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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

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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

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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

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

Algeria vs Sierra Leone

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Algeria  0–0  Sierra Leone
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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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

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Ivory Coast  2–2  Sierra Leone
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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

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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

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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

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Sierra Leone  0–1  Equatorial Guinea
Report Ganet   38'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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

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  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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