2017 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Last updated November 02, 2025

The knockout stage of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 28 January to the final on 5 February 2017 in Gabon.

In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the third place play-off, where no extra time was played and the match went directly to penalties if level.

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

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Burkina Faso	Cameroon
B	Senegal	Tunisia
C	DR Congo	Morocco
D	Egypt	Ghana

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

28 January – Libreville

Burkina Faso	2
		1 February – Libreville
Tunisia	0
		Burkina Faso	1 (3)
29 January – Port-Gentil
		Egypt (pen.)	1 (4)
Egypt	1
				5 February – Libreville
Morocco	0
				Egypt	1
28 January – Franceville
				Cameroon	2
Senegal	0 (4)
		2 February – Franceville
Cameroon (pen.)	0 (5)
		Cameroon	2
29 January – Oyem
		Ghana	0	Third place play-off
DR Congo	1
				4 February – Port-Gentil
Ghana	2
				Burkina Faso	1

				Ghana	0

Quarter-finals

Burkina Faso vs Tunisia

28 January 2017

17:00

Burkina Faso	2–0	Tunisia
Bancé 81' Nakoulma 85'	Report

Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Burkina Faso^[2]

Tunisia^[2]


GK	16	Hervé Koffi
RB	2	Steeve Yago
CB	14	Issoufou Dayo
CB	4	Bakary Koné
LB	20	Yacouba Coulibaly	67'
CM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)	19'
CM	22	Blati Touré	83'	87'
AM	8	Abdou Razack Traoré
RF	19	Bertrand Traoré		90+2'
CF	7	Préjuce Nakoulma	86'
LF	21	Cyrille Bayala		77'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Aristide Bancé		77'
MF	6	Bakary Saré		87'
MF	10	Alain Traoré		90+2'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte


GK	16	Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB	21	Hamdi Nagguez
CB	2	Syam Ben Youssef	38'
CB	20	Mohamed Ali Yacoubi	34'
LB	3	Aymen Abdennour	22'
CM	14	Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
CM	13	Ferjani Sassi		85'
RW	10	Wahbi Khazri		63'
AM	23	Naïm Sliti
LW	7	Youssef Msakni
CF	11	Taha Yassine Khenissi		85'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Hamza Lahmar		63'
FW	9	Ahmed Akaïchi		85'
FW	19	Saber Khalifa		85'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Préjuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso)^[3]

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Fifth official:
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)

Senegal vs Cameroon

28 January 2017

20:00

Senegal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Cameroon
	Report
Penalties
Koulibaly Mbodji Sow Saivet Mané	4–5	Moukandjo Oyongo Teikeu Zoua Aboubakar

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Senegal^[4]

Cameroon^[4]


GK	1	Abdoulaye Diallo
RB	21	Lamine Gassama
CB	3	Kalidou Koulibaly
CB	2	Kara Mbodji
LB	4	Cheikh M'Bengue		86'
CM	5	Idrissa Gueye
CM	8	Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)	90+3'	109'
RW	20	Keita Baldé
AM	22	Henri Saivet
LW	10	Sadio Mané
CF	9	Mame Biram Diouf	13'	64'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Moussa Sow		64'
DF	19	Saliou Ciss		86'
MF	17	Badou Ndiaye		109'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé


GK	1	Fabrice Ondoa
RB	19	Collins Fai	59'
CB	4	Adolphe Teikeu
CB	5	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
LB	6	Ambroise Oyongo	25'
CM	15	Sébastien Siani
CM	17	Arnaud Djoum	82'	102'
RW	13	Christian Bassogog
AM	8	Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
LW	20	Karl Toko Ekambi		46'
CF	18	Robert Ndip Tambe		102'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Jacques Zoua		46'
FW	10	Vincent Aboubakar		102'
MF	14	Georges Mandjeck		102'
Manager:
Hugo Broos

Man of the Match:
Fabrice Ondoa (Cameroon)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Fifth official:
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)

DR Congo vs Ghana

29 January 2017

17:00

DR Congo	1–2	Ghana
M'Poku 68'	Report	J. Ayew 63' A. Ayew 78' (pen.)

