2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

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Group B of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 15 to 23 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe. [1]

Contents

Senegal and Tunisia 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
B1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group J winners2 June 201616th 2015 Winners (1990)43.539
B2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Group A winners4 September 201617th 2015 Winners (2004)34.536
B3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Group K winners4 June 201613th 2015 Runners-up (2002)2433
B4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Group L winners5 June 20163rd 2006 Group stage (2004, 2006)10103

Notes

  1. The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 321062+47Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 320165+16
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 30215612
4Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 30124841
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

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

Algeria vs Zimbabwe

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–2Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
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Algeria [3]
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Zimbabwe [3]
GK23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB20 Mokhtar Belkhiter Yellow card.svg 28'Sub off.svg 46'
CB2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB21 Ramy Bensebaini
LB3 Faouzi Ghoulam
RM7 Riyad Mahrez
CM17 Adlène Guedioura
CM10 Nabil Bentaleb
LM15 Hillal Soudani Sub off.svg 78'
AM11 Yacine Brahimi
CF13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
DF22 Rabie Meftah Sub on.svg 46'
MF18 Rachid Ghezzal Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Georges Leekens
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GK16 Tatenda Mkuruva
RB4 Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB5 Elisha Muroiwa
CB2 Costa Nhamoinesu
LB6 Onismor Bhasera
RM10 Kudakwashe Mahachi
CM14 Willard Katsande (c)
CM3 Danny Phiri
LM17 Knowledge Musona Sub off.svg 12'
AM20 Khama Billiat
CF9 Nyasha Mushekwi Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
FW7 Matthew Rusike Yellow card.svg 38'Sub on.svg 12'
FW13 Cuthbert Malajila Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) [4]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Tunisia vs Senegal

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg0–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
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Tunisia [5]
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Senegal [5]
GK16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB3 Aymen Abdennour Yellow card.svg 9'
LB12 Ali Maâloul
CM15 Larry Azouni Sub off.svg 46'
CM13 Ferjani Sassi
CM8 Hamza Lahmar
RF23 Naïm Sliti
CF9 Ahmed Akaïchi Sub off.svg 64'
LF7 Youssef Msakni
Substitutions:
MF10 Wahbi Khazri Sub on.svg 46'
FW11 Taha Yassine Khenissi Sub on.svg 64'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Kasperczak
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GK1 Abdoulaye Diallo
RB21 Lamine Gassama
CB2 Kara Mbodji
CB3 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow card.svg 41'
LB4 Cheikh M'Bengue Yellow card.svg 36'
RM17 Badou Ndiaye Sub off.svg 72'
CM5 Idrissa Gueye
CM8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)Sub off.svg 88'
LM20 Keita Baldé Sub off.svg 62'
CF9 Mame Biram Diouf
CF10 Sadio Mané
Substitutions:
MF18 Ismaïla Sarr Sub on.svg 62'
MF22 Henri Saivet Sub on.svg 72'
MF15 Papakouli Diop Sub on.svg 88'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal) [6]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouandé (Cameroon)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Algeria vs Tunisia

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Algeria [7]
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Tunisia [7]
GK16 Malik Asselah
RB22 Rabie Meftah Yellow card.svg 31'
CB21 Ramy Bensebaini
CB2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
LB3 Faouzi Ghoulam Yellow card.svg 65'
DM17 Adlène Guedioura Yellow card.svg 14'Sub off.svg 90+3'
CM7 Riyad Mahrez
CM10 Nabil Bentaleb
RW11 Yacine Brahimi Sub off.svg 74'
LW18 Rachid Ghezzal Sub off.svg 69'
CF13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
FW14 Baghdad Bounedjah Sub on.svg 69'
MF9 Sofiane Hanni Sub on.svg 74'
MF19 Mehdi Abeid Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Georges Leekens
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GK16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)Sub off.svg 87'
RB21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB3 Aymen Abdennour
LB12 Ali Maâloul Yellow card.svg 45+1'
DM13 Ferjani Sassi
RM10 Wahbi Khazri Sub off.svg 73'
LM14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
AM23 Naïm Sliti
CF7 Youssef Msakni
CF9 Ahmed Akaïchi Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
DF20 Mohamed Ali Yacoubi Sub on.svg 73'
FW11 Taha Yassine Khenissi Sub on.svg 78'
GK1 Rami Jridi Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia) [8]

