Africa Cup of Nations 2022

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Africa Cup of Nations 2022
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
number of nations 24  (of 52 applicants)
African Champion Senegal Senegal (1st title)
venue Cameroon Cameroon
opening game January 9, 2022
endgame February 6, 2022
games 52
Gates 100  (⌀: 1.92 per game)
top scorer Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar (8 goals)
Best player Senegal Sadio Mane
Best Goalkeeper Senegal Edouard Mendy
yellow cards 198  (⌀: 3.81 per game)
Yellow-red cards (⌀: 0.1 per game)
Red cards 10  (⌀: 0.19 per game)

The 33rd Africa Cup of Nations ( English 2021 Africa Cup of Nations , French Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2021 ) was held in Cameroon from January 9 to February 6, 2022 . This was decided by the African Football Association CAF on June 30, 2020. The tournament was originally supposed to be played from January 9 to February 6, 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the unpredictable course in Africa, it was postponed by a year . As was the case with the last Africa Cup of Nations in 201924 teams from the continent took part in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. It was first played in a group phase in six groups of four teams and then from the round of 16 in the knockout system .

Senegal won for the first time , beating Egypt 4-2 on penalties in the final at the Stade Paul Biya after losing 0-0 after extra time . The third - place match was won by hosts Cameroon 3-3 after regular time and a 5-3 penalty shootout against Burkina Faso . Cameroon's Vincent Aboubakar was top scorer with eight goals.

organizer

By November 2013, a total of six national football associations had applied to jointly award the 2019 and 2021 finals. These were Algeria , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ivory Coast , Gabon , Guinea and Zambia . By the end of January 2014, three associations, Algeria, Ivory Coast and Guinea, had submitted their applications for 2021. On 20 September 2014, the 2019 finals were awarded to Cameroon, 2021 to Ivory Coast and 2023 to Guinea.

On November 30, 2018, the CAF announced that Cameroon had lost its right to host the 2019 tournament due to delays in infrastructure projects at the planned venues. On January 8, 2019, the CAF awarded the tournament to Egypt instead. However, the continental association allowed Cameroon to host the 2021 tournament. This means that all host countries have been pushed back by two years, with Ivory Coast hosting 2023 and Guinea hosting 2025 .

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qualification

52 teams registered for the qualification, which, like in 2019 , was held in two rounds. Eritrea and Somalia did not participate. Reunion and Zanzibar were not full members of the CAF and thus excluded from participation. In the July 2019 draw, the participating teams were divided into five different pots based on their positions in the FIFA World Ranking as of 14 June 2019. The eight weakest teams determined in this way played against each other in the first round in October 2019 in a knockout system with a return match.

The four winners of the first round and the remaining 44 higher-ranked teams had previously been drawn into twelve groups of four in July 2019. The second round was to be played in a double round robin format from November 2019 to November 2020. Due to several postponements, the last game did not take place until June 2021. As in 2019, the matches of the final tournament hosts who took part in Group F were counted as regular.

The group winners and runners-up from all twelve groups, with the exception of Group F, qualified for the finals. From Group F, only one other team qualifies alongside hosts Cameroon. For Gambia and Comoros it was the first participation in the Africa Cup, Mauritania made it to the finals for the second time after 2019.

draw

The group draw took place in Yaoundé on August 17, 2021 . The Cameroonian side , as hosts, were automatically seeded at the head of Group A, while Algeria , as the defending champions, were also seeded in Pot 1. The remaining teams were distributed according to their respective placements in the FIFA World Ranking of August 12, 2021.

