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.
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 |
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A1 | ![]() | Hosts | 8 April 2015 | 7th | 2015 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) | 22 | 108 |
A2 | ![]() | Group D winners | 4 September 2016 | 11th | 2015 | Runners-up (2013) | 33.5 | 53 |
A3 | ![]() | Group M winners | 3 June 2016 | 18th | 2015 | Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) | 29 | 62 |
A4 | ![]() | Group E winners | 5 June 2016 | 1st | none | Debut | 8.5 | 68 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals:
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). [2]
Gabon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Aubameyang ![]() | Report | Juary ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gabon [4] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guinea-Bissau [4] |
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Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Dayo ![]() | Report | Moukandjo ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burkina Faso [6] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cameroon [6] |
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Gabon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Aubameyang ![]() | Report | Nakoulma ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gabon [8] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burkina Faso [8] |
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Cameroon ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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| Report | Piqueti ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cameroon [10] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guinea-Bissau [10] |
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Cameroon ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cameroon [12] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gabon [12] |
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Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guinea-Bissau [14] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burkina Faso [14] |
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