2019 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage explained

The knockout stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 5 July with the round of 16 and ended on 19 July 2019 with the final, held at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo. A total of 16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.[1]

All match times are local, CAT (UTC+2).

Format

In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner.[1] In the third place play-off, if the scores remain level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played.

CAF set out the following schedule for the round of 16:[1]

Combinations of matches in the round of 16

The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:[1]

Third-placed teams
qualify from groups		1A
vs		1B
vs		1C
vs		1D
vs
A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B
A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E
A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F
A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E
A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F
A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F
A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E
A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F
A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E
A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E
B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E
B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F
B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F
B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F
C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.[1]

Bracket

Round of 16

Morocco vs Benin

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GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CB 6 Romain Saïss
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
LB 17
DM 8
RM 16
CM 7 Hakim Ziyech
CM 14Mbark Boussoufa (c)
LM 10
CF 19Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
FW 9
DF 3
FW 20
MF 11
Manager:
Hervé Renard
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GK 16Saturnin Allagbé
CB 3
CB 6 Olivier Verdon
CB 13Moise Adilehou
RM 14
CM 8 Jordan Adéoti
CM 18
LM 11Emmanuel Imorou
AM 17Stéphane Sessègnon (c)
SS 20
CF 10
Substitutions:
FW 7
MF 4
MF 15
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer
Man of the Match:
Stéphane Sessègnon[2]

Assistant referees


Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Tesfagiorghis Berhe (Eritrea)
Fourth official


Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)

Uganda vs Senegal

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GK 18Denis Onyango (c)
RB 5 Bevis Mugabi
CB 15Godfrey Walusimbi
CB 16
LB 4 Murushid Juuko
DM 23Micheal Azira
RM 22Lumala Abdu
CM 7
CM 8
LM 17Farouk Miya
CF 9
Substitutions:
DF 3
FW 21
MF 13
Manager:
Sébastien Desabre
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GK 23Alfred Gomis
RB 21Lamine Gassama
CB 3
CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)
LB 12Youssouf Sabaly
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
CM 17
RW 18
AM 14
LW 10Sadio Mané
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 15
FW 11
FW 19
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
Man of the Match:
Idrissa Gueye[3]

Assistant referees


Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Fourth official


Amin Omar (Egypt)

Nigeria vs Cameroon

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GK 16Daniel Akpeyi
RB 2 Ola Aina
CB 20
CB 22Kenneth Omeruo
LB 5 William Troost-Ekong
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
CM 8 Peter Etebo
RW 7 Ahmed Musa (c)
AM 15
LW 18
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 13
FW 14
DF 6
Manager:
Gernot Rohr
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GK 1 André Onana
RB 2 Collins Fai
CB 4 Banana Yaya
CB 5 Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
LB 6 Ambroise Oyongo
DM 14
RM 11Christian Bassogog
CM 15
LM 7
CF 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)
CF 9 Stéphane Bahoken
Substitutions:
MF 8
FW 17
FW 19
Manager:
Clarence Seedorf
Man of the Match:
Odion Ighalo[4]

Assistant referees


Oliver Safari (DR Congo)
Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique)
Fourth official


Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Egypt vs South Africa

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GK 16Mohamed El Shenawy
RB 3 Ahmed El Mohamady (c)
CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi
CB 20Mahmoud Alaa
LB 12
CM 8 Tarek Hamed
CM 17
RW 10Mohamed Salah
AM 19
LW 7 Trézéguet
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 14
MF 22
MF 11
Manager:
Javier Aguirre
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GK 22Ronwen Williams
RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize
CB 14Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB 18
DM 12Kamohelo Mokotjo
CM 15
CM 8
RW 19Percy Tau
LW 23
CF 9 Lebo Mothiba
Substitutions:
MF 20
FW 21
Manager:
Stuart Baxter
Man of the Match:
Thembinkosi Lorch[5]