pot 1

pot 2

pot 3

pot 4

Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F
Cameroon Cameroon ( Squad ) Senegal Senegal ( squad ) Morocco Morocco ( Squad ) Nigeria Nigeria ( Squad ) Algeria Algeria ( squad ) Tunisia Tunisia ( squad )
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ( squad ) Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ( squad ) Ghana Ghana ( Squad ) Egypt Egypt ( squad ) Sierra Leone Sierra Leone ( squad ) mali Mali ( Squad )
Ethiopia Ethiopia ( squad ) Guinea-a Guinea ( squad ) Comoros Comoros ( squad ) Sudan Sudan ( squad ) Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( squad ) Mauritania Mauritania ( squad )
Cape Verde Cape Verde ( squad ) Malawi Malawi ( squad ) Gabon Gabon ( squad ) Guinea Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( squad ) Ivory Coast Ivory Coast ( squad ) Gambia Gambia ( Squad )

Venues

The tournament was played in six stadiums in the five cities of Bafoussam , Douala , Garoua , Limbé and Yaoundé , with two stadiums being used in the capital. Four of the six stadiums were new construction, the remaining two were renovated for the Africa Cup of Nations and the Africa Cup of Nations 2021 . Three stadiums have already hosted the 2021 Nations Cup, with the Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo in the capital also hosting the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations .

Four of the six stadiums had a capacity of between 20,000 and 45,000 spectators. The largest stadium was the Stade Paul Biya in the capital Yaoundé with a capacity of 60,000 spectators, while the two smallest stadiums, the Stade Omnisports de Bafoussam and the Stade Omnisport de Limbé , could only seat 20,000 spectators.

Bafoussam
Venues of the Africa Cup of Nations 2022
Douala
Stade Kouekong
Capacity: 20,000
Stade Japoma
Capacity: 50,000
Stade Japoma
garoua Limbe
Stade Roumdé Adjia
Capacity: 30,000
Stade Limbé
Capacity: 20,000
Stade Omnisport de Limbe
Yaounde Yaounde
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Capacity: 42,500
Stade Paul Biya
Capacity: 60,000
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo Stade Paul Biya

group stage

Group A

Pl. country Sp. S u N Gates differential Points
 1. Cameroon Cameroon  3  2  1  0 007:300  +4 07
 2. Burkina Faso Burkina Faso  3  1  1  1 003:300  ±0 04
 3. Cape Verde Cape Verde  3  1  1  1 002:200  ±0 04
 4. Ethiopia Ethiopia  3  0  1  2 002:600  −4 01
January 9, 2022, 5 p.m. in Yaoundé (Paul Biya)
Cameroon Burkina Faso 2:1 (2:1)
January 9, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Paul Biya)
Ethiopia Cape Verde 0:1 (0:1)
January 13, 2022, 5 p.m. in Yaoundé (Paul Biya)
Cameroon Ethiopia 4:1 (1:1)
January 13, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Paul Biya)
Cape Verde Burkina Faso 0:1 (0:1)
January 17, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
Burkina Faso Ethiopia 1:1 (1:0)
January 17, 2022, 5 p.m. in Yaoundé (Paul Biya)
Cape Verde Cameroon 1:1 (0:1)

Group B

Pl. country Sp. S u N Gates differential Points
 1. Senegal Senegal  3  1  2  0 001:000  +1 05
 2. Guinea-a Guinea  3  1  1  1 002:200  ±0 04
 3. Malawi Malawi  3  1  1  1 002:200  ±0 04
 4. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe  3  1  0  2 003:400  −1 03
January 10, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
Senegal Zimbabwe 1:0 (0:0)
January 10, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
Guinea Malawi 1:0 (1:0)
January 14, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
Senegal Guinea 0:0
January 14, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
Malawi Zimbabwe 2:1 (1:1)
January 18, 2022, 5 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Zimbabwe Guinea 2:1 (2:0)
January 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
Malawi Senegal 0:0

