2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group E

Group E of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 24 June to 2 July 2019. The group consisted of Angola, Mali, Mauritania and Tunisia.^[1]

Mali and Tunisia advanced to the round of 16.

Teams edit

Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	April 2019^{[nb 1]}	June 2019
E1	Tunisia	UNAF	Group J winners	16 October 2018	19th	2017	Winners (2004)	28	25
E2	Mali	WAFU	Group C winners	17 November 2018	11th	2017	Runners-up (1972)	65	62
E3	Mauritania	WAFU	Group I runners-up	18 November 2018	1st	—	Debut	103	103
E4	Angola	COSAFA	Group I winners	22 March 2019	8th	2013	Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)	122	123

Notes

^ The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mali	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Mauritania	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16:^[2]

The winners of Group E, Mali advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast.
The runners-up of Group E, Tunisia, advanced to play the winners of Group F, Ghana.

Matches edit

Tunisia vs Angola edit

24 June 2019

19:00

Tunisia	1–1	Angola
Msakni 34' (pen.)	Report	Djalma 73'

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 7,345^[3]

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Tunisia

Angola


GK	1	Farouk Ben Mustapha
CB	3	Dylan Bronn
CB	6	Rami Bedoui
CB	4	Yassine Meriah
CM	20	Ghailene Chaalali	27'	68'
CM	5	Oussama Haddadi
CM	7	Youssef Msakni (c)	50'
RW	2	Wajdi Kechrida
LW	17	Ellyes Skhiri
CF	23	Naïm Sliti		79'
CF	10	Wahbi Khazri
Substitutions:
MF	13	Ferjani Sassi		68'
MF	9	Anice Badri		79'
Manager:
Alain Giresse


GK	12	Tony Cabaça	33'
CB	15	Bastos Quissanga
CB	2	Bruno Gaspar
CB	5	Dani Massunguna
RM	16	Stélvio		46'
CM	8	Paizo
CM	18	Herenilson
LM	7	Djalma Campos
RW	20	Wilson Eduardo		46'
CF	17	Mateus (c)		87'
LW	9	Fredy
Substitutions:
FW	10	Gelson Dala		46'
FW	11	Geraldo		46'
MF	13	Macaia		87'
Manager:
Srđan Vasiljević

Man of the Match:
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Samuel Temesgin (Ethiopia)
Fourth official:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Mali vs Mauritania edit

24 June 2019

22:00

Mali	4–1	Mauritania
Diaby 37' Marega 45' (pen.) A. Traoré II 55' A. Traoré I 74'	Report	El Hacen 72' (pen.)

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 6,202^[5]

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)

Mali

Mauritania


GK	16	Djigui Diarra
RB	2	Hamari Traoré
CB	3	Youssouf Koné
CB	15	Mamadou Fofana	71'
LB	13	Molla Wagué
CM	11	Lassana Coulibaly
CM	8	Diadie Samassékou
RW	21	Adama Traoré II		61'
AM	23	Abdoulay Diaby (c)		87'
LW	19	Moussa Djenepo	31'	61'
CF	9	Moussa Marega
Substitutions:
FW	7	Moussa Doumbia		61'
MF	14	Adama Traoré I		61'
MF	4	Amadou Haidara		87'
Manager:
Mohamed Magassouba


GK	1	Brahim Souleymane	79'
RB	4	Harouna Sy		53'
CB	3	Aly Abeid
CB	5	Abdoul Ba (c)
LB	15	Bakary N'Diaye	19'
RM	18	Hacen El Ide
CM	19	Ibréhima Coulibaly		46'
CM	14	Mohamed Yali
LM	6	Khassa Camara		82'
CF	10	Adama Ba
CF	7	Ismaël Diakité
Substitutions:
FW	11	Bessam		46'
DF	2	Moustapha Diaw	84'	53'
MF	23	Silèye Gaye		82'
Manager:
Corentin Martins

Man of the Match:
Abdoulay Diaby (Mali)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Olivier Safari (DR Congo)
Soulaimane Amaldine (Comoros)
Fourth official:
Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Tunisia vs Mali edit

28 June 2019

16:30

Tunisia	1–1	Mali
Khazri 70'	Report	Samassékou 60'

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 16,085^[7]

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)^[8]

Tunisia

Mali


GK	16	Mouez Hassen
RB	2	Wajdi Kechrida
CB	3	Dylan Bronn
CB	4	Yassine Meriah
LB	5	Oussama Haddadi
CM	17	Ellyes Skhiri	37'
CM	20	Ghailene Chaalali	64'
RW	9	Anice Badri	42'	62'
AM	10	Wahbi Khazri (c)
LW	23	Naïm Sliti		84'
CF	11	Taha Yassine Khenissi		70'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Youssef Msakni		62'
FW	8	Firas Chaouat		70'
MF	19	Ayman Ben Mohamed		84'
Manager:
Alain Giresse


GK	16	Djigui Diarra
RB	2	Hamari Traoré
CB	13	Molla Wagué
CB	15	Mamadou Fofana
LB	3	Youssouf Koné
RM	23	Abdoulay Diaby (c)		80'
CM	11	Lassana Coulibaly
CM	8	Diadie Samassékou	70'
CM	4	Amadou Haidara	11'	86'
LM	19	Moussa Djenepo		75'
CF	9	Moussa Marega	59'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Moussa Doumbia		75'
MF	14	Adama Traoré I		80'
MF	21	Adama Traoré II		86'
Manager:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Moussa Marega (Mali)^[9]

Assistant referees:^[8]
Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:^[8]
Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Mauritania vs Angola edit

29 June 2019

16:30

Mauritania	0–0	Angola
	Report

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 10,120^[10]

