Group A of the 2000 African Cup of Nations ran from 23 January until 2 February. It consisted of Gabon, South Africa, Algeria and DR Congo. The matches were held in Accra and Kumasi in Ghana. South Africa and Algeria progressed to the quarterfinals.
The Gabon national football team, nicknamed Les Panthères or Les Brésiliens, is the national team of Gabon and is controlled by the Gabonese Football Federation. They have never qualified for the World Cup, but have qualified seven times for the Africa Cup of Nations.
The South Africa men's national football team represents South Africa in association football and is controlled by the South African Football Association, the governing body for football in South Africa. South Africa's home ground is FNB Stadium, so named due to a naming rights deal, in Johannesburg. The team is currently under the charge of Stuart Baxter, who was appointed as coach on 5 April 2017. The team's greatest achievement was winning the Africa Cup of Nations at home in 1996.
The Algeria national football team represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays its home games at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers.
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Top two placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Gabon | 1–3 | |
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N'Zigou | Ngobe Bartlett |
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DR Congo | 0–1 | |
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Bartlett |
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Algeria | 1–1 | |
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Moussouni | Bartlett |
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