2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

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Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 20 January until 28 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Mali, Cameroon, and Guinea. [1] Ivory Coast and Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Mali and Cameroon were eliminated.

Contents

Teams

Draw positionTeamMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
CAF Rankings
Points [nb 1]
FIFA Rankings
Start of event
D1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Group D runners-up19 November 201421st 2013 Winners (1992)4428
D2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Group B runners-up19 November 20149th 2013 Runners-up (1972)3849
D3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group D winners15 November 201417th 2010 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)23.542
D4Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Group E runners-up19 November 201411th 2012 Runners-up (1976)1939
Notes
  1. The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 312032+15Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 30303303 [a]
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 30303303 [a]
4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 30212312
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Guinea and Mali were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots took place on 29 January 2015, 16:00 local time at the Hilton Malabo. Guinea selected the lot for 2nd place and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group runner-up. [2] [3] [4]

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

All times local, WAT (UTC+1).

Ivory Coast vs Guinea

Guinea took the lead in the 36th minute when Mohamed Yattara smashed home a headed clearance from the Ivory Coast defence. Gervinho was sent off in the 58th minute for hitting Naby Keïta in the face, but the 10-men Ivory Coast equalized in the 72nd minute, as Wilfried Bony controlled the ball on his chest and passed to Seydou Doumbia to score. [5] [6]

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Doumbia Soccerball shade.svg72' Report M. Yattara Soccerball shade.svg36'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 14,875
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
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Guinea
GK16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17 Serge Aurier Yellow card.svg 40'
CB21 Eric Bailly
CB4 Kolo Touré
LB22 Wilfried Kanon
CM19 Yaya Touré (c)Sub off.svg 86'
CM9 Cheick Tioté Yellow card.svg 62'
RW10 Gervinho Red card.svg 58'
AM8 Salomon Kalou Sub off.svg 65'
LW20 Serey Dié Yellow card.svg 54'Sub off.svg 65'
CF12 Wilfried Bony
Substitutions:
DF5 Siaka Tiéné Sub on.svg 65'
FW7 Seydou Doumbia Sub on.svg 65'
MF6 Cheick Doukouré Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
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GK1 Naby Yattara
RB20 Baissama Sankoh
CB17 Boubacar Fofana
CB10 Kévin Constant
LB5 Fodé Camara
CM4 Florentin Pogba
CM3 Issiaga Sylla
RW15 Naby Keïta
AM8 Ibrahima Traoré (c)
LW12 Ibrahima Conté
CF2 Mohamed Yattara Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
FW7 Abdoul Camara Sub on.svg 71'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea) [7]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

Mali vs Cameroon

Mali took the lead in the 71st minute as Molla Wagué's flick-on from a free kick allowed Sambou Yatabaré to score at the far post. Cameroon equalized in the 84th minute, after Ambroise Oyongo controlled Raoul Loé's lofted pass to score from close range. [8] [9]

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
S. Yatabaré Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Oyongo Soccerball shade.svg84'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
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Cameroon
GK16 Soumbeïla Diakité
RB15 Drissa Diakité
CB23 Molla Wagué
CB4 Salif Coulibaly
LB3 Adama Tamboura
DM8 Yacouba Sylla
RM14 Sambou Yatabaré Sub off.svg 90+4'
CM17 Mamoutou N'Diaye Yellow card.svg 24'Sub off.svg 80'
CM12 Seydou Keita (c)
LM10 Bakary Sako
CF7 Mustapha Yatabaré Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
MF6 Tongo Doumbia Sub on.svg 80'
FW20 Modibo Maïga Sub on.svg 86'
MF21 Abdou Traoré Sub on.svg 90+4'
Manager:
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GK16 Fabrice Ondoa
RB6 Ambroise Oyongo
CB21 Aurélien Chedjou
CB3 Nicolas N'Koulou
LB12 Henri Bedimo
CM18 Eyong Enoh Sub off.svg 17'
CM4 Raoul Loé
RW8 Benjamin Moukandjo
AM13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)
LW11 Edgar Salli
CF10 Vincent Aboubakar
Substitutions:
MF20 Franck Kom Sub on.svg 17'Sub off.svg 78'
FW15 Franck Etoundi Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Finke

