Group D of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 23 June to 1 July 2019. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa. [1]
Morocco and Ivory Coast as the top two teams, along with South Africa 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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D1 | Morocco | UNAF | Group B winners | 17 November 2018 | 17th | 2017 | Winners (1976) | 45 | 47 |
D2 | Ivory Coast | WAFU | Group H runners-up | 18 November 2018 | 23rd | 2017 | Winners (1992, 2015) | 65 | 62 |
D3 | South Africa | COSAFA | Group E runners-up | 24 March 2019 | 10th | 2015 | Winners (1996) | 73 | 72 |
D4 | Namibia | COSAFA | Group K runners-up | 23 March 2019 | 3rd | 2008 | Group stage (1998, 2008) | 113 | 113 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Morocco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
In the round of 16: [2]
Morocco | Namibia |
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Ivory Coast | 1–0 | South Africa |
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Morocco | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Morocco | Ivory Coast |
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South Africa | 1–0 | Namibia |
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South Africa | Namibia |
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South Africa | 0–1 | Morocco |
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South Africa | Morocco |
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Namibia | 1–4 | Ivory Coast |
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Namibia | Ivory Coast |
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