2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 20 January until 28 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Mali, Cameroon, and Guinea.[1] Ivory Coast and Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Mali and Cameroon 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
D1 Ivory CoastGroup D runners-up19 November 201421st2013Winners (1992)4428
D2 MaliGroup B runners-up19 November 20149th2013Runners-up (1972)3849
D3 CameroonGroup D winners15 November 201417th2010Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)23.542
D4 GuineaGroup E runners-up19 November 201411th2012Runners-up (1976)1939
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  Ivory Coast 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1]
3  Mali 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1]
4  Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Guinea and Mali were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots took place on 29 January 2015, 16:00 local time at the Hilton Malabo. Guinea selected the lot for 2nd place and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group runner-up.[2][3][4]

In the quarter-finals:

  • Ivory Coast advanced to play Algeria (runner-up of Group C).
  • Guinea advanced to play Ghana (winner of Group C).

Matches

All times local, WAT (UTC+1).

Ivory Coast vs Guinea

Guinea took the lead in the 36th minute when Mohamed Yattara smashed home a headed clearance from the Ivory Coast defence. Gervinho was sent off in the 58th minute for hitting Naby Keïta in the face, but the 10-men Ivory Coast equalized in the 72nd minute, as Wilfried Bony controlled the ball on his chest and passed to Seydou Doumbia to score.[5][6]

Ivory Coast 1–1 Guinea
Doumbia  72' Report M. Yattara  36'
Attendance: 14,875
Ivory Coast
Guinea
GK16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17Serge Aurier 40'
CB21Eric Bertrand Bailly
CB4Kolo Touré
LB22Wilfried Kanon
CM19Yaya Touré (c) 86'
CM9Cheick Tioté 62'
RW10Gervinho 58'
AM8Salomon Kalou 65'
LW20Serey Die 54'  65'
CF12Wilfried Bony
Substitutions:
DF5Siaka Tiéné 65'
FW7Seydou Doumbia 65'
MF6Cheick Doukouré 86'
Manager:
Hervé Renard
GK1Naby Yattara
RB20Baissama Sankoh
CB17Boubacar Fofana
CB10Kévin Constant
LB5Fodé Camara
CM4Florentin Pogba
CM3Issiaga Sylla
RW15Naby Keïta
AM8Ibrahima Traoré (c)
LW12Ibrahima Conté
CF2Mohamed Yattara  71'
Substitutions:
FW7Abdoul Camara 71'
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea)[7]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

Mali vs Cameroon

Mali took the lead in the 71st minute as Molla Wagué's flick-on from a free kick allowed Sambou Yatabaré to score at the far post. Cameroon equalized in the 84th minute, after Ambroise Oyongo controlled Raoul Loé's lofted pass to score from close range.[8][9]

Mali 1–1 Cameroon
S. Yatabaré  71' Report Oyongo  84'
Attendance: 15,000
Mali
Cameroon
GK16Soumbeïla Diakité
RB15Drissa Diakité
CB23Molla Wagué
CB4Salif Coulibaly
LB3Adama Tamboura
DM8Yacouba Sylla
CM17Mamoutou N'Diaye  24'  80'
CM12Seydou Keita (c)
RW14Sambou Yatabaré 90+4'
LW10Bakary Sako
CF7Mustapha Yatabaré 86'
Substitutions:
MF6Tongo Doumbia 80'
FW20Modibo Maïga 86'
MF21Abdou Traoré 90+4'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak
GK16Fabrice Ondoa
RB6Ambroise Oyongo
CB21Aurélien Chedjou
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou
LB12Henri Bedimo
CM18Eyong Enoh 17'
CM4Raoul Loé
RW8Benjamin Moukandjo
AM13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)
LW11Edgar Salli
CF10Vincent Aboubakar
Substitutions:
MF20Franck Kom 17'  78'
FW15Franck Etoundi 78'
Manager:
Volker Finke

Man of the Match:
Sambou Yatabaré (Mali)[10]

Assistant referees:
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)
Fourth official:
Joseph Odartei Lamptey (Ghana)

Ivory Coast vs Mali

Mali took the lead in the 7th minute, as Bakary Sako scored home from Sambou Yatabaré's cross. Ivory Coast equalized in the 86th minute, when Serge Aurier passed to Max Gradel to score.[11][12]

Ivory Coast 1–1 Mali
Gradel  86' Report Sako  7'
Attendance: 14,890
Ivory Coast
Mali
GK16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB17Serge Aurier
CB22Wilfried Kanon 83'
CB4Kolo Touré
LB5Siaka Tiéné
CM14Ismaël Diomandé 39'
CM9Cheick Tioté 82'
RW19Yaya Touré (c)
LW21Eric Bertrand Bailly
CF12Wilfried Bony 84'
CF7Seydou Doumbia
Substitutions:
MF15Max Gradel 39'
FW8Salomon Kalou 83'
FW11Tallo Gadji 84'
Manager:
Hervé Renard
GK16Soumbeïla Diakité 72'
RB15Drissa Diakité
CB23Molla Wagué
CB4Salif Coulibaly
LB3Adama Tamboura
DM17Mamoutou N'Diaye
CM12Seydou Keita (c) 77'
CM8Yacouba Sylla 59'
RW10Bakary Sako 78'
LW14Sambou Yatabaré 88'
CF7Mustapha Yatabaré 90+1'
Substitutions:
GK1Germain Berthé 72'
MF6Tongo Doumbia 78'
FW20Modibo Maïga 90+1'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Seydou Keita (Mali)[13]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)
Fourth official:
Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Cameroon vs Guinea