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

DR Congo^[6]

Ghana^[6]


GK	1	Ley Matampi
RB	2	Issama Mpeko
CB	18	Merveille Bokadi
CB	5	Marcel Tisserand	61'
LB	13	Joyce Lomalisa	59'
CM	15	Rémi Mulumba	16'	85'
CM	22	Chancel Mbemba
AM	8	Paul-José M'Poku		83'
RF	21	Firmin Ndombe Mubele		83'
CF	9	Dieumerci Mbokani (c)
LF	6	Junior Kabananga
Substitutions:
FW	17	Cédric Bakambu		83'
FW	19	Jeremy Bokila		83'
FW	12	Jonathan Bolingi		85'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé


GK	1	Brimah Razak
RB	23	Harrison Afful
CB	18	Daniel Amartey	74'
CB	21	John Boye
LB	22	Frank Acheampong
CM	5	Thomas Partey
CM	6	Afriyie Acquah
CM	11	Mubarak Wakaso	58'
RF	7	Christian Atsu
CF	9	Jordan Ayew
LF	10	André Ayew (c)
Manager:
Avram Grant

Man of the Match:
Jordan Ayew (Ghana)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Albdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Fifth official:
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)

Egypt vs Morocco

29 January 2017

20:00

Egypt	1–0	Morocco
Kahraba 88'	Report

Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Egypt^[8]

Morocco^[8]


GK	1	Essam El-Hadary (c)
RB	3	Ahmed Elmohamady
CB	2	Ali Gabr
CB	6	Ahmed Hegazy
LB	15	Karim Hafez		63'
CM	8	Tarek Hamed	11'	90+3'
CM	7	Ahmed Fathy
RW	10	Mohamed Salah
AM	19	Abdallah Said
LW	21	Trézéguet
CF	18	Marwan Mohsen		43'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Ahmed Hassan		43'
MF	11	Kahraba	74'	63'
DF	20	Saad Samir		90+3'
Manager:
Héctor Cúper


GK	12	Munir Mohand
RB	2	Hamza Mendyl
CB	4	Manuel da Costa
CB	5	Medhi Benatia (c)
LB	17	Nabil Dirar
DM	6	Romain Saïss	90+2'
CM	14	Mbark Boussoufa
CM	8	Karim El Ahmadi
RW	11	Fayçal Fajr
LW	7	Youssef En-Nesyri
CF	20	Aziz Bouhaddouz	78'
Substitutions:
MF	16	Omar El Kaddouri	78'
FW	23	Rachid Alioui	90+2'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Kahraba (Egypt)^[9]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Théophile Vinga (Gabon)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Fifth official:
Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast)

Semi-finals

Burkina Faso vs Egypt

1 February 2017

20:00

Burkina Faso	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Egypt
Bancé 73'	Report	M. Salah 66'
Penalties
Al. Traoré Diawara Yago Koffi B. Traoré	3–4	Said Sobhi Hegazy M. Salah Warda

Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Burkina Faso^[10]

Egypt^[10]


GK	16	Hervé Koffi
RB	2	Steeve Yago	98'
CB	14	Issoufou Dayo
CB	4	Bakary Koné
LB	20	Yacouba Coulibaly
CM	8	Abdou Razack Traoré		80'
CM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)
AM	22	Blati Touré
RW	19	Bertrand Traoré	86'
LW	7	Préjuce Nakoulma
CF	15	Aristide Bancé		102'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Banou Diawara		80'
MF	10	Alain Traoré		102'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte


GK	1	Essam El-Hadary (c)
RB	3	Ahmed Elmohamady		106'
CB	6	Ahmed Hegazy
CB	2	Ali Gabr
LB	7	Ahmed Fathy	41'
CM	8	Tarek Hamed
CM	5	Ibrahim Salah
AM	19	Abdallah Said
RW	10	Mohamed Salah
LW	21	Trézéguet		85'
CF	11	Kahraba	54'	74'
Substitutions:
MF	22	Amr Warda		74'
MF	14	Ramadan Sobhi		85'
DF	4	Omar Gaber		106'
Manager:
Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Essam El-Hadary (Egypt)^[11]

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Fifth official:
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)

Cameroon vs Ghana

2 February 2017

20:00

Cameroon	2–0	Ghana
Ngadeu-Ngadjui 72' Bassogog 90+3'	Report

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Cameroon^[12]

Ghana^[12]


GK	1	Fabrice Ondoa
RB	19	Collins Fai
CB	5	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
CB	4	Adolphe Teikeu
LB	6	Ambroise Oyongo
CM	17	Arnaud Djoum		77'
CM	15	Sébastien Siani
AM	9	Jacques Zoua
RW	13	Christian Bassogog
LW	8	Benjamin Moukandjo (c)	82'
CF	18	Robert Ndip Tambe		74'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Vincent Aboubakar		74'
MF	14	Georges Mandjeck		77'
Manager:
Hugo Broos