Group C

Pl. country Sp. S u N Gates differential Points
 1. Morocco Morocco  3  2  1  0 005:200  +3 07
 2. Gabon Gabon  3  1  2  0 004:300  +1 05
 3. Comoros Comoros  3  1  0  2 003:500  −2 03
 4. Ghana Ghana  3  0  1  2 003:500  −2 01
January 10, 2022, 5 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Morocco Ghana 1:0 (0:0)
January 10, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Comoros Gabon 0:1 (0:1)
January 14, 2022, 5 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Morocco Comoros 2-0 (1-0)
January 14, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Gabon Ghana 1:1 (0:1)
January 18, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Garoua
Ghana Comoros 2:3 (0:1)
January 18, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Gabon Morocco 2:2 (1:0)

Group D

Pl. country Sp. S u N Gates differential Points
 1. Nigeria Nigeria  3  3  0  0 006:100  +5 09
 2. Egypt Egypt  3  2  0  1 002:100  +1 06
 3. Sudan Sudan  3  0  1  2 001:400  −3 01
 4. Guinea Bissau Guinea Bissau  3  0  1  2 000:300  −3 01
January 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Garoua
Nigeria Egypt 1:0 (1:0)
January 11, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Garoua
Sudan Guinea Bissau 0:0
January 15, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Garoua
Nigeria Sudan 3:1 (2:0)
January 15, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Garoua
Guinea Bissau Egypt 0:1 (0:0)
January 19, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
Egypt Sudan 1:0 (1:0)
January 19, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Garoua
Guinea Bissau Nigeria 0:2 (0:0)

Group E

Pl. country Sp. S u N Gates differential Points
 1. Ivory Coast Ivory Coast  3  2  1  0 006:300  +3 07
 2. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea  3  2  0  1 002:100  +1 06
 3. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone  3  0  2  1 002:300  −1 02
 4. Algeria Algeria  3  0  1  2 001:400  −3 01
January 11, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Douala
Algeria Sierra Leone 0:0
January 12, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Douala
Equatorial Guinea Ivory Coast 0:1 (0:1)
January 16, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Douala
Ivory Coast Sierra Leone 2:2 (1:0)
January 16, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Douala
Algeria Equatorial Guinea 0:1 (0:0)
January 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Limbé
Sierra Leone Equatorial Guinea 0:1 (0:1)
January 20, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Douala
Ivory Coast Algeria 3:1 (2:0)

Group F

Pl. country Sp. S u N Gates differential Points
 1. mali mali  3  2  1  0 004:100  +3 07
 2. Gambia Gambia  3  2  1  0 003:100  +2 07
 3. Tunisia Tunisia  3  1  0  2 004:200  +2 03
 4. Mauritania Mauritania  3  0  0  3 000:700  −7 00
January 12, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Limbé
Tunisia mali 0:1 (0:0)
January 12, 2022 at 5:45 p.m. in Limbé
Mauritania Gambia 0:1 (0:1)
January 16, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Limbé
Gambia mali 1:1 (0:0)
January 16, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Limbé
Tunisia Mauritania 4-0 (2-0)
January 20, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Douala
mali Mauritania 2-0 (1-0)
January 20, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Limbé
Gambia Tunisia 1:0 (0:0)

Third-place rankings

The four best third-placed teams played in the round of 16 against the group winners of groups A, B, C and D. The exact pairings depended on which groups the third-placed teams qualified from. For each of the fifteen options, a table in the official regulations defines the allocation as follows.

opportunities

Combinations
(3rd from groups)
1st group A
plays against
3rd group
1st group B
plays against
3rd group
1st group C
plays against
3rd group
1st group D
plays against
3rd group
ABCD C D A B
ABCE C A B E
ABCF C A B f
ABDE D A B E
ABDF D A B f
ABEF E A B f
ACDE C D A E
ACDF C D A f
ACEF C A f E
ADEF D A f E
BCDE C D B E
BCDF C D B f
BCEF E C B f
BDEF E D B f
CDEF C D f E
  • Occurred case
  • table

