2023 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

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Group D of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 15 to 23 January 2024. [1] The group consisted of Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Angola. [2]

Contents

Angola and Burkina Faso as the top two teams, along with Mauritania 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
October 2023 [nb 1] December 2023
D1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria UNAF Group F winners27 March 202320th 2021 Winners (1990, 2019)3430
D2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso WAFU Group B winners28 March 202313th 2021 Runners-up (2013)5758
D3Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania WAFU Group I runners-up9 September 20233rd 2021 Group stage (2019, 2021)99105
D4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola COSAFA Group E runners-up10 September 20239th 2019 Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)117117

Notes

  1. ↑ The rankings of October 2023 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 321063+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 311134−14
3Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 310234−13
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 302134−12
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

Algeria vs Angola

Algeria and Angola met for the 10th time, and the most recent meeting was at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, which Angola hosted that year. A goalless draw between the nations in Luanda on Jan. 18, 2010, proved enough to send both nations to the tournament's knockout stages. The nations also met in the second round of qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The nations opened their phases on June 5, 2004, with a goalless draw in Annaba, Algeria, and would meet again exactly one year later in Luanda. Goals from Flavio and Akwa helped give Angola its first (and to date) victory against Algeria, and the 2-1 result proved crucial for Angola to qualify for its first World Cup. Algeria and Angola also met in qualifying for the 1986 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, for which Algeria qualified for the respective tournaments.

Algeria asserted domination and in the 18th minute, Baghdad Bounedjah produced a scissor volley to give Algeria the lead. However, poor finishing and wasted opportunities saw Algeria bitterly pay the price when a foul from Nabil Bentaleb to Mabululu saw the Angolan talisman convert the spot perfectly to seal the match to a draw.

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Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 19,740 [3]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
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Angola
GK16 Anthony Mandrea
RB20 Youcef Atal Yellow card.svg 79'Sub off.svg 80'
CB2 Aïssa Mandi
CB21 Ramy Bensebaini Yellow card.svg 34'
LB15 Rayan Aït-Nouri
CM22 Ismaël Bennacer Yellow card.svg 52'Sub off.svg 80'
CM19 Nabil Bentaleb Yellow card.svg 48'Sub off.svg 72'
RW7 Riyad Mahrez (c)
AM17 Farès Chaïbi
LW8 Youcef Belaïli Sub off.svg 67'
CF9 Baghdad Bounedjah Sub off.svg 67'
Substitutions:
FW13 Islam Slimani Sub on.svg 67'
FW12 Adam Ounas Sub on.svg 67'
MF6 Ramiz Zerrouki Sub on.svg 72'
DF3 Kevin Van Den Kerkhof Sub on.svg 80'
MF11 Houssem Aouar Sub on.svg 80'
Coach:
Djamel Belmadi
GK22 Neblú
CB3 Jonathan Buatu
CB6 Kialonda Gaspar
CB5 Quinito
RM2 Núrio Fortuna Yellow card.svg 32'
CM23 Show
CM17 Bruno Paz Sub off.svg 41'
LM14 Loide Augusto Sub off.svg 78'
AM16 Fredy (c)Sub off.svg 88'
CF10 Gelson Dala Sub off.svg 88'
CF15 Zito Luvumbo Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
FW19 Mabululu Sub on.svg 41'
FW11 Felício Milson Sub on.svg 78'
DF21 Eddie Afonso Sub on.svg 78'
FW9 Zini Sub on.svg 88'
MF4 Manuel Keliano Sub on.svg 88'
Coach:
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
Farès Chaïbi (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Nouha Bangoura (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Video assistant referee:
Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Carine Atezambong (Cameroon)

Burkina Faso vs Mauritania

Burkina Faso and Mauritania met for the 10th time, and the first at an Africa Cup of Nations. The nations had also met in qualifying for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations, and the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Burkina Faso defeated Mauritania in a first-round qualifying phase for the 1998 World Cup, with the 2-0 victory on June 16, 1996, being Burkina Faso's only victory in that World Cup qualifying campaign. The nations also met in a preliminary round for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, with Burkina Faso winning 3-0 on aggregate and jumpstarting its successful qualification for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations. Mauritania's first victory against Burkina Faso came on Sept. 8, 2018, during qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, with a 2-0 result in Nouakchott, Mauritania. When the nations met in the group stage finale on Mar. 22, 2019, Mauritania was assured of its first Africa Cup of Nations. However, Burkina Faso, eliminated from contention, ended the campaign with a 1-0 victory.