Man of the Match:
Sambou Yatabaré (Mali) [10]

Assistant referees:
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)
Fourth official:
Joseph Odartei Lamptey (Ghana)

Ivory Coast vs Mali

Mali took the lead in the 7th minute, as Bakary Sako scored home from Sambou Yatabaré's cross. Ivory Coast equalized in the 86th minute, when Serge Aurier passed to Max Gradel to score. [11] [12]

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Gradel Soccerball shade.svg86' Report Sako Soccerball shade.svg7'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 14,890
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
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Mali
GK16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17 Serge Aurier
CB22 Wilfried Kanon Sub off.svg 83'
CB4 Kolo Touré
LB5 Siaka Tiéné
CM14 Ismaël Diomandé Sub off.svg 39'
CM9 Cheick Tioté Yellow card.svg 82'
RW19 Yaya Touré (c)
LW21 Eric Bailly
CF12 Wilfried Bony Sub off.svg 84'
CF7 Seydou Doumbia
Substitutions:
MF15 Max Gradel Sub on.svg 39'
FW8 Salomon Kalou Sub on.svg 83'
FW11 Tallo Gadji Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Hervé Renard
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GK16 Soumbeïla Diakité Sub off.svg 72'
RB15 Drissa Diakité
CB23 Molla Wagué
CB4 Salif Coulibaly
LB3 Adama Tamboura
DM17 Mamoutou N'Diaye
CM12 Seydou Keita (c)Yellow card.svg 77'
CM8 Yacouba Sylla Yellow card.svg 59'
RW10 Bakary Sako Sub off.svg 78'
LW14 Sambou Yatabaré Yellow card.svg 88'
CF7 Mustapha Yatabaré Sub off.svg 90+1'
Substitutions:
GK1 Germain Berthé Sub on.svg 72'
MF6 Tongo Doumbia Sub on.svg 78'
FW20 Modibo Maïga Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Seydou Keita (Mali) [13]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)
Fourth official:
Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Cameroon vs Guinea

Cameroon took the lead in the 13th minute, when Benjamin Moukandjo's corner evaded everybody and hit the goalkeeper to go into the net. Guinea equalized in the 42nd minute, as Ibrahima Traoré received a pass from Issiaga Sylla, and shot home from outside the penalty area. [14] [15]

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Moukandjo Soccerball shade.svg13' Report Traoré Soccerball shade.svg42'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)
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Cameroon
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Guinea
GK16 Fabrice Ondoa
RB6 Ambroise Oyongo Sub off.svg 62'
CB21 Aurélien Chedjou
CB3 Nicolas N'Koulou
LB12 Henri Bedimo
DM13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
RM8 Benjamin Moukandjo
CM17 Stéphane Mbia (c)
CM4 Raoul Loé Sub off.svg 81'
LM11 Edgar Salli
CF10 Vincent Aboubakar Sub off.svg 77'
Substitutions:
DF5 Jérôme Guihoata Sub on.svg 62'
FW15 Franck Etoundi Sub on.svg 77'
MF20 Franck Kom Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Finke
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GK1 Naby Yattara
RB20 Baissama Sankoh
CB5 Fodé Camara
CB4 Florentin Pogba Sub off.svg 45+3'
LB3 Issiaga Sylla
DM17 Boubacar Fofana Yellow card.svg 32'
RM8 Ibrahima Traoré (c)Sub off.svg 90+3'
CM10 Kévin Constant
CM12 Ibrahima Conté
LM18 Seydouba Soumah Sub off.svg 66'
CF2 Mohamed Yattara
Substitutions:
DF13 Abdoulaye Cissé Sub on.svg 45+3'
MF15 Naby Keïta Sub on.svg 66'
FW19 François Kamano Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea) [16]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Cameroon vs Ivory Coast

The only goal of the match was scored by Max Gradel in the 35th minute, as he stole the ball from the Cameroon defence, dribbled inside and shot home from outside the penalty area. The win sent Ivory Coast to the quarter-finals as group winners, while Cameroon were eliminated. [17] [18]

