2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group D explained

Group D of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 to 25 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Ghana, Mali, Egypt, and Uganda.^[1]

Egypt and Ghana 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
D1	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="H1"	Group H winners	5 June 2016	data-sort-value="21"	21st		data-sort-value="7.4"	Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)	56.5	54
D2	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="C1"	Group C winners	5 June 2016	data-sort-value="10"	10th		data-sort-value="6.1"	Runners-up (1972)	33.5	64
D3	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="G1"	Group G winners	4 June 2016	data-sort-value="23"	23rd		data-sort-value="7.7"	Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)	15.5	35
D4	style=white-space:nowrap		data-sort-value="D2"	Group D runners-up	4 September 2016	data-sort-value="6"	6th		data-sort-value="6.2"	Runners-up (1978)	12	73

Notes

Standings

In the quarter-finals:

• The group winners, Egypt, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Morocco.
• The group runners-up, Ghana, advanced to play the winners of Group C, DR Congo.

Matches

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

Ghana vs Uganda

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Brimah Razak RB 23 Harrison Afful CB 18 Daniel Amartey CB 21 John Boye LB 17 RM 10 André Ayew CM 5 Thomas Partey CM 11 Mubarak Wakaso LM 7 Christian Atsu CF 3 Asamoah Gyan (c) CF 9 Substitutions: DF 22 MF 8 MF 6 Manager: Avram Grant

width=25 ! width=25 GK 18 Denis Onyango (c) RB 12 Denis Iguma CB 16 Hassan Wasswa CB 5 LB 2 Joseph Ochaya DM 3 Geoffrey Kizito RW 10 AM 23 LW 6 Tony Mawejje CF 17 Farouk Miya CF 11 Geofrey Massa Substitutions: MF 13 FW 21 FW 9 Manager: Milutin Sredojević

Man of the Match: Christian Atsu (Ghana)^[3] Assistant referees Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Olivier Safari (DR Congo) Fourth official Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

Mali vs Egypt

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oumar Sissoko RB 23 Ousmane Coulibaly CB 13 Molla Wagué CB 4 Salif Coulibaly LB 2 Hamary Traoré CM 17 Mamoutou N'Diaye CM 8 Yacouba Sylla (c) AM 6 RW 14 LW 11 Bakary Sako CF 9 Moussa Marega Substitutions: MF 20 MF 18 Manager: Alain Giresse

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 RB 7 Ahmed Fathy (c) CB 6 Ahmed Hegazy CB 2 Ali Gabr LB 13 Mohamed Abdel Shafy CM 8 Tarek Hamed CM 17 Mohamed Elneny RW 10 AM 19 Abdallah Said LW 21 Trézéguet CF 18 Substitutions: GK 1 MF 14 FW 9 Manager: Héctor Cúper

Man of the Match: Moussa Marega (Mali)^[4] Assistant referees Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Marius Tan (Ivory Coast) Fourth official Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Ghana vs Mali

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Brimah Razak RB 23 Harrison Afful CB 18 Daniel Amartey CB 21 John Boye LB 22 Frank Acheampong RM 7 Christian Atsu CM 5 Thomas Partey CM 11 Mubarak Wakaso LM 10 André Ayew CF 9 CF 3 Asamoah Gyan (c) Substitutions: MF 8 MF 6 Manager: Avram Grant

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oumar Sissoko RB 23 Ousmane Coulibaly CB 13 Molla Wagué CB 4 Salif Coulibaly LB 2 Hamary Traoré CM 17 Mamoutou N'Diaye CM 8 Yacouba Sylla (c) RW 14 AM 7 LW 11 Bakary Sako CF 9 Substitutions: MF 20 MF 12 FW 10 Manager: Alain Giresse

Man of the Match: Thomas Partey (Ghana)^[5] Assistant referees Albdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique) Fourth official Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Egypt vs Uganda

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Essam El-Hadary (c) RB 7 Ahmed Fathy CB 2 Ali Gabr CB 6 Ahmed Hegazy LB 13 Mohamed Abdel Shafy CM 17 Mohamed Elneny CM 8 RW 21 AM 10 Mohamed Salah LW 14 CF 18 Marwan Mohsen Substitutions: MF 19 MF 22 MF 11 Manager: Héctor Cúper

width=25 ! width=25 GK 18 Denis Onyango RB 12 CB 4 Murushid Juuko CB 16 Hassan Wasswa LB 15 Godfrey Walusimbi CM 3 Geoffrey Kizito CM 8 Khalid Aucho RW 2 Joseph Ochaya AM 17 LW 6 Tony Mawejje CF 11 Geofrey Massa (c) Substitutions: FW 21 DF 14 MF 13 Manager: Milutin Sredojević

Man of the Match: Abdallah Said (Egypt)^[6] Assistant referees Djibril Camara (Senegal) El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal) Fourth official Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Egypt vs Ghana

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Essam El-Hadary (c) RB 3 Ahmed Elmohamady CB 6 Ahmed Hegazy CB 2 Ali Gabr LB 7 Ahmed Fathy CM 8 Tarek Hamed CM 17 Mohamed Elneny RW 10 Mohamed Salah AM 19 LW 21 CF 18 Substitutions: MF 11 MF 22 Manager: Héctor Cúper

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Brimah Razak RB 23 Harrison Afful CB 18 Daniel Amartey CB 21 LB 4 Jonathan Mensah CM 8 CM 20 CM 2 Andy Yiadom RF 7 Christian Atsu CF 3 Asamoah Gyan (c) LF 10 André Ayew Substitutions: FW 9 MF 14 MF 11 Manager: Avram Grant

Man of the Match: Ahmed Hegazy (Egypt)^[7] Assistant referees Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Marwa Range (Kenya) Fourth official Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Uganda vs Mali

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 RB 12 Denis Iguma CB 4 CB 16 Hassan Wasswa (c) LB 15 Godfrey Walusimbi RM 13 CM 3 Geoffrey Kizito CM 8 LM 2 Joseph Ochaya CF 17 Farouk Miya CF 10 Substitutions: MF 6 FW 11 MF 23 Manager: Milutin Sredojević

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Oumar Sissoko RB 23 Ousmane Coulibaly CB 13 Molla Wagué CB 21 Mahamadou N'Diaye LB 2 Hamary Traoré CM 17 Mamoutou N'Diaye CM 8 Yacouba Sylla (c) RW 20 Yves Bissouma AM 6 LW 12 Moussa Doumbia CF 9 Substitutions: FW 10 FW 7 Manager: Alain Giresse

Man of the Match: Farouk Miya (Uganda)^[8] Assistant referees Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) Fourth official Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

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 . 821418635776454656 . The Total Man of the Match is Christian Atsu! Great performance! . 17 January 2017 . 17 January 2017.
4. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 821464264686845953 . Moussa Marega has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 17 January 2017 . 17 January 2017.
5. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 822870348857311233 . The Total Man of the Match is Thomas Partey (@Thomaspartey22)! Great performance! . 21 January 2017 . 21 January 2017.
6. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 822914292286717952 . Abdallah El Said has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Majestic performance! . 21 January 2017 . 21 January 2017.
7. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 824365282181476352 . The Total Man of the Match is Ahmed Hegazi! Great performance! . 25 January 2017 . 25 January 2017.
8. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 824361292748222465 . Farouk Miya has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done! . 25 January 2017 . 25 January 2017.

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