African Nations Cup 2016

African Nations Cup 2016
African Nations Championship 2016
Number of nations	16  (of 44 applicants)
African champions	DR Congo (2nd title)
venue	Rwanda
Opening game	January 16, 2016
Endgame	February 7, 2016
Games	32
Gates	80  (⌀: 2.5 per game)

The 2016 African Nations Cup was the fourth edition of the African Nations Cup . The tournament for Africa 's national soccer teams, organized by the African Football Association , was held in Rwanda from January 16 to February 7, 2016 and was held for the third time with 16 teams. Only players who play in the national championships of their home countries were eligible to play.

qualification

→ Main article : Qualifying for the 2016 African Nations Cup

Attendees

country	Zone	partial acceptance	Best previous cut
Morocco	North zone	2.	Quarter Finals ( 2014 )
Tunisia		2.	Winner ( 2011 )
Guinea	West zone A	1.	-
Mali		3.	Quarter Finals ( 2014 )
Ivory Coast	West zone B	3.	Group stage ( 2009 , 2011 )
Niger		2.	Quarterfinals ( 2011 )
Nigeria		2.	Third place ( 2014 )
Cameroon	Central zone	2.	Quarterfinals ( 2011 )
DR Congo		4th	Winner ( 2009 )
Gabon		3.	Quarter Finals ( 2014 )
Ethiopia	Central East Zone	2.	Group stage ( 2014 )
Rwanda (host)		2.	Group stage ( 2011 )
Uganda		3.	Group stage ( 2011 , 2014 )
Angola	South zone	2.	Finalist ( 2011 )
Zambia		2.	Third place ( 2009 )
Zimbabwe		4th	Fourth place ( 2014 )

Venues

Kigali		Butare	Gisenyi
Amahoro Stadium	Nyamirambo Regional Stadium	Huye Stadium	Umuganda Stadium
Capacity: 30,000	Capacity: 22,000	Capacity: 20,000	Capacity: 5,000
Kigali Butare Gisenyi Venues

mode

Decision criteria for the group stage

The winner of a game received three points; in the event of a tie, each team received one point. The table placement was primarily based on the higher number of points. In the event of a tie between two of the following criteria, in this order about the placement:

1. Higher number of points in a direct comparison of the two teams.
2. Better goal difference in all group matches.
3. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches.
4. Drawing of lots.

In the event of a tie between more than two teams, the following criteria decided on the placement in this order:

1. Higher number of points in a direct comparison of the three or four teams.
2. Better goal difference in direct comparison of the three or four teams.
3. Higher number of goals scored in a direct comparison of the three or four teams.

If two teams are still tied according to these criteria, the following criteria will decide on the placement in this order:

1. Higher number of points in a direct comparison of the two teams.
2. Better goal difference in a direct comparison of the two teams.
3. Higher number of goals scored in a direct comparison of the two teams.

If the two teams are still tied according to these criteria, the following criteria will decide on the placement in this order:

1. Better goal difference in all group matches.
2. Higher number of goals scored in all group matches.
3. Drawing of lots.

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Rwanda	3	2	0	1	004: 500	−1	06th
2.	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	005: 200	+3	06th
3.	Morocco	3	1	1	1	004: 200	+2	04th
4th	Gabon	3	0	1	2	002: 600	−4	01

Saturday, January 16, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Rwanda	-	Ivory Coast	1: 0 (1: 0)
Sat January 16, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Gabon	-	Morocco	0-0
Wed., January 20, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Rwanda	-	Gabon	2: 1 (1: 0)
Wed., January 20, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. at Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Morocco	-	Ivory Coast	0: 1 (0: 1)
Sun., January 24, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Morocco	-	Rwanda	4: 1 (4: 1)
Sun., January 24, 2016 at 3 p.m. in Butare
Ivory Coast	-	Gabon	4: 1 (1: 0)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Cameroon	3	2	1	0	004: 100	+3	07th
2.	DR Congo	3	2	0	1	008: 500	+3	06th
3.	Angola	3	1	0	2	004: 600	−2	03
4th	Ethiopia	3	0	1	2	001: 500	−4	01

Sunday 17th January 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Butare
DR Congo	-	Ethiopia	3: 0 (1: 0)
Sun., January 17, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Butare
Angola	-	Cameroon	0: 1 (0: 1)
Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Butare
DR Congo	-	Angola	4: 2 (3: 0)
Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Butare
Cameroon	-	Ethiopia	0-0
Mon., January 25, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Butare
Cameroon	-	DR Congo	3: 1 (0: 0)
Mon., January 25, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Ethiopia	-	Angola	1: 2 (0: 0)

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Tunisia	3	1	2	0	008: 300	+5	05
2.	Guinea	3	1	2	0	005: 400	+1	05
3.	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	005: 300	+2	04th
4th	Niger	3	0	1	2	003:110	−8	01

