2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B explained

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	FIFA Rankings Start of event
B1	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="J1"	Group J winners	2 June 2016	data-sort-value="16"	16th		data-sort-value="7.1"	Winners (1990)	43.5	39
B2	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="A1"	Group A winners	4 September 2016	data-sort-value="17"	17th		data-sort-value="7.1"	Winners (2004)	34.5	36
B3	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="K1"	Group K winners	4 June 2016	data-sort-value="13"	13th		data-sort-value="6.1"	Runners-up (2002)	24	33
B4	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="L1"	Group L winners	5 June 2016	data-sort-value="2"	3rd		data-sort-value="1.2"	Group stage (2004, 2006)	10	103

Notes

Standings

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

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 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 AM 11 Yacine Brahimi CF 13 Islam Slimani Substitutions: DF 22 MF 18 Manager: Georges Leekens

width=25 ! width=25 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 AM 20 Khama Billiat CF 9 Substitutions: FW 7 FW 13 Manager: Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)^[3] Assistant referees Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea) Fourth official Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Tunisia vs Senegal

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c) RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef CB 3 LB 12 Ali Maâloul CM 15 CM 13 Ferjani Sassi CM 8 Hamza Lahmar RF 23 Naïm Sliti CF 9 LF 7 Youssef Msakni Substitutions: MF 10 FW 11 Manager: Henryk Kasperczak

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo RB 21 Lamine Gassama CB 2 Kara Mbodji CB 3 LB 4 RM 17 CM 5 Idrissa Gueye CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) LM 20 CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf CF 10 Sadio Mané Substitutions: MF 18 MF 22 MF 15 Manager: Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match: Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal)^[4] Assistant referees Evarist Menkouandé (Cameroon) Elvis Noupue (Cameroon) Fourth official Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Algeria vs Tunisia

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Malik Asselah RB 22 CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c) LB 3 DM 17 CM 7 Riyad Mahrez CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb RW 11 LW 18 CF 13 Islam Slimani Substitutions: FW 14 MF 9 MF 19 Manager: Georges Leekens

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c) RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef CB 3 Aymen Abdennour LB 12 DM 13 Ferjani Sassi RM 10 LM 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor AM 23 Naïm Sliti CF 7 Youssef Msakni CF 9 Substitutions: DF 20 FW 11 GK 1 Manager: Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match: Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)^[5] Assistant referees Abel Baba (Nigeria) Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Fourth official Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal vs Zimbabwe

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo RB 21 CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly CB 2 Kara Mbodji LB 4 Cheikh M'Bengue CM 5 Idrissa Gueye CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) RW 20 Keita Baldé AM 22 Henri Saivet LW 10 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 7 MF 11 MF 18 Manager: Aliou Cissé

width=25 ! width=25 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 LW 7 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 11 FW 8 FW 13 Manager: Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match: Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal)^[6] Assistant referees Redouane Achik (Morocco) Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan) Fourth official Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Senegal vs Algeria

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye RB 14 Zargo Touré CB 2 Kara Mbodji (c) CB 11 Cheikh N'Doye LB 19 Saliou Ciss CM 17 CM 15 Papakouli Diop AM 12 Mohamed Diamé RW 18 Ismaïla Sarr LW 13 CF 7 Moussa Sow Substitutions: FW 6 MF 5 MF 20 Manager: Aliou Cissé

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Malik Asselah RB 22 Rabie Meftah CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c) CB 4 LB 3 CM 17 Adlène Guedioura CM 10 RW 11 AM 9 LW 7 Riyad Mahrez CF 13 Substitutions: FW 14 MF 18 Manager: Georges Leekens

Man of the Match: Islam Slimani (Algeria)^[7] Assistant referees Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola) Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique) Fourth official Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Zimbabwe vs Tunisia

width=25 ! width=25 GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa CB 2 LB 6 Onismor Bhasera CM 3 CM 14 Willard Katsande (c) RW 20 Khama Billiat AM 18 Marvelous Nakamba LW 17 CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi Substitutions: FW 11 MF 10 Manager: Callisto Pasuwa

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Rami Jridi RB 21 CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef CB 3 Aymen Abdennour (c) LB 12 Ali Maâloul CM 14 CM 13 Ferjani Sassi AM 10 RF 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi CF 7 LF 23 Substitutions: MF 8 FW 19 MF 15 Manager: Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match: Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia)^[8] Assistant referees Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast) Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo) Fourth official Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

External links

• 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results of the draw. 19 October 2016.
2. Web site: Fixtures of the Final Tournament. CAF.
3. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 820694598624362496 . R. Mahrez has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 15 January 2017 . 15 January 2017.
4. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 820739175179833352 . A.Diallo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 15 January 2017 . 15 January 2017.
5. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 822142643673120770 . The Total Man of the Match is Y. MSAKNI! Great performance! . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.
6. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 822191393632354304 . C. KOUYATE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 19 January 2017 . 19 January 2017.
7. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 823636744667066369 . The Total Man of the Match is I.Slimani! Great performance! . 23 January 2017 . 23 January 2017.
8. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 823638546904924161 . T. Y. KHENISSI has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 23 January 2017 . 23 January 2017.

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