2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group F

Group F of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 12 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of debutants the Gambia, as well as Mali, Mauritania and Tunisia.^[1]

Mali and Gambia as the top two teams, along with Tunisia as one of the four best third-placed 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
Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	May 2021^{[nb 1]}	December 2021
F1	Tunisia	UNAF	Group J winners	17 November 2020	20th	2019	Winners (2004)	26	30
F2	Mali	WAFU	Group A winners	17 November 2020	12th	2019	Runners-up (1972)	57	53
F3	Gambia	WAFU	Group D winners	25 March 2021	1st	None	Debut	152	150
F4	Mauritania	WAFU	Group E runners-up	30 March 2021	2nd	2019	Group stage (2019)	101	103

Notes

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

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Gambia	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
3	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	4	2	+2	3
4	Mauritania	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

Tunisia vs Mali

12 January 2022

14:00

Tunisia	0–1	Mali
	Report	Koné 48' (pen.)

Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Tunisia

Mali


GK	22	Bechir Ben Saïd
CB	6	Dylan Bronn
CB	3	Montassar Talbi
CB	2	Bilel Ifa		81'
RM	21	Hamza Mathlouthi	22'
CM	28	Aïssa Laïdouni		67'
CM	17	Ellyes Skhiri	47'
LM	12	Ali Maâloul
RF	14	Hannibal Mejbri		46'
CF	10	Wahbi Khazri (c)
LF	23	Naïm Sliti		79'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui		46'
MF	25	Anis Ben Slimane		67'
FW	9	Yoann Touzghar		79'
FW	11	Seifeddine Jaziri		81'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier


GK	1	Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB	2	Hamari Traoré (c)	18'
CB	17	Falaye Sacko
CB	5	Boubakar Kouyaté
LB	6	Massadio Haïdara
CM	8	Diadie Samassékou
CM	4	Amadou Haidara		81'
RW	14	Adama Malouda Traoré		73'
AM	21	Adama Noss Traoré		59'
LW	19	Moussa Djenepo	33'	81'
CF	18	Ibrahima Koné		73'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Yves Bissouma		59'
FW	10	Kalifa Coulibaly		73'
FW	7	Moussa Doumbia		73'
MF	11	Lassana Coulibaly		81'
FW	9	El Bilal Touré	87'	81'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Ibrahim Mounkoro (Mali)^[2]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official:
Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Mauritania vs Gambia

12 January 2022

17:45^{[note 1]}

Mauritania	0–1	Gambia
	Report	A. Jallow 10'

Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Mauritania

Gambia


GK	22	Babacar Diop
CB	21	El Hassen Houeibib		80'
CB	14	Mohamed Dellahi Yali
CB	3	Aly Abeid
RWB	2	Souleymane Karamoko		46'
LWB	28	Abdoulkader Thiam		66'
CM	12	Almike N'Diaye	30'	65'
CM	8	Guessouma Fofana
CM	17	Abdallahi Mahmoud		59'
CF	27	Aboubakar Kamara (c)
CF	25	Pape Ibnou Ba	28'
Substitutions:
DF	4	Harouna Abou Demba		46'
FW	15	Souleymane Doukara		59'
FW	7	Idrissa Thiam		65'
FW	11	Oumar Camara		66'
FW	10	Adama Ba		80'
Coach:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa


GK	1	Modou Jobe
CB	6	Sulayman Marreh
CB	5	Omar Colley
CB	26	Ibou Touray
RWB	12	James Gomez		82'
LWB	13	Pa Modou Jagne (c)
CM	3	Ablie Jallow		64'
CM	28	Ebou Adams
CM	19	Ebrima Colley	56'	74'
SS	10	Musa Barrow
CF	9	Assan Ceesay		64'
Substitutions:
FW	24	Dembo Darboe	90+1'	64'
MF	8	Ebrima Darboe		64'
FW	7	Lamin Jallow	90+1'	74'
DF	25	Bubacarr Sanneh		82'
Coach:
Tom Saintfiet

Man of the Match:
Musa Barrow (Gambia)^[3]

Assistant referees:
James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles)
Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Video assistant referee:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Gambia vs Mali

16 January 2022

14:00

Gambia	1–1	Mali
Mu. Barrow 90' (pen.)	Report	Koné 79' (pen.)

Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Gambia

Mali


GK	1	Modou Jobe
RB	14	Noah Sonko Sundberg		73'
CB	12	James Gomez
CB	5	Omar Colley (c)
LB	26	Ibou Touray
DM	6	Sulayman Marreh	24'
CM	28	Ebou Adams		83'
CM	2	Yusupha Bobb
RW	3	Ablie Jallow		83'
LW	10	Musa Barrow
CF	9	Assan Ceesay		73'
Substitutions:
DF	21	Saidy Janko		73'
FW	19	Ebrima Colley		73'
FW	11	Modou Barrow		83'
FW	23	Muhammed Badamosi	90+4'	83'
Coach:
Tom Saintfiet


GK	1	Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB	2	Hamari Traoré (c)
CB	17	Falaye Sacko
CB	5	Boubakar Kouyaté
LB	6	Massadio Haïdara	43'
CM	11	Lassana Coulibaly	20'	46'
CM	8	Diadie Samassékou		46'
CM	20	Yves Bissouma
RF	14	Adama Malouda Traoré
CF	18	Ibrahima Koné
LF	19	Moussa Djenepo	40'	70'
Substitutions:
MF	21	Adama Noss Traoré		46'
MF	4	Amadou Haidara		46'
FW	7	Moussa Doumbia		70'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Yves Bissouma (Mali)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Tunisia vs Mauritania

16 January 2022

17:00

Tunisia	4–0	Mauritania
Mathlouthi 4' Khazri 9', 64' Jaziri 66'	Report

Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Tunisia

Mauritania


GK	22	Bechir Ben Saïd
RB	21	Hamza Mathlouthi
CB	2	Bilel Ifa	37'	81'
CB	3	Montassar Talbi
LB	12	Ali Maâloul
CM	25	Anis Ben Slimane	45+1'	71'
CM	17	Ellyes Skhiri
CM	18	Ghailene Chaalali
RF	8	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui		60'
CF	11	Seifeddine Jaziri		71'
LF	10	Wahbi Khazri (c)	15'	80'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane		60'
MF	28	Aïssa Laïdouni		71'
MF	19	Hamza Rafia		71'
FW	7	Youssef Msakni		80'
DF	4	Omar Rekik		81'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier


GK	22	Babacar Diop
CB	21	El Hassen Houeibib
CB	14	Mohamed Dellahi Yali
CB	3	Aly Abeid		14'
RWB	4	Harouna Abou Demba
LWB	28	Abdoulkader Thiam
RM	7	Idrissa Thiam		68'
CM	12	Almike N'Diaye		60'
CM	8	Guessouma Fofana
LM	11	Oumar Camara		60'
CF	27	Aboubakar Kamara (c)	37'	46'
Substitutions:
MF	23	Mouhamed Soueid		14'
FW	25	Pape Ibnou Ba		46'
FW	9	Hemeya Tanjy		60'
MF	24	Yacoub Sidi Ethmane		60'
DF	2	Souleymane Karamoko		68'
Coach:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Man of the Match:
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)
Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Marouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

Gambia vs Tunisia

20 January 2022

20:00

Gambia	1–0	Tunisia
A. Jallow 90+3'	Report

Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Gambia

Tunisia


GK	18	Baboucarr Gaye
RB	12	James Gomez	89'
CB	16	Mohammed Mbye		46'
CB	5	Omar Colley
LB	13	Pa Modou Jagne (c)
RM	14	Noah Sonko Sundberg		61'
CM	15	Ebrima Sohna		46'
CM	2	Yusupha Bobb
LM	11	Modou Barrow		85'
CF	21	Saidy Janko		62'
CF	10	Musa Barrow
Substitutions:
FW	3	Ablie Jallow		46'
MF	28	Ebou Adams	48'	46'
DF	26	Ibou Touray		61'
FW	23	Muhammed Badamosi		62'
FW	17	Bubacarr Jobe		85'
Coach:
Tom Saintfiet


