2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearance
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2017 (in French) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Gabon |
Dates | 14 January – 5 February |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cameroon (5th title) |
Runners-up | Egypt |
Third place | Burkina Faso |
Fourth place | Ghana |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 66 (2.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Junior Kabananga (3) |
Best player(s) | Christian Bassogog |
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (also called AFCON 2017 and CAN 2017) was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The tournament hosted by Gabon.[1] It was held from 14 January to 5 February 2017.
The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Russia.
Teams
[change | change source]The draw for the qualification stage took place on 8 April 2015.[2] The following teams have qualified for the final tournament.
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Group stage
[change | change source]The draw took place on the 19th of October 2016 in Libreville.[3]
Group A
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 |
2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
3 | Gabon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
14 January 2017 | ||
Gabon | 1–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Cameroon |
18 January 2017 | ||
Gabon | 1–1 | Burkina Faso |
Cameroon | 2–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
22 January 2017 | ||
Cameroon | 0–0 | Gabon |
Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | Burkina Faso |
Group B
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 2 |
4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
15 January 2017 | ||
Algeria | 2–2 | Zimbabwe |
Tunisia | 0–2 | Senegal |
19 January 2017 | ||
Algeria | 1–2 | Tunisia |
Senegal | 2–0 | Zimbabwe |
23 January 2017 | ||
Senegal | 2–2 | Algeria |
Zimbabwe | 2–4 | Tunisia |
Group C
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
2 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
16 January 2017 | ||
Ivory Coast | 0–0 | Togo |
DR Congo | 1–0 | Morocco |
20 January 2017 | ||
Ivory Coast | 2–2 | DR Congo |
Morocco | 3–1 | Togo |
24 January 2017 | ||
Morocco | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
Togo | 1–3 | DR Congo |
Group D
[change | change source]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
2 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
3 | Mali | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 2 |
4 | Uganda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
17 January 2017 | ||
Ghana | 1–0 | Uganda |
Mali | 0–0 | Egypt |
21 January 2017 | ||
Ghana | 1–0 | Mali |
Egypt | 1–0 | Uganda |
25 January 2017 | ||
Egypt | 1–0 | Ghana |
Uganda | 1–1 | Mali |
Knockout stage
[change | change source]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Third place play-off | ||||||||||
2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
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Cameroon 5th title |
Statistics
[change | change source]Top scorers
[change | change source]- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Sofiane Hanni
- Issoufou Dayo
- Alain Traoré
- Bertrand Traoré
- Vincent Aboubakar
- Christian Bassogog
- Benjamin Moukandjo
- Nicolas Nkoulou
- Sébastien Siani
- Neeskens Kebano
- Firmin Ndombe Mubele
- Mohamed Elneny
- Kahraba
- Abdallah Said
- Jordan Ayew
- Asamoah Gyan
- Piqueti
- Juary Soares
- Wilfried Bony
- Serey Dié
- Yves Bissouma
- Rachid Alioui
- Aziz Bouhaddouz
- Youssef En-Nesyri
- Romain Saïss
- Papakouli Diop
- Kara Mbodji
- Henri Saivet
- Moussa Sow
- Mathieu Dossevi
- Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
- Wahbi Khazri
- Taha Yassine Khenissi
- Youssef Msakni
- Farouk Miya
- Kudakwashe Mahachi
- Tendai Ndoro
- Nyasha Mushekwi
- Knowledge Musona
- Own goals
- Aïssa Mandi (against Tunisia)
- Rudinilson Silva (against Burkina Faso)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Gabon named hosts of AFCON 2017". CAF. 8 April 2015.
- ↑ "Format of 2017 AFCON Qualifiers and 2018 World Cup". CAFonline.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Accreditation for Total Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017 draw".