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report Gradel Soccerball shade.svg35'
Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Attendance: 15,230
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
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Ivory Coast
GK16 Fabrice Ondoa
RB5 Jérôme Guihoata
CB21 Aurélien Chedjou
CB3 Nicolas N'Koulou
LB12 Henri Bedimo
CM14 Georges Mandjeck
CM8 Benjamin Moukandjo Sub off.svg 67'
RW13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
AM17 Stéphane Mbia (c)
LW15 Franck Etoundi Sub off.svg 55'
CF11 Edgar Salli Sub off.svg 46'
Substitutions:
FW10 Vincent Aboubakar Sub on.svg 46'
FW2 Léonard Kweuke Sub on.svg 55'
MF7 Clinton N'Jie Sub on.svg 67'
Manager:
Flag of Germany.svg Volker Finke
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GK16 Sylvain Gbohouo Yellow card.svg 90+3'
RB17 Serge Aurier
CB21 Eric Bailly Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 28'
CB4 Kolo Touré
LB22 Wilfried Kanon
CM20 Serey Dié
CM19 Yaya Touré (c)Yellow card.svg 32'Sub off.svg 82'
RW15 Max Gradel
AM7 Seydou Doumbia Sub off.svg 60'
LW5 Siaka Tiéné
CF12 Wilfried Bony
Substitutions:
DF2 Ousmane Viera Sub on.svg 28'
FW11 Tallo Gadji Sub on.svg 60'
MF6 Cheick Doukouré Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Max Gradel (Ivory Coast) [19]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Guinea vs Mali

Guinea took the lead in the 15th minute with a penalty by Kévin Constant, which was awarded due to a handball by Salif Coulibaly. Mali then were awarded their own penalty three minutes later after Baissama Sankoh was penalised for handball, but Seydou Keita's penalty was easily saved. Mali equalized in the 47th minute, when Abdoulay Diaby crossed for Modibo Maïga to head home. The match finished in a 1–1 draw, the same scoreline as both Guinea and Mali's previous two matches, meaning that the two teams were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots were held the next day to decide which team qualify for the quarter-finals as group runner-up, which was won by Guinea (see below for details). [20] [21]

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Constant Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.) Report Maïga Soccerball shade.svg47'
Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo
Attendance: 13,470
Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)
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Mali
GK1 Naby Yattara
RB13 Abdoulaye Cissé
CB20 Baissama Sankoh
CB5 Fodé Camara
LB3 Issiaga Sylla Yellow card.svg 55' Sub off.svg 57'
DM15 Naby Keïta
CM17 Boubacar Fofana
CM10 Kévin Constant Sub off.svg 84'
RW8 Ibrahima Traoré (c)Sub off.svg 62'
LW12 Ibrahima Conté
CF2 Mohamed Yattara
Substitutions:
DF23 Djibril Tamsir Paye Sub on.svg 57'
FW18 Seydouba Soumah Sub on.svg 62'
FW7 Abdoul Camara Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Michel Dussuyer
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GK1 Germain Berthé
RB15 Drissa Diakité
CB23 Molla Wagué
CB4 Salif Coulibaly
LB3 Adama Tamboura
DM17 Mamoutou N'Diaye Sub off.svg 90+1'
CM8 Yacouba Sylla
CM12 Seydou Keita (c)
RW18 Abdoulay Diaby Yellow card.svg 70' Sub off.svg 72'
LW20 Modibo Maïga
CF7 Mustapha Yatabaré Sub off.svg 84'
Substitutions:
MF10 Bakary Sako Sub on.svg 72'
MF14 Sambou Yatabaré Sub on.svg 84'
MF21 Abdou Traoré Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Modibo Maïga (Mali) [22]

Assistant referees:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)
Fourth official:
Mehd Abid Charef (Algeria)

Drawing of lots

Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations. [23]

The draw took place at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1) on 29 January 2015, at the Hilton Malabo. Representatives of each team drew a ball, one of which was numbered '2' and the other numbered '3'. [2] Guinea drew the ball '2' and were placed as runners-up in the group, with Mali being third. As such, Guinea advanced to the quarter-finals and Mali were eliminated. [3] [4]

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