GK	22	Bechir Ben Saïd
RB	21	Hamza Mathlouthi	45+2'	57'
CB	2	Bilel Ifa
CB	3	Montassar Talbi
LB	13	Ali Abdi
CM	25	Anis Ben Slimane
CM	17	Ellyes Skhiri (c)
CM	28	Aïssa Laïdouni
RF	8	Saîf-Eddine Khaoui		57'
CF	11	Seifeddine Jaziri
LF	19	Hamza Rafia		68'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Youssef Msakni		57'
DF	20	Mohamed Dräger	90+2'	57'
MF	14	Hannibal Mejbri	90+2'	68'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK	1	Farouk Ben Mustapha	45+3'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier

Man of the Match:
Baboucarr Gaye (Gambia)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Soulaimane Amaldine (Comoros)
Liban Abdourazak Ahmed (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

Mali vs Mauritania

20 January 2022

20:00

Mali	2–0	Mauritania
Haïdara 2' Koné 49' (pen.)	Report

Japoma Stadium, Douala

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Mali

Mauritania


GK	1	Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB	2	Hamari Traoré (c)		64'
CB	17	Falaye Sacko
CB	5	Boubakar Kouyaté
LB	6	Massadio Haïdara
CM	4	Amadou Haidara		82'
CM	20	Yves Bissouma	60'	63'
RW	14	Adama Malouda Traoré		74'
AM	21	Adama Noss Traoré
LW	7	Moussa Doumbia
CF	18	Ibrahima Koné		75'
Substitutions:
MF	26	Mohamed Camara		63'
DF	12	Moussa Sissako		64'
FW	25	Lassine Sinayoko		74'
FW	10	Kalifa Coulibaly		75'
MF	23	Aliou Dieng		82'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba


GK	22	Babacar Diop		81'
RB	4	Harouna Abou Demba		39'
CB	14	Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c)
CB	3	Aly Abeid	48'
LB	20	Houssen Abderrahmane
CM	23	Mouhamed Soueid		62'
CM	8	Guessouma Fofana
CM	18	Bodda Mouhsine
RF	11	Oumar Camara		62'
CF	25	Pape Ibnou Ba
LF	7	Idrissa Thiam	78'	81'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Souleymane Karamoko		39'
FW	10	Adama Ba		62'
MF	26	Beyatt Lekweiry		62'
GK	1	M'Backé N'Diaye		81'
MF	24	Yacoub Sidi Ethmane		81'
Coach:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Man of the Match:
Moussa Doumbia (Mali)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar)
Fourth official:
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Notes

^ The Mauritania v Gambia match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 17:00, but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.

References

^ "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Bosso Mounkoro is the second goalkeeper with an outstanding performance to earn him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award. HERO! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMLI | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Musa Barrow. A great performance from the Gambian star! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MRTGMB | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "The amazing Yves Bissouma is named the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! What a performance! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GMBMLI | #TeamGambia | #TeamMali | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "2️ GOALS 1️ ASSIST The TotalEnergies Man of the Match award is gifted to Wahbi Khazri! Spectacular #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMRT | #TeamTunisia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Saved a crucial penalty. Led his nation to glory. Baboucarr Gaye definitely deserved the TotalEnergies Man Of The Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether | @TheGambiaFF" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Absolutely restless The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamMali's Moussa Doumbia SUPERB #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MLIMRT | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.

External links

Official website

[2] The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[4] The Mauritania v Gambia match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 17:00, but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.

[1] "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[3] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Bosso Mounkoro is the second goalkeeper with an outstanding performance to earn him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award. HERO! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMLI | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.

[5] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Musa Barrow. A great performance from the Gambian star! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MRTGMB | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.

[6] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "The amazing Yves Bissouma is named the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! What a performance! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GMBMLI | #TeamGambia | #TeamMali | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.

[7] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "2️ GOALS 1️ ASSIST The TotalEnergies Man of the Match award is gifted to Wahbi Khazri! Spectacular #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMRT | #TeamTunisia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.

[8] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Saved a crucial penalty. Led his nation to glory. Baboucarr Gaye definitely deserved the TotalEnergies Man Of The Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether | @TheGambiaFF" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.

[9] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Absolutely restless The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamMali's Moussa Doumbia SUPERB #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MLIMRT | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.

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