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
[edit]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 | Ghana | Group H winners | 5 June 2016 | 21st | 2015 | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | 56.5 | 54 |
D2 | Mali | Group C winners | 5 June 2016 | 10th | 2015 | Runners-up (1972) | 33.5 | 64 |
D3 | Egypt | Group G winners | 4 June 2016 | 23rd | 2010 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 15.5 | 35 |
D4 | 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
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
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 |
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
[edit]All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]
Ghana vs Uganda
[edit]Ghana[3]
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Uganda[3]
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Mali vs Egypt
[edit]Mali[5]
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Egypt[5]
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Man of the Match:
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Ghana vs Mali
[edit]Ghana[7]
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Mali[7]
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Man of the Match:
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Egypt vs Uganda
[edit]Egypt[9]
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Uganda[9]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Egypt vs Ghana
[edit]Egypt[11]
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Ghana[11]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Uganda vs Mali
[edit]Uganda | 1–1 | Mali |
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Miya 70' | Report | Bissouma 73' |
Uganda[13]
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Mali[13]
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Man of the Match:
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References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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
[edit]- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com