2019 Africa Cup of Nations

2019 FIFA Confederations Cup
كأس الأمم الأفريقية 2019 (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	21 June – 19 July 2019
Teams	24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Algeria (2nd title)
Runners-up	Senegal
Third place	Nigeria
Fourth place	Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	52
Goals scored	102 (1.96 per match)
Attendance	943,053 (18,136 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Odion Ighalo; (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Ismaël Bennacer
Best young player	Krépin Diatta
	← 2017 2021 →

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (also called AFCON 2019 and CAN 2019) was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The tournament to be hosted by Cameroon,^[1] but on January 9th CAF changed the host. Egypt was the host of this tournament. It was held from 21 June to 19 July 2019.

Teams

Because they withdrew from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Chad is banned from the tournament.^[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA ranking at start of event
Egypt	Hosts / Group J runners-up	16 October 2018	24th	2017	Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)	58
Madagascar	Group A runners-up	16 October 2018	1st	None	Debut	108
Tunisia	Group J winners	16 October 2018	19th	2017	Winners (2004)	25
Senegal	Group A winners	16 October 2018	15th	2017	Runners-up (2002)	22
Morocco	Group B winners	17 November 2018	17th	2017	Winners (1976)	47
Nigeria	Group E winners	17 November 2018	18th	2013	Winners (1980, 1994, 2013)	45
Uganda	Group L winners	17 November 2018	7th	2017	Runners-up (1978)	80
Mali	Group C winners	17 November 2018	11th	2017	Runners-up (1972)	62
Guinea	Group H winners	18 November 2018	12th	2015	Runners-up (1976)	71
Algeria	Group D winners	18 November 2018	18th	2017	Winners (1990)	68
Mauritania	Group I runners-up	18 November 2018	1st	None	Debut	103
Ivory Coast	Group H runners-up	18 November 2018	23rd	2017	Winners (1992, 2015)	62
Kenya	Group F runners-up	30 November 2018	6th	2004	Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004)	105
Ghana	Group F winners	30 November 2018	22nd	2017	Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)	50
Angola	Group I winners	22 March 2019	8th	2013	Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)	123
Burundi	Group C runners-up	23 March 2019	1st	None	Debut	134
Cameroon	Group B runners-up	23 March 2019	19th	2017	Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)	51
Guinea-Bissau	Group K winners	23 March 2019	2nd	2017	Group stage (2017)	118
Namibia	Group K runners-up	23 March 2019	3rd	2008	Group stage (1998, 2008)	113
Zimbabwe	Group G winners	24 March 2019	4th	2017	Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017)	109
DR Congo	Group G runners-up	24 March 2019	19th	2017	Winners (1968, 1974)	49
Benin	Group D runners-up	24 March 2019	4th	2010	Group stage (2004, 2008, 2010)	88
Tanzania	Group L runners-up	24 March 2019	2nd	1980	Group stage (1980)	131
South Africa	Group E runners-up	24 March 2019	10th	2015	Winners (1996)	72

Group stage

The draw took place on the 19th of October 2016 in Libreville.^[3]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9
2	Uganda	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	DR Congo	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	1	6	–5	1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Madagascar	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
2	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	2	2	0	6
3	Guinea	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4
4	Burundi	3	0	0	3	0	4	–4	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Algeria	3	3	0	6	0	+6	9
2	Senegal	3	2	1	5	1	+4	6
3	Kenya	3	1	2	3	7	–4	3
4	Tanzania	3	0	3	2	8	–6	0

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Morocco	3	3	0	3	0	+3	9
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	1	5	2	+3	6
3	South Africa	3	1	2	1	2	–1	3
4	Namibia	3	0	3	1	6	–5	0

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mali	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
2	Tunisia	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	–1	2
4	Mauritania	3	0	2	1	1	4	–3	2

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Ghana	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
2	Cameroon	3	1	2	0	2	0	+2	5
3	Benin	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
4	Guinea-Bissau	3	0	1	2	0	4	–4	1

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

5 July – Cairo (International)

Uganda

0

10 July – Cairo (30 June)

Senegal

1

Senegal

1

5 July – Cairo (Al Salam)

Benin

0

Morocco

1 (1)

14 July – Cairo (30 June)

Benin (p)

1 (4)

Senegal (aet)

1

7 July – Alexandria

Tunisia

0

Madagascar (p)

2 (4)

11 July – Cairo (Al Salam)

DR Congo

2 (2)

Madagascar

0

8 July – Ismailia

Tunisia

3

Ghana

1 (4)

19 July – Cairo (International)

Tunisia (p)

1 (5)

Senegal

0

8 July – Suez

Algeria

1

Mali

0

11 July – Suez

Ivory Coast

1

Ivory Coast

1 (3)

7 July – Cairo (30 June)

Algeria (p)

1 (4)

Algeria

3

14 July – Cairo (International)

Guinea

0

Algeria

2

6 July – Alexandria

Nigeria

1

Third place play-off

Nigeria

3

10 July – Cairo (International)

17 July – Cairo (Al Salam)

Cameroon

2

Nigeria

2

Tunisia

0

6 July – Cairo (International)

South Africa

1

Nigeria

1

Egypt

0

South Africa

1

Final

19 July 2019

21:00

Senegal	0–1	Algeria
	Report	Bounedjah 2'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

AFCON 2019 Winners
Algeria 2nd title

References

↑ "CAMEROON TO HOST 2019, COTE D'IVOIRE FOR 2021, GUINEA 2023". Confédération Africaine de Football. 20 September 2014.
↑ "Withdrawal of Chad from AFCON 2017 qualifiers". CAF. 27 March 2016.
↑ "Accreditation for Total Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017 draw".

[1] "CAMEROON TO HOST 2019, COTE D'IVOIRE FOR 2021, GUINEA 2023". Confédération Africaine de Football. 20 September 2014.

[2] "Withdrawal of Chad from AFCON 2017 qualifiers". CAF. 27 March 2016.

[3] "Accreditation for Total Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017 draw".

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