{{2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group L |only_pld_pts=no |show_matches=yes}}
Matches
{{Football box |id="Guinea v Swaziland"
| date = {{Start date|2015|6|12|df=y}}
| time = 19:00 UTC±0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
| team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
| score = 1–2
| goals1 =
- Kamano {{goal|67}}
| goals2 =
- Tsabedze {{goal|11||83}}
| stadium = Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca (Morocco){{refn|Guinea played their home match against Swaziland outside of their country due to Ebola outbreak.|group="note"|name="Gambia"}}
| attendance =
| referee = Manuel Timas (Cape Verde)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=gvlH9rKmsUI77LnjsxA0jjFUT%2bXXwpGjIpbcYA0LWwZ2v5u1SJP7j5kf%2fcOuq9Vt Report]
}}
{{Football box |id="Malawi v Zimbabwe"
| date = {{Start date|2015|6|13|df=y}}
| time = 14:30 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
| score = 1–2
| goals1 =
- Banda {{goal|24}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
| attendance =
| referee = Christopher Nde (Cameroon)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=H87M%2fwErVXm1bolotOmI9NF4YXFqekNrc6Q0PCck%2bFbrL4AVs6Cf3IRReolACiKj Report]
}}
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{{Football box |id="Swaziland v Malawi"
| date = {{Start date|2015|9|6|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
| team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
| score = 2–2
| goals1 =
- Badenhorst {{goal|17}}
- Ndzinisa {{goal|62}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
| attendance =
| referee = Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=c2TZpOUyMUf0NL7KWXF6XJ50DSu9u%2bhu4HEXx8Nk1q3Y2Yx%2bb7t4XE7J1mDI%2f0rB Report]
}}
{{Football box |id="Zimbabwe v Guinea"
| date = {{Start date|2015|9|6|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| score = 1–1
| goals1 =
- Musona {{goal|34}}
| goals2 =
- Sylla {{goal|2}}
| stadium = Rufaro Stadium, Harare
| attendance =
| referee = Lekgotla Johannes (Botswana)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=rlPt7VtWTdZQe569A5RMYXuEDiyRmDEBQqRIKCOJukFPcVcxTi35OKJwIbqojlcL Report]
}}
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{{Football box |id="Swaziland v Zimbabwe"
| date = {{Start date|2016|3|25|df=y}}
| time = 15:30 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
| score = 1–1
| goals1 =
- Badenhorst {{goal|2}}
| goals2 =
- Ndlovu {{goal|44|o.g.}}
| stadium = Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
| attendance =
| referee = Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=mFBqpoJMOvFUSJhJBISXHc0m9TnBuh9UicsEtdyzMrkezTiNvoBmbJPB5nwatEQj Report]
}}
{{Football box |id="Guinea v Malawi"
| date = {{Start date|2016|3|25|df=y}}
| time = 17:00 UTC±0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
| team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
| score = 0–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
| attendance =
| referee = Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=0oDXXdbHg0b2I%2bYAeYuwFGXg0aN6TaNn64CDBoxjBgllNBn6W6HXGMTAURXwTSub Report]
}}
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{{Football box |id="Zimbabwe v Swaziland"
| date = {{Start date|2016|3|28|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
| score = 4–0
| goals1 =
- Musona {{goal|52|pen.}}
- Nhamoinesu {{goal|59}}
- Rusike {{goal|77}}
- Billiat {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = National Sports Stadium, Harare
| attendance =
| referee = Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=H1Q1iV3308ooABJiRnMpGWRfW3EzsH%2b5jGYZFAjiY%2fO39%2fqcdMmvaAD5Bh38cSwZ Report]
}}
{{Football box |id="Malawi v Guinea"
| date = {{Start date|2016|3|29|df=y}}
| time = 14:30 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| score = 1–2
| goals1 =
- Msowoya {{goal|30}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
| attendance =
| referee = Parmendra Nunkoo (Mauritius)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=LUGuGp7W5c9P7u3T5U6ZyjQQse7JEbVXk1MUtmscw0BmzLA4yeu4DudLqBr5gPth Report]
}}
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{{Football box |id="Swaziland v Guinea"
| date = {{Start date|2016|6|5|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| score = 1–0
| goals1 =
- Ndzinisa {{goal|46}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba
| attendance =
| referee = Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=RmMrKw8L6nH3RTnMZK%2faBXFpI3w%2bMJAOb%2b6wwfmDSujY%2fYEPpSqftLfUMzWwNV5r Report]
}}
{{Football box |id="Zimbabwe v Malawi"
| date = {{Start date|2016|6|5|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{fb|MWI}}
| score = 3–0
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = National Sports Stadium, Harare
| attendance =
| referee = Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=FkgJp9b%2fIqEvrS5UT4CeIVV9ltOLB0Ayupo%2f9RK3wo6mPjXKeYkJjzBIRN8wXKHB Report]
}}
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{{Football box |id="Malawi v Swaziland"
| date = {{Start date|2016|9|4|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 UTC+2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MWI}}
| team2 = {{fb|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
| score = 1–0
| goals1 =
- Phiri {{goal|8}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
| attendance =
| referee = Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=C1tKV3o0woo4bXjmGlFvTbFz8W%2bCqZVSEjtP%2bRzf0A%2bBzqinkPwcYTCdHBE%2f%2bb7u Report]
}}
{{Football box |id="Guinea v Zimbabwe"
| date = {{Start date|2016|9|4|df=y}}
| time = 17:00 UTC±0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
| score = 1–0
| goals1 =
- Landel {{goal|12}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
| attendance =
| referee = Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)
| report = [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=36RKx7yZLW88WmxUOau1UXCfOZ1PrmRP1rv7mBhGdH%2bpZU3No7pQ7xX%2bYhTlwa0K Report]
}}
Goalscorers
;3 goals
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- {{flagicon|ZIM}} Khama Billiat
- {{flagicon|ZIM}} Knowledge Musona
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;2 goals
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- {{flagicon|GUI}} Idrissa Sylla
- {{flagicon|MWI}} Chiukepo Msowoya
- {{flagicon|MWI}} Gerald Phiri Jr.
- {{flagicon|SWZ}} Felix Badenhorst
- {{flagicon|SWZ}} Sabelo Ndzinisa
- {{flagicon|SWZ}} Tony Tsabedze
- {{flagicon|ZIM}} Cuthbert Malajila
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;1 goal
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- {{flagicon|GUI}} François Kamano
- {{flagicon|GUI}} Guy-Michel Landel
- {{flagicon|GUI}} Mohamed Yattara
- {{flagicon|MWI}} John Banda
- {{flagicon|ZIM}} Costa Nhamoinesu
- {{flagicon|ZIM}} Evans Rusike
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;1 own goal
- {{flagicon|SWZ}} Njabulo Ndlovu ({{small|playing against Zimbabwe}})
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/qcan2017/home Orange Africa Cup Of Nations Qualifiers 2017], CAFonline.com
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