2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Football tournament group stage

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.

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	FIFA Rankings Start of event
A1	Gabon	Hosts	8 April 2015	7th	2015	Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)	22	108
A2	Burkina Faso	Group D winners	4 September 2016	11th	2015	Runners-up (2013)	33.5	53
A3	Cameroon	Group M winners	3 June 2016	18th	2015	Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)	29	62
A4	Guinea-Bissau	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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Burkina Faso	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cameroon	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Gabon (H)	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
4	Guinea-Bissau	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

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).

Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)17:00

Gabon	1–1	Guinea-Bissau
Aubameyang 52'	Report	Juary 90+1'

Stade de l'Amitié, LibrevilleAttendance: 39,230Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Gabon

Guinea-Bissau


GK	1	Didier Ovono
RB	8	Lloyd Palun
CB	2	Aaron Appindangoyé
CB	5	Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB	6	Johann Obiang	66'
CM	4	Merlin Tandjigora		84'
CM	22	Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
RW	7	Malick Evouna		88'
AM	10	Mario Lemina		73'
LW	20	Denis Bouanga
CF	9	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
Substitutions:
MF	12	Guélor Kanga		73'
MF	17	André Biyogo Poko		84'
FW	14	Serge Kevyn		88'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho


GK	1	Jonas Mendes
RB	4	Tomás Dabó
CB	5	Rudinilson Silva
CB	14	Juary Soares
LB	16	Agostinho Soares	76'
CM	11	Nani Soares
CM	8	Francisco Júnior		74'
RW	15	Toni Silva
AM	7	Zezinho (c)
LW	19	João Mário		61'
CF	9	Abel Camará		66'
Substitutions:
MF	18	Piqueti		61'
FW	13	Frédéric Mendy		66'
FW	21	Aldair Baldé		74'
Manager:
Baciro Candé

Man of the Match:
Zezinho (Guinea-Bissau)

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)20:00

Burkina Faso	1–1	Cameroon
Dayo 75'	Report	Moukandjo 35'

Stade de l'Amitié, LibrevilleReferee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Burkina Faso

Cameroon


GK	16	Kouakou Hervé Koffi
RB	5	Patrick Malo
CB	14	Issoufou Dayo
CB	4	Bakary Koné
LB	20	Yacouba Coulibaly
CM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)
CM	8	Abdou Razack Traoré		74'
RW	7	Préjuce Nakoulma
AM	11	Jonathan Pitroipa		86'
LW	10	Alain Traoré
CF	19	Bertrand Traoré		61'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Banou Diawara	86'	61'
MF	17	Jonathan Zongo		74'
FW	15	Aristide Bancé		86'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte


GK	1	Fabrice Ondoa
RB	2	Ernest Mabouka	14'
CB	5	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui	88'
CB	4	Adolphe Teikeu
LB	6	Ambroise Oyongo
RM	7	Clinton N'Jie		77'
CM	14	Georges Mandjeck	62'
CM	15	Sébastien Siani
LM	13	Christian Bassogog		84'
CF	8	Benjamin Moukandjo (c)	56'
CF	9	Jacques Zoua
Substitutions:
MF	11	Edgar Salli		77'
FW	20	Karl Toko Ekambi		84'
Manager:
Hugo Broos

Man of the Match:
Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso)

Assistant referees:
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Gabon vs Burkina Faso

18 January 2017 (2017-01-18)17:00

Gabon	1–1	Burkina Faso
Aubameyang 38' (pen.)	Report	Nakoulma 23'

Stade de l'Amitié, LibrevilleReferee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Gabon

Burkina Faso


GK	1	Didier Ovono
RB	8	Lloyd Palun
CB	5	Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB	2	Aaron Appindangoyé
LB	6	Johann Obiang	34'
CM	22	Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
CM	4	Merlin Tandjigora	66'
RW	17	André Biyogo Poko	75'
LW	20	Denis Bouanga
CF	7	Malick Evouna
CF	9	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
Substitutions:
DF	19	Benjamin Zé Ondo	34'
MF	18	Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali	66'
FW	14	Serge Kevyn	75'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho


GK	16	Kouakou Hervé Koffi	37'
RB	5	Patrick Malo
CB	14	Issoufou Dayo
CB	4	Bakary Koné
LB	20	Yacouba Coulibaly
CM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)
CM	8	Abdou Razack Traoré
RW	17	Jonathan Zongo		54'
AM	11	Jonathan Pitroipa		11'
LW	10	Alain Traoré		77'
CF	9	Banou Diawara
Substitutions:
MF	7	Préjuce Nakoulma		11'
MF	19	Bertrand Traoré		54'
MF	6	Bakary Saré		77'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte

Man of the Match:
Denis Bouanga (Gabon)

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau

18 January 2017 (2017-01-18)20:00

Cameroon	2–1	Guinea-Bissau
Siani 61' Ngadeu-Ngadjui 78'	Report	Piqueti 13'