Cameroon took the lead in the 13th minute, when Benjamin Moukandjo's corner evaded everybody and hit the goalkeeper to go into the net. Guinea equalized in the 42nd minute, as Ibrahima Traoré received a pass from Issiaga Sylla, and shot home from outside the penalty area.[14][15]

Cameroon 1–1 Guinea
Moukandjo  13' Report Traoré  42'
Attendance: 15,000
Cameroon
Guinea
GK16Fabrice Ondoa
RB6Ambroise Oyongo 62'
CB21Aurélien Chedjou
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou
LB12Henri Bedimo
DM13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
CM17Stéphane Mbia (c)
CM4Raoul Loé 81'
RW8Benjamin Moukandjo
LW11Edgar Salli
CF10Vincent Aboubakar 77'
Substitutions:
DF5Jérôme Guihoata 62'
FW15Franck Etoundi 77'
MF20Franck Kom 81'
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK1Naby Yattara
RB20Baissama Sankoh
CB5Fodé Camara
CB4Florentin Pogba 45+3'
LB3Issiaga Sylla
DM17Boubacar Fofana 32'
CM10Kévin Constant
CM12Ibrahima Conté
RW8Ibrahima Traoré (c) 90+3'
LW18Seydouba Soumah 66'
CF2Mohamed Yattara
Substitutions:
DF13Abdoulaye Cissé 45+3'
MF15Naby Keïta 66'
FW19François Kamano 90+3'
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea)[16]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Cameroon vs Ivory Coast

The only goal of the match was scored by Max Gradel in the 35th minute, as he stole the ball from the Cameroon defence, dribbled inside and shot home from outside the penalty area. The win sent Ivory Coast to the quarter-finals as group winners, while Cameroon were eliminated.[17][18]

Cameroon 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Gradel  35'
Attendance: 15,230
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
GK16Fabrice Ondoa
RB5Jérôme Guihoata
CB21Aurélien Chedjou
CB3Nicolas N'Koulou
LB12Henri Bedimo
CM14Georges Mandjeck
CM8Benjamin Moukandjo 67'
RW13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
AM17Stéphane Mbia (c)
LW15Franck Etoundi 55'
CF11Edgar Salli 46'
Substitutions:
FW10Vincent Aboubakar 46'
FW2Léonard Kweuke 55'
MF7Clinton N'Jie 67'
Manager:
Volker Finke
GK16Sylvain Gbohouo 90+3'
RB17Serge Aurier
CB21Eric Bertrand Bailly  27' 28'
CB4Kolo Touré
LB22Wilfried Kanon
CM20Serey Die
CM19Yaya Touré (c) 32' 82'
RW15Max Gradel
AM7Seydou Doumbia 60'
LW5Siaka Tiéné
CF12Wilfried Bony
Substitutions:
DF2Ousmane Viera 28'
MF11Tallo Gadji 60'
MF6Cheick Doukouré 82'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Max Gradel (Ivory Coast)[19]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Guinea vs Mali

Guinea took the lead in the 15th minute with a penalty by Kévin Constant, which was awarded due to a handball by Salif Coulibaly. Mali then were awarded their own penalty three minutes later after Baissama Sankoh was penalised for handball, but Seydou Keita's penalty was easily saved. Mali equalized in the 47th minute, when Abdoulay Diaby crossed for Modibo Maïga to head home. The match finished in a 1–1 draw, the same scoreline as both Guinea and Mali's previous two matches, meaning that the two teams were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots were held the next day to decide which team qualify for the quarter-finals as group runner-up, which was won by Guinea (see below for details).[20][21]

Guinea 1–1 Mali
Constant  15' (pen.) Report Maïga  47'
Attendance: 13,470
Guinea
Mali
GK1Naby Yattara
RB13Abdoulaye Cissé
CB20Baissama Sankoh
CB5Fodé Camara
LB3Issiaga Sylla 55'  57'
DM15Naby Keïta
CM17Boubacar Fofana
CM10Kévin Constant 84'
RW8Ibrahima Traoré (c) 62'
LW12Ibrahima Conté
CF2Mohamed Yattara
Substitutions:
DF23Djibril Tamsir Paye 57'
FW18Seydouba Soumah 62'
FW7Abdoul Camara 84'
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer
GK1Germain Berthé
RB15Drissa Diakité
CB23Molla Wagué
CB4Salif Coulibaly
LB3Adama Tamboura
DM17Mamoutou N'Diaye 90+1'
CM8Yacouba Sylla
CM12Seydou Keita (c)
RW18Abdoulay Diaby 70'  72'
LW20Modibo Maïga
CF7Mustapha Yatabaré 84'
Substitutions:
MF10Bakary Sako 72'
MF14Sambou Yatabaré 84'
MF21Abdou Traoré 90+1'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Modibo Maïga (Mali)[22]

Assistant referees:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)
Fourth official:
Mehd Abid Charef (Algeria)

Drawing of lots

Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations.[23]

The draw took place at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1) on 29 January 2015, at the Hilton Malabo. Representatives of each team drew a ball, one of which was numbered '2' and the other numbered '3'.[2] Guinea drew the ball '2' and were placed as runners-up in the group, with Mali being third. As such, Guinea advanced to the quarter-finals and Mali were eliminated.[3][4]

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