    Pl. country Sp. S u N Gates differential Points group
     1. Cape Verde Cape Verde  3  1  1  1 002:200  ±0 04 A
    1. Malawi Malawi  3  1  1  1 002:200  ±0 04 B
     3. Tunisia Tunisia  3  1  0  2 004:200  +2 03 f
     4. Comoros Comoros  3  1  0  2 003:500  −2 03 C
     5. Sierra Leone Sierra Leone  3  0  2  1 002:300  −1 02 E
     6. Sudan Sudan  3  0  1  2 001:400  −3 01 D

    final round

    The final round was played in a knockout system . If there was a draw after 90 minutes of regular play, there was an extra period of two 15-minute periods and possibly (if there was still no winner) a penalty shoot-out . The only exception was the game for third place, in which a draw was followed directly by a penalty shootout.

    game schedule

    round of 16 Quarterfinals semifinals final
                               
                 
     Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 21 (7) 2
     
     Gabon Gabon 1 (6)  
     Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1
     
       Tunisia Tunisia 0  
     Nigeria Nigeria 0
     
     Tunisia Tunisia 1  
     Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1
     
       Senegal Senegal 3  
     Senegal Senegal 2
     
     Cape Verde Cape Verde 0  
     Senegal Senegal 3
     
       Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 1  
     mali mali 0 (5)
     
     Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 20 (6) 2  
     Senegal Senegal 20 (4) 2
     
       Egypt Egypt 0 (2)
     Guinea-a Guinea 0
     
     Gambia Gambia 1  
     Gambia Gambia 0
     
       Cameroon Cameroon 2  
     Cameroon Cameroon 2
     
     Comoros Comoros 1  
     Cameroon Cameroon 0 (1)
     
       Egypt Egypt 20 (3) 2   3rd place match
     Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 0 (4)
       
     Egypt Egypt 20 (5) 2  
     Egypt Egypt 02 1  Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 3 (3)
     
       Morocco Morocco 1    Cameroon Cameroon 23 (5) 2
     Morocco Morocco 2
     Malawi Malawi 1  

    1 win after extra time
    2 win on penalties

    round of 16

    January 23, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Limbé
    Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Gabon Gabon 1:1 aet (1:1, 1:0), 7:6 i. E
    January 23, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Garoua
    Nigeria Nigeria Tunisia Tunisia 0:1 (0:0)
    January 24, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
    Guinea-a Guinea Gambia Gambia 0:1 (0:0)
    January 24, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Paul Biya)
    Cameroon Cameroon Comoros Comoros 2:1 (1:0)
    January 25, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Bafoussam
    Senegal Senegal Cape Verde Cape Verde 2:0 (0:0)
    January 25, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
    Morocco Morocco Malawi Malawi 2:1 (1:1)
    January 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Douala
    Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Egypt Egypt 0: 0 a.e.t., 4:5 i.e. E
    January 26, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Limbé
    mali mali Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 0: 0 a.e.t., 5: 6 i. E

    Quarterfinals

    January 29, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. in Douala
    Gambia Gambia Cameroon Cameroon 0:2 (0:0)
    January 29, 2022 at 8:00 p.m. in Garoua
    Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Tunisia Tunisia 1:0 (1:0)
    January 30, 2022, 4:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
    Egypt Egypt Morocco Morocco 2-1 aet (1-1, 0-1)
    January 30, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
    Senegal Senegal Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 3:1 (1:0)

    semifinals

    February 2, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
    Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Senegal Senegal 1:3 (0:0)
    February 3, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Paul Biya)
    Cameroon Cameroon Egypt Egypt 0:0 a.e.t. , 1:3 i.e. E

    3rd place match

    February 5, 2022, 8:00 p.m. in Yaoundé (Ahmadou Ahidjo)
    Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Cameroon Cameroon 3:3 (2:0), 3: 5i. E

    final

    Senegal Egypt
    Senegal
    final
    February 6, 2022 at 20:00 in Yaoundé ( Stade Paul Biya )
    Result: 0:0 a.e.t. , 4:2 i. E
    Referee: Victor Gomes ( South Africa ) South Africa 
    game report
    Egypt


