Group M of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the thirteen groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Cameroon, South Africa, Gambia, and Mauritania.
The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016.
Cameroon, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
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| 1 | Cameroon | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 14 | Final tournament | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Mauritania | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 3 | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Gambia | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | — |
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
Matches
| South Africa | 0–0 | Gambia |
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Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
| Cameroon | 1–0 | Mauritania |
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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
| Mauritania | 3–1 | South Africa |
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
| Gambia | 0–1 | Cameroon |
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Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)
| Mauritania | 2–1 | Gambia |
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia)
| Cameroon | 2–2 | South Africa |
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Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Gambia | 0–0 | Mauritania |
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| Report |
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)
| South Africa | 0–0 | Cameroon |
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| Report |
Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
| Mauritania | 0–1 | Cameroon |
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Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
| Gambia | 0–4 | South Africa |
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| Report |
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Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
| South Africa | 1–1 | Mauritania |
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Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
| Cameroon | 2–0 | Gambia |
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Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- Cheikh Moulaye Ahmed
- Thamsanqa Gabuza
- 2 goals
- Vincent Aboubakar
- Keagan Dolly
- Hlompho Kekana
- 1 goal
- Karl Toko Ekambi
- Benjamin Moukandjo
- Nicolas Nkoulou
- Edgar Salli
- Sébastien Siani
- Mustapha Carayol
- Aly Abeid
- Boubacar Bagili
- Diallo Guidileye
- Tokelo Rantie
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