| كأس الأمم الأفريقية 2019 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 21 June – 19 July |
| Teams | 24 |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Algeria (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Senegal |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 52 |
| Goals scored | 102 (1.96 per match) |
| Attendance | 943,053 (18,136 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Odion Ighalo (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ismaël Bennacer[1] |
| Best young player | Krépin Diatta |
| Best goalkeeper | Raïs M'Bolhi |
| Fair play award | Senegal |
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The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019orCAN 2019), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by Egypt. The competition was held from 21 June to 19 July 2019, as per the decision of the CAF Executive Committee on 20 July 2017 to move the Africa Cup of Nations from January/February to June/July for the first time.[2] It was also the first Africa Cup of Nations expanded from 16 to 24 teams.[3][4]
The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Cameroon.[5] Cameroon would have hosted the competition for the first time since 1972. They were also the title holders after winning the previous edition. On 30 November 2018, Cameroon was stripped of hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations[6] due to delays in the delivery of infrastructure, the Boko Haram insurgency and the Anglophone Crisis.[7] However, the country was given the right to host the next edition of the tournament. On 8 January 2019, Egypt was chosen by the CAF Executive Committee as the host nation of the competition.[8] The tournament was also moved from the original dates of 15 June – 13 July to 21 June – 19 July due to Ramadan.[9]
Cameroon were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the round of 16 by Nigeria. Hosts Egypt were eliminated at the same stage after losing 0–1 to South Africa. Algeria defeated Senegal 1–0 in the final, winning their second title and first since 1990,[10] while Nigeria came third after beating Tunisia 1–0 in the third-place play-off match.[11]
After the CAF Executive Committee meeting on 24 January 2014, it was announced that there were six official candidates for the 2019 edition:[12]
Bids:
Rejected Bids:
This list was different from the list of the host nation bids for both the 2019 and 2021 edition of the Cup of Nations as announced by CAF in November 2013, with Gabon also on the original list, but Cameroon not on it.[13] Among the six official candidates, Algeria, Guinea and Ivory Coast also bid for hosting the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Democratic Republic of the Congo had originally put themselves forward as host candidates but withdrew in July 2014.[14] Security concerns and threats from various militant groups particularly in the eastern part of the country were an early issue with a Congolese bid.[15] Before bidding solo Guinea was part of a four-way joint bid with Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone and Liberia, similarly Zambia was originally part of a joint bid with Malawi and Zimbabwe. Other nations who expressed early interest in hosting were 2013 champions Nigeria, Senegal, and a joint bid of Kenya and Uganda.[16][17][18][19]
The decision of the host country was postponed from early 2014 to grant each bidding country adequate time to receive the inspection delegation.[12] After the final vote at the CAF Executive Committee meeting, on 20 September 2014, the CAF announced the hosts for the 2019, 2021 and 2023 AFCON tournaments: 2019 to Cameroon, 2021 to Ivory Coast, and 2023 to Guinea.[20]
It was expected that Cameroon would host this edition but it was sidelined by the CAF on 30 November 2018 in Accra, Ghana for non-compliance with the specifications,[21] CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 14 December 2018.
Bids:
The organization of the competition was finally awarded to Egypt on 8 January 2019 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Dakar, Senegal. Voters had a choice between two countries after Morocco's sports minister confirmed that his country was not interested in hosting: Egypt and South Africa.[22]
North Africa will host the tournament for the first time in 13 years after being hosted by Egypt also in 2006.
This is the fifth time that Egypt will host the African Cup after 1959, 1974, 1986 and the 2006 to become the country that has hosted it for the most times in the continent.
