2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group F

Group F of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 12 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of debutants the Gambia, as well as Mali, Mauritania and Tunisia.[1]

Mali and Gambia as the top two teams, along with Tunisia as one of the four best third-placed teams, 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
F1   Tunisia UNAF Group J winners 17 November 2020 20th 2019 Winners (2004) 26 30
F2   Mali WAFU Group A winners 17 November 2020 12th 2019 Runners-up (1972) 57 53
F3   Gambia WAFU Group D winners 25 March 2021 1st None Debut 152 150
F4   Mauritania WAFU Group E runners-up 30 March 2021 2nd 2019 Group stage (2019) 101 103

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   Mali 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Gambia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3   Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4 2 +2 3
4   Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches

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Tunisia vs Mali

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Tunisia  0–1  Mali
Report Koné   48' (pen.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mali
GK 22 Bechir Ben Saïd
CB 6 Dylan Bronn
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
CB 2 Bilel Ifa   81'
RM 21 Hamza Mathlouthi   22'
CM 28 Aïssa Laïdouni   67'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri   47'
LM 12 Ali Maâloul
RF 14 Hannibal Mejbri   46'
CF 10 Wahbi Khazri (c)
LF 23 Naïm Sliti   79'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Saîf-Eddine Khaoui   46'
MF 25 Anis Ben Slimane   67'
FW 9 Yoann Touzghar   79'
FW 11 Seifeddine Jaziri   81'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier
GK 1 Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB 2 Hamari Traoré (c)   18'
CB 17 Falaye Sacko
CB 5 Boubakar Kouyaté
LB 6 Massadio Haïdara
CM 8 Diadie Samassékou
CM 4 Amadou Haidara   81'
RW 14 Adama Malouda Traoré   73'
AM 21 Adama Noss Traoré   59'
LW 19 Moussa Djenepo   33'   81'
CF 18 Ibrahima Koné   73'
Substitutions:
MF 20 Yves Bissouma   59'
FW 10 Kalifa Coulibaly   73'
FW 7 Moussa Doumbia   73'
MF 11 Lassana Coulibaly   81'
FW 9 El Bilal Touré   87'   81'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Ibrahim Mounkoro (Mali)[2]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official:
Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Mauritania vs Gambia

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Mauritania  0–1  Gambia
Report A. Jallow   10'
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mauritania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gambia
GK 22 Babacar Diop
CB 21 El Hassen Houeibib   80'
CB 14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali
CB 3 Aly Abeid
RWB 2 Souleymane Karamoko   46'
LWB 28 Abdoulkader Thiam   66'
CM 12 Almike N'Diaye   30'   65'
CM 8 Guessouma Fofana
CM 17 Abdallahi Mahmoud   59'
CF 27 Aboubakar Kamara (c)
CF 25 Pape Ibnou Ba   28'
Substitutions:
DF 4 Harouna Abou Demba   46'
FW 15 Souleymane Doukara   59'
FW 7 Idrissa Thiam   65'
FW 11 Oumar Camara   66'
FW 10 Adama Ba   80'
Coach:
  Didier Gomes Da Rosa
GK 1 Modou Jobe
CB 6 Sulayman Marreh
CB 5 Omar Colley
CB 26 Ibou Touray
RWB 12 James Gomez   82'
LWB 13 Pa Modou Jagne (c)
CM 3 Ablie Jallow   64'
CM 28 Ebou Adams
CM 19 Ebrima Colley   56'   74'
SS 10 Musa Barrow
CF 9 Assan Ceesay   64'
Substitutions:
FW 24 Dembo Darboe   90+1'   64'
MF 8 Ebrima Darboe   64'
FW 7 Lamin Jallow   90+1'   74'
DF 25 Bubacarr Sanneh   82'
Coach:
  Tom Saintfiet

Man of the Match:
Musa Barrow (Gambia)[3]

Assistant referees:
James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles)
Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Video assistant referee:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Gambia vs Mali

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Gambia  1–1  Mali
Mu. Barrow   90' (pen.) Report Koné   79' (pen.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gambia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mali
GK 1 Modou Jobe
RB 14 Noah Sonko Sundberg   73'
CB 12 James Gomez
CB 5 Omar Colley (c)
LB 26 Ibou Touray
DM 6 Sulayman Marreh   24'
CM 28 Ebou Adams   83'
CM 2 Yusupha Bobb
RW 3 Ablie Jallow   83'
LW 10 Musa Barrow
CF 9 Assan Ceesay   73'
Substitutions:
DF 21 Saidy Janko   73'
FW 19 Ebrima Colley   73'
FW 11 Modou Barrow   83'
FW 23 Muhammed Badamosi   90+4'   83'
Coach:
  Tom Saintfiet
GK 1 Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB 2 Hamari Traoré (c)
CB 17 Falaye Sacko
CB 5 Boubakar Kouyaté
LB 6 Massadio Haïdara   43'
CM 11 Lassana Coulibaly   20'   46'
CM 8 Diadie Samassékou   46'
CM 20 Yves Bissouma
RF 14 Adama Malouda Traoré
CF 18 Ibrahima Koné
LF 19 Moussa Djenepo   40'   70'
Substitutions:
MF 21 Adama Noss Traoré   46'
MF 4 Amadou Haidara   46'
FW 7 Moussa Doumbia   70'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Yves Bissouma (Mali)[4]

Assistant referees:
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Tunisia vs Mauritania