The match began with a fiery tempo when Burkina Faso and Mauritania fought for control of the ball. Still, it was the Mauritanians who came closest at scoring when Aboubakary Koita tested Hervé Koffi with a thunderous shot. Mauritania continued to test the Burkinabé but, after ongoing wasted opportunities, Mauritania was forced to pay a brutal price when Issa Kaboré was fouled by Nouh Mohamed El Abd, before Bertrand Traoré clinically converted the penalty to secure Burkina Faso's victory.

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Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 27,898 [4]
Referee: Jalal Jiyed (Morocco)
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GK16 Hervé Koffi
RB9 Issa Kaboré
CB12 Edmond Tapsoba
CB14 Issoufou Dayo (c)
LB25 Steeve Yago
CM22 Blati Touré Yellow card.svg 47'
CM24 Adama Guira
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AM11 Mamady Bangré Sub off.svg 46'
LW8 Cedric Badolo Sub off.svg 73'
CF13 Mohamed Konaté Yellow card.svg 45'Sub off.svg 86'
Substitutions:
FW15 Abdoul Tapsoba Yellow card.svg 76'Sub on.svg 46'
FW10 Bertrand Traoré Sub on.svg 73'
FW2 Djibril Ouattara Sub on.svg 85'
FW19 Hassane Bandé Sub on.svg 86'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Hubert Velud
GK16 Babacar Niasse
RB4 Omaré Gassama
CB13 Nouh Mohamed El Abd Yellow card.svg 90+4'
CB5 Lamine Ba Sub off.svg 67'
LB20 Ibrahima Keita
RM19 Aboubakary Koita
CM6 Guessouma Fofana Sub off.svg 67'
LM3 Aly Abeid (c)Yellow card.svg 90+9'
AM9 Hemeya Tanjy Sub off.svg 57'
AM10 Idrissa Thiam Sub off.svg 58'
CF27 Aboubakar Kamara Sub off.svg 28'
Substitutions:
FW11 Souleymane Anne Sub on.svg 28'
FW23 Sidi Bouna Amar Sub on.svg 57'
MF7 El Hadji Ba Sub on.svg 58'
MF26 Oumar Ngom Sub on.svg 67'
DF14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali Sub on.svg 67'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Amir Abdou

Man of the Match:
Blati Touré (Burkina Faso)

Assistant referees:
Zakaria Brinssi (Morocco)
Arsénio Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Diana Chikotesha (Zambia)

Algeria vs Burkina Faso

Algeria and Burkina Faso met for the 18th time, and the first at the Africa Cup of Nations since 1998 when goals from Kassoum Ouedraogo (via penalty) and Seydou Traore gave Burkina Faso, the tournament hosts, its first-ever victory at the Africa Cup of Nations, a 2-1 victory that helped spearhead the nation's fourth-place finish in 1998. Both nations had also met at the group stage finale of the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, with Algeria winning 2-1 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Both also met in qualifying for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations, with Algeria and Burkina Faso both advancing to the tournament (Burkina Faso defeated Algeria in the teams' final qualifying match to secure the qualification on June 17, 2001). The nations also met in qualifying for both the 2014 and 2022 World Cups, the former for which Algeria qualified for the 2014 World Cup on the away goals rule. The nations also drew twice when they met during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification phase, with the latter being a 2-2 draw in Bilda, Algeria, that once again eliminated Burkina Faso from World Cup contention.

The match started at a high tempo with Algerian domination, but Burkina Faso's resilient defense allowed the team to stay afloat. As Algeria was overwhelmingly committing to frontal assaults, their reckless defense resulted in Abdoul Tapsoba seizing the deal with a deep cross before Mohamed Konaté flung it into the net at the third minute of extra time. With the restart of the game, Baghdad Bounedjah took advantage of a tricky free kick by Nabil Bentaleb in the 51st minute. However, an unnecessary foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri on Issa Kaboré resulted in a penalty, which Bertrand Traoré didn't miss it to make it two for Burkina Faso at the 71st minute. However, Burkina Faso squandered their lead at the fifth minute of injury time when Bounedjah won the air combat to head to the net as the game ended in a manic 2–2 draw.

This result meant Burkina Faso had scored in 16 AFCON matches, while Algeria remained winless in five AFCON matches.