| Results | |
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| Nation(s) | Votes |
| Egypt | 16 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Abstention | 1 |
| Total votes | 18 |
The CAF increased in 2019, the prize money to be shared among the teams participating in the Africa Cup of Nations.[23]
| Final position |
Prize money |
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| Champions | US$4.5 million |
| Runners-up | US$2.5 million |
| Semi-finalists | US$2.0 million |
| Quarter-finalists | US$1.0 million |
In July 2016, Total secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions. Total started with the Africa Cup of Nations that was held in Gabon in 2017 therefore renaming it to Total Africa Cup of Nations.[24]
| Title sponsor | Official sponsors | Regional sponsors | ||
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The organizing board of the 2019 African Cup of Nations revealed the AFCON 2019 Mascot; "Tut", which was inspired by the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. His kit bears resemblance to Egypt's home colors, with the map of Africa visible on his shirt as well as the tournament's logo.[25]
CAF replaced Mittre with Umbro as The official match ball, named Neo Pro, was unveiled on 29 May 2019.[26]
Due to Morocco withdrawing from being hosts of the 2015 edition, CAF banned the national team of Morocco from entering the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations.[27] However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning Morocco, having qualified for this edition of the African Cup of Nations, could participate in the tournament.[28]
Due to the withdrawal of Chad during 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, they were banned from entering the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[29]
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
| Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification | Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA ranking at start of event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Egypt |
Hosts / Group J runners-up | 16 October 2018 | 24th | 2017 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 58 |
 Madagascar |
Group A runners-up | 16 October 2018 | 1st | None | Debut | 108 |
| Tunisia |
Group J winners | 16 October 2018 | 19th | 2017 | Winners (2004) | 25 |
| Senegal |
Group A winners | 16 October 2018 | 15th | 2017 | Runners-up (2002) | 22 |
 Morocco |
Group B winners | 17 November 2018 | 17th | 2017 | Winners (1976) | 47 |
| Nigeria |
Group E winners | 17 November 2018 | 18th | 2013 | Winners (1980, 1994, 2013) | 45 |
 Uganda |
Group L winners | 17 November 2018 | 7th | 2017 | Runners-up (1978) | 80 |
 Mali |
Group C winners | 17 November 2018 | 11th | 2017 | Runners-up (1972) | 62 |
 Guinea |
Group H winners | 18 November 2018 | 12th | 2015 | Runners-up (1976) | 71 |
| Algeria |
Group D winners | 18 November 2018 | 18th | 2017 | Winners (1990) | 68 |
 Mauritania |
Group I runners-up | 18 November 2018 | 1st | None | Debut | 103 |
 Ivory Coast |
Group H runners-up | 18 November 2018 | 23rd | 2017 | Winners (1992, 2015) | 62 |
 Kenya |
Group F runners-up | 30 November 2018 | 6th | 2004 | Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004) | 105 |
 Ghana |
Group F winners | 30 November 2018 | 22nd | 2017 | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | 50 |
 Angola |
Group I winners | 22 March 2019 | 8th | 2013 | Quarter-finals (2008, 2010) | 123 |
 Burundi |
Group C runners-up | 23 March 2019 | 1st | None | Debut | 134 |
 Cameroon |
Group B runners-up | 23 March 2019 | 19th | 2017 | Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) | 51 |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Group K winners | 23 March 2019 | 2nd | 2017 | Group stage (2017) | 118 |
 Namibia |
Group K runners-up | 23 March 2019 | 3rd | 2008 | Group stage (1998, 2008) | 113 |
 Zimbabwe |
Group G winners | 24 March 2019 | 4th | 2017 | Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017) | 109 |
 DR Congo |
Group G runners-up | 24 March 2019 | 19th | 2017 | Winners (1968, 1974) | 49 |
 Benin |
Group D runners-up | 24 March 2019 | 4th | 2010 | Group stage (2004, 2008, 2010) | 88 |
 Tanzania |
Group L runners-up | 24 March 2019 | 2nd | 1980 | Group stage (1980) | 131 |
 South Africa |
Group E runners-up | 24 March 2019 | 10th | 2015 | Winners (1996) | 72 |
With the Africa Cup of Nations expanded from 16 to 24 teams, at least six venues were expected to be used. After the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, the CAF agreed to increase the number of teams from 16 to 24, following the UEFA Euro 2016.
After being awarded the bid, initially Egypt chose eight stadiums to host the tournament. The eight stadiums were Cairo International Stadium and Al Salam StadiuminCairo, Alexandria Stadium and Haras El Hodoud StadiuminAlexandria, Egyptian Army Stadium and Suez StadiuminSuez, Ismailia StadiuminIsmailia and Al Masry Club StadiuminPort Said. Later, Al Salam Stadium was replaced with 30 June Stadium, which was another stadium located in Cairo. It was expected that the famous Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria and Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium in Cairo would be used in the tournament, but they weren't selected.