Mon., January 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Tunisia	-	Guinea	2: 2 (1: 1)
Mon., January 18, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Nigeria	-	Niger	4: 1 (0: 0)
Friday, January 22, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Tunisia	-	Nigeria	1: 1 (0: 0)
Friday, January 22, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Niger	-	Guinea	2: 2 (1: 1)
Tue., January 26, 2016 at 3 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Niger	-	Tunisia	0: 5 (0: 2)
Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Gisenyi
Guinea	-	Nigeria	1: 0 (1: 0)

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Zambia	3	2	1	0	002-000	+2	07th
2.	Mali	3	1	2	0	003: 200	+1	05
3.	Uganda	3	0	2	1	003: 400	−1	02
4th	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	001: 300	−2	01

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Gisenyi
Zimbabwe	-	Zambia	0: 1 (0: 0)
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Gisenyi
Mali	-	Uganda	2: 2 (1: 2)
Sat., January 23, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Gisenyi
Zimbabwe	-	Mali	0: 1 (0: 0)
Sat., January 23, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Gisenyi
Uganda	-	Zambia	0: 1 (0: 1)
Wed., January 27, 2016 at 3 p.m. in Gisenyi
Uganda	-	Zimbabwe	1: 1 (0: 0)
Wed., January 27, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Zambia	-	Mali	0-0

Final round

game schedule

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Rwanda	11 1
	DR Congo	2
					DR Congo	16 2
					Guinea	5
	Zambia	14 2
	Guinea	5
									DR Congo	3
									Mali	0
	Tunisia	1
	Mali	2
					Mali	1			Game for third place
					Ivory Coast	0
	Cameroon	10 1							Guinea	1
	Ivory Coast	3							Ivory Coast	2

¹ win after extra time
² win on penalties

Quarter finals

Sat January 30, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Rwanda	-	DR Congo	1: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1)
Sat., January 30, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Butare
Cameroon	-	Ivory Coast	0: 3 a.d.
Sun., January 31, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Tunisia	-	Mali	1: 2 (1: 0)
Sun., January 31, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Gisenyi
Zambia	-	Guinea	0: 0 a.d., 4: 5 i. E.

Semifinals

Wed., February 3, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Kigali Amahoro Stadium
DR Congo	-	Guinea	1: 1 n.V. (0: 0, 0: 0), 5: 4 i. E.
Thursday, February 4, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Mali	-	Ivory Coast	1: 0 (0: 0)

Game for third place

Sun., February 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Guinea	-	Ivory Coast	1: 2 (0: 2)

final

Sun., February 7, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Kigali Amahoro Stadium
DR Congo	-	Mali	3: 0 (1: 0)

List of goalscorers

All goal scorers are listed. If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

rank player Gates 1  Ahmed Akaïchi 4th  Chisom Chikatara  Elia Meschack 4th  Jonathan Bolingi 3  Ernest Sugira 6th  Yazid Atouba 2  Saad Bguir  Koffi Boua  Alsény Camara  Abdelghani Mouaoui  Ary papule  Ibrahima Sory Sankhon 13  Adebayor Zakari Adje 1  Essis Aka  Atcho  Mohamed Aziz  Gbagnon Badie  Kile Bangoura  Emery Bayisenge  Mohamed Ben Amor

rank player Gates 13  Treika Blé 1  Merveille Bokadi  Botuli bompunga  Aaron Boupendza  Isaac Chansa  Abdoulaye Diarra  Aliou Dieng  Guiza Djedje  Hichem Essifi  Gelson  Doxa Gikanji  Chris Katongo  Abdeladim Khadrouf  Joël Kimwaki  Sekou Koita  Guy Lusadisu  Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele  William Manondo  Farouk Miya

rank player Gates 13  Mohamed Ali Moncer 1  Adamou Moussa  Mossi Issa Moussa  Nelson Munganga  Moumi Ngamaleu  Hegman Ngomirakiza  Serge N'Guessan  Samuel Nlend  Héritier N'zinga  Franck Obambou  Osa's okoro  Geofrey Serunkuma  Hamidou Sinayoko  Moussa Sissoko  Erisa Ssekisambu  Aboubacar Iyanga Sylla  Seyoum Tesfaye  Krahiré Zakri

There are also two own goals, one by Congolese Joël Kimwaki in the group game against Angola and one by Guinean Mohamed Youla in the game for third place against Ivory Coast.

Web links

• Official tournament website 2016

Individual evidence

1. ^ CAF Online
2. ^ ^{A b c d} Regulations of the African Nations Championship . (PDF 323 kB) Confédération Africaine de Football , May 26, 2015, archived from the original on January 21, 2016 ; accessed on September 14, 2019 (English, original website no longer available).  
3. ↑ CHAN 2016: Classement des buteurs . Confédération Africaine de Football , 2016, accessed February 27, 2016 .