2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

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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]

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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.

Teams

Draw positionTeamZoneMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
April 2019 [nb 1] June 2019
D1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco UNAF Group B winners17 November 201817th 2017 Winners (1976)4547
D2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast WAFU Group H runners-up18 November 201823rd 2017 Winners (1992, 2015)6562
D3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa COSAFA Group E runners-up24 March 201910th 2015 Winners (1996)7372
D4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia COSAFA Group K runners-up23 March 20193rd 2008 Group stage (1998, 2008)113113

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeam
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PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 330030+39Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 320152+36
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 310212−13
4Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 300316−50
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16: [2]

Matches

Morocco vs Namibia

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 6,857 [3]
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
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Morocco
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Namibia
GK1 Yassine Bounou
RB17 Nabil Dirar
CB5 Mehdi Benatia (c)
CB6 Romain Saïss
LB2 Achraf Hakimi
CM15 Youssef Aït Bennasser Sub off.svg 70'
CM18 Mehdi Bourabia Sub off.svg 58'
RW7 Hakim Ziyech
AM14 Mbark Boussoufa
LW16 Nordin Amrabat
CF19 Youssef En-Nesyri Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
FW9 Sofiane Boufal Sub on.svg 58'
MF8 Karim El Ahmadi Sub on.svg 70'
FW13 Khalid Boutaïb Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Hervé Renard
GK23 Lloyd Kazapua
RB6 Larry Horaeb
CB22 Ryan Nyambe
CB2 Denzil Hoaseb
LB4 Riaan Hanamub
RM19 Petrus Shitembi
CM12 Ronald Ketjijere (c)
CM10 Manfred Starke Sub off.svg 64'
LM7 Deon Hotto Sub off.svg 87'
CF13 Peter Shalulile
CF11 Absalom Iimbondi Sub off.svg 80'
Substitutions:
MF15 Marcel Papama Sub on.svg 64'
FW17 Itamunua Keimuine Yellow card.svg 90+3'Sub on.svg 80'
MF8 Willy Stephanus Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) [4]

Assistant referees:
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Mark Ssonko (Uganda)
Fourth official:
Issa Sy (Senegal)

Ivory Coast vs South Africa

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 4,961 [5]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
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South Africa
GK16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17 Serge Aurier (c)
CB2 Wonlo Coulibaly Sub off.svg 87'
CB5 Wilfried Kanon Yellow card.svg 61'
LB6 Ismaël Traoré
CM20 Serey Dié
CM8 Franck Kessié
RW10 Jean Michaël Seri Yellow card.svg 41'Sub off.svg 69'
AM19 Nicolas Pépé
LW15 Max Gradel Yellow card.svg 58'Sub off.svg 87'
CF14 Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW9 Wilfried Zaha Sub on.svg 69'
DF3 Souleyman Doumbia Sub on.svg 87'
FW11 Maxwel Cornet Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara
GK22 Ronwen Williams
RB5 Thamsanqa Mkhize
CB18 Sifiso Hlanti
CB2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CM12 Kamohelo Mokotjo
RW15 Dean Furman
AM19 Percy Tau
LW7 Lebohang Maboe Sub off.svg 75'
CF9 Lebo Mothiba Yellow card.svg 23'Sub off.svg 82'
CF11 Themba Zwane
Substitutions:
MF17 Sibusiso Vilakazi Sub on.svg 75'
FW21 Lars Veldwijk Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Stuart Baxter

Man of the Match:
Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast) [6]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 27,500 [7]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
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Morocco
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Ivory Coast
GK1 Yassine Bounou
RB17 Nabil Dirar
CB5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB6 Romain Saïss
LB2 Achraf Hakimi
RM7 Hakim Ziyech Sub off.svg 75'
CM14 Mbark Boussoufa Sub off.svg 90+3'
CM8 Karim El Ahmadi Yellow card.svg 69'
CM10 Younès Belhanda
LM16 Nordin Amrabat Sub off.svg 82'
CF19 Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
FW9 Sofiane Boufal Sub on.svg 75'
DF3 Noussair Mazraoui Sub on.svg 82'
DF4 Manuel da Costa Sub on.svg 90+3'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Hervé Renard
GK16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17 Serge Aurier (c)Sub off.svg 69'
CB6 Ismaël Traoré
CB5 Wilfried Kanon
LB2 Wonlo Coulibaly Yellow card.svg 59'
CM20 Serey Dié
CM8 Franck Kessié
RW19 Nicolas Pépé
AM10 Jean Michaël Seri Sub off.svg 63'
LW15 Max Gradel Sub off.svg 55'
CF14 Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW11 Maxwel Cornet Sub on.svg 55'
FW12 Wilfried Bony Sub on.svg 63'
DF22 Mamadou Bagayoko Sub on.svg 69'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara

Man of the Match:
Nordin Amrabat (Morocco) [8]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Elvis Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Jean Ndala (DR Congo)

South Africa vs Namibia

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
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Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 16,090 [9]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
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South Africa
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Namibia
GK1 Darren Keet
RB5 Thamsanqa Mkhize Sub off.svg 67'
CB14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB18 Sifiso Hlanti
RM20 Hlompho Kekana
CM8 Bongani Zungu Sub off.svg 84'
CM17 Sibusiso Vilakazi Sub off.svg 85'
LM11 Themba Zwane Yellow card.svg 79'
CF9 Lebo Mothiba
CF19 Percy Tau
Substitutions:
DF6 Ramahlwe Mphahlele Sub on.svg 67'
MF12 Kamohelo Mokotjo Sub on.svg 84'
FW21 Lars Veldwijk Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Stuart Baxter
GK23 Lloyd Kazapua
RB6 Larry Horaeb Yellow card.svg 71'
CB22 Ryan Nyambe
CB2 Denzil Hoaseb
LB4 Riaan Hanamub
RM19 Petrus Shitembi
CM12 Ronald Ketjijere (c)
CM10 Manfred Starke Yellow card.svg 46'Sub off.svg 76'
LM7 Hotto Kavendji Yellow card.svg 87'
CF9 Benson Shilongo Sub off.svg 46'
CF13 Peter Shalulile
Substitutions:
FW18 Isaskar Gurirab Sub on.svg 46'
MF14 Joslin Kamatuka Sub on.svg 76'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match:
Percy Tau (South Africa) [10]

Assistant referees:
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Sidibe Sidiki (Guinea
Fourth official:
Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

South Africa vs Morocco

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 12,098 [11]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
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South Africa
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Morocco
GK22 Ronwen Williams
RB5 Thamsanqa Mkhize
CB14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB18 Sifiso Hlanti
CM10 Thulani Serero
CM12 Kamohelo Mokotjo
CM8 Bongani Zungu Yellow card.svg 31'Sub off.svg 81'
RW19 Percy Tau
CF9 Lebo Mothiba Sub off.svg 73'
LW11 Themba Zwane Yellow card.svg 18'Sub off.svg 75'
Substitutions:
FW21 Lars Veldwijk Sub on.svg 73'
MF17 Sibusiso Vilakazi Sub on.svg 75'
MF20 Hlompho Kekana Sub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Stuart Baxter
GK12 Munir Mohand Mohamedi
RB3 Noussair Mazraoui Sub off.svg 75'
CB4 Manuel da Costa
CB6 Romain Saïss
LB2 Achraf Hakimi
CM8 Karim El Ahmadi Sub off.svg 54'
CM14 Mbark Boussoufa (c)
RW7 Hakim Ziyech Sub off.svg 89'
AM10 Younès Belhanda
LW16 Nordin Amrabat
CF19 Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
MF17 Youssef Aït Bennasser Sub on.svg 54'
DF17 Nabil Dirar Sub on.svg 75'
MF11 Fayçal Fajr Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of France.svg Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco) [12]

Assistant referees:
Oliver Safari (DR Congo)
Soulaimane Almadine (Comoros)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Namibia vs Ivory Coast

Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
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30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 7,530 [13]
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
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Namibia
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Ivory Coast


GK23 Lloyd Kazapua
RB6 Larry Horaeb (c)
CB4 Riaan Hanamub Sub off.svg 87'
CB2 Denzil Hoaseb
LB22 Ryan Nyambe
RM19 Petrus Shitembi
CM7 Hotto Kavendji Yellow card.svg 78'
CM15 Marcel Papama Sub off.svg 62'
LM12 Ronald Ketjijere
CF13 Peter Shalulile Sub off.svg 83'
CF14 Joslin Kamatuka Sub off.svg 73'
Substitutions:
MF8 Willy Stephanus Sub on.svg 62'
FW18 Isaskar Gurirab Sub on.svg 73'
FW9 Benson Shilongo Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti
GK16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB22 Mamadou Bagayoko (c)
CB2 Wonlo Coulibaly
CB5 Wilfried Kanon
LB6 Ismaël Traoré
CM8 Franck Kessié
CM20 Serey Dié
RW15 Max Gradel Sub off.svg 68'
AM9 Wilfried Zaha
LW4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin Sub off.svg 80'
CF12 Wilfried Bony Sub off.svg 85'
Substitutions:
FW11 Maxwel Cornet Sub on.svg 68'
MF18 Ibrahim Sangaré Sub on.svg 80'
FW14 Jonathan Kodjia Sub on.svg 85'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara


Man of the Match:
Serey Dié (Ivory Coast) [14]

Assistant referees:
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

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