2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2017 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Gabon |
Dates | 14 January – 5 February |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 66 (2.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Libya,[1] until CAF rescinded its hosting rights in August 2014 due to the Second Libyan civil war.[2] The tournament was instead hosted by Gabon.[3] This event was also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary.
Cameroon won their fifth title after defeating seven-time champions Egypt 2–1 in the final.[4] Burkina Faso finished third after beating Ghana 1–0 in the third place play-off.
As champions, Cameroon qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Tournament hosts Gabon and defending champions Ivory Coast were both eliminated in the group stage.
Host selection
[edit]First bidding
[edit]Bids :
Nation | Last hosted |
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Botswana[5] | — |
Cameroon[6] | 1972 |
DR Congo[7] | — |
Guinea[8] | — |
Morocco[9] | 1988 |
South Africa[10] | 2013[11] |
Zambia[12] | — |
Zimbabwe[13] | — |
CAF received 3 bids before 30 September 2010, the deadline, to host either the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations or 2017 from DR Congo, Morocco and South Africa. All three bids were originally put on a shortlist.[14] CAF then began an inspection procedure, on November and December 2010, intending to visit each bidding country to view stadiums, infrastructure, and football interest. They inspected the DR Congo first.[15] Shortly after the inspection, DR Congo informed CAF that they would be withdrawing their bids for both the 2015 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.[16] Morocco was the next country to be inspected, with CAF visiting the country in early November 2010.[17] South Africa was inspected in December 2010.
Nation | Last hosted |
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Morocco | 1988 |
South Africa | 2013 |
On 29 January, during the 2011 CAF Super Cup, the CAF executive committee decided that Morocco would host 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. However, due to the Libyan Civil War, Libya and South Africa traded years with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017.[1]
Second bidding
[edit]Bids :
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Gabon
- Ghana
After Libya was withdrawn as the venue on 22 August 2014, the CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 30 September 2014.[18]
Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, and Ghana, were determined by the CAF to be compliant with the host criteria.[19][20] Later, Egypt withdrew.[21]
Other countries which expressed an interest but did not bid included Ethiopia,[22] Mali,[23] and Tanzania.[24] Kenya discussed a joint bid with neighbors Rwanda and Uganda,[25] but eventually bid alone.
On 8 April 2015,[26] CAF President Issa Hayatou announced Gabon as the replacement hosts following votes by the CAF Executive Committee.[3]
Results | |
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Nation | Votes |
Gabon | 9 |
Algeria | 4 |
Ghana | 0 |
Egypt | Withdrew |
Total votes | 13 |
Qualification
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The draw for the qualification stage took place on 8 April 2015, immediately after the announcement of the host nation.[26] The host nation team were also drawn into a group and would play games against those in that group; however, those matches would only be considered as friendlies and not counted for the standings.
51 nations entered the qualifying stage with Eritrea and Somalia declining to enter and Chad withdrawing.
Due to the cancellation of Morocco being hosts of the 2015 edition, the national team of Morocco were originally banned by CAF from entering the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations.[27] However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, allowing Morocco to enter the tournament.[28]
Three-time champions Nigeria did not qualify.[29]
Qualified teams
[edit]The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.[30]
Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA ranking at start of event |
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Hosts | 8 April 2015 | 7th | 2015 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) | 108 |
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Group F winners | 29 March 2016 | 16th | 2013 | Winners (1976) | 57 |
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Group J winners | 2 June 2016 | 17th | 2015 | Winners (1990) | 39 |
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Group M winners | 3 June 2016 | 18th | 2015 | Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) | 62 |
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Group K winners | 4 June 2016 | 14th | 2015 | Runners-up (2002) | 33 |
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Group G winners | 4 June 2016 | 23rd | 2010 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 35 |
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Group H winners | 5 June 2016 | 21st | 2015 | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | 54 |
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Group E winners | 5 June 2016 | 1st | none | Debut | 68 |
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Group L winners | 5 June 2016 | 3rd | 2006 | Group stage (2004, 2006) | 103 |
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Group C winners | 5 June 2016 | 10th | 2015 | Runners-up (1972) | 64 |
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Group I winners | 3 September 2016 | 22nd | 2015 | Winners (1992, 2015) | 34 |
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Group D runners-up | 4 September 2016 | 6th | 1978 | Runners-up (1978) | 73 |
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Group D winners | 4 September 2016 | 11th | 2015 | Runners-up (2013) | 53 |
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Group A winners | 4 September 2016 | 18th | 2015 | Winners (2004) | 36 |
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Group B winners | 4 September 2016 | 18th | 2015 | Winners (1968, 1974) | 49 |
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Group A runners-up | 4 September 2016 | 8th | 2013 | Quarter-finals (2013) | 90 |
Venues
[edit]The four venues were confirmed in October 2016.[31]
Libreville | Franceville | Oyem | Port-Gentil | |
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Stade de l'Amitié | Stade de Franceville | Stade d'Oyem | Stade de Port-Gentil | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 20,500 | Capacity: 20,000 |