On 17 February 2019, it was confirmed that only six stadiums would be used. The six venues were Cairo International Stadium and 30 June StadiuminCairo, Alexandria StadiuminAlexandria, Suez StadiuminSuez, Ismailia StadiuminIsmailia and Al Masry Club StadiuminPort Said.[30]
However, on 13 March 2019, Al Masry Club StadiuminPort Said was replaced by Al Salam StadiuminCairo after discovering a problem with one of the stadium's main stands.[31]
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Cairo | |||
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| Capacity: 75,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | ||
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| Alexandria | Suez | Ismailia | ||
| Alexandria Stadium | Suez Stadium | Ismailia Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 19,676 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 18,525 | ||
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The following referees were chosen for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[32][33]
Hélder Martins Rodrigues de Carvalho
Joshua Bondo Pacifique Ndabihawenimana Sidi Alioum Gehad Grisha Amin Omar Ibrahim Nour El Din
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa
Eric Otogo-Castane
Bakary Gassama Peter Waweru Andofetra Rakotojaona Mahamadou Keita Beida Dahane
Ahmad Imetehaz Heeralall Noureddine El Jaafari Rédouane Jiyed Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo
Louis Hakizimana Maguette Ndiaye Issa Sy
Bernard Camille Victor Gomes Sadok Selmi Youssef Essrayri Haythem Guirat
Janny Sikazwe Abdelhak Etchiali Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos
Seydou Tiama Nguegoue Elvis Guy Noupue Evarist Menkouande
Issa Yaya
Soulaimane Almadine Tahssen Abo El Sadat Abouelregal Mahmoud Ahmed Hossam Taha Timothy Kiprono Kirui
Tesfagiorghis Berhe Samuel Temesgin Sidibe Sidiki Gilbert Cheruiyot
Souru Phatsoane
Attia Amsaaed Lionel Andrianantenaina Azgaou Lahcen Mustapha Akarkad
Arsenio Maringule
Mahamadou Yahaya Baba Adel Oliver Safari El Hadji Malick Samba Zakhele Thusi Siwela
Mohammed Ibrahim Waleed Ahmed Ali Yamen Mellouchi Anouar Hmila Mark SsonkoThe EFA announced the video assistant referees (VARs) would be introduced during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, starting from the quarter-finals.[34]
Each team had to register a squad of 23 players (Regulations Article 72).[35]
Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot, with the other 23 teams qualifying through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams each. The teams in each group played a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams and the four best third-placed teams advanced to the round of 16. The winners advanced to the quarter-finals. The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semi-finals. The losers of the semi-finals played in a third place play-off, while winners of the semi-finals played in the final.[35]
The draw took place on 12 April 2019, 20:00 CAT (UTC+2),[36] facing the Sphinx and the PyramidsinGiza, Egypt.[37] The 24 teams were drawn into six groups of four teams.[38]
The draw procedure was approved by the CAF Executive Committee on 11 April 2019. For the draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the FIFA World Rankings of April 2019 (shown in parentheses). Hosts Egypt were automatically assigned to position A1.[35] Defending champions Cameroon were also automatically placed into Pot 1.[39]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| Egypt (57) (hosts) Cameroon (54) (title holders) Senegal (23) Tunisia (28) Nigeria (42) Morocco (45)
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DR Congo (46) Ghana (49) Mali (65) Ivory Coast (65) Guinea (68) Algeria (70)
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South Africa (73) Uganda (79) Benin (91) Mauritania (103) Madagascar (107) Kenya (108)
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Zimbabwe (110) Namibia (113) Guinea-Bissau (118) Angola (122) Tanzania (131) Burundi (136)
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The top two teams of each group, along with the best four third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.
All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).
Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 74):[35]
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Uganda
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | DR Congo
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
| Egypt | 1–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Report |
Attendance: 73,299[40]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
| DR Congo | 0–2 | Uganda |
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| Report |
 48' |
Attendance: 2,000[41]
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
| Uganda | 1–1 | Zimbabwe |
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Report |
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Attendance: 73,589[42]
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
| Egypt | 2–0 | DR Congo |
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43' |
Report |
Attendance: 74,219[43]
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
| Uganda | 0–2 | Egypt |
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| Report |
45+1' |
Attendance: 74,566[44]
Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
| Zimbabwe | 0–4 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
34', 65' (pen.) 78' |
Attendance: 4,364[45]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Guinea
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Burundi
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Attendance: 3,192[46]
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
| Guinea | 2–2 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
66' (pen.) |
Report |
55' |
Attendance: 5,342[47]
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Guinea |
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Report |
Attendance: 10,388[48]
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| Madagascar | 1–0 | Burundi |
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Report |
Attendance: 4,900[49]
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)[50]
| Madagascar | 2–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
53' |
Report |
Attendance: 9,895[51]
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
| Burundi | 0–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 5,753[52]
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kenya
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tanzania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Senegal | 2–0 | Tanzania |
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64' |
Report |
Attendance: 7,249[53]
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
| Algeria | 2–0 | Kenya |
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43' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,071[54]
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
| Senegal | 0–1 | Algeria |
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| Report |
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Attendance: 25,765[55]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
| Kenya | 3–2 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
62' |
Report |
40' |
Attendance: 7,233[56]
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
| Kenya | 0–3 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
71', 78' (pen.) |
Attendance: 13,224[57]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
| Tanzania | 0–3 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
39', 45+1' |
Attendance: 8,921[58]
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Namibia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| Morocco | 1–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 6,857[59]
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Attendance: 4,961[60]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Morocco | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Attendance: 27,500[61]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
| South Africa | 1–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Attendance: 16,090[62]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
| South Africa | 0–1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 12,098[63]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
| Namibia | 1–4 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
58' 84' 89' |
Attendance: 7,530[64]
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Angola
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Mauritania
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 1–1 | Angola |
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| Report |
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Attendance: 7,345[65]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Mali | 4–1 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
45' (pen.) 55' 74' |
Report |
Attendance: 6,202[66]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
| Tunisia | 1–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Attendance: 16,085[67]
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)[68]
| Mauritania | 0–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 10,120[69]
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
| Mauritania | 0–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 7,732[70]
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
| Angola | 0–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 8,135[71]
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
| Pos | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Benin
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Cameroon | 2–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
69' |
Report |
Attendance: 5,983[72]
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
| Ghana | 2–2 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
42' |
Report |
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Attendance: 8,094[73]
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
| Cameroon | 0–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 16,724[74]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Benin | 0–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 9,212[75]
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
| Benin | 0–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 14,120[76]
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
| Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
72' |
Attendance: 6,905[77]
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
| Pos | Grp | Team
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | B | Guinea
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | A | DR Congo
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | F | Benin
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | D | South Africa
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | |
| 5 | C | Kenya
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 | E | Angola
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match, where a direct penalty shoot-out, without any extra time, was used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 75).[35]
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
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| 5 July – Cairo (International) | |||||||||||||
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| Uganda | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 10 July – Cairo (30 June) | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Senegal | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 July – Cairo (Al Salam) | |||||||||||||
| Benin | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | 1 (1) | ||||||||||||
| 14 July – Cairo (30 June) | |||||||||||||
| Benin (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| Senegal (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 July – Alexandria | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Madagascar (pen.) | 2 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 11 July – Cairo (Al Salam) | |||||||||||||
| DR Congo | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||
| Madagascar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 July – Ismailia | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 19 July – Cairo (International) | |||||||||||||
| Tunisia (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| Senegal | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 July – Suez | |||||||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mali | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 11 July – Suez | |||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 7 July – Cairo (30 June) | |||||||||||||
| Algeria (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| Algeria | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 14 July – Cairo (International) | |||||||||||||
| Guinea | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Algeria | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 July – Alexandria | |||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | Third place play-off | |||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 10 July – Cairo (International) | 17 July – Cairo (Al Salam) | ||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | Tunisia | 0 | ||||||||||
| 6 July – Cairo (International) | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | Nigeria | 1 | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| South Africa | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Morocco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Benin |
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1–4 |
 Djigla Anaane Séïbou |
Attendance: 7,500[78]
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| Uganda | 0–1 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 6,950[79]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Nigeria | 3–2 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
66' |
Report |
44' |
Attendance: 10,000[80]
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
| Egypt | 0–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 75,000[81]
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
| Madagascar | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
77' |
Report |
90' |
| Penalties | ||
|
|
4–2 |
Bakambu M'Poku Bolasie |
Attendance: 5,890[82]
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
| Algeria | 3–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
57' 82' |
Report |
Attendance: 8,205[83]
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
| Mali | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 7,672[84]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
| Ghana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Penalties | ||
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4–5 |
Khazri Bronn Meriah Sassi |
Attendance: 8,890[85]
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
| Senegal | 1–0 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Attendance: 5,798[86]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
| Nigeria | 2–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
89' |
Report |
|
Attendance: 48,343[87]
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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| Penalties | ||
|
|
3–4 |
Slimani Delort Ounas Belaïli |
Attendance: 8,233[88]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Madagascar | 0–3 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
60' 90+3' |
Attendance: 7,568[89]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
| Senegal | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Attendance: 9,143[90]
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
| Algeria | 2–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
90+5' |
Report |
Attendance: 49,775[91]
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
| Tunisia | 0–1 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Attendance: 6,340[92]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
| Senegal | 0–1 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Attendance: 75,000[93]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
There were 102 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 1.96 goals per match.
