Group A of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 21 to 30 June 2019. The group consisted of DR Congo, hosts Egypt, Uganda and Zimbabwe. [1]
Egypt and Uganda as the top two teams, along with DR Congo as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.
Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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A1 | Egypt | UNAF | Hosts and Group J runners-up | 16 October 2018 | 24th | 2017 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 57 | 58 |
A2 | DR Congo | UNIFFAC | Group G runners-up | 24 March 2019 | 19th | 2017 | Winners (1968, 1974) | 46 | 49 |
A3 | Uganda | CECAFA | Group L winners | 17 November 2018 | 7th | 2017 | Runners-up (1978) | 79 | 80 |
A4 | Zimbabwe | COSAFA | Group G winners | 24 March 2019 | 4th | 2017 | Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017) | 110 | 109 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Uganda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
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Egypt | Zimbabwe |
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DR Congo | Uganda |
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Uganda | Zimbabwe |
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Egypt | 2–0 | DR Congo |
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Egypt | DR Congo |
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Uganda | 0–2 | Egypt |
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Uganda | Egypt |
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Zimbabwe | DR Congo |
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