2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

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Group D of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 to 25 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Ghana, Mali, Egypt, and Uganda. [1]

Contents

Egypt and Ghana 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
D1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Group H winners5 June 201621st 2015 Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)56.554
D2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Group C winners5 June 201610th 2015 Runners-up (1972)33.564
D3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Group G winners4 June 201623rd 2010 Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)15.535
D4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Group D runners-up4 September 20166th 1978 Runners-up (1978)1273
Notes
  1. The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 321020+27Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 320121+16
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 30211212
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 30121321
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

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

Ghana vs Uganda

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
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Ghana [3]
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Uganda [3]
GK1 Brimah Razak
RB23 Harrison Afful
CB18 Daniel Amartey
CB21 John Boye
LB17 Baba Rahman Sub off.svg 39'
RM10 André Ayew
CM5 Thomas Partey
CM11 Mubarak Wakaso
LM7 Christian Atsu
CF3 Asamoah Gyan (c)Sub off.svg 73'
CF9 Jordan Ayew Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
DF22 Frank Acheampong Sub on.svg 39'
MF8 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Sub on.svg 73'
MF6 Afriyie Acquah Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Israel.svg Avram Grant
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GK18 Denis Onyango (c)
RB12 Denis Iguma
CB16 Hassan Wasswa
CB5 Isaac Isinde Yellow card.svg 31'Sub off.svg 70'
LB2 Joseph Ochaya
DM3 Geoffrey Kizito
RW10 Luwagga Kizito Sub off.svg 57'
AM23 Micheal Azira Sub off.svg 46'
LW6 Tony Mawejje
CF17 Farouk Miya
CF11 Geofrey Massa
Substitutions:
MF13 Moses Oloya Sub on.svg 46'
FW21 Muhammad Shaban Sub on.svg 57'
FW9 Geoffrey Sserunkuma Sub on.svg 70'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia.svg Milutin Sredojević

Man of the Match:
Christian Atsu (Ghana) [4]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Olivier Safari (DR Congo)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Mali vs Egypt

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Mali [5]
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Egypt [5]
GK1 Oumar Sissoko
RB23 Ousmane Coulibaly
CB13 Molla Wagué
CB4 Salif Coulibaly
LB2 Hamary Traoré
CM17 Mamoutou N'Diaye
CM8 Yacouba Sylla (c)
AM6 Lassana Coulibaly Sub off.svg 72'
RW14 Sambou Yatabaré Sub off.svg 65'
LW11 Bakary Sako
CF9 Moussa Marega
Substitutions:
MF20 Yves Bissouma Sub on.svg 65'
MF18 Samba Sow Yellow card.svg 88'Sub on.svg 72'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Alain Giresse
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GK23 Ahmed El Shenawy Sub off.svg 25'
RB7 Ahmed Fathy (c)Yellow card.svg 90+1'
CB6 Ahmed Hegazy
CB2 Ali Gabr
LB13 Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM8 Tarek Hamed
CM17 Mohamed Elneny
RW10 Mohamed Salah Yellow card.svg 67'Sub off.svg 70'
AM19 Abdallah Said
LW21 Trézéguet
CF18 Marwan Mohsen Sub off.svg 76'
Substitutions:
GK1 Essam El-Hadary Sub on.svg 25'
MF14 Ramadan Sobhi Sub on.svg 70'
FW9 Ahmed Hassan Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Moussa Marega (Mali) [6]

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Marius Tan (Ivory Coast)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Ghana vs Mali

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Ghana [7]
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Mali [7]
GK1 Brimah Razak
RB23 Harrison Afful
CB18 Daniel Amartey
CB21 John Boye
LB22 Frank Acheampong
RM7 Christian Atsu
CM5 Thomas Partey
CM11 Mubarak Wakaso
LM10 André Ayew
CF9 Jordan Ayew Sub off.svg 90'
CF3 Asamoah Gyan (c)Yellow card.svg 82'Sub off.svg 82'
Substitutions:
MF8 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Sub on.svg 82'
MF6 Afriyie Acquah Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of Israel.svg Avram Grant
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GK1 Oumar Sissoko
RB23 Ousmane Coulibaly
CB13 Molla Wagué
CB4 Salif Coulibaly
LB2 Hamary Traoré
CM17 Mamoutou N'Diaye
CM8 Yacouba Sylla (c)
RW14 Sambou Yatabaré Sub off.svg 46'
AM7 Mustapha Yatabaré Sub off.svg 63'
LW11 Bakary Sako
CF9 Moussa Marega Sub off.svg 79'
Substitutions:
MF20 Yves Bissouma Sub on.svg 46'
MF12 Moussa Doumbia Sub on.svg 63'
FW10 Kalifa Coulibaly Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Alain Giresse

