2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

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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]

Contents

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

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
A1Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Hosts8 April 20157th 2015 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)22108
A2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Group D winners4 September 201611th 2015 Runners-up (2013)33.553
A3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Group M winners3 June 201618th 2015 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)2962
A4Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Group E winners5 June 20161stnoneDebut8.568
Notes
  1. ↑ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 312042+25Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 312032+15
3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon (H)30302203
4Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 301225−31
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

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

Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svg1–1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Aubameyang Soccerball shade.svg52' Report Juary Soccerball shade.svg90+1'
Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville
Attendance: 39,230 [3]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
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Gabon [4]
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Guinea-Bissau [4]
GK1 Didier Ovono
RB8 Lloyd Palun
CB2 Aaron Appindangoyé
CB5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB6 Johann Obiang Yellow card.svg 66'
CM4 Merlin Tandjigora Sub off.svg 84'
CM10 Mario Lemina Sub off.svg 73'
CM22 Didier Ndong
RF7 Malick Evouna Sub off.svg 88'
CF9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
LF20 Denis Bouanga
Substitutions:
MF12 Guélor Kanga Sub on.svg 73'
MF17 André Biyogo Poko Sub on.svg 84'
FW14 Serge Kevyn Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Camacho
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GK1 Jonas Mendes
RB4 Tomás Dabó
CB5 Rudinilson Silva
CB14 Juary Soares
LB16 Agostinho Soares Yellow card.svg 76'
CM11 Nani Soares
CM8 Francisco Júnior Sub off.svg 74'
RW15 Toni Silva
AM7 Zezinho (c)
LW19 João Mário Sub off.svg 61'
CF9 Abel Camará Sub off.svg 66'
Substitutions:
MF18 Piqueti Sub on.svg 61'
FW13 Frédéric Mendy Sub on.svg 66'
FW21 Aldair Baldé Sub on.svg 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  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Dayo Soccerball shade.svg75' Report Moukandjo Soccerball shade.svg35'
Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
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Burkina Faso [6]
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Cameroon [6]
GK16 Hervé Koffi
RB5 Patrick Malo
CB14 Issoufou Dayo
CB4 Bakary Koné
LB20 Yacouba Coulibaly
CM18 Charles Kaboré (c)
CM8 Abdou Razack Traoré Sub off.svg 74'
RW7 Préjuce Nakoulma
AM11 Jonathan Pitroipa Sub off.svg 86'
LW10 Alain Traoré
CF19 Bertrand Traoré Sub off.svg 61'
Substitutions:
FW9 Banou Diawara Yellow card.svg 86'Sub on.svg 61'
MF17 Jonathan Zongo Sub on.svg 74'
FW15 Aristide Bancé Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
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GK1 Fabrice Ondoa
RB2 Ernest Mabouka Yellow card.svg 14'
CB5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui Yellow card.svg 88'
CB4 Adolphe Teikeu
LB6 Ambroise Oyongo
RM7 Clinton N'Jie Sub off.svg 77'
CM14 Georges Mandjeck Yellow card.svg 62'
CM15 Sébastien Siani
LM13 Christian Bassogog Sub off.svg 84'
CF8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c)Yellow card.svg 56'
CF9 Jacques Zoua
Substitutions:
MF11 Edgar Salli Sub on.svg 77'
FW20 Karl Toko Ekambi Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
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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  Flag of Gabon.svg1–1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Aubameyang Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.) Report Nakoulma Soccerball shade.svg23'
Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
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Gabon [8]
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Burkina Faso [8]
GK1 Didier Ovono
RB8 Lloyd Palun
CB5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB2 Aaron Appindangoyé
LB6 Johann Obiang Sub off.svg 34'
CM4 Merlin Tandjigora Sub off.svg 66'
CM17 André Biyogo Poko Sub off.svg 75'
CM22 Didier Ndong
RF7 Malick Evouna
CF9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
LF20 Denis Bouanga
Substitutions:
DF19 Benjamin Zé Ondo Sub on.svg 34'
MF18 Serge Junior Sub on.svg 66'
FW14 Serge Kevyn Sub on.svg 75'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Camacho
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GK16 Hervé Koffi Yellow card.svg 37'
RB5 Patrick Malo
CB14 Issoufou Dayo
CB4 Bakary Koné
LB20 Yacouba Coulibaly
CM18 Charles Kaboré (c)
CM8 Abdou Razack Traoré
RW17 Jonathan Zongo Sub off.svg 54'
AM11 Jonathan Pitroipa Sub off.svg 11'
LW10 Alain Traoré Sub off.svg 77'
CF9 Banou Diawara
Substitutions:
MF7 Préjuce Nakoulma Sub on.svg 11'
MF19 Bertrand Traoré Sub on.svg 54'
