2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
Group D of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 to 25 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Ghana, Mali, Egypt, and Uganda.[1] Egypt and Ghana 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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D1 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | Group H winners | 5 June 2016 | 21st | 2015 | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | 56.5 | 54 |
D2 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | Group C winners | 5 June 2016 | 10th | 2015 | Runners-up (1972) | 33.5 | 64 |
D3 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | Group G winners | 4 June 2016 | 23rd | 2010 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 15.5 | 35 |
D4 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | Group D runners-up | 4 September 2016 | 6th | 1978 | Runners-up (1978) | 12 | 73 |
- 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 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The group winners, Egypt, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Morocco.
- The group runners-up, Ghana, advanced to play the winners of Group C, DR Congo.
Matches
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]
Ghana vs Uganda
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Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda |
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A. Ayew File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' (pen.) | Report |
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Man of the Match:
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Mali vs Egypt
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File:MLI-EGY 2017-01-17.svg |
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Man of the Match:
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Ghana vs Mali
<section begin=Match 15 />
Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali |
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Gyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' | Report |
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File:GHA-MLI 2017-01-21.svg |
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Man of the Match:
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Egypt vs Uganda
<section begin=Match 16 />
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda |
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Said File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' | Report |
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File:EGY-UGA 2017-01-21.svg |
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Man of the Match:
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Egypt vs Ghana
<section begin=Match 23 />
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
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M. Salah File:Soccerball shade.svg 11' | Report |
<section end=Match 23 />
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File:EGY-GHA 2017-01-25.svg |
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Man of the Match:
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Uganda vs Mali
<section begin=Match 24 />
Uganda File:Flag of Uganda.svg | 1–1 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali |
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Miya File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Report | Bissouma File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' |
<section end=Match 24 />
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File:UGA-MLI 2017-01-25.svg |
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Man of the Match:
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References
- ↑ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
- ↑ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Tactical start list: Ghana - Uganda" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (17 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Christian Atsu! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Tactical start list: Mali - Egypt" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (17 January 2017). "Moussa Marega has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ghana 1 - 0 Mali Team line-ups 1/21/17 - Africa Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Perform Group. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (21 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Thomas Partey (@Thomaspartey22)! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Tactical start list: Egypt - Uganda" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (21 January 2017). "Abdallah El Said has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Majestic performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Tactical start list: Egypt - Ghana" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (25 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Ahmed Hegazi! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Tactical start list: Uganda - Mali" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (25 January 2017). "Farouk Miya has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 January 2017 – via Twitter.
External links
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com