2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Group A of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 January until 25 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of the hosts Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gabon, and Congo.[1] Congo and Equatorial Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Gabon and Burkina Faso were eliminated.

Teams
Draw position Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 CAF Rankings
Points[nb 1]		 FIFA Rankings
Start of event
A1 Equatorial GuineaHosts14 November 20142nd2012Quarter-finals (2012)9118
A2 Burkina FasoGroup C runners-up15 November 201410th2013Runners-up (2013)4064
A3 GabonGroup C winners15 November 20146th2012Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)2262
A4 CongoGroup A runners-up19 November 20147th2000Winners (1972)1361
Notes
  1. The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Congo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Equatorial Guinea (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Gabon 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

  • Congo advanced to play DR Congo (runner-up of Group B).
  • Equatorial Guinea advanced to play Tunisia (winner of Group B).

Matches

All times local, WAT (UTC+1).

Equatorial Guinea vs Congo

The first goal of the tournament was scored by Emilio Nsue. Receiving a through ball from Kike, he slotted the ball low past the goalkeeper with his right foot from six yards out to open the scoring for the hosts after 16 minutes. Thievy Bifouma scored the equalizer for Congo with three minutes left, after being played in by Dominique Malonga, he slotted it low into the net from the right of the six yard box.[2][3]

Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo
Nsue  16' Report Bifouma  87'
Attendance: 40,245
Equatorial Guinea
Congo
GK1Felipe Ovono 81'
RB8Randy
CB5Diosdado Mbele  26'
CB4Rui
LB16Sipo
RM14Kike 59'
CM22Pablo Ganet 46'
CM21Iván Zarandona
LM15Ibán 90+2'
CF11Javier Balboa 89'
CF10Emilio Nsue (c)
Substitutions:
MF18Viera Ellong 46'
MF7Rubén Belima 59'
FW12Iván Bolado 90+2'
Manager:
Esteban Becker
GK1Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB2Francis N'Ganga
CB4Boris Moubhibo 24'
CB5Arnold Bouka Moutou 78'
LB18Marvin Baudry
RM21Sagesse Babélé
CM7Prince Oniangué (c)
CM14Césaire Gandzé 60'
LM8Delvin N'Dinga
CF10Férébory Doré 65'
CF13Thievy Bifouma
Substitutions:
FW11Fabrice Ondama 60'
FW15Ladislas Douniama 65'
FW19Dominique Malonga 78'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)[4]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Burkina Faso vs Gabon

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring in the 19th minute, as after his initial shot was saved, he collected the rebound and calmly slotted home from seven yards out with his right foot. Gabon sealed the win in the 72nd minute with Malick Evouna's header from Frédéric Bulot's cross.[5][6]

Burkina Faso 0–2 Gabon
Report Aubameyang  19'
Evouna  72'
Attendance: 40,245
Burkina Faso
Gabon
GK23Germain Sanou
RB5Mohamed Koffi
CB2Steeve Yago
CB4Bakary Koné
LB13Narcisse Bambara
RM19Bertrand Traoré
CM18Charles Kaboré (c)
CM6Djakaridja Koné 77'
LM17Jonathan Zongo 66'
CF10Alain Traoré
CF11Jonathan Pitroipa
Substitutions:
FW15Aristide Bancé 66'
MF22Préjuce Nakoulma 77'
Manager:
Paul Put
GK1Didier Ovono
RB8Lloyd Palun
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB4Yrondu Musavu-King
LB6Johann Obiang 77'
DM11Lévy Madinda 83'
CM17André Biyogo Poko
CM22Didier Ibrahim N'Dong 40'  63'
RW9Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
LW10Frédéric Bulot 53'
CF7Malick Evouna 87'
Substitutions:
MF12Guélor Kanga 63'
MF13Samson Mbingui 83'
FW3Johann Lengoualama 87'
Manager:
Jorge Costa

Man of the Match:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)[7]

Assistant referees:
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)

Equatorial Guinea vs Burkina Faso

In the first goalless draw of the tournament, Burkina Faso hit the post twice, first through a free kick by Alain Traoré, then later when his shot was tipped to the post by Felipe Ovono.[8][9]

Equatorial Guinea 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 39,867
Equatorial Guinea
Burkina Faso
GK1Felipe Ovono
RB8Randy
CB5Diosdado Mbele  28'
CB4Rui
LB16Sipo
DM21Iván Zarandona
RW14Kike 81'
CM18Viera Ellong
CM11Javier Balboa 83'
LW15Ibán 71'
CF10Emilio Nsue (c)
Substitutions:
MF6Juvenal 71'
FW12Iván Bolado 81'
FW9Raúl Fabiani 83'
Manager:
Esteban Becker
GK23Germain Sanou
RB5Mohamed Koffi
CB4Bakary Koné
CB2Steeve Yago
LB9Issa Gouo 23'
DM6Djakaridja Koné
CM18Charles Kaboré (c)
RW11Jonathan Pitroipa 82'
AM10Alain Traoré
LW19Bertrand Traoré
CF15Aristide Bancé
Substitutions:
MF22Préjuce Nakoulma 82'
Manager:
Paul Put

Man of the Match:
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)[10]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)

Gabon vs Congo

Congo secured their first win in the Africa Cup of Nations since 1974, as Prince Oniangué scored the only goal in the 48th minute after the Gabon defence failed to clear a corner.[11][12]

Gabon 0–1 Congo
Report Oniangué  48'
Attendance: 34,782
Gabon
Congo
GK1Didier Ovono
RB8Lloyd Palun
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB2Aaron Appindangoyé
LB6Johann Obiang
DM11Lévy Madinda 84'
RM22Didier Ibrahim N'Dong 56'
CM10Frédéric Bulot 89'
CM17André Biyogo Poko 74'
LM9Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CF7Malick Evouna
Substitutions:
MF12Guélor Kanga 56'
MF13Samson Mbingui 84'
FW3Johann Lengoualama 89'
Manager:
Jorge Costa
GK1Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB18Marvin Baudry
CB21Sagesse Babélé
CB4Boris Moubhibo 45+1'
LB6Dimitri Bissiki
RW14Césaire Gandzé 74'
CM8Delvin N'Dinga
CM7Prince Oniangué (c)
LW5Arnold Bouka Moutou 87'
CF13Thievy Bifouma
CF10Férébory Doré 75'
Substitutions:
FW11Fabrice Ondama 74'
MF17Chris Malonga 75'
DF2Francis N'Ganga 87'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Prince Oniangué (Congo)[13]

Assistant referees:
Peter Edibe (Nigeria)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Gabon vs Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea took the lead in the 55th minute through Javier Balboa's penalty, awarded after he was brought down by Lloyd Palun. They sealed the win in the 86th minute, as Ibán converted the rebound after Emilio Nsue's shot was saved, confirming their qualification to the knockout stage and eliminating Gabon.[14][15]

Gabon 0–2 Equatorial Guinea
Report Balboa  55' (pen.)
Ibán  85'
Attendance: 39,230
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
GK1Didier Ovono
RB8Lloyd Palun 54'
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB2Aaron Appindangoyé
LB6Johann Obiang 16'  83'
DM11Lévy Madinda
CM9Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CM17André Biyogo Poko 69'
RW12Guélor Kanga 76'
LW10Frédéric Bulot
CF7Malick Evouna
Substitutions:
MF22Ibrahim N'Dong 69'
FW21Romaric Rogombé 76'
FW3Johann Lengoualama 83'
Manager:
Jorge Costa
GK1Felipe Ovono
RB8Randy 19'
CB2Dani Evuy
CB4Rui
LB16Sipo
CM18Viera Ellong
CM21Iván Zarandona  50'
RW14Kike 68'
LW11Javier Balboa
CF10Emilio Nsue (c) 89'
CF9Raúl Fabiani 76'
Substitutions:
MF15Ibán 86' 68'
MF6Juvenal 76'
FW17Rubén Darío 89'
Manager:
Esteban Becker

Man of the Match:
Javier Balboa (Equatorial Guinea)[16]

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Congo vs Burkina Faso

Congo took the lead in the 51st minute, when Férébory Doré crossed for Thievy Bifouma to convert from close range. Burkina Faso equalized in the 86th minute, after Aristide Bancé scored from Issiaka Ouédraogo's cross, but Congo retook the lead one minute later, as from a Congo free kick, Burkina Faso goalkeeper Germain Sanou punched the ball and it hit Fabrice Ondama and went into the net. As a result, Congo qualified as group winners while Burkina Faso were eliminated.[17][18]

Congo 2–1 Burkina Faso
Bifouma  51'
Ondama  87'		 Report Bancé  86'
Attendance: 7,945
Congo
Burkina Faso
GK1Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB18Marvin Baudry
CB21Sagesse Babélé
CB2Francis N'Ganga
LB6Dimitri Bissiki
DM8Delvin N'Dinga
RM5Arnold Bouka Moutou
CM7Prince Oniangué (c)
LM12Francis Litsingi 89'
CF13Thievy Bifouma 63'
CF10Férébory Doré 75'
Substitutions:
FW15Ladislas Douniama 63'
FW11Fabrice Ondama 75'
MF14Césaire Gandzé 89'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
GK23Germain Sanou
RB5Mohamed Koffi
CB4Bakary Koné
CB2Steeve Yago
LB9Issa Gouo 59'
RM18Charles Kaboré (c)
CM10Alain Traoré
LM6Djakaridja Koné
RW22Préjuce Nakoulma 58'
LW11Jonathan Pitroipa
CF21Abdou Traoré 73'
Substitutions:
MF19Bertrand Traoré 58'
FW15Aristide Bancé 59'
FW20Issiaka Ouédraogo 73'
Manager:
Paul Put

Man of the Match:
Fabrice Ondama (Congo)[19]

Assistant referees:
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)
Fourth official:
Victor Gomes (South Africa)

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