MF6 Bakary Saré Sub on.svg 77'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 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  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report Piqueti Soccerball shade.svg13'
Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
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Cameroon [10]
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Guinea-Bissau [10]
GK1 Fabrice Ondoa
RB19 Collins Fai
CB4 Adolphe Teikeu
CB5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
LB6 Ambroise Oyongo
CM14 Georges Mandjeck Yellow card.svg 22'Sub off.svg 65'
CM15 Sébastien Siani
RW13 Christian Bassogog
AM8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
LW7 Clinton N'Jie Sub off.svg 46'
CF10 Vincent Aboubakar Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutions:
FW20 Karl Toko Ekambi Sub on.svg 46'
DF3 Nicolas Nkoulou Sub on.svg 65'
FW18 Robert Ndip Tambe Sub on.svg 65'
Manager:
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GK1 Jonas Mendes
RB4 Tomás Dabó
CB5 Rudinilson Silva
CB14 Juary Soares Yellow card.svg 30'
LB22 Mamadu Candé
CM11 Nani Soares
CM8 Francisco Júnior
AM7 Zezinho (c)
RF15 Toni Silva Sub off.svg 68'
CF13 Frédéric Mendy Sub off.svg 81'
LF18 Piqueti Sub off.svg 50'
Substitutions:
MF20 Idrissa Camará Sub on.svg 50'
FW17 Leocísio Sami Sub on.svg 68'
FW9 Abel Camará Sub on.svg 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  Flag of Cameroon.svg0–0Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
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Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville
Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)
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Cameroon [12]
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Gabon [12]
GK1 Fabrice Ondoa
RB19 Collins Fai
CB4 Adolphe Teikeu
CB3 Nicolas Nkoulou
LB6 Ambroise Oyongo
CM15 Sébastien Siani Yellow card.svg 18'
CM5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
AM8 Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
RF13 Christian Bassogog Sub off.svg 83'
CF18 Robert Ndip Tambe Sub off.svg 83'
LF11 Edgar Salli Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
FW9 Jacques Zoua Sub on.svg 76'
FW10 Vincent Aboubakar Sub on.svg 83'
FW20 Karl Toko Ekambi Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Hugo Broos
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GK1 Didier Ovono
RB8 Lloyd Palun Sub off.svg 73'
CB2 Aaron Appindangoyé
CB5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB19 Benjamin Zé Ondo Sub off.svg 57'
CM18 Serge Junior
CM17 André Biyogo Poko
CM22 Didier Ndong
RF7 Malick Evouna Sub off.svg 78'
CF9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
LF20 Denis Bouanga
Substitutions:
DF21 Yoann Wachter Sub on.svg 57'
MF13 Samson Mbingui Sub on.svg 73'
FW14 Serge Kevyn Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Spain.svg 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  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg0–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
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Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
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Guinea-Bissau [14]
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Burkina Faso [14]
GK1 Jonas Mendes
RB4 Tomás Dabó
CB14 Juary Soares Yellow card.svg 80'
CB5 Rudinilson Silva
LB22 Mamadu Candé
CM11 Nani Soares Sub off.svg 63'
CM8 Francisco Júnior Sub off.svg 76'
AM7 Zezinho (c)
RF15 Toni Silva
CF13 Frédéric Mendy
LF18 Piqueti Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutions:
MF3 Lassana Camará Sub on.svg 63'
FW9 Abel Camará Sub on.svg 65'
FW21 Aldair Baldé Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Baciro Candé
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GK16 Hervé Koffi
RB2 Steeve Yago
CB14 Issoufou Dayo
CB4 Bakary Koné
LB20 Yacouba Coulibaly
CM18 Charles Kaboré (c)Yellow card.svg 45+1'
CM8 Abdou Razack Traoré Yellow card.svg 7'
RW19 Bertrand Traoré Sub off.svg 78'
AM10 Alain Traoré Sub off.svg 67'
LW7 Préjuce Nakoulma
CF15 Aristide Bancé Sub off.svg 59'
Substitutions:
FW21 Cyrille Bayala Sub on.svg 59'
MF22 Blati Touré Sub on.svg 67'
MF6 Bakary Saré Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Portugal (official).svg 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. 1 2 "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] (14 January 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. 1 2 "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] (14 January 2017). "A. TRAORE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2017– via Twitter.
  8. 1 2 "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] (18 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. BOUANGA! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017– via Twitter.
  10. 1 2 "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] (18 January 2017). "C. BASSOGOG has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017– via Twitter.
  12. 1 2 "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] (22 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. Bouanga! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2017– via Twitter.
  14. 1 2 "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] (22 January 2017). "P. NAKOULMA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2017– via Twitter.
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