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2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

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 edit

Draw position Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		CAF Rankings
Points[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
Start of event
B1   Algeria Group J winners 2 June 2016 16th 2015 Winners (1990) 43.5 39
B2   Tunisia Group A winners 4 September 2016 17th 2015 Winners (2004) 34.5 36
B3   Senegal Group K winners 4 June 2016 13th 2015 Runners-up (2002) 24 33
B4   Zimbabwe Group L winners 5 June 2016 3rd 2006 Group stage (2004, 2006) 10 103

Notes

  1. ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Senegal 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Tunisia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3   Algeria 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
4   Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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 edit

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

Algeria vs Zimbabwe edit

Algeria  2–2  Zimbabwe
Mahrez   12', 82' Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zimbabwe[3]
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Mokhtar Belkhiter   28'   46'
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 Hillal Soudani   78'
AM 11 Yacine Brahimi
CF 13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
DF 22 Rabie Meftah   46'
MF 18 Rachid Ghezzal   78'
Manager:
  Georges Leekens
 
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 Knowledge Musona   12'
AM 20 Khama Billiat
CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi   78'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Matthew Rusike   38'   12'
FW 13 Cuthbert Malajila   78'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Tunisia vs Senegal edit

Tunisia  0–2  Senegal
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia[5]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal[5]
GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB 3 Aymen Abdennour   9'
LB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 15 Larry Azouni   46'
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
CM 8 Hamza Lahmar
RF 23 Naïm Sliti
CF 9 Ahmed Akaïchi   64'
LF 7 Youssef Msakni
Substitutions:
MF 10 Wahbi Khazri   46'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi   64'
Manager:
  Henryk Kasperczak
 
GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo
RB 21 Lamine Gassama
CB 2 Kara Mbodji
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly   41'
LB 4 Cheikh M'Bengue   36'
RM 17 Badou Ndiaye   72'
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)   88'
LM 20 Keita Baldé   62'
CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf
CF 10 Sadio Mané
Substitutions:
MF 18 Ismaïla Sarr   62'
MF 22 Henri Saivet   72'
MF 15 Papakouli Diop   88'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal)[6]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouandé (Cameroon)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Algeria vs Tunisia edit

Algeria  1–2  Tunisia
Hanni   90+2' Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria[7]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia[7]
GK 16 Malik Asselah
RB 22 Rabie Meftah   31'
CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam   65'
DM 17 Adlène Guedioura   14'   90+3'
CM 7 Riyad Mahrez
CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb
RW 11 Yacine Brahimi   74'
LW 18 Rachid Ghezzal   69'
CF 13 Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
FW 14 Baghdad Bounedjah   69'
MF 9 Sofiane Hanni   74'
MF 19 Mehdi Abeid   90+3'
Manager:
  Georges Leekens
 
GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)   87'
RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB 3 Aymen Abdennour
LB 12 Ali Maâloul   45+1'
DM 13 Ferjani Sassi
RM 10 Wahbi Khazri   73'
LM 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
AM 23 Naïm Sliti
CF 7 Youssef Msakni
CF 9 Ahmed Akaïchi   78'
Substitutions:
DF 20 Mohamed Ali Yacoubi   73'
FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi   78'
GK 1 Rami Jridi   87'
Manager:
  Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)[8]

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal vs Zimbabwe edit

Senegal  2–0  Zimbabwe
 Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal[9]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zimbabwe[9]
GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo
RB 21 Lamine Gassama   57'
CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly
CB 2 Kara Mbodji
LB 4 Cheikh M'Bengue
CM 5 Idrissa Gueye
CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)   31'   85'
RW 20 Keita Baldé
AM 22 Henri Saivet
LW 10 Sadio Mané   90+1'
CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf   63'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Moussa Sow   63'
MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye   85'
MF 18 Ismaïla Sarr   90+1'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
 
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 Kudakwashe Mahachi   46'
LW 7 Matthew Rusike   46'
CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi   83'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Tendai Ndoro   46'
FW 8 Evans Rusike   46'
FW 13 Cuthbert Malajila   89'   83'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal)[10]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Senegal vs Algeria edit

Senegal  2–2  Algeria
 Report Slimani   10', 52'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Senegal[11]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Algeria[11]
GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye
RB 14 Zargo Touré
CB 2 Kara Mbodji (c)   70'
CB 11 Cheikh N'Doye
LB 19 Saliou Ciss
CM 17 Badou Ndiaye   78'
CM 15 Papakouli Diop
AM 12 Mohamed Diamé
RW 18 Ismaïla Sarr
LW 13 Moussa Konaté   90+4'
CF 7 Moussa Sow
Substitutions:
FW 6 Famara Diédhiou   74'   70'
MF 5 Idrissa Gueye   78'
MF 20 Keita Baldé   90+4'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
 
GK 16 Malik Asselah
RB 22 Rabie Meftah
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB 4 Liassine Cadamuro   58'
LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam   39'
CM 17 Adlène Guedioura
CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb   39'
RW 11 Yacine Brahimi   44'
AM 9 Sofiane Hanni   83'
LW 7 Riyad Mahrez
CF 13 Islam Slimani   80'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Baghdad Bounedjah   80'
MF 18 Rachid Ghezzal   83'
Manager:
  Georges Leekens

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)[12]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Zimbabwe vs Tunisia edit

Zimbabwe  2–4  Tunisia
 Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Zimbabwe[13]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia[13]
GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva
RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa
CB 2 Costa Nhamoinesu   44'
LB 6 Onismor Bhasera
CM 3 Danny Phiri   8'   89'
CM 14 Willard Katsande (c)
RW 20 Khama Billiat
AM 18 Marvelous Nakamba
LW 17 Knowledge Musona   89'
CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi
Substitutions:
FW 11 Tendai Ndoro   46'
MF 10 Kudakwashe Mahachi   89'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa
 
GK 1 Rami Jridi
RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez   85'
CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef
CB 3 Aymen Abdennour (c)
LB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor   33'
CM 13 Ferjani Sassi
AM 10 Wahbi Khazri   63'
RF 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi
CF 7 Youssef Msakni   78'
LF 23 Naïm Sliti   83'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Hamza Lahmar   63'
FW 19 Saber Khalifa   78'
MF 15 Larry Azouni   83'
Manager:
  Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia)[14]

Assistant referees:
Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast)
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Fourth official:
Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

References edit

  1. ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Algeria - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 15, 2017). "R. Mahrez has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Tunisia - Senegal" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 15, 2017). "A.Diallo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Algeria - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 19, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Y. MSAKNI! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Senegal - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  10. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 19, 2017). "C. KOUYATE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Senegal - Algeria" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  12. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 23, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is I.Slimani! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Zimbabwe - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  14. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 23, 2017). "T. Y. KHENISSI has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.

External links edit

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