Stade de l'Amitié, LibrevilleReferee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Cameroon

Guinea-Bissau


GK	1	Fabrice Ondoa
RB	19	Collins Fai
CB	4	Adolphe Teikeu
CB	5	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
LB	6	Ambroise Oyongo
CM	14	Georges Mandjeck	22'	65'
CM	15	Sébastien Siani
RW	13	Christian Bassogog
AM	8	Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
LW	7	Clinton N'Jie		46'
CF	10	Vincent Aboubakar		65'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Karl Toko Ekambi		46'
DF	3	Nicolas Nkoulou		65'
FW	18	Robert Ndip Tambe		65'
Manager:
Hugo Broos


GK	1	Jonas Mendes
RB	4	Tomás Dabó
CB	5	Rudinilson Silva
CB	14	Juary Soares	30'
LB	22	Mamadu Candé
CM	11	Nani Soares
CM	8	Francisco Júnior
AM	7	Zezinho (c)
RF	15	Toni Silva		68'
CF	13	Frédéric Mendy		81'
LF	18	Piqueti		50'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Idrissa Camará		50'
FW	17	Leocísio Sami		68'
FW	9	Abel Camará		81'
Manager:
Baciro Candé

Man of the Match:
Christian Bassogog (Cameroon)

Assistant referees:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Cameroon vs Gabon

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)20:00

Cameroon	0–0	Gabon
	Report

Stade de l'Amitié, LibrevilleReferee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Cameroon

Gabon


GK	1	Fabrice Ondoa
RB	19	Collins Fai
CB	4	Adolphe Teikeu
CB	3	Nicolas Nkoulou
LB	6	Ambroise Oyongo
CM	15	Sébastien Siani	18'
CM	5	Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
AM	8	Benjamin Moukandjo (c)
RF	13	Christian Bassogog		83'
CF	18	Robert Ndip Tambe		83'
LF	11	Edgar Salli		76'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Jacques Zoua		76'
FW	10	Vincent Aboubakar		83'
FW	20	Karl Toko Ekambi		83'
Manager:
Hugo Broos


GK	1	Didier Ovono
RB	8	Lloyd Palun	73'
CB	2	Aaron Appindangoyé
CB	5	Bruno Ecuele Manga
LB	19	Benjamin Zé Ondo	57'
RM	17	André Biyogo Poko
CM	22	Didier Ibrahim N'Dong
CM	18	Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali
LM	20	Denis Bouanga
CF	9	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CF	7	Malick Evouna	78'
Substitutions:
DF	21	Yoann Wachter	57'
MF	13	Samson Mbingui	73'
FW	14	Serge Kevyn	78'
Manager:
José Antonio Camacho

Man of the Match:
Denis Bouanga (Gabon)

Assistant referees:
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)20:00

Guinea-Bissau	0–2	Burkina Faso
	Report	Rudinilson 12' (o.g.) B. Traoré 58'

Stade de Franceville, FrancevilleReferee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Guinea-Bissau

Burkina Faso


GK	1	Jonas Mendes
RB	4	Tomás Dabó
CB	14	Juary Soares	80'
CB	5	Rudinilson Silva
LB	22	Mamadu Candé
CM	11	Nani Soares		63'
CM	8	Francisco Júnior		76'
AM	7	Zezinho (c)
RF	15	Toni Silva
CF	13	Frédéric Mendy
LF	18	Piqueti		65'
Substitutions:
MF	3	Lassana Camará		63'
FW	9	Abel Camará		65'
FW	21	Aldair Baldé		76'
Manager:
Baciro Candé


GK	16	Kouakou Hervé Koffi
RB	2	Steeve Yago
CB	14	Issoufou Dayo
CB	4	Bakary Koné
LB	20	Yacouba Coulibaly
CM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)	45+1'
CM	8	Abdou Razack Traoré	7'
RW	19	Bertrand Traoré		78'
AM	10	Alain Traoré		67'
LW	7	Préjuce Nakoulma
CF	15	Aristide Bancé		59'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Cyrille Bayala		59'
MF	22	Blati Touré		67'
MF	6	Bakary Saré		78'
Manager:
Paulo Duarte

Man of the Match:
Préjuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso)

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

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".
^ "Media start list: Gabon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
Confederation of African Football (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.
^ "Tactical start list: Burkina Faso - Cameroon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
Confederation of African Football (14 January 2017). "A. TRAORE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ "Tactical start list: Gabon - Burkina Faso" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
Confederation of African Football (18 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. BOUANGA! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Guinea-Bissau" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
Confederation of African Football (18 January 2017). "C. BASSOGOG has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ "Tactical start list: Cameroon - Gabon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
Confederation of African Football (22 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is D. Bouanga! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ "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 (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

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