2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J

Group J 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: Tunisia, Egypt, Niger, and Eswatini (formerly Swaziland).^[1]

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

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

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	6	5	0	1	12	4	+8	15	Final tournament		—	1–0	1–0	4–0
2	Egypt[a]	6	4	1	1	16	5	+11	13			3–2	—	6–0	4–1
3	Niger	6	1	2	3	4	11	−7	5			1–2	1–1	—	0–0
4	Eswatini[b]	6	0	1	5	2	14	−12	1			0–2	0–2	1–2	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Egypt were named as hosts of the final tournament replacing Cameroon on 8 January 2019. At that time, they had already clinched a top two place in Group J and assured of qualification to the final tournament.
2. The official name of Swaziland was changed to Eswatini in 2018 after they had played their first qualifying match, and since then both FIFA and CAF have used the name Eswatini for official use.^[4][5]

Matches

10 June 2017 (2017-06-10)

16:00 UTC+1

Niger	0–0	Swaziland
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

11 June 2017 (2017-06-11)

23:00 UTC+1

Tunisia	1–0	Egypt
Khenissi 47'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

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8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)

20:00 UTC+2

Egypt	6–0	Niger
M. Mohsen 13' Ashraf 20' Salah 29', 86' S. Mohsen 73' Elneny 90+2'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)

15:00 UTC+2

Eswatini	0–2	Tunisia
	Report	Khenissi 18' Sliti 37'

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

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12 October 2018 (2018-10-12)

19:00 UTC+2

Egypt	4–1	Eswatini
A. El Mohamady 7' Warda 10' Trézéguet 29' Salah 44'	Report	Gamedze 85'

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)

19:15 UTC+1

Tunisia	1–0	Niger
Meriah 17'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

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16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)

15:00 UTC+2

Eswatini	0–2	Egypt
	Report	Hegazi 19' M. Mohsen 53'

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

16 October 2018 (2018-10-16)

16:00 UTC+1

Niger	1–2	Tunisia
Oumarou 36'	Report	Chaouat 28', 32'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

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16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

18:00 UTC+2

Egypt	3–2	Tunisia
Trézéguet 32' B. El Mohamady 60' Salah 90'	Report	Sliti 13', 72'

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

18 November 2018 (2018-11-18)

15:30 UTC+2

Eswatini	1–2	Niger
Nkambule 19'	Report	Adebayor 55', 77'

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

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22 March 2019 (2019-03-22)

19:15 UTC+1

Tunisia	4–0	Eswatini
Ben Youssef 21' Badri 34' Sliti 53' Meriah 62'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)

16:30 UTC+1

Niger	1–1	Egypt
Moutari 82'	Report	Trézéguet 47'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Goalscorers

There were 34 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match.

4 goals

• Mohamed Salah
• Naïm Sliti

3 goals

• Trézéguet

2 goals

• Marwan Mohsen
• Victorien Adebayor
• Firas Chaouat
• Taha Yassine Khenissi
• Yassine Meriah

1 goal

• Ayman Ashraf
• Ahmed El Mohamady
• Baher El Mohamady
• Mohamed Elneny
• Ahmed Hegazi
• Salah Mohsen
• Amr Warda
• Sibonginkosi Gamedze
• Sifiso Nkambule
• Amadou Moutari
• Youssouf Oumarou
• Anice Badri
• Syam Ben Youssef

Notes