2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group E

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[nb 1] December 2021
E1  Algeria UNAF Group H winners 16 November 2020 19th 2019 Winners (1990, 2019) 33 29
E2  Ivory Coast WAFU Group K winners 26 March 2021 24th 2019 Winners (1992, 2015) 59 56
E3  Sierra Leone WAFU Group L runners-up 15 June 2021 3rd 1996 Group stage (1994, 1996) 114 108
E4  Equatorial Guinea UNIFFAC Group J runners-up 25 March 2021 3rd 2015 Fourth place (2015) 132 114

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Equatorial Guinea 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3  Sierra Leone 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Algeria vs Sierra Leone

Algeria 0–0 Sierra Leone
Report
Referee: Ahmad Imetehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Algeria
Sierra Leone
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Youcef Atal
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi
CB 17 Abdelkader Bedrane  35'  46'
LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini
DM 12 Haris Belkebla  84'
RM 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)
CM 10 Sofiane Feghouli  64'
CM 11 Yacine Brahimi  65'
LM 8 Youcef Belaïli
CF 13 Islam Slimani  65'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Djamel Benlamri  46'
MF 15 Farid Boulaya  64'
FW 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  65'
MF 14 Sofiane Bendebka  65'
FW 27 Saïd Benrahma  84'
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi
GK 1 Mohamed Kamara
RB 2 Osman Kakay
CB 17 Umaru Bangura (c)  77'
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 Mohamed Buya Turay  84'
CF 12 Alhaji Kamara  76'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Saidu Fofanah  76'
FW 11 Sullay Kaikai  84'
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

Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Gradel 5'
Equatorial Guinea
Ivory Coast
GK 13 Manuel Sapunga
RB 15 Carlos Akapo  89'
CB 21 Esteban Obiang
CB 16 Saúl Coco
LB 11 Basilio Ndong
RM 6 Iban Salvador  82'
CM 22 Pablo Ganet
CM 8 José Machín
LM 14 Jannick Buyla
CF 10 Emilio Nsue (c)
CF 18 Dorian Junior  64'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Luis Nlavo  67'  64'
FW 9 Óscar Siafá  82'
DF 23 Luis Meseguer  89'
Assistant coach:
Casto Nopo
GK 23 Badra Ali Sangaré
RB 12 Habib Maïga
CB 21 Eric Bailly
CB 14 Simon Deli
LB 3 Ghislain Konan
CM 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  31'
CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri
CM 8 Franck Kessié  71'
RF 15 Max Gradel (c)  71'
CF 22 Sébastien Haller  82'
LF 11 Maxwel Cornet  71'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Serey Dié  71'
FW 9 Wilfried Zaha  71'
FW 19 Nicolas Pépé  71'
FW 24 Christian Kouamé  82'
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

Ivory Coast 2–2 Sierra Leone
 Report
Ivory Coast
Sierra Leone
GK 23 Badra Ali Sangaré
RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)
CB 21 Eric Bailly  90+3'
CB 14 Simon Deli
LB 3 Ghislain Konan
CM 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  73'
CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri
CM 8 Franck Kessié  82'
RF 19 Nicolas Pépé
CF 22 Sébastien Haller  72'
LF 9 Wilfried Zaha  82'
Substitutions:
FW 24 Christian Kouamé  72'
MF 25 Hamed Traorè  73'
MF 20 Serey Dié  82'
FW 10 Jean Evrard Kouassi  82'
DF 7 Odilon Kossounou  90+3'
Manager:
Patrice Beaumelle
GK 1 Mohamed Kamara
RB 2 Osman Kakay  52'
CB 17 Umaru Bangura (c)
CB 5 Steven Caulker
LB 3 Kevin Wright
RM 19 Mustapha Bundu  75'
CM 7 Kwame Quee
CM 6 John Kamara
LM 14 Mohamed Buya Turay  73'
CF 10 Kei Kamara  83'
CF 28 Musa Noah Kamara
Substitutions:
MF 22 Issa Kallon  73'
FW 12 Alhaji Kamara  90+5'  75'
FW 11 Sullay Kaikai  83'
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