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Mauritania

Angola


GK	1	Brahim Souleymane
RB	2	Moustapha Diaw
CB	15	Bakary N'Diaye
CB	5	Abdoul Ba (c)		62'
LB	3	Aly Abeid	90+3'
CM	11	Bessam
CM	14	Mohamed Yali
CM	6	Khassa Camara		70'
AM	18	Hacen El Ide
CF	7	Ismaël Diakité
CF	10	Adama Ba
Substitutions:
DF	21	Diadié Diarra		62'
MF	23	Silèye Gaye		70'
Manager:
Corentin Martins


GK	12	Tony Cabaça
RB	2	Bruno Gaspar	53'
CB	5	Dani Massunguna
CB	15	Bastos Quissanga
LB	8	Paizo
CM	18	Herenilson
CM	4	Show
RW	10	Gelson Dala
AM	9	Fredy Kulembé		56'
LW	7	Djalma Campos		78'
CF	17	Mateus (c)		56'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Geraldo	90+3'	56'
FW	20	Wilson Eduardo		56'
FW	14	Mabululu		78'
Manager:
Srđan Vasiljević

Man of the Match:
Gelson Dala (Angola)^[11]

Assistant referees:
Tahssen Abo El Sadat (Egypt)
Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Mauritania vs Tunisia edit

2 July 2019

21:00

Mauritania	0–0	Tunisia
	Report

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 7,732^[12]

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Mauritania

Tunisia


GK	1	Brahim Souleymane
RB	2	Moustapha Diaw
CB	15	Bakary N'Diaye
CB	5	Abdoul Bâ (c)		17'
LB	3	Aly Abeid
CM	14	Mohamed Yali
CM	19	Ibréhima Coulibaly	45+2'
RW	7	Ismaël Diakité	31'
AM	18	Hacen El Ide	53'
LW	11	Bessam		87'
CF	10	Adama Ba
Substitutions:
DF	21	Diadié Diarra		17' 61'
MF	8	Diallo Guidileye		61'
FW	17	Souleymane Anne		87'
Manager:
Corentin Martins


GK	16	Mouez Hassen
RB	2	Wajdi Kechrida
CB	3	Dylan Bronn	36'
CB	4	Yassine Meriah
LB	5	Oussama Haddadi
CM	17	Ellyes Skhiri
CM	12	Karim Aouadhi	53'
RW	18	Bassem Srarfi		46'
AM	10	Wahbi Khazri
LW	23	Naïm Sliti		79'
CF	7	Youssef Msakni (c)
Substitutions:
FW	11	Taha Yassine Khenissi		46'
DF	14	Mohamed Dräger		79'
Manager:
Alain Giresse

Man of the Match:
Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania)^[13]

Assistant referees:
Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique)
Sidibe Sidiki (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Angola vs Mali edit

2 July 2019

21:00

Angola	0–1	Mali
	Report	Haidara 37'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 8,135^[14]

Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Angola

Mali


GK	12	Tony Cabaça
RB	2	Bruno Gaspar
CB	15	Bastos Quissanga	90+2'
CB	5	Dani Massunguna
LB	8	Paizo
CM	7	Djalma Campos
CM	18	Herenilson	80'
RW	17	Mateus (c)		52'
AM	9	Fredy Kulembé		53'
LW	11	Geraldo		81'
CF	10	Gelson Dala
Substitutions:
FW	20	Wilson Eduardo		52'
MF	4	Show		53'
FW	14	Mabululu		81'
Manager:
Srđan Vasiljević


GK	16	Djigui Diarra	61'
RB	17	Falaye Sacko
CB	5	Kiki Kouyaté
CB	13	Molla Wagué (c)
LB	6	Massadio Haïdara
CM	4	Amadou Haidara		73'
CM	11	Lassana Coulibaly
RW	14	Adama Traoré I		81'
AM	21	Adam Traoré II
LW	7	Moussa Doumbia		58'
CF	10	Kalifa Coulibaly
Substitutions:
FW	12	Sékou Koïta		58'
MF	18	Cheick Doucouré		73'
FW	9	Moussa Marega		81'
Manager:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Amadou Haidara (Mali)^[15]

Assistant referees:
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Tesfagiorghis Berhe (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

References edit

^ "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
^ "Tunisia vs. Angola". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 June 2019). "W. Khazri has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Mali vs. Mauritania". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! A. Diaby is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Tunisia vs. Mali". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tunisia Vs. Mali". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, M. Marega has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Mauritania vs. Angola". ESPN. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (29 June 2019). "The jury has given it's [sic] verdict! Gelson Dala is the Total Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Mauritania vs. Tunisia". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (2 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is Mostapha Diaw!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Angola vs. Mali". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (2 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, Amadou Haidara has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2019 – via Twitter.

External links edit

Official website

[2] The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[1] "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[regulations-3] "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.

[4] "Tunisia vs. Angola". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[5] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 June 2019). "W. Khazri has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[6] "Mali vs. Mauritania". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[7] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! A. Diaby is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet). Retrieved 25 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[8] "Tunisia vs. Mali". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[TUNMLI-9] "Tunisia Vs. Mali". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 June 2019.

[10] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, M. Marega has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[11] "Mauritania vs. Angola". ESPN. 29 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[12] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (29 June 2019). "The jury has given it's [sic] verdict! Gelson Dala is the Total Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[13] "Mauritania vs. Tunisia". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[14] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (2 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is Mostapha Diaw!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2019 – via Twitter.

[15] "Angola vs. Mali". ESPN. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[16] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (2 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, Amadou Haidara has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2019 – via Twitter.

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