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 |
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A1 | ![]() | Hosts | 8 April 2015 | 7th | 2015 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) | 22 | 108 |
A2 | ![]() | Group D winners | 4 September 2016 | 11th | 2015 | Runners-up (2013) | 33.5 | 53 |
A3 | ![]() | Group M winners | 3 June 2016 | 18th | 2015 | Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) | 29 | 62 |
A4 | ![]() | Group E winners | 5 June 2016 | 1st | none | Debut | 8.5 | 68 |
- Notes
- ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
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 | ![]() |
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Aubameyang ![]() | Report | Juary ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gabon[4] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guinea-Bissau[4] |
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Burkina Faso vs Cameroon
Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Dayo ![]() | Report | Moukandjo ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burkina Faso[6] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cameroon[6] |
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Gabon vs Burkina Faso
Gabon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Aubameyang ![]() | Report | Nakoulma ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gabon[8] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burkina Faso[8] |
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Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau
Cameroon ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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| Report | Piqueti ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cameroon[10] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guinea-Bissau[10] |
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Cameroon vs Gabon
Cameroon ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cameroon[12] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Gabon[12] |
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Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Guinea-Bissau[14] | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burkina Faso[14] |
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References
- ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations - Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau - Soccer - Scoresway - Results, fixtures, tables and statistics".
- ^ a b "Media start list: Gabon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Burkina Faso - Cameroon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Gabon - Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Gabon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Guinea-Bissau - Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
- ^ 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.
External links
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com