2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group C explained

Group C of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 16 to 24 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of defending champions Ivory Coast, Morocco, DR Congo, and Togo.[1]

DR Congo and Morocco advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.

Teams

Draw positionTeamMethod of
qualification		Date of
qualification		Finals
appearance		Last
appearance		Previous best
performance		CAF Rankings
Points		FIFA Rankings
Start of event
C1 style=white-space:nowrap data-sort-value="I1" Group I winners 3 September 2016 data-sort-value="22" 22nd data-sort-value="7.2" Winners (1992, 2015) 63.5 34
C2 style=white-space:nowrap data-sort-value="B1" Group B winners 4 September 2016 data-sort-value="18" 18th data-sort-value="7.2" Winners (1968, 1974) 29.5 49
C3 style=white-space:nowrap data-sort-value="F1" Group F winners 29 March 2016 data-sort-value="16" 16th data-sort-value="7.1" Winners (1976) 18.5 57
C4 style=white-space:nowrap data-sort-value="A2" Group A runners-up 4 September 2016 data-sort-value="8" 8th data-sort-value="3.1" Quarter-finals (2013) 15.5 90
Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

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

Ivory Coast vs Togo

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GK 16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17Serge Aurier
CB 21Eric Bailly
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon
LB 18Adama Traoré
CM 11Franck Kessié
CM 20Serey Dié (c)
CM 6
RW 9
CF 14
LW 8 Salomon Kalou
Substitutions:
MF 10
FW 12
MF 15
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer
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GK 16Kossi Agassa
RB 17Serge Gakpé
CB 15Alaixys Romao
CB 13Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB 21Djené Dakonam
RM 7
CM 10Floyd Ayité
CM 18Lalawélé Atakora
LM 22Ihlas Bebou
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor (c)
CF 19
Substitutions:
DF 5
FW 8
MF 12
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
Man of the Match:
Lalawélé Atakora (Togo)[3]

Assistant referees


Théophile Vinga (Gabon)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official


Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

DR Congo vs Morocco

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GK 1 Ley Matampi
RB 2 Issama Mpeko
CB 5 Marcel Tisserand
CB 14Gabriel Zakuani (c)
LB 3
CM 22Chancel Mbemba
CM 18Merveille Bokadi
CM 15Rémi Mulumba
RW 6
CF 17
LW 21Firmin Ndombe Mubele
Substitutions:
DF 13
MF 20
FW 9
Manager:
Florent Ibengé
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GK 12Munir Mohand
RB 17Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 4
LB 2 Hamza Mendyl
DM 8 Karim El Ahmadi
CM 21
CM 16
RW 14Mbark Boussoufa
CF 20Aziz Bouhaddouz
LW 6
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 11
FW 9
Manager:
Hervé Renard
Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[4]

Assistant referees


Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official


Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Ivory Coast vs DR Congo

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GK 16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17Serge Aurier
CB 21Eric Bailly
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon
LB 18
CM 10Cheick Doukouré
CM 20Serey Dié (c)
CM 11
RW 9 Wilfried Zaha
CF 12Wilfried Bony
LW 15
Substitutions:
DF 19
FW 8
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer
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GK 1 Ley Matampi
RB 18Merveille Bokadi
CB 2 Issama Mpeko
CB 4
LB 5 Marcel Tisserand
CM 20
CM 10Neeskens Kebano
CM 22Chancel Mbemba
RW 21Firmin Ndombe Mubele
CF 9 Dieumerci Mbokani (c)
LW 6
Substitutions:
MF 7
MF 15
FW 12
Manager:
Florent Ibengé
Man of the Match:
Serey Dié (Ivory Coast)[5]

Assistant referees


Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official


Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Morocco vs Togo

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GK 12Munir Mohand
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
CB 6 Romain Saïss
RWB17Nabil Dirar
LWB2 Hamza Mendyl
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi
CM 14
CM 16
CF 11
CF 20
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 15
FW 23
Manager:
Hervé Renard
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GK 16Kossi Agassa
RB 17Serge Gakpé
CB 15Alaixys Romao
CB 13Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB 21Djené Dakonam
RM 7
CM 18
CM 10
LM 22Ihlas Bebou
CF 19
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor (c)
Substitutions:
MF 12
MF 14
FW 8
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
Man of the Match:
Fayçal Fajr (Morocco)[6]

Assistant referees


Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official


Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

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GK 12
RB 17Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
LB 2 Hamza Mendyl
CM 8
CM 6 Romain Saïss
AM 14Mbark Boussoufa
RW 11
LW 7 Youssef En-Nesyri
CF 20
Substitutions:
FW 23
MF 19
FW 13
Manager:
Hervé Renard
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GK 16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17Serge Aurier
CB 21
CB 19Simon Deli
LB 5 Wilfried Kanon
CM 10
CM 20Serey Dié (c)
CM 11
RF 9
CF 12Wilfried Bony
LF 8 Salomon Kalou
Substitutions:
MF 6
FW 14
MF 15
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer
Man of the Match:
Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast)[7]

Assistant referees


Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Fourth official


Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Togo vs DR Congo

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GK 23
RB 21Djené Dakonam
CB 5 Serge Akakpo
CB 13Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB 17Serge Gakpé
CM 18Lalawélé Atakora
CM 10Floyd Ayité
RW 7
AM 12
LW 22Ihlas Bebou
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor (c)
Substitutions:
GK 1
FW 19
MF 15
Manager:
Claude Le Roy
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GK 1
RB 2 Issama Mpeko
CB 18Merveille Bokadi
CB 5 Marcel Tisserand
LB 13Joyce Lomalisa
CM 7 Youssouf Mulumbu (c)
CM 22Chancel Mbemba
AM 10
RW 21
LW 6
CF 12Jonathan Bolingi
Substitutions:
MF 8
MF 11
FW 19
Manager:
Florent Ibengé
Man of the Match:
Junior Kabananga (DR Congo)[8]

Assistant referees


Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official


Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

External links

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 . 821058116041248768 . The Total Man of the Match is A. Lalawelé! Great performance! . 16 January 2017 . 16 January 2017.
  4. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 821103673426243586 . M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 16 January 2017 . 16 January 2017.
  5. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 822504960277495808 . The Total Man of the Match is S.Dié! Great performance! . 20 January 2017 . 20 January 2017.
  6. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 822548588416892928 . F. Fajr has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 20 January 2017 . 20 January 2017.
  7. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 823999018770513922 . More The Total Man of the Match is S. KALOU! Great performance! . 24 January 2017 . 24 January 2017.
  8. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 824000986620579841 . Junior Kabananga has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 24 January 2017 . 24 January 2017.

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