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
B1 AlgeriaGroup J winners2 June 201616th2015Winners (1990)43.539
B2 TunisiaGroup A winners4 September 201617th2015Winners (2004)34.536
B3 SenegalGroup K winners4 June 201613th2015Runners-up (2002)2433
B4 ZimbabweGroup L winners5 June 20163rd2006Group stage (2004, 2006)10103

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  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
Source: CAF
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 2–2 Zimbabwe
Mahrez  12', 82' Report
Algeria[3]
Zimbabwe[3]
GK23Raïs M'Bolhi
RB20Mokhtar Belkhiter 28' 46'
CB2Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB21Ramy Bensebaini
LB3Faouzi Ghoulam
RM7Riyad Mahrez
CM17Adlène Guedioura
CM10Nabil Bentaleb
LM15Hillal Soudani 78'
AM11Yacine Brahimi
CF13Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
DF22Mohamed Rabie Meftah 46'
MF18Rachid Ghezzal 78'
Manager:
Georges Leekens
GK16Tatenda Mkuruva
RB4Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB5Elisha Muroiwa
CB2Costa Nhamoinesu
LB6Onismor Bhasera
RM10Kudakwashe Mahachi
CM14Willard Katsande (c)
CM3Danny Phiri
LM17Knowledge Musona 12'
AM20Khama Billiat
CF9Nyasha Mushekwi 78'
Substitutions:
FW7Matthew Rusike 38' 12'
FW13Cuthbert Malajila 78'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[4]

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Tunisia vs Senegal
Tunisia 0–2 Senegal
Report
Tunisia[5]
Senegal[5]
GK16Aymen Mathlouthi (c)
RB21Hamdi Nagguez
CB2Syam Ben Youssef
CB3Aymen Abdennour 9'
LB12Ali Maâloul
CM15Larry Azouni 46'
CM13Ferjani Sassi
CM8Hamza Lahmar
RW23Naïm Sliti
CF9Ahmed Akaïchi 64'
LW7Youssef Msakni
Substitutions:
MF10Wahbi Khazri 46'
FW11Taha Yassine Khenissi 64'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak
GK1Abdoulaye Diallo
RB21Lamine Gassama
CB2Kara Mbodji
CB3Kalidou Koulibaly 41'
LB4Cheikh M'Bengue 36'
RM17Papa Alioune Ndiaye 72'
CM5Idrissa Gueye
CM8Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) 88'
LM20Keita Baldé Diao 62'
CF9Mame Biram Diouf
CF10Sadio Mané
Substitutions:
MF18Ismaïla Sarr 62'
MF22Henri Saivet 72'
MF15Papakouli Diop 88'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal)[6]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouandé (Cameroon)
Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Algeria vs Tunisia
Algeria 1–2 Tunisia
Hanni  90+2' Report
Algeria[7]
Tunisia[7]
GK16Malik Asselah
RB22Mohamed Rabie Meftah 31'
CB21Ramy Bensebaini
CB2Aïssa Mandi (c)
LB3Faouzi Ghoulam 65'
DM17Adlène Guedioura 14' 90+3'
CM7Riyad Mahrez
CM10Nabil Bentaleb
RW11Yacine Brahimi 74'
LW18Rachid Ghezzal 69'
CF13Islam Slimani
Substitutions:
FW14Baghdad Bounedjah 69'
MF9Sofiane Hanni 74'
MF19Mehdi Abeid 90+3'
Manager:
Georges Leekens
GK16Aymen Mathlouthi (c) 87'
RB21Hamdi Nagguez
CB2Syam Ben Youssef
CB3Aymen Abdennour
LB12Ali Maâloul 45+1'
DM13Ferjani Sassi
RW10Wahbi Khazri 73'
AM23Naïm Sliti
LW14Mohamed Amine Ben Amor
CF7Youssef Msakni
CF9Ahmed Akaïchi 78'
Substitutions:
DF20Mohamed Ali Yacoubi 73'
FW11Taha Yassine Khenissi 78'
GK1Rami Jridi 87'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)[8]

