2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Group A of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 14 to 22 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of hosts Gabon, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Guinea-Bissau.[1]

Burkina Faso and Cameroon advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.

Teams

Draw position Team Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
CAF Rankings
Points[nb 1]
FIFA Rankings
Start of event
A1  Gabon Hosts 8 April 2015 7th 2015 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) 22 108
A2  Burkina Faso Group D winners 4 September 2016 11th 2015 Runners-up (2013) 33.5 53
A3  Cameroon Group M winners 3 June 2016 18th 2015 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) 29 62
A4  Guinea-Bissau Group E winners 5 June 2016 1st none Debut 8.5 68
Notes
  1. ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Gabon (H) 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Guinea-Bissau 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

  • The group winners, Burkina Faso, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Tunisia.
  • The group runners-up, Cameroon, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Senegal.

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]

Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau

Gabon 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
Aubameyang 52' Report Juary 90+1'
Attendance: 39,230[3]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Gabon[4]
Guinea-Bissau[4]
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB 6 Johann Obiang Yellow card 66'
CM 4 Merlin Tandjigora downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 22 Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
RW 7 Malick Evouna downward-facing red arrow 88'
AM 10 Mario Lemina downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 20 Denis Bouanga
CF 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
Substitutions:
MF 12 Guélor Kanga upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 17 André Biyogo Poko upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 14 Serge Kevyn upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Spain José Antonio Camacho
GK 1 Jonas Mendes
RB 4 Tomás Dabó
CB 5 Rudinilson Silva
CB 14 Juary Soares
LB 16 Agostinho Soares Yellow card 76'
CM 11 Nani Soares
CM 8 Francisco Júnior downward-facing red arrow 74'
RW 15 Toni Silva
AM 7 Zezinho (c)
LW 19 João Mário downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 9 Abel Camará downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Piqueti upward-facing green arrow 61'
FW 13 Frédéric Mendy upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 21 Aldair Baldé upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
Baciro Candé

Man of the Match:
Zezinho (Guinea-Bissau)[5]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon

Burkina Faso 1–1 Cameroon
Dayo 75' Report Moukandjo 35'
Burkina Faso[6]
Cameroon[6]
GK 16 Kouakou Hervé Koffi
RB 5 Patrick Malo
CB 14 Issoufou Dayo
CB 4 Bakary Koné
LB 20 Yacouba Coulibaly
CM 18 Charles Kaboré (c)
CM 8 Abdou Razack Traoré downward-facing red arrow 74'
RW 7 Préjuce Nakoulma
AM 11 Jonathan Pitroipa downward-facing red arrow 86'
LW 10 Alain Traoré
CF 19 Bertrand Traoré downward-facing red arrow 61'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Banou Diawara Yellow card 86' upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 17 Jonathan Zongo upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 15 Aristide Bancé upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
Portugal Paulo Duarte
GK 1 Fabrice Ondoa
RB 2 Ernest Mabouka Yellow card 14'
CB 5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Yellow card 88'
CB 4 Adolphe Teikeu
LB 6 Ambroise Oyongo
RM 7 Clinton N'Jie downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 14 Georges Mandjeck Yellow card 62'
CM 15 Sébastien Siani
LM 13 Christian Bassogog downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c) Yellow card 56'
CF 9 Jacques Zoua
Substitutions:
MF 11 Edgar Salli upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 20 Karl Toko Ekambi upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Belgium Hugo Broos

Man of the Match:
Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso)[7]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Gabon vs Burkina Faso

Gabon 1–1 Burkina Faso
Aubameyang 38' (pen.) Report Nakoulma 23'
Gabon[8]
Burkina Faso[8]
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
LB 6 Johann Obiang downward-facing red arrow 34'
CM 22 Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
CM 4 Merlin Tandjigora downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 17 André Biyogo Poko downward-facing red arrow 75'
LW 20 Denis Bouanga
CF 7 Malick Evouna
CF 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
Substitutions:
DF 19 Benjamin Zé Ondo upward-facing green arrow 34'
MF 18 Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 14 Serge Kevyn upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Spain José Antonio Camacho
GK 16 Kouakou Hervé Koffi Yellow card 37'
RB 5 Patrick Malo
CB 14 Issoufou Dayo
CB 4 Bakary Koné
LB 20 Yacouba Coulibaly
CM 18 Charles Kaboré (c)
CM 8 Abdou Razack Traoré
RW 17 Jonathan Zongo downward-facing red arrow 54'
AM 11 Jonathan Pitroipa downward-facing red arrow 11'
LW 10 Alain Traoré downward-facing red arrow 77'
CF 9 Banou Diawara
Substitutions:
MF 7 Préjuce Nakoulma upward-facing green arrow 11'
MF 19 Bertrand Traoré upward-facing green arrow 54'
MF 6 Bakary Saré upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Portugal Paulo Duarte