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–2Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
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Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 33,501 [5]
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
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Burkina-Faso
GK16 Anthony Mandrea
RB20 Youcef Atal
CB2 Aïssa Mandi
CB21 Ramy Bensebaini Yellow card.svg 53'
LB15 Rayan Aït-Nouri
CM6 Ramiz Zerrouki
CM19 Nabil Bentaleb Sub off.svg 81'
RW7 Riyad Mahrez (c)Sub off.svg 74'
AM10 Sofiane Feghouli Sub off.svg 45'
LW8 Youcef Belaïli Sub off.svg 74'
CF9 Baghdad Bounedjah Yellow card.svg 90+6'
Substitutions:
FW18 Mohamed Amoura Sub on.svg 45'
FW12 Adam Ounas Sub on.svg 74'
MF17 Farès Chaïbi Sub on.svg 74'
FW13 Islam Slimani Sub on.svg 81'
Coach:
Djamel Belmadi
GK16 Hervé Koffi
RB9 Issa Kaboré
CB12 Edmond Tapsoba
CB14 Issoufou Dayo (c)
LB25 Steeve Yago
CM4 Adamo Nagalo Yellow card.svg 17'Sub off.svg 84'
CM24 Adama Guira Sub off.svg 39'
RW22 Blati Touré Yellow card.svg 90+8'
AM15 Abdoul Tapsoba Sub off.svg 84'
LW20 Gustavo Sangaré Yellow card.svg 23'Sub off.svg 84'
CF13 Mohamed Konaté Yellow card.svg 62'Sub off.svg 64'
Substitutions:
MF18 Ismahila Ouédraogo Sub on.svg 39'
FW10 Bertrand Traoré Sub on.svg 64'
MF26 Dramane Salou Sub on.svg 84'
DF5 Nasser Djiga Yellow card.svg 90+2'Sub on.svg 84'
FW8 Cedric Badolo Sub on.svg 84'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Hubert Velud

Man of the Match:
Baghdad Bounedjah (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Abelmiro dos Reis (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Video assistant referee:
Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Carine Atezambong (Cameroon)

Mauritania vs Angola

Angola and Mauritania met for only the fifth since, and all matches have occurred since 2018. The first meetings took place in October 2018, with both nations meeting during qualification for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. On Oct. 12, 2018, Mauritania took a shock lead in only two minutes with a goal from Moctar Sidi El Hacen, but Angola responded with four unanswered goals to win 4-1, with a brace from Mateus. Five days later, Adama Ba's goal was the only scoring when the teams met in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Both nations qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, with Mauritania doing so for the first time in the nation's history. Both nations would be drawn into Group E of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, and the meeting on June 29, 2019, in Suez, Egypt, ended goalless, and ultimately, both nations exited the group stage of that tournament. The most recent meeting took place on Jan. 20, 2023, during the 2022 African Nations Championship, in Oran, Algeria, with the nations playing to another goalless draw (Mauritania advanced out of the group and into the quarterfinals).

The match started with a high tempo, and after surviving a failed Mauritanian onslaught, Angola capitalized with Gelson Dala producing a scissor finish to get Angola ahead in the 30th minute. However, just before the injury time of the first half, Sidi Bouna Amar provided a brilliant solo over Angolan defenders before unleashing his powerful shot to give Mauritania's first-ever goal from an open play in AFCON to end the first half with an exhilarating draw. Within the final 45 minutes, Dala struck the second with a smart shot that saw Babacar Niasse fail to respond in the 50th minute. Gilberto then added to the table just three minutes later after intercepting the ball from Khadim Diaw before making a clinical finish. However, Aboubakary Koita would reduce the deficit five minutes later with a stunning long-range strike, but Angola held firm to win.

It was Angola's first win at the Africa Cup of Nations since Jan. 22, 2012, against Burkina Faso.