Assistant referees:
Abel Baba (Nigeria)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal vs Zimbabwe
Senegal 2–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Senegal[9]
Zimbabwe[9]
GK1Abdoulaye Diallo
RB21Lamine Gassama 57'
CB3Kalidou Koulibaly
CB2Kara Mbodji
LB4Cheikh M'Bengue
CM5Idrissa Gueye
CM8Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) 31' 85'
RW20Keita Baldé Diao
AM22Henri Saivet
LW10Sadio Mané 90+1'
CF9Mame Biram Diouf 63'
Substitutions:
FW7Moussa Sow 63'
MF11Cheikh N'Doye 85'
MF18Ismaïla Sarr 90+1'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
GK16Tatenda Mkuruva
RB4Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB5Elisha Muroiwa
CB2Costa Nhamoinesu
LB6Onismor Bhasera
CM18Marvelous Nakamba
CM14Willard Katsande (c)
AM20Khama Billiat
RW10Kudakwashe Mahachi 46'
LW7Matthew Rusike 46'
CF9Nyasha Mushekwi 83'
Substitutions:
FW11Tendai Ndoro 46'
FW8Evans Rusike 46'
FW13Cuthbert Malajila 89' 83'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match:
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal)[10]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Senegal vs Algeria
Senegal 2–2 Algeria
 Report Slimani  10', 52'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Senegal[11]
Algeria[11]
GK16Khadim N'Diaye
RB14Zargo Touré
CB2Kara Mbodji (c) 70'
CB11Cheikh N'Doye
LB19Saliou Ciss
CM17Papa Alioune Ndiaye 78'
CM15Papakouli Diop
AM12Mohamed Diamé
RW18Ismaïla Sarr
LW13Moussa Konaté 90+4'
CF7Moussa Sow
Substitutions:
FW6Famara Diedhiou 74' 70'
MF5Idrissa Gueye 78'
MF20Keita Baldé Diao 90+4'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé
GK16Malik Asselah
RB22Mohamed Rabie Meftah
CB2Aïssa Mandi (c)
CB4Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba 58'
LB3Faouzi Ghoulam 39'
CM17Adlène Guedioura
CM10Nabil Bentaleb 39'
RW11Yacine Brahimi 44'
AM9Sofiane Hanni 83'
LW7Riyad Mahrez
CF13Islam Slimani 80'
Substitutions:
FW14Baghdad Bounedjah 80'
MF18Rachid Ghezzal 83'
Manager:
Georges Leekens

Man of the Match:
Islam Slimani (Algeria)[12]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
Fourth official:
Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Zimbabwe vs Tunisia
Zimbabwe 2–4 Tunisia
 Report
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
Zimbabwe[13]
Tunisia[13]
GK16Tatenda Mkuruva
RB4Hardlife Zvirekwi
CB5Elisha Muroiwa
CB2Costa Nhamoinesu 44'
LB6Onismor Bhasera
CM3Danny Phiri 8' 89'
CM14Willard Katsande (c)
RW20Khama Billiat
AM18Marvelous Nakamba
LW17Knowledge Musona 89'
CF9Nyasha Mushekwi
Substitutions:
FW11Tendai Ndoro 46'
MF10Kudakwashe Mahachi 89'
Manager:
Callisto Pasuwa
GK1Rami Jridi
RB21Hamdi Nagguez 85'
CB2Syam Ben Youssef
CB3Aymen Abdennour (c)
LB12Ali Maâloul
CM14Mohamed Amine Ben Amor 33'
CM13Ferjani Sassi
AM10Wahbi Khazri 63'
RW11Taha Yassine Khenissi
CF7Youssef Msakni 78'
LW23Naïm Sliti 83'
Substitutions:
MF8Hamza Lahmar 63'
FW19Saber Khalifa 78'
MF15Larry Azouni 83'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia)[14]

Assistant referees:
Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast)
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Fourth official:
Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

References
  1. "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
  2. "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "Tactical start list: Algeria - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. "Tactical start list: Tunisia - Senegal" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. "Tactical start list: Algeria - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. 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.
  9. "Tactical start list: Senegal - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  10. 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.
  11. "Tactical start list: Senegal - Algeria" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  12. 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.
  13. "Tactical start list: Zimbabwe - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  14. 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.
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