5 goals
3 goals
Adam Ounas Cédric Bakambu Sadio Mané2 goals
Baghdad Bounedjah Mickaël Poté Stéphane Bahoken Ahmed El Mohamady Mohamed Salah Jordan Ayew Mohamed Yattara Jonathan Kodjia Wilfried Zaha Michael Olunga Carolus Andriamatsinoro Youssef En-Nesyri Bongani Zungu Youssef Msakni Emmanuel Okwi1 goal
Islam Slimani Djalma Moise Adilehou Clinton N'Jie Banana Yaya Britt Assombalonga Jonathan Bolingi Chancel Mbemba Trézéguet André Ayew Thomas Partey Sory Kaba François Kamano Maxwel Cornet Serey Dié Max Gradel Johanna Omolo Anicet Abel Ibrahim Amada Faneva Imà Andriatsima Marco Ilaimaharitra Lalaïna Nomenjanahary Abdoulay Diaby Amadou Haidara Moussa Marega Diadie Samassékou Adama Traoré I Adama Traoré II Moctar Sidi El Hacen Mbark Boussoufa Joslin Kamatuka Samuel Chukwueze Alex Iwobi Kenneth Omeruo William Troost-Ekong Keita Baldé Krépin Diatta Idrissa Gueye Ismaïla Sarr Thembinkosi Lorch Simon Msuva Mbwana Samatta Wahbi Khazri Taha Yassine Khenissi Ferjani Sassi Naïm Sliti Patrick Kaddu Khama Billiat1 own goal
Itamunua Keimuine (against Morocco) William Troost-Ekong (against Algeria) Rami Bedoui (against Ghana) Dylan Bronn (against Senegal)The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
| Total Man of the Competition |
|---|
| Ismaël Bennacer[1]
|
| Top Scorer |
| Odion Ighalo (5 goals)[94] |
| Best Goalkeeper |
| Raïs M'Bolhi[94]
|
| Best Young Player |
| Krépin Diatta[94]
|
| CAF Fair Play Team |
| Senegal[94]
|
CAF AFCON Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raïs M'Bolhi
|
Kalidou Koulibaly Yassine Meriah Lamine Gassama Youssouf Sabaly
|
Idrissa Gueye Adlène Guedioura Ismaël Bennacer
|
Odion Ighalo Sadio Mané Riyad Mahrez
|
Djamel Belmadi
|
| Ranking criteria |
|---|
For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[95]
For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[95]
|
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria
|
C | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| 2 | Senegal
|
C | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| 3 | Nigeria
|
B | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| 4 | Tunisia
|
E | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ivory Coast
|
D | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 6 | Madagascar
|
B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | South Africa
|
D | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| 8 | Benin
|
F | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Eliminated in the round of 16 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Morocco
|
D | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| 10 | Egypt
|
A | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 11 | Mali
|
E | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| 12 | Ghana
|
F | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 13 | Cameroon
|
F | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| 14 | DR Congo
|
A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Uganda
|
A | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| 16 | Guinea
|
B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 17 | Kenya
|
C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| 18 | Angola
|
E | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
| 19 | Mauritania
|
E | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 20 | Zimbabwe
|
A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| 21 | Guinea-Bissau
|
F | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| 22 | Burundi
|
B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| 23 | Namibia
|
D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
| 24 | Tanzania
|
C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
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| Editions |
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| Qualification |
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| Finals |
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| Bids |
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| Squads |
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| Statistics |
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| Miscellaneous |
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. | |
