2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group E explained

Group E of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 11 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of defending champions Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, the Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.^[1]

The Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea 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
								May 2021	December 2021
E1	style=white-space:nowrap			data-sort-value="*"	Group H winners	data-sort-value="3"	16 November 2020	19th		data-sort-value="1.1"	Winners (1990, 2019)	33	29
E2	style=white-space:nowrap			data-sort-value="G2"	Group K winners	data-sort-value="21"	26 March 2021	24th		data-sort-value="1.2"	Winners (1992, 2015)	59	56
E3	style=white-space:nowrap			data-sort-value="L1"	Group L runners-up	data-sort-value="7"	15 June 2021	3rd		data-sort-value="2"	Group stage (1994, 1996)	114	108
E4	style=white-space:nowrap			data-sort-value="G1"	Group J runners-up	data-sort-value="20"	25 March 2021	3rd		data-sort-value="9"	Fourth place (2015)	132	114

Notes

Matches

Algeria vs Sierra Leone

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 17 LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini DM 12 RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CM 10 CM 11 LM 8 Youcef Belaïli CF 13 Substitutions: DF 4 MF 15 FW 9 MF 14 FW 27 Manager: Djamel Belmadi

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Mohamed Kamara RB 2 Osman Kakay CB 17 Umaru Bangura (c) CB 5 Steven Caulker LB 3 Kevin Wright CM 7 Kwame Quee CM 6 John Kamara RW 19 Mustapha Bundu AM 10 Kei Kamara LW 14 CF 12 Substitutions: MF 8 FW 11 Manager: John Keister

Man of the Match: Mohamed Kamara (Sierra Leone)^[2] Assistant referees Soulaimane Almadine (Kenya) Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar) Fourth official Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) Video assistant referee Adil Zourak (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast

width=25 ! width=25 GK 13 Manuel Sapunga RB 15 CB 21 Esteban Obiang CB 16 Saúl Coco LB 11 Basilio Ndong RM 6 CM 22 Pablo Ganet CM 8 José Machín LM 14 Jannick Buyla CF 10 Emilio Nsue (c) CF 18 Substitutions: FW 19 FW 9 DF 23 Assistant coach: Casto Nopo

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Badra Ali Sangaré RB 12 Habib Maïga CB 21 Eric Bailly CB 14 Simon Deli LB 3 Ghislain Konan CM 18 CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri CM 8 RF 15 Max Gradel (c) CF 22 LF 11 Substitutions: MF 20 FW 9 FW 19 FW 24 Manager: Patrice Beaumelle

Man of the Match: Jean Michaël Seri (Ivory Coast)^[3] Assistant referees Lahcen Azgaou (Morocco) Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco) Fourth official Samir Guezzaz (Morocco) Video assistant referee Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Badra Ali Sangaré RB 17 Serge Aurier (c) CB 21 CB 14 Simon Deli LB 3 Ghislain Konan CM 18 CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri CM 8 RF 19 Nicolas Pépé CF 22 LF 9 Substitutions: FW 24 MF 25 MF 20 FW 10 DF 7 Manager: Patrice Beaumelle

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Mohamed Kamara RB 2 CB 17 Umaru Bangura (c) CB 5 Steven Caulker LB 3 Kevin Wright RM 19 CM 7 Kwame Quee CM 6 John Kamara LM 14 CF 10 CF 28 Musa Noah Kamara Substitutions: MF 22 FW 12 FW 11 Manager: John Keister

Man of the Match: Nicolas Pépé (Ivory Coast)^[4] Assistant referees Djibril Camara (Senegal) Sidiki Sidibe (Guinea) Fourth official Issa Sy (Senegal) Video assistant referee Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Assistant video assistant referee El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal)

Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Youcef Atal CB 2 CB 4 LB 21 CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer CM 14 RW 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) AM 10 LW 8 Youcef Belaïli CF 9 Substitutions: DF 3 MF 15 FW 13 MF 11 Manager: Djamel Belmadi

