2019 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 5 July with the round of 16 and ended on 19 July 2019 with the final, held at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo. A total of 16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.[1]
Format
In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[1] In the third place play-off, if the scores remain level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played.
CAF set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[1]
- Match 37: Winner Group B v 3rd Group A/C/D
- Match 38: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C
- Match 39: Winner Group A v 3rd Group C/D/E
- Match 40: Winner Group C v 3rd Group A/B/F
- Match 41: Winner Group D v 3rd Group B/E/F
- Match 42: Runner-up Group B v Runner-up Group F
- Match 43: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group D
- Match 44: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
Combinations of matches in the round of 16
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[1]
Third-placed teams qualify from groups |
1A vs |
1B vs |
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A | B | C | D | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3B | |||
A | B | C | E | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
A | B | C | F | 3C | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | B | D | E | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3E | |||
A | B | D | F | 3D | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | B | E | F | 3E | 3A | 3B | 3F | |||
A | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3E | |||
A | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3A | 3F | |||
A | C | E | F | 3C | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
A | D | E | F | 3D | 3A | 3F | 3E | |||
B | C | D | E | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3E | |||
B | C | D | F | 3C | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
B | C | E | F | 3E | 3C | 3B | 3F | |||
B | D | E | F | 3E | 3D | 3B | 3F | |||
C | D | E | F | 3C | 3D | 3F | 3E |
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.[1]
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best four qualify) |
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A | Egypt | Uganda | DR Congo |
B | Madagascar | Nigeria | Guinea |
C | Algeria | Senegal | N/A |
D | Morocco | Ivory Coast | South Africa |
E | Mali | Tunisia | N/A |
F | Ghana | Cameroon | Benin |
Bracket
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
5 July – Cairo (International) | ||||||||||||||
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 (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
Senegal (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||||||
7 July – Alexandria | ||||||||||||||
Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Madagascar (p) | 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 (p) | 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 (p) | 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 | |||||||||||||
South Africa | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16
Morocco vs Benin
Morocco
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Benin
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Uganda vs Senegal
Uganda
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Senegal
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Nigeria vs Cameroon
Nigeria
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Cameroon
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Man of the Match:
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Egypt vs South Africa
Egypt | 0–1 | South Africa |
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Egypt
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South Africa
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Man of the Match:
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Madagascar vs DR Congo
Madagascar | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | DR Congo |
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Penalties | ||
4–2 |
Madagascar
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Dr Congo
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Algeria vs Guinea
Algeria
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Guinea
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Mali vs Ivory Coast
Mali | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Mali
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Ivory Coast
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Man of the Match:
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Ghana vs Tunisia
Ghana
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Tunisia
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Quarter-finals
Senegal vs Benin
Senegal
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Benin
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Nigeria vs South Africa
Nigeria | 2–1 | South Africa |
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Nigeria
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South Africa
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Ivory Coast vs Algeria
Ivory Coast
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Algeria
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Madagascar vs Tunisia
Madagascar | 0–3 | Tunisia |
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Madagascar
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Tunisia
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Semi-finals
Senegal vs Tunisia
Senegal
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Tunisia
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Algeria vs Nigeria
Algeria
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Nigeria
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Man of the Match:
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Third place play-off
Tunisia
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Nigeria
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Final
Senegal
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Algeria
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Man of the Match:
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References
- "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
- "Morocco vs. Benin". ESPN. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (5 July 2019). "STÉPHANE SESSÈGNON has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Uganda vs. Senegal". ESPN. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (5 July 2019). "IDRISSA GUEYE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Nigeria vs. Cameroon". ESPN. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (6 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, @ighalojude has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Egypt vs. South Africa". ESPN. 6 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (6 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is Thembinkosi Lorch!" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Madagascar vs. Congo DR". ESPN. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (7 July 2019). "ANICET ANDRIANANTENAINA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Algeria vs. Guinea". ESPN. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (7 July 2019). "RIYAD MAHREZ has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Mali vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (8 July 2019). "After his good performance, M. Marega has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Ghana vs. Tunisia". ESPN. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (8 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @WakasoBobby!" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Senegal vs. Benin". ESPN. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (10 July 2019). "@IGanaGueye has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Nigeria vs. South Africa". ESPN. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (10 July 2019). "SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Ivory Coast vs. Algeria". ESPN. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (11 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, S. Gbohouo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Madagascar vs. Tunisia". ESPN. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (11 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @FerjaniSassi!" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Senegal vs. Tunisia". ESPN. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 July 2019). "ALFRED GOMIS has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Algeria vs. Nigeria". ESPN. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 July 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! @Mahrez22 is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Tunisia vs. Nigeria". ESPN. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
- Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (17 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, @WTroostEkong has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 July 2019 – via Twitter.
- CAF [@CAF_Online] (19 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is R. M'bolhi!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 July 2019 – via Twitter.