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg2–3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
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Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 36,318 [6]
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
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Angola
GK16 Babacar Niasse
CB13 Nouh Mohamed El Abd
CB5 Lamine Ba
CB3 Aly Abeid (c)Sub off.svg 46'
RWB20 Ibrahima Keita Yellow card.svg 24'
CM4 Omaré Gassama Yellow card.svg 85'
CM23 Sidi Bouna Amar Sub off.svg 81'
CM6 Guessouma Fofana Sub off.svg 59'
LWB8 Mouhsine Bodda
CF19 Aboubakary Koita
CF25 Pape Ibnou Ba Sub off.svg 59'
Substitutions:
DF2 Khadim Diaw Sub on.svg 46'
FW27 Aboubakar Kamara Sub on.svg 59'
FW15 Souleymane Doukara Sub on.svg 59'
FW9 Hemeya Tanjy Sub on.svg 81'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Amir Abdou
GK22 Neblú
RB21 Eddie Afonso
CB6 Kialonda Gaspar
CB3 Jonathan Buatu
LB2 Núrio Fortuna Yellow card.svg 90+6'
DM23 Show
RM9 Zini Sub off.svg 61'
CM7 Gilberto Sub off.svg 78'
CM16 Fredy (c)Sub off.svg 86'
LM10 Gelson Dala Sub off.svg 86'
CF19 Mabululu
Substitutions:
MF4 Manuel Keliano Sub on.svg 61'
FW15 Zito Luvumbo Sub on.svg 78'
MF20 Estrela Sub on.svg 86'
DF5 Quinito Sub on.svg 86'
Coach:
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Gonçalves

Man of the Match:
Gelson Dala (Angola)

Assistant referees:
Attia Amsaaed (Libya)
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
Video assistant referee:
Mahmoud El Bana (Egypt)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)

Angola vs Burkina Faso

Angola and Burkina Faso met for the ninth time. In addition to meeting at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (which Angola won 2-1), the nations also met in qualification campaigns for 2002, 2015, and 2019 editions. Both nations split the meetings during qualifying for the 2002 edition (Burkina Faso winning 1-0 in Ouagadougou on Jan. 13, 2001, and Angola winning 2-0 in Luanda on Mar. 25, 2001) and Burkina Faso ultimately qualified for the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations. A similar scenario unfolded for the 2015 qualifiers, with Burkina Faso winning 3-0 on Sept. 10, 2014, and Jonathan Pitriopa scoring two of his six overall goals during the campaign in that match. Burkina Faso secured qualification for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations before its group stage finale, which ended 1-1 against Angola in Ouagadougou, as Pitriopa scored on a penalty. For the 2019 qualifiers, both nations also split victories, with Burkina Faso winning on June 10, 2017, 3-1 and Angola winning 2-1 on Nov. 18, 2018. Ultimately, Angola advanced, and Burkina Faso did not. In addition, both nations also met during the 2018 African Nations Championship, with the teams playing to a goalless draw in Agadir, Morocco, on Jan. 16, 2018, to open Group D (Angola advanced out of the group).

In the 36th minute, from a free kick, Mabululu drew first blood with a direct header to give Angola the lead they wanted. Despite efforts by the Burkinabés to find the back of the net, they were punished at the second minute of extra time in the second half, when from a chaotic defence in Burkina Faso's side, Jérémie Bela's thunderous shot was deflected by Hervé Koffi before Zini capitalised from the opportunity to seal Angola the win.

It was the first time ever Angola had ever topped the group of an AFCON.

Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–0Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
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Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro
Attendance: 15,753 [7]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
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GK22 Neblú Yellow card.svg 88'
RB21 Eddie Afonso
CB6 Kialonda Gaspar
CB5 Quinito
LB13 Tó
CM16 Fredy (c)Sub off.svg 77'
CM17 Bruno Paz Sub off.svg 64'
CM20 Estrela
RF7 Gilbero Sub off.svg 58'
CF19 Mabululu Yellow card.svg 36'Sub off.svg 77'
LF10 Gelson Dala Sub off.svg 58'
Substitutions:
FW18 Jérémie Bela Sub on.svg 58'
FW15 Zito Luvumbo Sub on.svg 58'
MF23 Show Sub on.svg 64'
FW11 Felício Milson Yellow card.svg 79'Sub on.svg 77'
FW9 Zini Sub on.svg 77'
Coach:
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Gonçalves
GK16 Hervé Koffi
RB9 Issa Kaboré
CB14 Issoufou Dayo
CB12 Edmond Tapsoba
LB3 Abdoul Guiebre Sub off.svg 76'
CM20 Gustavo Sangaré
CM18 Ismahila Ouédraogo Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 89'
RW10 Bertrand Traoré (c)Sub off.svg 76'
AM17 Stephane Aziz Ki Sub off.svg 89'
LW8 Cedric Badolo Sub off.svg 45'
CF7 Dango Ouattara
Substitutions:
FW2 Djibril Ouattara Sub on.svg 45'
FW15 Abdoul Tapsoba Sub on.svg 76'
DF25 Steeve Yago Sub on.svg 76'
MF6 Sacha Bansé Sub on.svg 89'
FW19 Hassane Bandé Sub on.svg 89'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Hubert Velud

