African Nations Cup 2016
African Nations Championship 2016
Number of nations
16 (of 44 applicants)
African champions
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo (2nd title)
venue
Rwanda 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
Attendees
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:
Higher number of points in a direct comparison of the two teams.
Better goal difference in all group matches.
Higher number of goals scored in all group matches.
Drawing of lots.
In the event of a tie between more than two teams, the following criteria decided on the placement in this order:
Higher number of points in a direct comparison of the three or four teams.
Better goal difference in direct comparison of the three or four teams.
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:
Higher number of points in a direct comparison of the two teams.
Better goal difference in a direct comparison of the two teams.
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:
Better goal difference in all group matches.
Higher number of goals scored in all group matches.
Drawing of lots.
Group stage
Group A
Pl.
country
Sp.
S.
U
N
Gates
Diff.
Points
1.
Rwanda Rwanda
3
2
0
1
00 4: 500
−1
0 6th
2.
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
3
2
0
1
00 5: 200
+3
0 6th
3.
Morocco Morocco
3
1
1
1
00 4: 200
+2
0 4th
4th
Gabon Gabon
3
0
1
2
00 2: 600
−4
0 1
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 Cameroon
3
2
1
0
00 4: 100
+3
0 7th
2.
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo
3
2
0
1
00 8: 500
+3
0 6th
3.
Angola Angola
3
1
0
2
00 4: 600
−2
0 3
4th
Ethiopia Ethiopia
3
0
1
2
00 1: 500
−4
0 1
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 Tunisia
3
1
2
0
00 8: 300
+5
0 5
2.
Guinea-a Guinea
3
1
2
0
00 5: 400
+1
0 5
3.
Nigeria Nigeria
3
1
1
1
00 5: 300
+2
0 4th
4th
Niger Niger
3
0
1
2
00 3:110
−8
0 1
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 Zambia
3
2
1
0
00 2-000
+2
0 7th
2.
Mali Mali
3
1
2
0
00 3: 200
+1
0 5
3.
Uganda Uganda
3
0
2
1
00 3: 400
−1
0 2
4th
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
3
0
1
2
00 1: 300
−2
0 1
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 Rwanda
1 1 1
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo
2
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo
1 6 2
Guinea-a Guinea
5
Zambia Zambia
1 4 2
Guinea-a Guinea
5
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo
3
Mali Mali
0
Tunisia Tunisia
1
Mali Mali
2
Mali Mali
1
Game for third place
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
0
Cameroon Cameroon
1 0 1
Guinea-a Guinea
1
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
3
Ivory Coast 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 Rwanda
-
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo
1: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1)
Sat., January 30, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Butare
Cameroon Cameroon
-
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
0: 3 a.d.
Sun., January 31, 2016 at 2 p.m. in Kigali Stade Régional Nyamirambo
Tunisia Tunisia
-
Mali Mali
1: 2 (1: 0)
Sun., January 31, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in Gisenyi
Zambia Zambia
-
Guinea-a Guinea
0: 0 a.d., 4: 5 i. E.
Semifinals
Wed., February 3, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo
-
Guinea-a 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 Mali
-
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
1: 0 (0: 0)
Game for third place
Sun., February 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Guinea-a Guinea
-
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
1: 2 (0: 2)
final
Sun., February 7, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. in Kigali Amahoro Stadium
Congo Democratic Republic DR Congo
-
Mali 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.
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
Individual evidence
^ CAF Online
^ 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).
↑ CHAN 2016: Classement des buteurs . Confédération Africaine de Football , 2016, accessed February 27, 2016 .
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