2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group B

Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament is one of the 12 groups that will decide the teams which qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consist of four teams: Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi, and South Sudan (winner of preliminary round).[1]

The teams will play against each other in home-and-away round-robin format 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 had been postponed until further notice.[4] FIFA had recommended that all June 2020 international matches (matchday 5) be postponed.[5]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Qualify for final tournament — TBD 2–0 TBD
2  Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 0–0 — TBD 8 Sep
3  Malawi 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3 8 Sep TBD — 1–0
4  South Sudan 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 TBD 1–2 TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2019. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Matches
Malawi 1–0 South Sudan
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Burkina Faso 0–0 Uganda
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
South Sudan 1–2 Burkina Faso
  • Pawaar  90'
Referee: Tsegay Teklu Mogos (Eritrea)
Uganda 2–0 Malawi
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Burkina Faso Postponed Malawi
Uganda Postponed South Sudan
Malawi Postponed Burkina Faso
South Sudan Postponed Uganda
Uganda Postponed Burkina Faso
South Sudan Postponed Malawi
Burkina Faso v South Sudan
Malawi v Uganda

Goalscorers

There were 6 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match (as of 17 November 2019).

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.
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