Assistant referees


Issa Yaya (Chad)
Lionel Andrianantenaiana (Madagascar)
Fourth official


Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Madagascar vs DR Congo

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GK 23Melvin Adrien
RB 20Romain Métanire
CB 21Thomas Fontaine
CB 5 Pascal Razakanantenaina
LB 22Jérôme Mombris
DM 15Ibrahim Amada
DM 18
CM 13Anicet Abel
RF 2
CF 9 Faneva Imà Andriatsima (c)
LF 12
Substitutions:
MF 8
MF 7
DF 14
FW 10
Manager:
Nicolas Dupuis
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GK 1 Ley Matampi
CB 12
CB 22Chancel Mbemba
CB 5 Marcel Tisserand
RWB 2
LWB 3 Ngonda Muzinga
CM 6
CM 7 Youssouf Mulumbu (c)
CM 20Jacques Maghoma
CF 19
CF 17Cédric Bakambu
Substitutions:
FW 13
MF 18
FW 11
MF 10
Manager:
Florent Ibengé
Man of the Match:
Anicet Abel[6]

Assistant referees


Azgaou Lahcen (Morocco)
Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco)
Fourth official


Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Algeria vs Guinea

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GK 23Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20Youcef Atal
CB 4 Djamel Benlamri
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi
LB 21Ramy Bensebaini
RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)
CM 17
CM 22Ismaël Bennacer
LM 8
SS 10Sofiane Feghouli
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 12
MF 14
FW 15
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi
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GK 12Ibrahim Koné
RB 18Mikael Dyrestam
CB 6 Simon Falette
CB 5 Ernest Seka
LB 3 Issiaga Sylla
DM 4 Amadou Diawara
RM 13
CM 7
LM 16Ibrahima Traoré (c)
CF 9
CF 2
Substitutions:
FW 19
FW 20
FW 10
Manager:
Paul Put
Man of the Match:
Riyad Mahrez[7]

Assistant referees


Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official


Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Mali vs Ivory Coast

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GK 16Djigui Diarra
RB 2 Hamari Traoré
CB 15Mamadou Fofana
CB 13Molla Wagué
LB 3 Youssouf Koné
DM 8 Diadie Samassékou
CM 4
CM 11
RF 23Abdoulay Diaby (c)
CF 9 Moussa Marega
LF 19Moussa Djenepo
Substitutions:
MF 14
MF 21
FW 10
Manager:
Mohamed Magassouba
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GK 16Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 22
CB 6 Ismaël Traoré
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon
LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly
DM 4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin
DM 20Serey Dié (c)
CM 8 Franck Kessié
RF 19
CF 14
LF 9 Wilfried Zaha
Substitutions:
FW 11
FW 12
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara
Man of the Match:
Moussa Marega[8]

Assistant referees


Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official


Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Ghana vs Tunisia

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GK 1 Richard Ofori
RB 22Andy Yiadom
CB 21
CB 15
LB 17
DM 5 Thomas Partey
CM 11
CM 6
RF 19
CF 9 Jordan Ayew
LF 10André Ayew (c)
Substitutions:
FW 13
FW 3
FW 8
DF 14
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah
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GK 16
RB 2 Wajdi Kechrida
CB 3
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 5 Oussama Haddadi
DM 17Ellyes Skhiri
CM 20Ghailene Chaalali
CM 13Ferjani Sassi
RF 9
CF 11
LF 7 Youssef Msakni (c)
Substitutions:
FW 10
FW 23
DF 6
GK 1
Manager:
Alain Giresse
Man of the Match:
Mubarak Wakaso[9]

Assistant referees


Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official


Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)

Quarter-finals

Senegal vs Benin

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GK 23Alfred Gomis
RB 21Lamine Gassama
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)
LB 12Youssouf Sabaly
CM 5
CM 17Badou Ndiaye
RW 14Henri Saivet
LW 10
CF 9
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 19
FW 15
DF 6
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
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GK 16Saturnin Allagbé
CB 2 Séidou Barazé
CB 6
CB 13Moise Adilehou
RM 14
CM 8 Jordan Adéoti
CM 15
LM 11Emmanuel Imorou
AM 17Stéphane Sessègnon (c)
CF 10
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 18
FW 20
FW 7
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer
Man of the Match:
Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)[10]

