2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Group B of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 15 to 23 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe.[1]
Senegal and Tunisia advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.
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 |
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B1 | Algeria | Group J winners | 2 June 2016 | 16th | 2015 | Winners (1990) | 43.5 | 39 |
B2 | Tunisia | Group A winners | 4 September 2016 | 17th | 2015 | Winners (2004) | 34.5 | 36 |
B3 | Senegal | Group K winners | 4 June 2016 | 13th | 2015 | Runners-up (2002) | 24 | 33 |
B4 | Zimbabwe | Group L winners | 5 June 2016 | 3rd | 2006 | Group stage (2004, 2006) | 10 | 103 |
Notes
- ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
In the quarter-finals:
- The group winners, Senegal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Cameroon.
- The group runners-up, Tunisia, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Burkina Faso.
Matches
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]
Algeria vs Zimbabwe
Algeria[3] | Zimbabwe[3] |
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Tunisia vs Senegal
Tunisia | 0–2 | Senegal |
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Report |
Tunisia[5] | Senegal[5] |
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Algeria vs Tunisia
Algeria | 1–2 | Tunisia |
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Hanni 90+2' | Report |
Algeria[7] | Tunisia[7] |
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Senegal vs Zimbabwe
Senegal | 2–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Report |
Senegal[9] | Zimbabwe[9] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Senegal vs Algeria
Senegal[11] | Algeria[11] |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Zimbabwe vs Tunisia
Zimbabwe | 2–4 | Tunisia |
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Report |
Zimbabwe[13] | Tunisia[13] |
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References
- ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Algeria - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2017). "R. Mahrez has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Tunisia - Senegal" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2017). "A.Diallo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Algeria - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Y. MSAKNI! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Senegal - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2017). "C. KOUYATE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Senegal - Algeria" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is I.Slimani! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Zimbabwe - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 January 2017). "T. Y. KHENISSI has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.
External links
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com