Man of the Match:
Kialonda Gaspar (Angola)

Assistant referees:
Mostafa Akarkad (Morocco)
Ahmed Hossam (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Video assistant referee:
Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Mauritania vs Algeria

Algeria and Mauritania met for only the seventh time, with the first meeting coming during a two-leg first-round meeting in qualifying for the 1986 Africa Cup of Nations, which Algeria won 5-1 on aggregate as they eventually qualified for the tournament. The nations also met in friendlies in 2017 and 2021, with the former being a 3-1 Algeria victory in what was the nation's final match before the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

After Algerian attempts to find the back of the net early on failed to materialize, Mauritania surprised Algeria in the 37th minute when from a corner kick, Omaré Gassama's blocked shot came to Mohamed Dellahi Yali, whose shot proved too difficult for Anthony Mandrea to deny as it hit the post before delivered home. Despite rampant Algerian pressure later on, Mauritania held firm to create history. [8]

This result meant Algeria failed to win in six Africa Cup of Nations matches. In contrast, Mauritania made history by winning a match at the Africa Cup of Nations and advancing past the group stages, both for the first time.

Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania.svg1–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Stade de la Paix, Bouaké
Attendance: 28,010 [9]
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
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GK16 Babacar Niasse
RB4 Omaré Gassama
CB20 Ibrahima Keita
CB5 Lamine Ba Yellow card.svg 45+4'
LB2 Khadim Diaw
DM14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c)Sub off.svg 68'
RM23 Sidi Bouna Amar Sub off.svg 81'
LM19 Aboubakary Koita Yellow card.svg 53'Sub off.svg 82'
AM8 Mouhsine Bodda Yellow card.svg 21'
CF10 Idrissa Thiam Sub off.svg 82'
CF11 Souleymane Anne Sub off.svg 71'
Substitutions:
DF21 Hassan Houbeib Sub on.svg 68'
MF6 Guessouma Fofana Sub on.svg 71'
MF12 Bakari Camara Sub on.svg 81'
FW27 Aboubakar Kamara Sub on.svg 82'
FW25 Pape Ibnou Ba Sub on.svg 82'
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Amir Abdou
GK16 Anthony Mandrea
RB20 Youcef Atal Sub off.svg 81'
CB2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB4 Mohamed Amine Tougai
LB15 Rayan Aït-Nouri
RM6 Ramiz Zerrouki
CM14 Hicham Boudaoui Sub off.svg 62'
CM11 Houssem Aouar Sub off.svg 45'
LM12 Adam Ounas Sub off.svg 62'
CF9 Baghdad Bounedjah
CF18 Mohamed Amoura Yellow card.svg 45+4'Sub off.svg 69'
Substitutions:
FW7 Riyad Mahrez Sub on.svg 45'
FW8 Youcef Belaïli Yellow card.svg 83'Sub on.svg 62'
MF19 Nabil Bentaleb Sub on.svg 62'
FW13 Islam Slimani Yellow card.svg 76'Sub on.svg 69'
DF3 Kevin Van Den Kerkhof Sub on.svg 81'
Coach:
Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match:
Babacar Niasse (Mauritania)

Assistant referees:
Elvis Noupué (Cameroon)
Boris Ditsoga (Gabon)
Fourth official:
Ahmed Heerallal (Mauritius)
Video assistant referee:
Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Assistant video assistant referees:
Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

TeamMatch 1Match 2Match 3Points
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Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 423–9
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 351–9
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 223–7
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 113–5

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The Senegal national football team, nicknamed Les Lions de la Teranga, represents Senegal in international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation. They are the current champions of both the Africa Cup of Nations and African Nations Championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Algeria national football team</span> Mens association football team

The Algeria national football team represents Algeria in men's international football, and is governed by the Algerian Football Federation. The team plays their home matches at the 5 July Stadium in Algiers and Miloud Hadefi Stadium in Oran. Algeria joined FIFA on 1 January 1964, a year and a half after gaining independence. They are the current champions of the FIFA Arab Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tunisia national football team</span> Mens association football team

The Tunisia national football team represents Tunisia in men's international association football. The team is a member of both FIFA and CAF, the Confederation of African Football. It is governed by the Tunisian Football Federation, founded in 1957. Colloquially known as the Eagles of Carthage, the team's colours are red and white, and the bald eagle is its symbol. Most of Tunisia's home matches are played at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium in Radès since 2001. Jalel Kadri has been coaching the team since 30 January 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liberia national football team</span> Mens national association football team representing Liberia