    Édouard Mendy - Bouna Sarr , Kalidou Koulibaly , Abdou Diallo , Saliou Ciss - Cheikhou Kouyaté (66th Pape Gueye ), Nampalys Mendy , Idrissa Gueye - Ismaïla Sarr (77th Boulaye Dia ), Famara Diédhiou (77th Bamba Dieng ), Sadio Mané Head coach: Aliou Cisse(c)a white C in a blue circle
    Mohamed Abou Gabal - Emam Ashour , Mohamed Abdelmonem , Mahmoud Hamdy , Ahmed Fotouh - Hamdy Fathy (99th Mohanad Lasheen ), Mohamed Elneny , Amr El Solia (59th Trezeguet ) - Mohamed Salah , Mostafa Mohamed (59th Marwan Hamdy ), Omar Marmoush (59. Ahmed Sayed ) Head Coach: Carlos Queiroz ( Portugal ) (c)a white C in a blue circle
    Portugal 
    penalties shoot
    Penalty converted1-0 Koulibaly

    Penalty converted2-1 Diallo

    Penalty missedAbou Gabal saves against B. Sarr

    Penalty converted3-2 Dieng

    Penalty converted4-2 Mané

    Penalty converted1-1 Sayed

    Penalty missedAbdelmonem hits against the post

    Penalty converted2-2 M. Hamdy

    Penalty missedE. Mendy saves against Lasheen
    yellow cardsN.Mendy (17th), Koulibaly (45th), Diallo (54th), Mané (88th) yellow cardsAbdelmonem (5th), Fathy (37th)
    Penalty missedAbou Gabal saves a penalty from Mané (7th)

    Best scorers

    The tournament's top scorers are listed below. If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

    rank player Gates
    1 Cameroon Vincent Aboubakar 8th
    2 Cameroon Karl Toko Ekambi 5
    3 Morocco Sofiane Boufal 3
    mali Ibrahima Kone 3
    Senegal Sadio Mane 3
    Malawi Gabadinho Mhango 3
    7 Gabon Jim Allevinah 2
    Gambia Musa Barrow 2
    Morocco Achraf Hakimi 2
    Gambia Ablie Jallow 2
    Tunisia Wahbi Khazri 2
    Comoros Ahmed Mogni 2
    Ivory Coast Nicolas Pepe 2
    Egypt Mohammed Salah 2

    In addition to these top scorers with at least two goals, there are 56 others with one goal each and three own goals.

    referee

    On 21 December 2021, the CAF appointed 24 referees and 31 assistant referees for the tournament. Due to an exchange program, one referee each ( Mario Escobar from Guatemala) and one assistant from CONCACAF were among them. A referee, two assistants and a video assistant were also nominated. Salima Mukansanga became the first woman to serve as a referee at the Africa Cup of Nations. Two referees each came from Egypt and Senegal, while eleven referees came from an association whose team failed to qualify for the competition.

    Unlike in 2019 , video evidence was used from the first game. The referee was assisted by a video assistant team consisting of one video assistant and two other assistant referees.

    chief referee

    Reporting and Transmission

    The tournament was broadcast in Germany , Austria and Switzerland on the pay TV channel Sportdigital . Sportdigital offered the games with German commentary. With a sub-licence, all games were also broadcast live via the online media group OneFootball free of charge. In Germany and Austria, the games were offered with English commentary and in Switzerland with German commentary.

    Special Occurrences

    A stampede broke out in front of Stade Paul Biya ahead of the round of 16 match between hosts Cameroon and Comoros on January 24, 2022, killing at least eight people and injuring several people. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the stadium capacity was reduced from 60,000 spectators to a maximum of 48,000 spectators. The panic ensued as stewards closed the gates to the stadium and more spectators tried to enter the stadium. In response to the events, the third quarterfinals and first semifinals were moved from Stade Paul Biya to Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo .

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