2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

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Group A of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 January until 25 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of the hosts Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gabon, and Congo.[1] Congo and Equatorial Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Gabon and Burkina Faso were eliminated.

Teams

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
A1  Equatorial Guinea Hosts 14 November 2014 2nd 2012 Quarter-finals (2012) 9 118
A2  Burkina Faso Group C runners-up 15 November 2014 10th 2013 Runners-up (2013) 40 64
A3  Gabon Group C winners 15 November 2014 6th 2012 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) 22 62
A4  Congo Group A runners-up 19 November 2014 7th 2000 Winners (1972) 13 61
Notes
  1. ↑ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Congo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Equatorial Guinea (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Gabon 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

  • Congo advanced to play DR Congo (runner-up of Group B).
  • Equatorial Guinea advanced to play Tunisia (winner of Group B).

Matches

All times local, WAT (UTC+1).

Equatorial Guinea vs Congo

The first goal of the tournament was scored by Emilio Nsue. Receiving a through ball from Kike, he slotted the ball low past the goalkeeper with his right foot from six yards out to open the scoring for the hosts after 16 minutes. Thievy Bifouma scored the equalizer for Congo with three minutes left, after being played in by Dominique Malonga, he slotted it low into the net from the right of the six yard box.[2][3]

17 January 2015
17:00
Equatorial Guinea  1–1  Congo
Nsue Goal 16' Report Bifouma Goal 87'
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 40,245
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Equatorial Guinea
Congo
GK 1 Felipe Ovono Booked 81'
RB 8 Randy
CB 5 Diosdado Mbele  Booked 26'
CB 4 Rui
LB 16 Sipo
RM 14 Kike Substituted off 59'
CM 22 Pablo Ganet Substituted off 46'
CM 21 Iván Zarandona
LM 15 Ibán Substituted off 90+2'
CF 11 Javier Balboa Booked 89'
CF 10 Emilio Nsue (c)
Substitutions:
MF 18 Viera Ellong Substituted in 46'
MF 7 Rubén Belima Substituted in 59'
FW 12 Iván Bolado Substituted in 90+2'
Manager:
Argentina Esteban Becker
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GK 1 Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB 2 Francis N'Ganga
CB 4 Boris Moubhibo Booked 24'
CB 5 Arnold Bouka Moutou Substituted off 78'
LB 18 Marvin Baudry
RM 21 Sagesse Babélé
CM 7 Prince Oniangué (c)
CM 14 Césaire Gandzé Substituted off 60'
LM 8 Delvin N'Dinga
CF 10 Férébory Doré Substituted off 65'
CF 13 Thievy Bifouma
Substitutions:
FW 11 Fabrice Ondama Substituted in 60'
FW 15 Ladislas Douniama Substituted in 65'
FW 19 Dominique Malonga Substituted in 78'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)[4]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Burkina Faso vs Gabon

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring in the 19th minute, as after his initial shot was saved, he collected the rebound and calmly slotted home from seven yards out with his right foot. Gabon sealed the win in the 72nd minute with Malick Evouna's header from Frédéric Bulot's cross.[5][6]

17 January 2015
20:00
Burkina Faso  0–2  Gabon
Report Aubameyang Goal 19'
Evouna Goal 72'
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 40,245
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)
Burkina Faso
Gabon
GK 23 Germain Sanou
RB 5 Mohamed Koffi
CB 2 Steeve Yago
CB 4 Bakary Koné
LB 13 Narcisse Bambara
RM 19 Bertrand Traoré
CM 18 Charles Kaboré (c)
CM 6 Djakaridja Koné Substituted off 77'
LM 17 Jonathan Zongo Substituted off 66'
CF 10 Alain Traoré
CF 11 Jonathan Pitroipa
Substitutions:
FW 15 Aristide Bancé Substituted in 66'
MF 22 Préjuce Nakoulma Substituted in 77'
Manager:
Belgium Paul Put
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GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB 4 Yrondu Musavu-King
LB 6 Johann Obiang Booked 77'
DM 11 Lévy Madinda Substituted off 83'
CM 17 André Biyogo Poko
CM 22 Didier Ibrahim N'Dong Booked 40'  Substituted off 63'
RW 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
LW 10 Frédéric Bulot Booked 53'
CF 7 Malick Evouna Substituted off 87'
Substitutions:
MF 12 Guélor Kanga Substituted in 63'
MF 13 Samson Mbingui Substituted in 83'
FW 3 Johann Lengoualama Substituted in 87'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Costa

Man of the Match:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)[7]

Assistant referees:
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)

Equatorial Guinea vs Burkina Faso

In the first goalless draw of the tournament, Burkina Faso hit the post twice, first through a free kick by Alain Traoré, then later when his shot was tipped to the post by Felipe Ovono.[8][9]

21 January 2015
17:00
Equatorial Guinea  0–0  Burkina Faso
Report
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 39,867
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Equatorial Guinea
Burkina Faso
GK 1 Felipe Ovono
RB 8 Randy
CB 5 Diosdado Mbele  Booked 28'
CB 4 Rui
LB 16 Sipo
DM 21 Iván Zarandona
RW 14 Kike Substituted off 81'
CM 18 Viera Ellong
CM 11 Javier Balboa Substituted off 83'
LW 15 Ibán Substituted off 71'
CF 10 Emilio Nsue (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Juvenal Substituted in 71'
FW 12 Iván Bolado Substituted in 81'
FW 9 Raúl Fabiani Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Argentina Esteban Becker
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GK 23 Germain Sanou
RB 5 Mohamed Koffi
CB 4 Bakary Koné
CB 2 Steeve Yago
LB 9 Issa Gouo Booked 23'
DM 6 Djakaridja Koné
CM 18 Charles Kaboré (c)
RW 11 Jonathan Pitroipa Substituted off 82'
AM 10 Alain Traoré
LW 19 Bertrand Traoré
CF 15 Aristide Bancé
Substitutions:
MF 22 Préjuce Nakoulma Substituted in 82'
Manager:
Belgium Paul Put