The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, represents Liberia in men's international football and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the nation produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, its football team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and has qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations just twice—in 1996 and 2002. It is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Angola national football team</span> Angola mens national football team

The Angola national football team represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled by the Angolan Football Federation. Nicknamed Palancas Negras, the team is a member of both FIFA and the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burkina Faso national football team</span> National association football team

The Burkina Faso national football team represents Burkina Faso in men's international football and is controlled by the Burkinabé Football Federation. They were known as the Upper Volta national football team until 1984, when Upper Volta became Burkina Faso. They finished fourth in the 1998 Africa Cup of Nations, when they hosted the tournament. Their best ever finish in the tournament was the 2013 edition, reaching the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cape Verde national football team</span> Mens national association football team representing Cape Verde

The Cape Verde national football team represents Cape Verde in men's international football, and is controlled by the Cape Verdean Football Federation. The team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified for four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, in 2013, 2015, 2021 and 2023. They have reached the quarter finals in 2013 and 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burundi national football team</span> National association football team

The Burundi national football team, nicknamed The Swallows, represents Burundi in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Burundi. The team has never qualified for the World Cup. Burundi previously did come very close to qualifying for the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations, losing only on penalties to Guinea in a playoff. However, in 2019, it qualified for the first time, and took part in the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Group B, but lost all its matches and left from the group stage without scoring a single goal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mauritania national football team</span> Mens national association football team representing Mauritania

The Mauritania national football team, nicknamed Al-Murabitun in the reference to Almoravid dynasty, represents Mauritania in men's international football. It is controlled by the Féderation de Football de la République Islamique de Mauritanie, and is a member of the Confederation of African Football. They have not qualified for the FIFA World Cup. However, in the Amílcar Cabral Cup, a regional tournament for West Africa, Mauritania came fourth in 1980 on hosting the competition. The national football team of Mauritania later runners-up in 1995, losing on penalties to Sierra Leone after the final finished 0–0.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Equatorial Guinea national football team</span> National association football team representing Equatorial Guinea

The Equatorial Guinea national football team represents Equatorial Guinea in men's international football and is controlled by the Equatoguinean Football Federation, a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Africa Cup of Nations</span> Ongoing 34th edition of AFCON

The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, known in short as the 2023 AFCON or CAN 2023 and for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, is the ongoing 34th edition of the biennial African football tournament organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It is being hosted by Ivory Coast, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1984 edition.

Pedro Valdemar Soares Gonçalves is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the coach of Angola national team.

Group A of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 13 to 22 January 2024. The group consisted of hosts Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, and Equatorial Guinea.

Group B of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 14 to 22 January 2024. The group consisted of Egypt, Ghana, Cape Verde, and Mozambique.

Group C of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 15 to 23 January 2024. The group consisted of defending champions Senegal, Cameroon, Guinea, and Gambia.

Group E of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 16 to 24 January 2024. The group consisted of Tunisia, Mali, South Africa, and Namibia.

Group F of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 17 to 24 January 2024. The group consisted of Morocco, DR Congo, Zambia, and Tanzania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Africa Cup of Nations final</span> Football match

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match that determined the winner of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) which was played between Senegal and Egypt. The match was held at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 6 February 2022. Senegal qualified for the knockout stages by finishing at the top of their group with five points. They reached the final by beating Equatorial Guinea and Burkina Faso in the quarter-final and semi-final respectively. Egypt finished second in Group D behind Nigeria. They defeated Morocco in the quarter-finals, and then knocked out hosts Cameroon on penalties.

The knockout stage of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations is the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 27 January with the round of 16 and will end on 11 February 2024 with the final held at the Alassane Ouattara Stadium in Abidjan. A total of sixteen teams advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.

Mauritania has participated in the Africa Cup of Nations three times. She qualified for the first time on 18 November 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Olufemi, Damilola (12 October 2023). "FULL LIST: 2023 AFCON group draw". The Punch.
  2. ↑ "WATCH LIVE: TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire 2023 Official Draw". Confederation of African Football. 10 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Algeria vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Burkina Faso vs Mauritania match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Algeria vs Burkina Faso match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Mauritania vs Angola match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Angola vs Burkina Faso match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Mauritania 1 Algeria 0". BBC Sport. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Mauritania vs Algeria match Report". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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