Man of the Match:
Thomas Partey (Ghana) [8]

Assistant referees:
Albdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Egypt vs Uganda

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Egypt [9]
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Uganda [9]
GK1 Essam El-Hadary (c)
RB7 Ahmed Fathy
CB2 Ali Gabr
CB6 Ahmed Hegazy
LB13 Mohamed Abdel Shafy
CM17 Mohamed Elneny
CM8 Tarek Hamed Yellow card.svg 25'Sub off.svg 59'
RW21 Trézéguet Sub off.svg 79'
AM10 Mohamed Salah
LW14 Ramadan Sobhi Sub off.svg 66'
CF18 Marwan Mohsen
Substitutions:
MF19 Abdallah Said Sub on.svg 59'
MF22 Amr Warda Sub on.svg 66'
MF11 Kahraba Sub on.svg 79'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Cúper
EGY-UGA 2017-01-21.svg
GK18 Denis Onyango
RB12 Denis Iguma Sub off.svg 90+1'
CB4 Murushid Juuko
CB16 Hassan Wasswa
LB15 Godfrey Walusimbi
CM3 Geoffrey Kizito
CM8 Khalid Aucho
RW2 Joseph Ochaya
AM17 Farouk Miya Sub off.svg 81'
LW6 Tony Mawejje
CF11 Geofrey Massa (c)Sub off.svg 65'
Substitutions:
FW21 Muhammad Shaban Sub on.svg 65'
DF14 Nicholas Wadada Sub on.svg 81'
MF13 Moses Oloya Sub on.svg 90+1'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia.svg Milutin Sredojević

Man of the Match:
Abdallah Said (Egypt) [10]

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Egypt vs Ghana

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Egypt [11]
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Ghana [11]
GK1 Essam El-Hadary (c)
RB3 Ahmed Elmohamady
CB6 Ahmed Hegazy
CB2 Ali Gabr
LB7 Ahmed Fathy
CM8 Tarek Hamed
CM17 Mohamed Elneny
RW10 Mohamed Salah
AM19 Abdallah Said Sub off.svg 76'
LW21 Trézéguet Yellow card.svg 74'
CF18 Marwan Mohsen Yellow card.svg 56'Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
MF11 Kahraba Sub on.svg 69'
MF22 Amr Warda Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Flag of Argentina.svg Héctor Cúper
EGY-GHA 2017-01-25.svg
GK1 Brimah Razak
RB23 Harrison Afful
CB18 Daniel Amartey
CB21 John Boye Yellow card.svg 80'
LB4 Jonathan Mensah
CM8 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Sub off.svg 80'
CM20 Samuel Tetteh Sub off.svg 73'
CM2 Andy Yiadom
RF7 Christian Atsu
CF3 Asamoah Gyan (c)Sub off.svg 41'
LF10 André Ayew
Substitutions:
FW9 Jordan Ayew Sub on.svg 41'
MF14 Bernard Tekpetey Yellow card.svg 77'Sub on.svg 73'
MF11 Mubarak Wakaso Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Israel.svg Avram Grant

Man of the Match:
Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt) [12]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Uganda vs Mali

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Uganda [13]
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Mali [13]
GK1 Robert Odongkara Yellow card.svg 78'
RB12 Denis Iguma
CB4 Murushid Juuko Yellow card.svg 43'
CB16 Hassan Wasswa (c)
LB15 Godfrey Walusimbi
RM13 Moses Oloya Sub off.svg 60'
CM3 Geoffrey Kizito
CM8 Khalid Aucho Sub off.svg 90+2'
LM2 Joseph Ochaya
CF17 Farouk Miya
CF10 Luwagga Kizito Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
MF6 Tony Mawejje Sub on.svg 60'
FW11 Geofrey Massa Sub on.svg 78'
MF23 Micheal Azira Sub on.svg 90+2'
Manager:
Flag of Serbia.svg Milutin Sredojević
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GK1 Oumar Sissoko
RB23 Ousmane Coulibaly
CB13 Molla Wagué
CB21 Mahamadou N'Diaye
LB2 Hamary Traoré
CM17 Mamoutou N'Diaye
CM8 Yacouba Sylla (c)
RW20 Yves Bissouma
AM6 Lassana Coulibaly Sub off.svg 54'
LW12 Moussa Doumbia
CF9 Moussa Marega Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
FW10 Kalifa Coulibaly Sub on.svg 54'
FW7 Mustapha Yatabaré Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Alain Giresse

Man of the Match:
Farouk Miya (Uganda) [14]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

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