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal vs Zimbabwe

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
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Senegal [9]
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Zimbabwe [9]
GK1 Abdoulaye Diallo
RB21 Lamine Gassama Yellow card.svg 57'
CB3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB2 Kara Mbodji
LB4 Cheikh M'Bengue
CM5 Idrissa Gueye
CM8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)Yellow card.svg 31'Sub off.svg 85'
RW20 Keita Baldé
AM22 Henri Saivet
LW10 Sadio Mané Sub off.svg 90+1'
CF9 Mame Biram Diouf Sub off.svg 63'
Substitutions:
FW7 Moussa Sow Sub on.svg 63'
MF11 Cheikh N'Doye Sub on.svg 85'
MF18 Ismaïla Sarr Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
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GK16 Tatenda Mkuruva
RB4 Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB5 Elisha Muroiwa
CB2 Costa Nhamoinesu
LB6 Onismor Bhasera
CM18 Marvelous Nakamba
CM14 Willard Katsande (c)
AM20 Khama Billiat
RW10 Kudakwashe Mahachi Sub off.svg 46'
LW7 Matthew Rusike Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Nyasha Mushekwi Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutions:
FW11 Tendai Ndoro Sub on.svg 46'
FW8 Evans Rusike Sub on.svg 46'
FW13 Cuthbert Malajila Yellow card.svg 89'Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal) [10]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Senegal vs Algeria

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–2Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Senegal [11]
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Algeria [11]
GK16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB14 Zargo Touré
CB2 Kara Mbodji (c)Sub off.svg 70'
CB11 Cheikh N'Doye
LB19 Saliou Ciss
CM17 Badou Ndiaye Sub off.svg 78'
CM15 Papakouli Diop
AM12 Mohamed Diamé
RW18 Ismaïla Sarr
LW13 Moussa Konaté Sub off.svg 90+4'
CF7 Moussa Sow
Substitutions:
FW6 Famara Diédhiou Yellow card.svg 74'Sub on.svg 70'
MF5 Idrissa Gueye Sub on.svg 78'
MF20 Keita Baldé Sub on.svg 90+4'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
SEN-ALG 2017-01-23.svg
GK16 Malik Asselah
RB22 Rabie Meftah
CB2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB4 Liassine Cadamuro Yellow card.svg 58'
LB3 Faouzi Ghoulam Yellow card.svg 39'
CM17 Adlène Guedioura
CM10 Nabil Bentaleb Yellow card.svg 39'
RW11 Yacine Brahimi Yellow card.svg 44'
AM9 Sofiane Hanni Sub off.svg 83'
LW7 Riyad Mahrez
CF13 Islam Slimani Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
FW14 Baghdad Bounedjah Sub on.svg 80'
MF18 Rachid Ghezzal Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Georges Leekens

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria) [12]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Zimbabwe vs Tunisia

Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Zimbabwe [13]
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Tunisia [13]
GK16 Tatenda Mkuruva
RB4 Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB5 Elisha Muroiwa
CB2 Costa Nhamoinesu Yellow card.svg 44'
LB6 Onismor Bhasera
CM3 Danny Phiri Yellow card.svg 8'Sub off.svg 89'
CM14 Willard Katsande (c)
RW20 Khama Billiat
AM18 Marvelous Nakamba
LW17 Knowledge Musona Sub off.svg 89'
CF9 Nyasha Mushekwi
Substitutions:
FW11 Tendai Ndoro Sub on.svg 46'
MF10 Kudakwashe Mahachi Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa
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GK1 Rami Jridi
RB21 Hamdi Nagguez Yellow card.svg 85'
CB2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB3 Aymen Abdennour (c)
LB12 Ali Maâloul
CM14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor Yellow card.svg 33'
CM13 Ferjani Sassi
AM10 Wahbi Khazri Sub off.svg 63'
RF11 Taha Yassine Khenissi
CF7 Youssef Msakni Sub off.svg 78'
LF23 Naïm Sliti Sub off.svg 83'
Substitutions:
MF8 Hamza Lahmar Sub on.svg 63'
FW19 Saber Khalifa Sub on.svg 78'
MF15 Larry Azouni Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia) [14]

Assistant referees:
Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast)
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Fourth official:
Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

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