Man of the Match:
Denis Bouanga (Gabon)[9]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau

Cameroon 2–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report Piqueti 13'
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Cameroon[10]
Guinea-Bissau[10]
GK 1 Fabrice Ondoa
RB 19 Collins Fai
CB 4 Adolphe Teikeu
CB 5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
LB 6 Ambroise Oyongo
CM 14 Georges Mandjeck Yellow card 22' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 15 Sébastien Siani
RW 13 Christian Bassogog
AM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
LW 7 Clinton N'Jie downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Karl Toko Ekambi upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 3 Nicolas Nkoulou upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 18 Robert Ndip Tambe upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Belgium Hugo Broos
GK 1 Jonas Mendes
RB 4 Tomás Dabó
CB 5 Rudinilson Silva
CB 14 Juary Soares Yellow card 30'
LB 22 Mamadu Candé
CM 11 Nani Soares
CM 8 Francisco Júnior
AM 7 Zezinho (c)
RF 15 Toni Silva downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 13 Frédéric Mendy downward-facing red arrow 81'
LF 18 Piqueti downward-facing red arrow 50'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Idrissa Camará upward-facing green arrow 50'
FW 17 Leocísio Sami upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 9 Abel Camará upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Baciro Candé

Man of the Match:
Christian Bassogog (Cameroon)[11]

Assistant referees:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Cameroon vs Gabon

Cameroon 0–0 Gabon
Report
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
Cameroon[12]
Gabon[12]
GK 1 Fabrice Ondoa
RB 19 Collins Fai
CB 4 Adolphe Teikeu
CB 3 Nicolas Nkoulou
LB 6 Ambroise Oyongo
CM 15 Sébastien Siani Yellow card 18'
CM 5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
AM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
RF 13 Christian Bassogog downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 18 Robert Ndip Tambe downward-facing red arrow 83'
LF 11 Edgar Salli downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Jacques Zoua upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 10 Vincent Aboubakar upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 20 Karl Toko Ekambi upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Belgium Hugo Broos
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB 19 Benjamin Zé Ondo downward-facing red arrow 57'
RM 17 André Biyogo Poko
CM 22 Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
CM 18 Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali
LM 20 Denis Bouanga
CF 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CF 7 Malick Evouna downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Yoann Wachter upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 13 Samson Mbingui upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 14 Serge Kevyn upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Spain José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Denis Bouanga (Gabon)[13]

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso

Guinea-Bissau 0–2 Burkina Faso
Report
Guinea-Bissau[14]
Burkina Faso[14]
GK 1 Jonas Mendes
RB 4 Tomás Dabó
CB 14 Juary Soares Yellow card 80'
CB 5 Rudinilson Silva
LB 22 Mamadu Candé
CM 11 Nani Soares downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 8 Francisco Júnior downward-facing red arrow 76'
AM 7 Zezinho (c)
RF 15 Toni Silva
CF 13 Frédéric Mendy
LF 18 Piqueti downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 3 Lassana Camará upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 9 Abel Camará upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 21 Aldair Baldé upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Baciro Candé
GK 16 Kouakou Hervé Koffi
RB 2 Steeve Yago
CB 14 Issoufou Dayo
CB 4 Bakary Koné
LB 20 Yacouba Coulibaly
CM 18 Charles Kaboré (c) Yellow card 45+1'
CM 8 Abdou Razack Traoré Yellow card 7'
RW 19 Bertrand Traoré downward-facing red arrow 78'
AM 10 Alain Traoré downward-facing red arrow 67'
LW 7 Préjuce Nakoulma
CF 15 Aristide Bancé downward-facing red arrow 59'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Cyrille Bayala upward-facing green arrow 59'
MF 22 Blati Touré upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 6 Bakary Saré upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Portugal Paulo Duarte

Man of the Match:
Préjuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso)[15]

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

References

  1. ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations - Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics".
  4. ^ a b "Media start list: Gabon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 14, 2017). "J.L. Mendes Lopes is the first Total Man of the Match of the competition! Congratulations!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Burkina Faso - Cameroon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  7. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 14, 2017). "A. TRAORE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Gabon - Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 18, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. BOUANGA! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 18, 2017). "C. BASSOGOG has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Gabon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  13. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 22, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. Bouanga! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Guinea-Bissau - Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  15. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 22, 2017). "P. NAKOULMA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Twitter.

External links

  • 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com