2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group D
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Group D of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 11 to 19 January 2022. The group consisted of Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Sudan.[1] Nigeria and Egypt as the top two teams advanced to the round of 16.
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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| May 2021[nb 1] | December 2021 | ||||||||
| D1 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | UNAF | Group G winners | 25 March 2021 | 25th | 2019 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 46 | 45 |
| D2 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | WAFU | Group L winners | 27 March 2021 | 19th | 2019 | Winners (1980, 1994, 2013) | 32 | 36 |
| D3 | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | CECAFA | Group C runners-up | 28 March 2021 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (1970) | 123 | 125 |
| D4 | File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau | WAFU | Group I runners-up | 30 March 2021 | 3rd | 2019 | Group stage (2017, 2019) | 108 | 106 |
Notes
- ↑ The rankings of May 2021 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 Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
Matches
Nigeria vs Egypt
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| Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt |
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| Iheanacho File:Soccerball shade.svg 30' | Report |
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
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Man of the Match:
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Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau
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Man of the Match:
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Nigeria vs Sudan
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| Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan |
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| Report | Khedr File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' (pen.) |
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
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Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt
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| Guinea-Bissau File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt |
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| Report | Salah File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
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Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria
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| Guinea-Bissau File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
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| Report |
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
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Egypt vs Sudan
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| Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg | 1–0 | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan |
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| Abdelmonem File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Report |
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
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References
- ↑ "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (11 January 2022). "Iheanacho Kelechi is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match His wonderful goal secured the first 3 points for #TeamNigeria #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (11 January 2022). "S.U.P.E.R.H.E.R.O. The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Ali Aboeshren #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamSudan | #SDNGNB | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2022). "The TotalEnergies Man of the Match award goes to the outstanding Moses Simon for his out of the world performance! Great job! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamNigeria | #NGASDN | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2022). "It's the EGYPTIAN KING Make some noise for the TotalEnergies Man of the Match, Mohamed Salah! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GNBEGY | #TeamEgypt | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2022). "What a performance! The TotalEnergies Man of the Match award goes to the spectacular, William Troost-Ekong! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GNBNGA | #TeamNigeria | @NGSuperEagles | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ↑ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2022). "GLADIATOR The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamEgypt's star Ahmed Hegazi #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @EFA | @Hegazi | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2022 – via Twitter.