Group I of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: DR Congo, Gabon, Mauritania and Sudan.
The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 4 June 2022 and 9 September 2023.
DR Congo and Mauritania, the group winners and runners-up respectively, qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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| 1 | DR Congo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 12 | Final tournament | — | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Mauritania | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Gabon | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Sudan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 6 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — |
Matches
| Mauritania | 3–0 | Sudan |
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Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
| DR Congo | 0–1 | Gabon |
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Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
| Gabon | 0–0 | Mauritania |
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
| Sudan | 2–1 | DR Congo |
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
| DR Congo | 3–1 | Mauritania |
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
| Sudan | 0–3 | Mauritania |
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Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
| Mauritania | 2–1 | Gabon |
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Goalscorers
There were 25 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal