2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Group A of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 14 to 22 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of hosts Gabon, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Guinea-Bissau.[1]

Burkina Faso and Cameroon advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.

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 GabonHosts8 April 20157th2015Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)22108
A2 Burkina FasoGroup D winners4 September 201611th2015Runners-up (2013)33.553
A3 CameroonGroup M winners3 June 201618th2015Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)2962
A4 Guinea-BissauGroup E winners5 June 20161stnoneDebut8.568
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  Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Gabon (H) 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4  Guinea-Bissau 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

  • The group winners, Burkina Faso, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Tunisia.
  • The group runners-up, Cameroon, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Senegal.

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]

Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau
Gabon 1–1 Guinea-Bissau
Aubameyang  52' Report Juary  90+1'
Attendance: 39,230[3]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Gabon[4]
Guinea-Bissau[4]
GK1Didier Ovono
RB8Lloyd Palun
CB2Aaron Appindangoyé
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB6Johann Obiang 66'
CM4Merlin Tandjigora 84'
CM22Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
RW7Malick Evouna 88'
AM10Mario Lemina 73'
LW20Denis Bouanga
CF9Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
Substitutions:
MF12Guélor Kanga 73'
MF17André Biyogo Poko 84'
FW14Serge Kevyn 88'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho
GK1Jonas Mendes
RB4Tomás Dabó
CB5Rudinilson Silva
CB14Juary Soares
LB16Agostinho Soares 76'
CM11Nani Soares
CM8Francisco Júnior 74'
RW15Toni Silva
AM7Zezinho (c)
LW19João Mário 61'
CF9Abel Camará 66'
Substitutions:
MF18Piqueti 61'
FW13Frédéric Mendy 66'
FW21Aldair 74'
Manager:
Baciro Candé

Man of the Match:
Zezinho (Guinea-Bissau)[5]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Burkina Faso 1–1 Cameroon
Dayo  75' Report Moukandjo  35'
Burkina Faso[6]
Cameroon[6]
GK16Kouakou Hervé Koffi
RB5Patrick Malo
CB14Issoufou Dayo
CB4Bakary Koné
LB20Yacouba Coulibaly
CM18Charles Kaboré (c)
CM8Abdou Razack Traoré 74'
RW7Préjuce Nakoulma
AM11Jonathan Pitroipa 86'
LW10Alain Traoré
CF19Bertrand Traoré 61'
Substitutions:
FW9Banou Diawara 86' 61'
MF17Jonathan Zongo 74'
FW15Aristide Bancé 86'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte
GK1Fabrice Ondoa
RB2Ernest Mabouka 14'
CB5Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui 88'
CB4Adolphe Teikeu
LB6Ambroise Oyongo
RM7Clinton N'Jie 77'
CM14Georges Mandjeck 62'
CM15Sébastien Siani
LM13Christian Bassogog 84'
CF8Benjamin Moukandjo (c) 56'
CF9Jacques Zoua
Substitutions:
MF11Edgar Salli 77'
FW20Karl Toko Ekambi 84'
Manager:
Hugo Broos

Man of the Match:
Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso)[7]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Gabon vs Burkina Faso
Gabon 1–1 Burkina Faso
Aubameyang  38' (pen.) Report Nakoulma  23'
Gabon[8]
Burkina Faso[8]
GK1Didier Ovono
RB8Lloyd Palun
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB2Aaron Appindangoyé
LB6Johann Obiang 34'
CM22Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
CM4Merlin Tandjigora 66'
RW17André Biyogo Poko 75'
LW20Denis Bouanga
CF7Malick Evouna
CF9Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
Substitutions:
DF19Benjamin Zé Ondo 34'
MF18Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali 66'
FW14Serge Kevyn 75'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho
GK16Kouakou Hervé Koffi 37'
RB5Patrick Malo
CB14Issoufou Dayo
CB4Bakary Koné
LB20Yacouba Coulibaly
CM18Charles Kaboré (c)
CM8Abdou Razack Traoré
RW17Jonathan Zongo 54'
AM11Jonathan Pitroipa 11'
LW10Alain Traoré 77'
CF9Banou Diawara
Substitutions:
MF7Préjuce Nakoulma 11'
MF19Bertrand Traoré 54'
MF6Bakary Saré 77'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte

Man of the Match:
Denis Bouanga (Gabon)[9]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau
Cameroon 2–1 Guinea-Bissau
 Report Piqueti  13'
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Cameroon[10]
Guinea-Bissau[10]
GK1Fabrice Ondoa
RB19Collins Fai
CB4Adolphe Teikeu
CB5Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
LB6Ambroise Oyongo
CM14Georges Mandjeck 22' 65'
CM15Sébastien Siani
RW13Christian Bassogog
AM8Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
LW7Clinton N'Jie 46'
CF10Vincent Aboubakar 65'
Substitutions:
FW20Karl Toko Ekambi 46'
DF3Nicolas Nkoulou 65'
FW18Robert Ndip Tambe 65'
Manager:
Hugo Broos
GK1Jonas Mendes
RB4Tomás Dabó
CB5Rudinilson Silva
CB14Juary Soares 30'
LB22Mamadu Candé
CM11Nani Soares
CM8Francisco Júnior
AM7Zezinho (c)
RW15Toni Silva 68'
CF13Frédéric Mendy 81'
LW18Piqueti 50'
Substitutions:
MF20Idrissa Camará 50'
FW17Leocísio Sami 68'
FW9Abel Camará 81'
Manager:
Baciro Candé

Man of the Match:
Christian Bassogog (Cameroon)[11]

Assistant referees:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Cameroon vs Gabon
Cameroon 0–0 Gabon
Report
Cameroon[12]
Gabon[12]
GK1Fabrice Ondoa
RB19Collins Fai
CB4Adolphe Teikeu
CB3Nicolas Nkoulou
LB6Ambroise Oyongo
CM15Sébastien Siani 18'
CM5Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
AM8Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
RF13Christian Bassogog 83'
CF18Robert Ndip Tambe 83'
LF11Edgar Salli 76'
Substitutions:
FW9Jacques Zoua 76'
FW10Vincent Aboubakar 83'
FW20Karl Toko Ekambi 83'
Manager:
Hugo Broos
GK1Didier Ovono
RB8Lloyd Palun 73'
CB2Aaron Appindangoyé
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB19Benjamin Zé Ondo 57'
RM17André Biyogo Poko
CM22Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
CM18Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali
LM20Denis Bouanga
CF9Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CF7Malick Evouna 78'
Substitutions:
DF21Yoann Wachter 57'
MF13Samson Mbingui 73'
FW14Serge Kevyn 78'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Denis Bouanga (Gabon)[13]

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau 0–2 Burkina Faso
Report
Guinea-Bissau[14]
Burkina Faso[14]
GK1Jonas Mendes
RB4Tomás Dabó
CB14Juary Soares 80'
CB5Rudinilson Silva
LB22Mamadu Candé
CM11Nani Soares 63'
CM8Francisco Júnior 76'
AM7Zezinho (c)
RW15Toni Silva
CF13Frédéric Mendy
LW18Piqueti 65'
Substitutions:
MF3Lassana Camará 63'
FW9Abel Camará 65'
FW21Aldair 76'
Manager:
Baciro Candé
GK16Kouakou Hervé Koffi
RB2Steeve Yago
CB14Issoufou Dayo
CB4Bakary Koné
LB20Yacouba Coulibaly
CM18Charles Kaboré (c) 45+1'
CM8Abdou Razack Traoré 7'
RW19Bertrand Traoré 78'
AM10Alain Traoré 67'
LW7Préjuce Nakoulma
CF15Aristide Bancé 59'
Substitutions:
FW21Cyrille Bayala 59'
MF22Blati Touré 67'
MF6Bakary Saré 78'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte

Man of the Match:
Préjuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso)[15]

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

References
  1. "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
  2. "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "Africa Cup of Nations - Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics".
  4. "Media start list: Gabon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  5. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2017). "J.L. Mendes Lopes is the first Total Man of the Match of the competition! Congratulations!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  6. "Tactical start list: Burkina Faso - Cameroon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  7. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2017). "A. TRAORE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  8. "Tactical start list: Gabon - Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. BOUANGA! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  10. "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2017). "C. BASSOGOG has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  12. "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Gabon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  13. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (22 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. Bouanga! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  14. "Tactical start list: Guinea-Bissau - Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  15. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (22 January 2017). "P. NAKOULMA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Twitter.
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