GK	1	Brimah Razak
RB	23	Harrison Afful
CB	21	John Boye
CB	18	Daniel Amartey
LB	22	Frank Acheampong
CM	5	Thomas Partey	86'
CM	6	Afriyie Acquah	76'
CM	11	Mubarak Wakaso
RF	7	Christian Atsu
CF	9	Jordan Ayew
LF	10	André Ayew (c)
Substitutions:
FW	3	Asamoah Gyan	76'
MF	8	Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu	86'
Manager:
Avram Grant

Man of the Match:
Christian Bassogog (Cameroon)^[13]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Fifth official:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Third place play-off

4 February 2017

20:00

Burkina Faso	1–0	Ghana
Al. Traoré 89'	Report

Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil

Attendance: 20,720

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Burkina Faso^[14]

Ghana^[14]


GK	16	Hervé Koffi
RB	2	Steeve Yago
CB	14	Issoufou Dayo
CB	4	Bakary Koné
LB	20	Yacouba Coulibaly	83'
CM	22	Blati Touré
CM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)	88'
AM	10	Alain Traoré
RF	19	Bertrand Traoré
CF	15	Aristide Bancé	73'
LF	7	Préjuce Nakoulma
Substitutions:
FW	21	Cyrille Bayala	73'
DF	5	Patrick Malo	83'
MF	12	Adama Guira	88'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte


GK	12	Richard Ofori
RB	23	Harrison Afful
CB	18	Daniel Amartey
CB	4	Jonathan Mensah
LB	2	Andy Yiadom
DM	5	Thomas Partey
CM	8	Emmanuel Badu (c)
CM	15	Ebenezer Ofori
RF	14	Bernard Tekpetey	71'
CF	9	Jordan Ayew	75'
LF	20	Samuel Tetteh	65'
Substitutions:
FW	3	Asamoah Gyan	65'
MF	10	André Ayew	71'
MF	7	Christian Atsu	75'
Manager:
Avram Grant

Man of the Match:
Bertrand Traoré (Burkina Faso)^[15]

Assistant referees:
Albdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Fifth official:
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Final

5 February 2017

20:00

Cameroon	2–1	Egypt
Nkoulou 59' Aboubakar 88'	Report	Elneny 22'

Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

Attendance: 38,250

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Cameroon^[16]

Egypt^[16]


GK	1	Fabrice Ondoa
RB	19	Collins Fai	90+1'
CB	5	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
CB	4	Adolphe Teikeu		31'
LB	6	Ambroise Oyongo
CM	15	Sébastien Siani
CM	17	Arnaud Djoum
RW	13	Christian Bassogog	90+4'
AM	9	Jacques Zoua		90+4'
LW	8	Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
CF	18	Robert Ndip Tambe		46'
Substitutions:
DF	3	Nicolas Nkoulou		31'
FW	10	Vincent Aboubakar	89'	46'
MF	14	Georges Mandjeck		90+4'
Manager:
Hugo Broos


GK	1	Essam El-Hadary (c)
RB	3	Ahmed Elmohamady
CB	6	Ahmed Hegazy
CB	2	Ali Gabr
LB	7	Ahmed Fathy
CM	8	Tarek Hamed
CM	17	Mohamed Elneny
RW	10	Mohamed Salah
AM	19	Abdallah Said
LW	21	Trézéguet		65'
CF	22	Amr Warda
Substitutions:
MF	14	Ramadan Sobhi	90+2'	65'
Manager:
Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match:
Benjamin Moukandjo (Cameroon)^[17]

References

↑ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Burkina Faso - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Préjuce Nakoulma! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 January 2017– via Twitter.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Senegal - Cameroon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 January 2017). "J. Ondoa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 January 2017– via Twitter.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Congo DR - Ghana" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (29 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Jordan Ayew! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2017– via Twitter.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Egypt - Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (29 January 2017). "Mahmoud Kahraba has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2017– via Twitter.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Burkina Faso - Egypt" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 February 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is E. EL HADARY! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 February 2017– via Twitter.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Ghana" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (2 February 2017). "C.BASSOGOG has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 February 2017– via Twitter.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Burkina Faso - Ghana" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (4 February 2017). "B. TOURE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 February 2017– via Twitter.
1 2 "Tactical start list: Egypt – Cameroon" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 5 February 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
↑ Kindzeka, Moki Edwin (6 February 2017). "Cameroon Beats Egypt to Win Africa Cup of Nations Final". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

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v t e 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads

2017 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Contents

Qualified teams

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Burkina Faso vs Tunisia

Senegal vs Cameroon

DR Congo vs Ghana

Egypt vs Morocco

Semi-finals

Burkina Faso vs Egypt

Cameroon vs Ghana

Third place play-off

Final

References

External links