2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, and South Sudan (winners of the preliminary round).[1]

The teams played against each other in home-and-away round-robin format, originally scheduled between November 2019 and September 2020.[2][3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all matches of matchdays 3 and 4 scheduled for March 2020 were postponed until further notice.[4] FIFA recommended that all June 2020 international matches (matchday 5) be postponed,[5] and also postponed the September 2020 window (matchday 6) for CAF.[6]

On 30 June 2020, the CAF announced the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament had been postponed from January 2021 to January 2022, without announcing the new dates of the remaining qualifiers.[7] On 19 August 2020, the CAF announced the new dates of the remaining qualifiers, with matchdays 3 and 4 rescheduled to be played between 9–17 November 2020, and matchdays 5 and 6 rescheduled to be played between 22 and 30 March 2021.[8]

Burkina Faso and Malawi, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Burkina Faso 6 3 3 0 6 2 +4 12 Final tournament — 3–1 0–0 1–0
2  Malawi 6 3 1 2 4 5 −1 10 0–0 — 1–0 1–0
3  Uganda 6 2 2 2 3 2 +1 8 0–0 2–0 — 1–0
4  South Sudan 6 1 0 5 2 6 −4 3 1–2 0–1 1–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches
Malawi 1–0 South Sudan
  • Mhango 68'
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Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Uganda
Report
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
South Sudan 1–2 Burkina Faso
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Referee: Tsegay Teklu Mogos (Eritrea)
Uganda 2–0 Malawi
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Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Uganda 1–0 South Sudan
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou (DR Congo)
Burkina Faso 3–1 Malawi
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Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Malawi 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djamal (Djibouti)
South Sudan 1–0 Uganda
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Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Uganda 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
South Sudan 0–1 Malawi
Report Mbulu 47'
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
Malawi 1–0 Uganda
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Burkina Faso 1–0 South Sudan
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Referee: George Rogers (Liberia)

Goalscorers

There were 15 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 1.25 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Notes
  1. South Sudan will play their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.

References
  1. "Draw for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations released". CAF. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. "TOTAL Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 2021 Fixture" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "TOTAL Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 2021 Fixture (March 2020)" (PDF). CAF.
  4. "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
  5. "Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting". FIFA.com. 3 April 2020.
  6. "FIFA Council unanimously approves COVID-19 Relief Plan". FIFA.com. 25 June 2020.
  7. "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". CAF. 30 June 2020.
  8. "Cameroon 2021 qualifiers resume November, Qatar 2022 set for May 2021". CAF. 19 August 2020.
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