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Group H of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided a team which qualified for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Ivory Coast, Zambia, Comoros and Lesotho (winners of the preliminary round).^[1]

As the hosts of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast participated in the qualifiers with the team guaranteed a spot in the finals regardless of their ranking in the group. Their matches and results counted in determining the qualification of the other teams from their group.

The teams played against each other in a home-and-away round-robin format between 9 June 2022 and 9 September 2023.^[2]

Zambia, the group winners, joined Ivory Coast, the group runners-up and tournament hosts, in qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Zambia	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6	13^[a]	Final tournament	—	3–0	2–1	3–1
2	Ivory Coast	6	4	1	1	9	5	+4	13^[a]	Final tournament	3–1	—	3–1	1–0
3	Comoros	6	2	1	3	6	8	−2	7		1–1	0–2	—	2–0
4	Lesotho	6	0	1	5	1	9	−8	1		0–2	0–0	0–1	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head goal difference: Zambia 1, Ivory Coast –1.

Matches

3 June 2022

16:00 UTC+3

Comoros	2–0	Lesotho
M'Changama 59' B. Youssouf 81'	Report

Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

3 June 2022

19:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	3–1	Zambia
Aurier 67' Kouamé 76' I. Sangaré 89'	Report	Daka 90+4'

Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

7 June 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Zambia	2–1	Comoros
Mwepu 45+2' K. Kangwa 88'	Report	Ben Nabouhane 13'

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

9 June 2022

19:00 UTC+2

Lesotho	0–0	Ivory Coast
	Report

Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)

Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

23 March 2023

18:00 UTC+2

Zambia	3–1	Lesotho
F. Sakala 37' L. Banda 53', 57'	Report	Bereng 33'

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

24 March 2023

16:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	3–1	Comoros
Kouamé 29' Haller 61' Krasso 89'	Report	Djoudja 90+3'

Stade de la Paix, Bouaké

Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

26 March 2023

15:00 UTC+2

Lesotho	0–2	Zambia
	Report	Daka 14', 69'

Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)

Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

28 March 2023

22:00 UTC+3

Comoros	0–2	Ivory Coast
	Report	I. Sangaré 36' Kessié 58'

Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

17 June 2023

15:00 UTC+2

Zambia	3–0	Ivory Coast
Aurier 31' (o.g.) Daka 48' Kangwa 55'	Report

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

17 June 2023

16:00 UTC+2

Lesotho	0–1	Comoros
	Report	M'Changama 90'

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)

Referee: Celso Armindo Alvação (Mozambique)

9 September 2023

16:00 UTC±0

Ivory Coast	1–0	Lesotho
I. Sangaré 16'	Report

Laurent Pokou Stadium, San Pédro

Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

9 September 2023

22:00 UTC+3

Comoros	1–1	Zambia
B. Youssouf 45'	Report	Daka 71'

Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni

Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Goalscorers

There were 28 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.33 goals per match.

5 goals

Patson Daka

3 goals

Ibrahim Sangaré

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Serge Aurier (against Zambia)

References

^ "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF). CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[table_hth_ZAM0.10964975464607-3] Head-to-head goal difference: Zambia 1, Ivory Coast –1.

[1] "Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[2] "2023 CAF Draw Fixtures" (PDF). CAF. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

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-'''Group H''' of the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]] tournament is one of the twelve groups that will decide one team that shall qualify for the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] with [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], has already qualified for the tournament as hosts. The group consists of four teams: [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]], [[Comoros national football team|Comoros]] and [[Lesotho national football team|Lesotho]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/exciting-paths-as-draw-is-conducted-for-totalenergies-africa-cup-of-nations-cote |title=Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023 |publisher=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |date=19 April 2022 |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>
+'''Group H''' of the '''[[2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]''' tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided a team which qualified for the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations]] finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]], [[Comoros national football team|Comoros]] and [[Lesotho national football team|Lesotho]] (winners of the [[2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification preliminary round|preliminary round]]).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/exciting-paths-as-draw-is-conducted-for-totalenergies-africa-cup-of-nations-cote |title=Exciting paths as draw is conducted for TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Côte d'Ivoire 2023 |publisher=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] |date=19 April 2022 |access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref>
+As the hosts of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Ivory Coast participated in the qualifiers with the team guaranteed a spot in the finals regardless of their ranking in the group. Their matches and results counted in determining the qualification of the other teams from their group.
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