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]
Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
^ abLibya will play their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
Referencesedit
^"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.
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Group J 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 Tunisia Libya Tanzania and Equatorial Guinea 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 Tunisia and Equatorial Guinea the group winners and runners up respectively qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Contents 1 Standings 2 Matches 3 Goalscorers 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksStandings editPos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 nbsp Tunisia 6 5 1 0 14 5 9 16 Final tournament 2 1 1 0 4 1 2 nbsp Equatorial Guinea 6 3 0 3 7 7 0 9 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 nbsp Tanzania 6 2 1 3 5 6 1 7 1 1 2 1 1 0 4 nbsp Libya 6 1 0 5 7 15 8 3 2 5 2 3 2 1 Source CAFRules for classification TiebreakersMatches edit15 November 2019 2019 11 15 19 00 UTC 3Tanzania nbsp 2 1 nbsp Equatorial GuineaMsuva nbsp 69 Abubakar nbsp 90 2 Report Obiang nbsp 15 National Stadium Dar es SalaamReferee Imtehaz Heeralall Mauritius 15 November 2019 2019 11 15 20 00 UTC 1Tunisia nbsp 4 1 nbsp LibyaKhazri nbsp 33 90 Khaoui nbsp 41 52 Report Elhouni nbsp 45 1 Stade Olympique de Rades TunisReferee Mahmoud El Banna Egypt 19 November 2019 2019 11 19 20 00 UTC 1Equatorial Guinea nbsp 0 1 nbsp TunisiaReport Khazri nbsp 74 Estadio de Malabo MalaboReferee Mohamed Athoumani Comoros 19 November 2019 2019 11 19 20 00 UTC 1Libya nbsp 2 1 nbsp TanzaniaAl Warfali nbsp 68 pen Saltou nbsp 81 Report Samatta nbsp 18 pen Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet Monastir Tunisia note 1 Referee Ishmael Chizinga Malawi 11 November 2020 2020 11 11 21 00 UTC 2Libya nbsp 2 3 nbsp Equatorial GuineaAl Warfali nbsp 55 pen Bettamer nbsp 58 Report Josete nbsp 33 Obiang nbsp 90 1 Obama nbsp 90 4 Al Salam Stadium Cairo Egypt note 1 Referee Bakary Gassama Gambia 13 November 2020 2020 11 13 20 00 UTC 1Tunisia nbsp 1 0 nbsp TanzaniaMsakni nbsp 18 pen ReportStade Hammadi Agrebi TunisReferee Helder Martins de Carvalho Angola 15 November 2020 2020 11 15 20 00 UTC 1Equatorial Guinea nbsp 1 0 nbsp LibyaSalvador nbsp 27 ReportEstadio de Malabo MalaboReferee Norman Matemera Zimbabwe 17 November 2020 2020 11 17 22 00 UTC 3Tanzania nbsp 1 1 nbsp TunisiaSalum nbsp 48 Report Khaoui nbsp 11 National Stadium Dar es SalaamReferee Celso Alvacao Mozambique 25 March 2021 2021 03 25 21 00 UTC 2Libya nbsp 2 5 nbsp TunisiaEllafi nbsp 21 54 Report Skhiri nbsp 39 Jaziri nbsp 48 90 3 Drager nbsp 51 Slimane nbsp 84 Martyrs of February Stadium BenghaziReferee Daouda Gueye Senegal 25 March 2021 2021 03 25 20 00 UTC 1Equatorial Guinea nbsp 1 0 nbsp TanzaniaNsue nbsp 90 ReportEstadio de Malabo MalaboReferee Bernard Camille Seychelles 28 March 2021 2021 03 28 14 00 UTC 1Tunisia nbsp 2 1 nbsp Equatorial GuineaJaziri nbsp 4 Akapo nbsp 52 o g Report Chaouat nbsp 88 o g Stade Hammadi Agrebi TunisReferee Jean Jacques Ndala Congo DR 28 March 2021 2021 03 28 16 00 UTC 3Tanzania nbsp 1 0 nbsp LibyaMsuva nbsp 45 2 ReportNational Stadium Dar es SalaamReferee Hassan Mohamed Hagi Somalia Goalscorers editThere were 33 goals scored in 12 matches for an average of 2 75 goals per match 3 goals nbsp Seifeddine Jaziri nbsp Saif Eddine Khaoui nbsp Wahbi Khazri 2 goals nbsp Pedro Obiang nbsp Sanad Al Warfali nbsp Muaid Ellafi nbsp Simon Msuva 1 goal nbsp Josete Miranda nbsp Emilio Nsue nbsp Salomon Obama nbsp Iban Salvador nbsp Mohamed Bettamer nbsp Hamdou Elhouni nbsp Anis Saltou nbsp Salum Abubakar nbsp Feisal Salum nbsp Mbwana Samatta nbsp Mohamed Drager nbsp Youssef Msakni nbsp Ellyes Skhiri nbsp Anis Ben Slimane 1 own goal nbsp Carlos Akapo against Tunisia nbsp Firas Chaouat against Equatorial Guinea Notes edit a b Libya will play their home matches outside Libya due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war 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 External links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J amp oldid 1083821426, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
