2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

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Group B of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 15 to 23 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.[1]

Senegal and Tunisia 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
B1  Algeria Group J winners 2 June 2016 16th 2015 Winners (1990) 43.5 39
B2  Tunisia Group A winners 4 September 2016 17th 2015 Winners (2004) 34.5 36
B3  Senegal Group K winners 4 June 2016 13th 2015 Runners-up (2002) 24 33
B4  Zimbabwe Group L winners 5 June 2016 3rd 2006 Group stage (2004, 2006) 10 103

Notes

  1. ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings[]

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Algeria 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

  • The group winners, Senegal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Cameroon.
  • The group runners-up, Tunisia, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Burkina Faso.

Matches[]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]

Algeria vs Zimbabwe[]

Algeria 2–2 Zimbabwe
Mahrez 12', 82' Report
Algeria[3]
Zimbabwe[3]
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Mokhtar Belkhiter Yellow card 28' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini
LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam
RM 7 Riyad Mahrez
CM 17 Adlène Guedioura
CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb
LM 15 Hillal Soudani downward-facing red arrow 78'
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi
CF 13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
DF 22 Mohamed Rabie Meftah upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 18 Rachid Ghezzal upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Belgium Georges Leekens
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GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva
RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa
CB 2 Costa Nhamoinesu
LB 6 Onismor Bhasera
RM 10 Kudakwashe Mahachi
CM 14 Willard Katsande (c)
CM 3 Danny Phiri
LM 17 Knowledge Musona downward-facing red arrow 12'
AM 20 Khama Billiat
CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Matthew Rusike Yellow card 38' upward-facing green arrow 12'
FW 13 Cuthbert Malajila upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
(Ivory Coast)

Tunisia vs Senegal[]

Tunisia 0–2 Senegal
Report
Tunisia[5]
Senegal[5]
GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB 3 Aymen Abdennour Yellow card 9'
LB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 15 Larry Azouni downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
CM 8 Hamza Lahmar
RW 23 Naïm Sliti
CF 9 Ahmed Akaïchi downward-facing red arrow 64'
LW 7 Youssef Msakni
Substitutions:
MF 10 Wahbi Khazri upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak
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GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo
RB 21 Lamine Gassama
CB 2 Kara Mbodji
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly Yellow card 41'
LB 4 Cheikh M'Bengue Yellow card 36'
RM 17 Papa Alioune Ndiaye downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) downward-facing red arrow 88'
LM 20 Keita Baldé Diao downward-facing red arrow 62'
CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf
CF 10 Sadio Mané
Substitutions:
MF 18 Ismaïla Sarr upward-facing green arrow 62'
MF 22 Henri Saivet upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 15 Papakouli Diop upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal)[6]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouandé (Cameroon)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
(Mali)

Algeria vs Tunisia[]

Algeria 1–2 Tunisia
Hanni 90+2' Report
Algeria[7]
Tunisia[7]
GK 16 Malik Asselah
RB 22 Mohamed Rabie Meftah Yellow card 31'
CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam Yellow card 65'
DM 17 Adlène Guedioura Yellow card 14' downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM 7 Riyad Mahrez
CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb
RW 11 Yacine Brahimi downward-facing red arrow 74'
LW 18 Rachid Ghezzal downward-facing red arrow 69'
CF 13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
FW 14 Baghdad Bounedjah upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 9 Sofiane Hanni upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 19 Mehdi Abeid upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
Belgium Georges Leekens
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GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c) downward-facing red arrow 87'
RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB 3 Aymen Abdennour
LB 12 Ali Maâloul Yellow card 45+1'
DM 13 Ferjani Sassi
RW 10 Wahbi Khazri downward-facing red arrow 73'
AM 23 Naïm Sliti
LW 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
CF 7 Youssef Msakni
CF 9 Ahmed Akaïchi downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
DF 20 Mohamed Ali Yacoubi upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi upward-facing green arrow 78'
GK 1 Rami Jridi upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)[8]

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal vs Zimbabwe[]

Senegal 2–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Referee: (Morocco)
Senegal[9]
Zimbabwe[9]
GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo
RB 21 Lamine Gassama Yellow card 57'
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 2 Kara Mbodji
LB 4 Cheikh M'Bengue
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 85'
RW 20 Keita Baldé Diao
AM 22 Henri Saivet
LW 10 Sadio Mané downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf downward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Moussa Sow upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 18 Ismaïla Sarr upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
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GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva
RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa
CB 2 Costa Nhamoinesu
LB 6 Onismor Bhasera
CM 18 Marvelous Nakamba
CM 14 Willard Katsande (c)
AM 20 Khama Billiat
RW 10 Kudakwashe Mahachi downward-facing red arrow 46'
LW 7 Matthew Rusike downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Tendai Ndoro upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 8 Evans Rusike upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 13 Cuthbert Malajila Yellow card 89' upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal)[10]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Senegal vs Algeria[]

Senegal 2–2 Algeria
 Report Slimani 10', 52'
Referee: (Botswana)
Senegal[11]
Algeria[11]
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 14 Zargo Touré
CB 2 Kara Mbodji (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
CB 11 Cheikh N'Doye
LB 19 Saliou Ciss
CM 17 Papa Alioune Ndiaye downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 15 Papakouli Diop
AM 12 Mohamed Diamé
RW 18 Ismaïla Sarr
LW 13 Moussa Konaté downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CF 7 Moussa Sow
Substitutions:
FW 6 Famara Diedhiou Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 5 Idrissa Gueye upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 20 Keita Baldé Diao upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
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GK 16 Malik Asselah
RB 22 Mohamed Rabie Meftah
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB 4 Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba Yellow card 58'
LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam Yellow card 39'
CM 17 Adlène Guedioura
CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb Yellow card 39'
RW 11 Yacine Brahimi Yellow card 44'
AM 9 Sofiane Hanni downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 7 Riyad Mahrez
CF 13 Islam Slimani downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Baghdad Bounedjah upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 18 Rachid Ghezzal upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Belgium Georges Leekens

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)[12]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
(Morocco)

Zimbabwe vs Tunisia[]

Zimbabwe 2–4 Tunisia
 Report
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
Zimbabwe[13]
Tunisia[13]
GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva
RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa
CB 2 Costa Nhamoinesu Yellow card 44'
LB 6 Onismor Bhasera
CM 3 Danny Phiri Yellow card 8' downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 14 Willard Katsande (c)
RW 20 Khama Billiat
AM 18 Marvelous Nakamba
LW 17 Knowledge Musona downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Tendai Ndoro upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 10 Kudakwashe Mahachi upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa
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GK 1 Rami Jridi
RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez Yellow card 85'
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB 3 Aymen Abdennour (c)
LB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor Yellow card 33'
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
AM 10 Wahbi Khazri downward-facing red arrow 63'
RW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi
CF 7 Youssef Msakni downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 23 Naïm Sliti downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hamza Lahmar upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 19 Saber Khalifa upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 15 Larry Azouni upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia)[14]

Assistant referees:
Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast)
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Fourth official:
(Mali)

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Algeria - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2017). "R. Mahrez has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Tunisia - Senegal" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2017). "A.Diallo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Algeria - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Y. MSAKNI! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Senegal - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  10. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2017). "C. KOUYATE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Senegal - Algeria" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  12. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is I.Slimani! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Zimbabwe - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  14. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 January 2017). "T. Y. KHENISSI has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.

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