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Jesús Owono RB 15 Carlos Akapo (c) CB 21 CB 16 Saúl Coco LB 11 CM 22 Pablo Ganet CM 8 José Machín RW 6 AM 4 LW 14 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 19 MF 17 FW 18 MF 20 Manager: Juan Michá

Man of the Match: Iban Salvador (Equatorial Guinea)^[5] Assistant referees Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon) Issa Yaya (Chad) Fourth official Joshua Bondo (Botswana) Video assistant referee Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) Assistant video assistant referee Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Ivory Coast vs Algeria

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Badra Ali Sangaré RB 17 Serge Aurier (c) CB 7 Odilon Kossounou CB 14 LB 3 Ghislain Konan CM 18 CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri CM 8 Franck Kessié RF 19 CF 22 Sébastien Haller LF 15 Max Gradel Substitutions: DF 5 MF 20 MF 12 FW 9 Manager: Patrice Beaumelle

width=25 ! width=25 GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 CB 2 Aïssa Mandi CB 17 Abdelkader Bedrane LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini CM 22 CM 6 Ramiz Zerrouki RW 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) AM 27 LW 8 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 13 MF 11 MF 14 MF 15 DF 25 Manager: Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match: Franck Kessié (Ivory Coast)^[6] Assistant referees Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) Video assistant referee Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Assistant video assistant referee Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Mohamed Kamara RB 2 Osman Kakay CB 17 Umaru Bangura (c) CB 5 LB 3 CM 6 John Kamara CM 27 RW 7 AM 10 Kei Kamara LW 19 CF 28 Substitutions: FW 14 FW 12 MF 22 Manager: John Keister

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Jesús Owono RB 15 Carlos Akapo (c) CB 21 Esteban Obiang CB 16 Saúl Coco LB 11 Basilio Ndong RM 6 Iban Salvador CM 22 Pablo Ganet CM 8 LM 17 AM 4 CF 18 Substitutions: FW 19 MF 14 FW 10 MF 7 Manager: Juan Michá

Man of the Match: Iban Salvador (Equatorial Guinea)^[7] Assistant referees Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt) Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt) Fourth official Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) Video assistant referee Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referee Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

Notes and References

1. News: TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule . CAFonline.com . . 29 August 2021 . 5 January 2022.
2. Confederation of African Football. CAF_Online . 1480920297444413441. The first goalkeeper in the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 to earn the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award! Give it up for #TeamSierraLeone's Mohamed Kamara! #AFCON2021 @Football2Gether. 11 January 2022. 11 January 2022.
3. Confederation of African Football. CAF_Online. 1481372628455768066. A SOLID CORE! The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Jean Seri #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #AFCON2021 #TeamCoteDivoire #GNQCIV @Football2Gether. 12 January 2022. 12 January 2022.
4. Confederation of African Football. CAF_Online. 1482782882003361794. Presenting the #CIVSLE TotalEnergies Man of the Match Well done, Nicolas Pepe #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #AFCON2021 @Football2Gether. 16 January 2022. 16 January 2022.
5. Confederation of African Football. CAF_Online. 1482825413265141760 . Spectacular performance all around The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamEquatorialGuinea's Iván Salvador #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #AFCON2021 #ALGGNQ @Football2Gether. 16 January 2022. 16 January 2022.
6. Confederation of African Football. CAF_Online. 1484243601773187072. FIGHTER A solid performance from #TeamCotedIvoire's Franck Kessié earned him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #AFCON2021 #CIVALG @Football2Gether. 20 January 2022. 20 January 2022.
7. Confederation of African Football. CAF_Online. 1484257282837950464. CONTINUES TO IMPRESS The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamEquatorialGuinea's Iván Salvador #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 #AFCON2021 @Football2Gether. 20 January 2022. 20 January 2022.

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