Assistant referees


Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Fourth official


Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Fifth official


Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee


Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees


Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Nigeria vs South Africa

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GK 16Daniel Akpeyi
RB 20Chidozie Awaziem
CB 3 Jamilu Collins
CB 5 William Troost-Ekong
LB 22Kenneth Omeruo
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
CM 8 Peter Etebo
RW 13Samuel Chukwueze
AM 7 Ahmed Musa (c)
LW 18
CF 9 Odion Ighalo
Substitutions:
FW 15
DF 6
Manager:
Gernot Rohr
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GK 22Ronwen Williams
RB 5
CB 14Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB 18Sifiso Hlanti
DM 12Kamohelo Mokotjo
CM 15Dean Furman
CM 8 Bongani Zungu
RW 19
LW 23
CF 9
Substitutions:
MF 11
FW 21
Manager:
Stuart Baxter
Man of the Match:
Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria)[11]

Assistant referees


Azgaou Lahcen (Morocco)
Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco)
Fourth official


Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Fifth official


Issa Yaya (Chad)
Video assistant referee


Benoît Millot (France)
Assistant video assistant referees


Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)

Ivory Coast vs Algeria

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GK 16
RB 22
CB 6 Ismaël Traoré
CB 5
LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly
DM 18
DM 20Serey Dié (c)
CM 8
RF 9
CF 14
LF 15Max Gradel
Substitutions:
DF 21
MF 4
FW 11
FW 12
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara
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GK 23Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi
CB 4 Djamel Benlamri
LB 21
RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)
CM 17Adlène Guedioura
CM 22
LM 8 Youcef Belaïli
SS 10
CF 9
Substitutions:
DF 18
FW 13
MF 12
FW 15
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi
Man of the Match:
Sylvain Gbohouo (Ivory Coast)[12]

Assistant referees


Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Oliver Safari (DR Congo)
Fourth official


Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Fifth official


Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar)
Video assistant referee


Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Assistant video assistant referees


Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Madagascar vs Tunisia

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GK 23Melvin Adrien
RB 20Romain Métanire
CB 21Thomas Fontaine
CB 5
LB 22Jérôme Mombris
DM 15Ibrahim Amada
DM 6
CM 13
RF 2 Carolus Andriamatsinoro
CF 9 Faneva Imà Andriatsima (c)
LF 12
Substitutions:
FW 11
DF 14
FW 10
Manager:
Nicolas Dupuis
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GK 16Mouez Hassen
RB 2 Wajdi Kechrida
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 3 Dylan Bronn
LB 5 Oussama Haddadi
DM 17Ellyes Skhiri
CM 20
CM 13
AM 7 Youssef Msakni (c)
CF 10Wahbi Khazri
CF 11Taha Yassine Khenissi
Substitutions:
FW 23
DF 14
DF 12
Manager:
Alain Giresse
Man of the Match:
Ferjani Sassi (Tunisia)[13]

Assistant referees


Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Elvis Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Fourth official


Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Fifth official


Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Video assistant referee


Benoît Millot (France)
Assistant video assistant referees


Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)

Semi-finals

Senegal vs Tunisia

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GK 23Alfred Gomis
RB 21
CB 3
CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)
LB 12Youssouf Sabaly
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
CM 17
RW 15
AM 14Henri Saivet
LW 10Sadio Mané
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 19
FW 18
DF 6
DF 22
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
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GK 16Mouez Hassen
CB 3 Dylan Bronn
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
CB 5 Oussama Haddadi
RWB 14Mohamed Dräger
LWB 19
CM 17Ellyes Skhiri
CM 13
AM 7 Youssef Msakni (c)
CF 10
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 23
MF 20
FW 9
FW 8
Manager:
Alain Giresse
Man of the Match:
Alfred Gomis (Senegal)[14]

Assistant referees


Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Oliver Safari (DR Congo)
Fourth official


Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Fifth official


Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar)
Video assistant referee


Benoît Millot (France)
Assistant video assistant referees


Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Abouelregal Mahmoud (Egypt)

Algeria vs Nigeria

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GK 23Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 18Mehdi Zeffane
CB 2
CB 4 Djamel Benlamri
LB 21Ramy Bensebaini
RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)
CM 17Adlène Guedioura
CM 22Ismaël Bennacer
LM 8 Youcef Belaïli
SS 10
CF 9
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi
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GK 16Daniel Akpeyi
RB 20
CB 3 Jamilu Collins
CB 5 William Troost-Ekong
LB 22Kenneth Omeruo
CM 4 Wilfred Ndidi
CM 8 Peter Etebo
RW 13
AM 18Alex Iwobi
LW 7 Ahmed Musa (c)
CF 9 Odion Ighalo
Substitutions:
FW 11
Manager:
Gernot Rohr
Man of the Match:
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[15]

Assistant referees


El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Fourth official


Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Fifth official


Issa Yaya (Chad)
Video assistant referee


Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees


Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

Third place play-off

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GK 22Moez Ben Cherifia
RB 14Mohamed Dräger
CB 5 Oussama Haddadi
CB 4 Yassine Meriah
LB 21
DM 17Ellyes Skhiri
CM 13Ferjani Sassi
CM 20
AM 9
CF 10Wahbi Khazri (c)
CF 11
Substitutions:
FW 8
FW 23
DF 6
Manager:
Alain Giresse
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GK 23Francis Uzoho
RB 2Ola Aina
CB 3Jamilu Collins
CB 22Kenneth Omeruo
LB 5William Troost-Ekong
CM 4
CM 8Peter Etebo
RW 13
AM 7Ahmed Musa (c)
LW 18Alex Iwobi
CF 9
Substitutions:
FW 21
FW 15
FW 17
Manager:
Gernot Rohr
Man of the Match:
William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)[16]

Assistant referees


Abouelregal Mahmoud (Egypt)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official


Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Fifth official


Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar)
Video assistant referee


Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)
Assistant video assistant referees


Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)

Final

See main article: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Final.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations. Confederation of African Football. PDF.
  2. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1147223555681280000 . STÉPHANE SESSÈGNON has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! . 5 July 2019 . 5 July 2019.
  3. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1147252432700870662 . IDRISSA GUEYE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! . 5 July 2019 . 5 July 2019.
  4. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1147567955741478912 . After his stellar performance, @ighalojude has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats! . 6 July 2019 . 6 July 2019.
  5. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1147614562272894976 . And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is Thembinkosi Lorch! . 6 July 2019 . 6 July 2019.
  6. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1147943781293056006 . ANICET ANDRIANANTENAINA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! . 7 July 2019 . 7 July 2019.
  7. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1147972313389907970 . RIYAD MAHREZ has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! . 7 July 2019 . 7 July 2019.
  8. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1148290005003132929 . After his good performance, M. Marega has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats! . 8 July 2019 . 8 July 2019.
  9. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1148357584929329152 . And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @WakasoBobby! . 8 July 2019 . 8 July 2019.
  10. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1149022753011503106 . @IGanaGueye has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! . 10 July 2019 . 10 July 2019.
  11. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1149060721780711424 . SAMUEL CHUKWUEZE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! . 10 July 2019 . 10 July 2019.
  12. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1149411533908324352 . After his stellar performance, S. Gbohouo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats! . 11 July 2019 . 11 July 2019.
  13. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1149428350496190464 . And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @FerjaniSassi! . 11 July 2019 . 11 July 2019.
  14. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1150474830405390339 . ALFRED GOMIS has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! . 14 July 2019 . 14 July 2019.
  15. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1150511604997459968 . The jury has given his verdict! @Mahrez22 is the Total Man of the Match ! . 14 July 2019 . 14 July 2019.
  16. Confederation of African Football . CAF_Online . 1151601812228718592 . After his stellar performance, @WTroostEkong has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats! . 17 July 2019 . 17 July 2019.

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