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2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

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Group C of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 10 to 18 January 2022. The group consisted of debutants Comoros, Gabon, Ghana and Morocco.[1]

Morocco and Gabon as the top two teams, along with Comoros as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams

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Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA Rankings
May 2021[nb 1] December 2021
C1  Morocco UNAF Group E winners 26 March 2021 18th 2019 Winners (1976) 34 28
C2  Ghana WAFU Group C winners 25 March 2021 23rd 2019 Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) 49 52
C3  Gabon UNIFFAC Group D runners-up 25 March 2021 8th 2017 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) 88 89
C4  Comoros COSAFA Group G runners-up 25 March 2021 1st None Debut 131 132

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Gabon 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Comoros 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Ghana 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

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All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Morocco vs Ghana

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Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Boufal 83' Report
Morocco
Ghana
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c)
CB 5 Nayef Aguerd
LB 3 Adam Masina Yellow card 22'
DM 24 Samy Mmaee
RM 8 Azzedine Ounahi downward-facing red arrow 90'
AM 15 Selim Amallah
AM 7 Imran Louza downward-facing red arrow 78'
LM 17 Sofiane Boufal
CF 14 Zakaria Aboukhlal downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
FW 28 Tarik Tissoudali upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 27 Soufiane Rahimi upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 4 Sofyan Amrabat upward-facing green arrow 90'
Coach:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić
GK 16 Joe Wollacott
RB 2 Andy Yiadom
CB 18 Daniel Amartey
CB 23 Alexander Djiku Yellow card 17'
LB 17 Baba Rahman
CM 5 Thomas Partey downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM 21 Iddrisu Baba
RW 15 Joseph Paintsil downward-facing red arrow 86'
AM 10 André Ayew (c) Yellow card 64'
LW 22 Kamaldeen Sulemana downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 9 Jordan Ayew downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 25 Benjamin Tetteh upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 8 Daniel-Kofi Kyereh upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 13 Richmond Boakye upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Coach:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
Sofiane Boufal (Morocco)[2]

Assistant referees:
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)

Comoros vs Gabon

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Comoros 0–1 Gabon
Report Boupendza 16'
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Comoros
Gabon
GK 23 Ali Ahamada
CB 2 Kassim Abdallah Yellow card 45' downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 4 Younn Zahary
CB 12 Kassim M'Dahoma downward-facing red arrow 77'
RM 26 Iyad Mohamed downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 13 Rafidine Abdullah downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 19 Mohamed Youssouf downward-facing red arrow 67'
LM 22 Saïd Bakari
AM 10 Youssouf M'Changama
CF 15 Benjaloud Youssouf
CF 21 El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (c)
Substitutions:
MF 8 Fouad Bachirou upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 24 Faiz Mattoir upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 25 Moussa Djoumoi upward-facing green arrow 67'
FW 20 Ahmed Mogni upward-facing green arrow 77'
DF 6 Jimmy Abdou upward-facing green arrow 77'
Coach:
France Amir Abdou
GK 1 Jean-Noël Amonome
RB 4 Sidney Obissa
CB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga (c)
LB 6 Johann Obiang
CM 12 Guélor Kanga
CM 17 André Biyogo Poko Yellow card 61'
RW 14 Louis Ameka downward-facing red arrow 58'
AM 7 Aaron Boupendza downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 20 Denis Bouanga
CF 11 Jim Allevinah downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 15 Ulrick Eneme Ella upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 24 David Sambissa upward-facing green arrow 79'
Coach:
France Patrice Neveu

Man of the Match:
Aaron Boupendza (Gabon)[3]

Assistant referees:
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Frank Komba (Tanzania)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)

Morocco vs Comoros

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Morocco 2–0 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Morocco
Comoros
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi Yellow card 42'
CB 6 Romain Saïss (c)
CB 5 Nayef Aguerd
LB 3 Adam Masina
DM 4 Sofyan Amrabat
RM 28 Tarik Tissoudali downward-facing red arrow 65'
AM 15 Selim Amallah Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 90'
AM 7 Imran Louza downward-facing red arrow 65'
LM 17 Sofiane Boufal downward-facing red arrow 76'
CF 9 Ayoub El Kaabi downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Fayçal Fajr upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 19 Youssef En-Nesyri upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 14 Zakaria Aboukhlal upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 10 Munir El Haddadi upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 8 Azzedine Ounahi upward-facing green arrow 90'
Coach:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić
GK 1 Salim Ben Boina
RB 19 Mohamed Youssouf downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 12 Kassim M'Dahoma
CB 6 Jimmy Abdou (c)
LB 15 Benjaloud Youssouf downward-facing red arrow 65'
DM 13 Rafidine Abdullah downward-facing red arrow 59'
RM 22 Saïd Bakari downward-facing red arrow 90'
AM 10 Youssouf M'Changama Yellow card 18'
AM 8 Fouad Bachirou downward-facing red arrow 90'
LM 7 Faïz Selemani Yellow card 16'
CF 21 El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
Substitutions:
MF 18 Yacine Bourhane upward-facing green arrow 59'
DF 4 Younn Zahary upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 25 Moussa Djoumoi upward-facing green arrow 89'
FW 17 Ibroihim Djoudja upward-facing green arrow 90'
FW 20 Ahmed Mogni upward-facing green arrow 90'
Coach:
France Amir Abdou

Man of the Match:
Salim Ben Boina (Comoros)[4]

Assistant referees:
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Liban Abdourazak Ahmed (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Gabon vs Ghana