Algeria 0–1 Equatorial Guinea
Report Esteban 70'
Algeria
Equatorial Guinea
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Youcef Atal
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi  45+1'
CB 4 Djamel Benlamri  54'
LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini  8'
CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer
CM 14 Sofiane Bendebka  73'
RW 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)
AM 10 Sofiane Feghouli  64'
LW 8 Youcef Belaïli
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  4'  64'
Substitutions:
DF 3 Mehdi Tahrat  54'
MF 15 Farid Boulaya  64'
FW 13 Islam Slimani  64'
MF 11 Yacine Brahimi  73'
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi
GK 1 Jesús Owono
RB 15 Carlos Akapo (c)
CB 21 Esteban Obiang  90+4'
CB 16 Saúl Coco
LB 11 Basilio Ndong  9'
CM 22 Pablo Ganet
CM 8 José Machín
RW 6 Iban Salvador  90+2'
AM 4 Federico Bikoro  43'  66'
LW 14 Jannick Buyla  66'
CF 9 Óscar Siafá  45+1'  46'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Luis Nlavo  46'
MF 17 Josete Miranda  66'
FW 18 Dorian Junior  66'
MF 20 Santiago Eneme  90+2'
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

Ivory Coast 3–1 Algeria
 Report Bendebka 73'
Ivory Coast
Algeria
GK 23 Badra Ali Sangaré
RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)  12'  69'
CB 7 Odilon Kossounou
CB 14 Simon Deli  12'  68'
LB 3 Ghislain Konan
CM 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  69'
CM 4 Jean Michaël Seri
CM 8 Franck Kessié
RF 19 Nicolas Pépé  85'
CF 22 Sébastien Haller
LF 15 Max Gradel
Substitutions:
DF 5 Wilfried Kanon  68'
MF 20 Serey Dié  69'
MF 12 Habib Maïga  72'  69'
FW 9 Wilfried Zaha  85'
Manager:
Patrice Beaumelle
GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi
RB 20 Youcef Atal  80'
CB 2 Aïssa Mandi
CB 17 Abdelkader Bedrane
LB 21 Ramy Bensebaini
CM 22 Ismaël Bennacer  62'
CM 6 Ramiz Zerrouki
RW 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)
AM 27 Saïd Benrahma  46'
LW 8 Youcef Belaïli  80'
CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah  62'
Substitutions:
FW 13 Islam Slimani  46'
MF 11 Yacine Brahimi  78'  62'
MF 14 Sofiane Bendebka  62'
MF 15 Farid Boulaya  84'  80'
DF 25 Houcine Benayada  80'
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

Sierra Leone 0–1 Equatorial Guinea
Report Ganet 38'
Referee: Mohamed Marouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Sierra Leone
Equatorial Guinea
GK 1 Mohamed Kamara
RB 2 Osman Kakay
CB 17 Umaru Bangura (c)
CB 5 Steven Caulker  71'
LB 3 Kevin Wright  71'  75'
CM 6 John Kamara
CM 27 Abu Dumbuya  46'
RW 7 Kwame Quee  77'  90'
AM 10 Kei Kamara
LW 19 Mustapha Bundu  53'
CF 28 Musa Noah Kamara  23'
Substitutions:
FW 14 Mohamed Buya Turay  90+6'  46'
FW 12 Alhaji Kamara  53'
MF 22 Issa Kallon  75'
Manager:
John Keister
GK 1 Jesús Owono
RB 15 Carlos Akapo (c)  61'
CB 21 Esteban Obiang
CB 16 Saúl Coco
LB 11 Basilio Ndong
RM 6 Iban Salvador
CM 22 Pablo Ganet
CM 8 José Machín  64'  64'
LM 17 Josete Miranda  76'  88'
AM 4 Federico Bikoro  64'
CF 18 Dorian Junior  75'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Luis Nlavo  64'
MF 14 Jannick Buyla  64'
FW 10 Emilio Nsue  75'
MF 7 Rubén Belima  88'
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)

References

  1. ^ "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (11 January 2022). "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" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "A SOLID CORE! The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Jean Seri #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamCoteDivoire | #GNQCIV | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "Presenting the #CIVSLE TotalEnergies Man of the Match Well done, Nicolas Pepe #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "Spectacular performance all around The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamEquatorialGuinea's Iván Salvador #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #ALGGNQ | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "FIGHTER A solid performance from #TeamCotedIvoire's Franck Kessié earned him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #CIVALG | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "CONTINUES TO IMPRESS The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamEquatorialGuinea's Iván Salvador #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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