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Tunisia  4–0  Mauritania
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mauritania
GK 22 Bechir Ben Saïd
RB 21 Hamza Mathlouthi
CB 2 Bilel Ifa   37'   81'
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
LB 12 Ali Maâloul
CM 25 Anis Ben Slimane   45+1'   71'
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri
CM 18 Ghailene Chaalali
RF 8 Saîf-Eddine Khaoui   60'
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri   71'
LF 10 Wahbi Khazri (c)   15'   80'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane   60'
MF 28 Aïssa Laïdouni   71'
MF 19 Hamza Rafia   71'
FW 7 Youssef Msakni   80'
DF 4 Omar Rekik   81'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier
GK 22 Babacar Diop
CB 21 El Hassen Houeibib
CB 14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali
CB 3 Aly Abeid   14'
RWB 4 Harouna Abou Demba
LWB 28 Abdoulkader Thiam
RM 7 Idrissa Thiam   68'
CM 12 Almike N'Diaye   60'
CM 8 Guessouma Fofana
LM 11 Oumar Camara   60'
CF 27 Aboubakar Kamara (c)   37'   46'
Substitutions:
MF 23 Mouhamed Soueid   14'
FW 25 Pape Ibnou Ba   46'
FW 9 Hemeya Tanjy   60'
MF 24 Yacoub Sidi Ethmane   60'
DF 2 Souleymane Karamoko   68'
Coach:
  Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Man of the Match:
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)[5]

Assistant referees:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)
Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Marouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

Gambia vs Tunisia

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Gambia  1–0  Tunisia
A. Jallow   90+3' Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gambia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
GK 18 Baboucarr Gaye
RB 12 James Gomez   89'
CB 16 Mohammed Mbye   46'
CB 5 Omar Colley
LB 13 Pa Modou Jagne (c)
RM 14 Noah Sonko Sundberg   61'
CM 15 Ebrima Sohna   46'
CM 2 Yusupha Bobb
LM 11 Modou Barrow   85'
CF 21 Saidy Janko   62'
CF 10 Musa Barrow
Substitutions:
FW 3 Ablie Jallow   46'
MF 28 Ebou Adams   48'   46'
DF 26 Ibou Touray   61'
FW 23 Muhammed Badamosi   62'
FW 17 Bubacarr Jobe   85'
Coach:
  Tom Saintfiet
GK 22 Bechir Ben Saïd
RB 21 Hamza Mathlouthi   45+2'   57'
CB 2 Bilel Ifa
CB 3 Montassar Talbi
LB 13 Ali Abdi
CM 25 Anis Ben Slimane
CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri (c)
CM 28 Aïssa Laïdouni
RF 8 Saîf-Eddine Khaoui   57'
CF 11 Seifeddine Jaziri
LF 19 Hamza Rafia   68'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Youssef Msakni   57'
DF 20 Mohamed Dräger   90+2'   57'
MF 14 Hannibal Mejbri   90+2'   68'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha   45+3'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier

Man of the Match:
Baboucarr Gaye (Gambia)[6]

Assistant referees:
Soulaimane Amaldine (Comoros)
Liban Abdourazak Ahmed (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

Mali vs Mauritania

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Mali  2–0  Mauritania
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mali
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mauritania
GK 1 Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB 2 Hamari Traoré (c)   64'
CB 17 Falaye Sacko
CB 5 Boubakar Kouyaté
LB 6 Massadio Haïdara
CM 4 Amadou Haidara   82'
CM 20 Yves Bissouma   60'   63'
RW 14 Adama Malouda Traoré   74'
AM 21 Adama Noss Traoré
LW 7 Moussa Doumbia
CF 18 Ibrahima Koné   75'
Substitutions:
MF 26 Mohamed Camara   63'
DF 12 Moussa Sissako   64'
FW 25 Lassine Sinayoko   74'
FW 10 Kalifa Coulibaly   75'
MF 23 Aliou Dieng   82'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba
GK 22 Babacar Diop   81'
RB 4 Harouna Abou Demba   39'
CB 14 Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c)
CB 3 Aly Abeid   48'
LB 20 Houssen Abderrahmane
CM 23 Mouhamed Soueid   62'
CM 8 Guessouma Fofana
CM 18 Bodda Mouhsine
RF 11 Oumar Camara   62'
CF 25 Pape Ibnou Ba
LF 7 Idrissa Thiam   78'   81'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Souleymane Karamoko   39'
FW 10 Adama Ba   62'
MF 26 Beyatt Lekweiry   62'
GK 1 M'Backé N'Diaye   81'
MF 24 Yacoub Sidi Ethmane   81'
Coach:
  Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Man of the Match:
Moussa Doumbia (Mali)[7]

Assistant referees:
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar)
Fourth official:
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Notes

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  1. ^ The Mauritania v Gambia match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 17:00, but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.

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] (12 January 2022). "Bosso Mounkoro is the second goalkeeper with an outstanding performance to earn him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award. HERO! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMLI | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Musa Barrow. A great performance from the Gambian star! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MRTGMB | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "The amazing Yves Bissouma is named the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! What a performance! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GMBMLI | #TeamGambia | #TeamMali | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "2️ GOALS 1️ ASSIST The TotalEnergies Man of the Match award is gifted to Wahbi Khazri! Spectacular #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMRT | #TeamTunisia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Saved a crucial penalty. Led his nation to glory. Baboucarr Gaye definitely deserved the TotalEnergies Man Of The Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether | @TheGambiaFF" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Absolutely restless The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamMali's Moussa Doumbia SUPERB #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MLIMRT | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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