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Gabon 1–1 Ghana
Allevinah 88' Report A. Ayew 18'
Gabon
Ghana
GK 1 Jean-Noël Amonome
CB 3 Anthony Oyono Yellow card 57'
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga (c) Yellow card 24'
CB 25 Junior Assoumou
RM 14 Louis Ameka downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 17 André Biyogo Poko
CM 19 Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali downward-facing red arrow 67'
LM 6 Johann Obiang
AM 12 Guélor Kanga Yellow card 45'
CF 7 Aaron Boupendza
CF 20 Denis Bouanga downward-facing red arrow 53'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Jim Allevinah upward-facing green arrow 53'
FW 15 Ulrick Eneme Ella upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 2 Alex Moucketou-Moussounda upward-facing green arrow 76'
Coach:
France Patrice Neveu
GK 16 Joe Wollacott Yellow card 81'
RB 2 Andy Yiadom
CB 18 Daniel Amartey
CB 23 Alexander Djiku
LB 17 Baba Rahman
CM 5 Thomas Partey Yellow card 36'
CM 21 Iddrisu Baba downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 8 Daniel-Kofi Kyereh Yellow card 59'
RW 9 Jordan Ayew downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
LW 22 Kamaldeen Sulemana downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 10 André Ayew (c) downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Edmund Addo upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 15 Joseph Paintsil Yellow card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 25 Benjamin Tetteh Red card 90+4' upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
FW 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Coach:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
André Ayew (Ghana)[5]

Assistant referees:
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)

Gabon vs Morocco

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Gabon 2–2 Morocco
 Report


Gabon
Morocco
GK 1 Jean-Noël Amonome
CB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga (c)
CB 25 Junior Assoumou
RM 3 Anthony Oyono
CM 2 Alex Moucketou-Moussounda downward-facing red arrow 64'
CM 17 André Biyogo Poko
LM 6 Johann Obiang Yellow card 36'
AM 12 Guélor Kanga
CF 11 Jim Allevinah downward-facing red arrow 88'
CF 7 Aaron Boupendza Yellow card 45+1' downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Louis Ameka upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 13 Kévin Mayi upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 10 Axel Méyé upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Coach:
France Patrice Neveu
GK 12 Munir Mohamedi
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 18 Sofian Chakla downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 5 Nayef Aguerd
LB 3 Adam Masina
RM 8 Azzedine Ounahi downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 13 Ilias Chair downward-facing red arrow 31'
CM 4 Sofyan Amrabat Yellow card 38'
LM 11 Fayçal Fajr (c) downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 9 Ayoub El Kaabi downward-facing red arrow 57'
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
MF 15 Selim Amallah upward-facing green arrow 31'
FW 17 Sofiane Boufal upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 16 Aymen Barkok upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 28 Tarik Tissoudali upward-facing green arrow 89'
DF 6 Romain Saïss upward-facing green arrow 89'
Coach:
Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić

Man of the Match:
Jim Allevinah (Gabon)[6]

Assistant referees:
Attia Amsaaed (Libya)
Frank Komba (Tanzania)
Fourth official:
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)

Ghana vs Comoros

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Ghana 2–3 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Ghana
Comoros
GK 16 Joe Wollacott
RB 2 Andy Yiadom Yellow card 78' downward-facing red arrow 81'
CB 18 Daniel Amartey
CB 23 Alexander Djiku
LB 17 Baba Rahman downward-facing red arrow 46'
RM 22 Kamaldeen Sulemana downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 5 Thomas Partey
CM 8 Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
LM 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku downward-facing red arrow 60'
SS 10 André Ayew (c) Red card 25'
CF 9 Jordan Ayew
Substitutions:
MF 6 Edmund Addo upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 13 Richmond Boakye upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 15 Joseph Paintsil upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 19 Samuel Owusu upward-facing green arrow 81'
Coach:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac
GK 1 Salim Ben Boina downward-facing red arrow 26'
RB 15 Benjaloud Youssouf downward-facing red arrow 90'
CB 4 Younn Zahary
CB 12 Kassim M'Dahoma
LB 22 Saïd Bakari
RM 7 Faïz Selemani Yellow card 14'
CM 10 Youssouf M'Changama
CM 8 Fouad Bachirou downward-facing red arrow 90'
LM 20 Ahmed Mogni downward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 17 Ibroihim Djoudja downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 21 El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
Substitutions:
GK 23 Ali Ahamada upward-facing green arrow 26'
FW 24 Faiz Mattoir upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 13 Rafidine Abdullah upward-facing green arrow 90'
DF 19 Mohamed Youssouf upward-facing green arrow 90'
DF 6 Jimmy Abdou upward-facing green arrow 90'
Coach:
France Amir Abdou

Man of the Match:
Ben Nabouhane (Comoros)[7]

Assistant referees:
Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official:
Issa Sy (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

References

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  1. ^ "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (10 January 2022). "The Moroccan magician The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Sofiane Boufal #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (10 January 2022). "The TotalEnergies Man of the #COMGAB Match is Aaron Boupendza #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2022). "Historic Performance Salim Ben Boina earned the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award after his super performance against #TeamMorocco! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MARCOM | #TeamComoros | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2022). "He surely entertained us tonight on the pitch! André Ayew is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGhana | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2022). "The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamGabon's Jim Allevinah What a tournament the 26-year old is having #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2022). "Scoring your nation's first-ever #TotalEnergiesAFCON goal Claiming the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award Well done, El Fardou Ben Mohamed #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamComoros | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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