2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group F

Group F of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Ghana, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, and Kenya, before Sierra Leone's disqualification.[1]

The teams played against each other in home-and-away round-robin format between June 2017 and March 2019.[2]

Ghana and Kenya, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]

## Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification  |  |  |  |  |

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1  |  Ghana | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 1  | +7  | 9  | Final tournament |  | -- | 1–0 | 5–0 | Canc.
2  |  Kenya | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 7  |  | 1–0 | -- | 3–0 | Canc.
3  |  Ethiopia | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 10  | −10  | 1  |  |  | 0–2 | 0–0 | -- | ~~1–0~~
4  |  Sierra Leone | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Disqualified[a] |  | Canc. | ~~2–1~~ | Canc. | --

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. ^ On 30 November 2018, the CAF decided to disqualify Sierra Leone from the qualifiers, and all their matches were annulled, due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association on 5 October 2018.[4]

## Matches

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10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)

16:30 UTC±0

Sierra Leone | Annulled
(originally 2–1)|  Kenya

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* Wobay 22'
* Bangura 69' (pen.)

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* Olunga 75'

National Stadium, Freetown

Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)

15:30 UTC±0

Ghana | 5–0|  Ethiopia

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* Gyan 10'
* Boye 15'
* Ofori 35'
* Dwamena 48', 70'

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Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

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8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya | 1–0|  Ghana

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* Opoku 40' (o.g.)

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Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia | Annulled
(originally 1–0)|  Sierra Leone

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* Kebede 36' (pen.)

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Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa

Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

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10 October 2018 (2018-10-10)

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia | 0–0|  Kenya

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Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Not played[note 1]

Ghana | Cancelled|  Sierra Leone

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14 October 2018 (2018-10-14)

16:00 UTC+3

Kenya | 3–0|  Ethiopia

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* Olunga 23'
* Johana 27'
* Wanyama 67' (pen.)

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Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Not played[note 1]

Sierra Leone | Cancelled|  Ghana

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18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)

16:00 UTC+3

Ethiopia | 0–2|  Ghana

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* J. Ayew 3', 24' (pen.)

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Not played[note 2]

Kenya | Cancelled|  Sierra Leone

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23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

18:00 UTC±0

Ghana | 1–0|  Kenya

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* Ekuban 82'

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Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Not played[note 3]

Sierra Leone | Cancelled|  Ethiopia

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## Goalscorers

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Note: Goals scored in annulled matches counted. There were 16 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

2 goals

* Jordan Ayew
* Raphael Dwamena
* Michael Olunga

1 goal

* Getaneh Kebede
* John Boye
* Caleb Ekuban
* Asamoah Gyan
* Ebenezer Ofori
* Eric Johana Omondi
* Victor Wanyama
* Umaru Bangura
* Julius Wobay

1 own goal

* Nicholas Opoku (against Kenya)

## Notes

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1. ^ a b The two qualifying matches between Ghana and Sierra Leone, originally scheduled for 11 October 2018 (16:00 UTC±0 at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi in Ghana) and 14 October 2018 (16:30 UTC±0 at the National Stadium, Freetown in Sierra Leone), were cancelled by the CAF on 9 October 2018 due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association on 5 October 2018.[5][6][7]
2. ^ The qualifying match between Kenya and Sierra Leone, originally scheduled for 18 November 2018 (16:00 UTC+3 at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani in Kenya), was cancelled by the CAF on 12 November 2018 due to FIFA's suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association on 5 October 2018.[5][8]
3. ^ The qualifying match between Sierra Leone and Ethiopia, originally scheduled for March 2019, was cancelled by the CAF due to the disqualification of Sierra Leone on 30 November 2018.

## References

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1. ^ "Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon: Draw results and fixtures". CAF. 13 January 2017.
2. ^ "New Dates of the Qualifiers of AFCON, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAF.
3. ^ "Draw Procedure of the Qualifiers of the 32nd Edition of Total Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2019" (PDF). CAFonline.com. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
4. ^ "Sierra Leone disqualified from Total AFCON 2019 qualifiers". CAF. 3 December 2018.
5. ^ a b "FIFA suspends the Sierra Leone Football Association". FIFA.com. 5 October 2018. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
6. ^ "Breaking News: CAF cancels Ghana's 2019 AFCON qualifiers against Sierra Leone". Ghana Soccernet. 9 October 2018.
7. ^ "The two matches between Ghana and Sierra Leone cancelled". CAF. 11 October 2018.
8. ^ "Harambee Stars, Sierra Leone AFCON Qualifier called off". Football Kenya Federation. 12 November 2018.

## External links

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* 32nd Edition Of Total Africa Cup Of Nations, CAFonline.com

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