Group C 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: Ghana, South Africa, Sudan, and São Tomé and Príncipe (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 in Africa, 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]
Ghana and Sudan, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Ghana
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Final tournament | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | Sudan
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | South Africa
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | São Tomé and Príncipe
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6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | — |
Matches
edit| Sudan | 4–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Ghana | 2–0 | South Africa |
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| South Africa | 1–0 | Sudan |
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–1 | Ghana |
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| South Africa | 2–0 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2–4 | South Africa |
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| Sudan | 1–0 | Ghana |
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| São Tomé and Príncipe | 0–2 | Sudan |
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| South Africa | 1–1 | Ghana |
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| Ghana | 3–1 | São Tomé and Príncipe |
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| Sudan | 2–0 | South Africa |
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Goalscorers
editThere were 29 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.42 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Jordão Diogo (against Sudan)
Notes
edit- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the São Toméan Football Federation agreed to play their home match against South Africa in Port Elizabeth.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Draw for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations released". CAF. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "TOTAL Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 2021 Fixture" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "TOTAL Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers 2021 Fixture (March 2020)" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Total AFCON 2021 qualifiers postponed". CAF. 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Dedicated COVID-19 working group proposes recommendations after first meeting". FIFA.com. 3 April 2020.
- ^ "FIFA Council unanimously approves COVID-19 Relief Plan". FIFA.com. 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". CAF. 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Cameroon 2021 qualifiers resume November, Qatar 2022 set for May 2021". CAF. 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Sao Tome and Principe agree to play home qualifier in South Africa". Kickoff.com. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.