Man of the Match:
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)[10]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)

Gabon vs Congo

Congo secured their first win in the Africa Cup of Nations since 1974, as Prince Oniangué scored the only goal in the 48th minute after the Gabon defence failed to clear a corner.[11][12]

21 January 2015
20:00
Gabon  0–1  Congo
Report Oniangué Goal 48'
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 34,782
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Gabon
Congo
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
LB 6 Johann Obiang
DM 11 Lévy Madinda Substituted off 84'
RM 22 Didier Ibrahim N'Dong Substituted off 56'
CM 10 Frédéric Bulot Substituted off 89'
CM 17 André Biyogo Poko Booked 74'
LM 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CF 7 Malick Evouna
Substitutions:
MF 12 Guélor Kanga Substituted in 56'
MF 13 Samson Mbingui Substituted in 84'
FW 3 Johann Lengoualama Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Costa
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GK 1 Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB 18 Marvin Baudry
CB 21 Sagesse Babélé
CB 4 Boris Moubhibo Booked 45+1'
LB 6 Dimitri Bissiki
RW 14 Césaire Gandzé Substituted off 74'
CM 8 Delvin N'Dinga
CM 7 Prince Oniangué (c)
LW 5 Arnold Bouka Moutou Substituted off 87'
CF 13 Thievy Bifouma
CF 10 Férébory Doré Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Fabrice Ondama Substituted in 74'
MF 17 Chris Malonga Substituted in 75'
DF 2 Francis N'Ganga Substituted in 87'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Prince Oniangué (Congo)[13]

Assistant referees:
Peter Edibe (Nigeria)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Gabon vs Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea took the lead in the 55th minute through Javier Balboa's penalty, awarded after he was brought down by Lloyd Palun. They sealed the win in the 86th minute, as Ibán converted the rebound after Emilio Nsue's shot was saved, confirming their qualification to the knockout stage and eliminating Gabon.[14][15]

25 January 2015
19:00
Gabon  0–2  Equatorial Guinea
Report Balboa Goal 55' (pen.)
Ibán Goal 85'
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 39,230
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun Booked 54'
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
LB 6 Johann Obiang Booked 16'  Substituted off 83'
DM 11 Lévy Madinda
CM 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CM 17 André Biyogo Poko Substituted off 69'
RW 12 Guélor Kanga Substituted off 76'
LW 10 Frédéric Bulot
CF 7 Malick Evouna
Substitutions:
MF 22 Ibrahim N'Dong Substituted in 69'
FW 21 Romaric Rogombé Substituted in 76'
FW 3 Johann Lengoualama Substituted in 83'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Costa
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GK 1 Felipe Ovono
RB 8 Randy Booked 19'
CB 2 Dani Evuy
CB 4 Rui
LB 16 Sipo
CM 18 Viera Ellong
CM 21 Iván Zarandona  Booked 50'
RW 14 Kike Substituted off 68'
LW 11 Javier Balboa
CF 10 Emilio Nsue (c) Substituted off 89'
CF 9 Raúl Fabiani Substituted off 76'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Ibán Booked 86' Substituted in 68'
MF 6 Juvenal Substituted in 76'
FW 17 Rubén Darío Substituted in 89'
Manager:
Argentina Esteban Becker

Man of the Match:
Javier Balboa (Equatorial Guinea)[16]

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Congo vs Burkina Faso

Congo took the lead in the 51st minute, when Férébory Doré crossed for Thievy Bifouma to convert from close range. Burkina Faso equalized in the 86th minute, after Aristide Bancé scored from Issiaka Ouédraogo's cross, but Congo retook the lead one minute later, as from a Congo free kick, Burkina Faso goalkeeper Germain Sanou punched the ball and it hit Fabrice Ondama and went into the net. As a result, Congo qualified as group winners while Burkina Faso were eliminated.[17][18]

25 January 2015
19:00
Congo  2–1  Burkina Faso
Bifouma Goal 51'
Ondama Goal 87'		 Report Bancé Goal 86'
Congo
Burkina Faso
GK 1 Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB 18 Marvin Baudry
CB 21 Sagesse Babélé
CB 2 Francis N'Ganga
LB 6 Dimitri Bissiki
DM 8 Delvin N'Dinga
RM 5 Arnold Bouka Moutou
CM 7 Prince Oniangué (c)
LM 12 Francis Litsingi Substituted off 89'
CF 13 Thievy Bifouma Substituted off 63'
CF 10 Férébory Doré Substituted off 75'
Substitutions:
FW 15 Ladislas Douniama Substituted in 63'
FW 11 Fabrice Ondama Substituted in 75'
MF 14 Césaire Gandzé Substituted in 89'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy
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GK 23 Germain Sanou
RB 5 Mohamed Koffi
CB 4 Bakary Koné
CB 2 Steeve Yago
LB 9 Issa Gouo Substituted off 59'
RM 18 Charles Kaboré (c)
CM 10 Alain Traoré
LM 6 Djakaridja Koné
RW 22 Préjuce Nakoulma Substituted off 58'
LW 11 Jonathan Pitroipa
CF 21 Abdou Traoré Substituted off 73'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Bertrand Traoré Substituted in 58'
FW 15 Aristide Bancé Substituted in 59'
FW 20 Issiaka Ouédraogo Substituted in 73'
Manager:
Belgium Paul Put

Man of the Match:
Fabrice Ondama (Congo)[19]

Assistant referees:
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)
Fourth official:
Victor Gomes (South Africa)

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