Squads
[edit]Each team could register a squad of 23 players.[32]
Match officials
[edit]The following referees were chosen for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
- Referees
- Assistant referees
Albdelhak Etchiali
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos
Jean-Claude Birumushahu
Evarist Menkouande
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue
Marius Donatien Tan
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer
Théophile Vinga
Aboubacar Doumbouya
Marwa Range
Redouane Achik
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula
Yahaya Mahamadou
Abel Baba
Olivier Safari Kabene
Djibril Camara
El Hadji Malick Samba
Zakhele Siwela
Ali Waleed Ahmed
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim
Anouar Hmila
Format
[edit]Only the hosts received an automatic qualification spot; the other 15 teams qualified through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams each. The teams in each group played a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The quarter-final winners advanced to the semi-finals. The semi-final losers played in a third place match, while the semi-final winners played in the final.[32]
Draw
[edit]The draw took place on 19 October 2016, 18:30 UTC+1, in Libreville, Gabon.[33][34]
The seedings approved by the Organising Committee of the Africa Cup of Nations at its meeting on Monday, 26 September 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, was determined taking into account the performance of the qualified teams during the following competitions:[35][36][37]
- Africa Cup of Nations final tournaments (2012, 2013, 2015)
- Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (2013, 2015, 2017)
- FIFA World Cup (2014)
- FIFA World Cup qualifiers (2014)
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group stage
[edit]Group winners and runners-up advanced to the quarter-finals.
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[38]
Tiebreakers
[edit]The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations Article 74):[32]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to teams concerned, two or three teams still had an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 were reapplied exclusively to the matches between these teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure did not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 applied;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Gabon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Aubameyang ![]() |
Report | Juary ![]() |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Dayo ![]() |
Report | Moukandjo ![]() |
Gabon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Aubameyang ![]() |
Report | Nakoulma ![]() |
Cameroon ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Piqueti ![]() |
Guinea-Bissau ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
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Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
Algeria ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Hanni ![]() |
Report |
Zimbabwe ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Report |
Group C
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
DR Congo ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kabananga ![]() |
Report |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Report |
Morocco ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Dossevi ![]() |
Morocco ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Alioui ![]() |
Report |
Group D
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
Uganda ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Miya ![]() |
Report | Bissouma ![]() |
Knockout stage
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In the knockout stages, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place, where no extra time was played (Regulations Article 75).[32]
Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
28 January – Libreville | ||||||||||
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1 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
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29 January – Port-Gentil | ||||||||||
![]() | 1 (4) | |||||||||
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5 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
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28 January – Franceville | ||||||||||
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![]() | 0 (4) | |||||||||
2 February – Franceville | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 (5) | |||||||||
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29 January – Oyem | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
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4 February – Port-Gentil | ||||||||||
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Quarter-finals
[edit]Burkina Faso ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
DR Congo ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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M'Poku ![]() |
Report |
Semi-finals
[edit]Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Bancé ![]() |
Report | M. Salah ![]() |
Penalties | ||
3–4 |
Cameroon ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 66 goals scored in 32 matches, for an average of 2.06 goals per match.
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Sofiane Hanni
Issoufou Dayo
Alain Traoré
Bertrand Traoré
Vincent Aboubakar
Christian Bassogog
Benjamin Moukandjo
Nicolas Nkoulou
Sébastien Siani
Neeskens Kebano
Firmin Ndombe Mubele
Mohamed Elneny
Kahraba
Abdallah Said
Jordan Ayew
Asamoah Gyan
Piqueti
Juary Soares
Wilfried Bony
Serey Dié
Yves Bissouma
Rachid Alioui
Aziz Bouhaddouz
Youssef En-Nesyri
Romain Saïss
Papakouli Diop
Kara Mbodji
Henri Saivet
Moussa Sow
Mathieu Dossevi
Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Wahbi Khazri
Taha Yassine Khenissi
Youssef Msakni
Farouk Miya
Kudakwashe Mahachi
Tendai Ndoro
Nyasha Mushekwi
Knowledge Musona
- Own goals
Aïssa Mandi (against Tunisia)
Rudinilson Silva (against Burkina Faso)
Awards
[edit]The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:[40]
- Total Man of the Competition
- Top Scorer
Junior Kabananga (3 goals)
- Fair Play prize
- CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards | Substitutes |
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Sponsorship
[edit]In July 2016, Total secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support ten of its principal competitions, including the Africa Cup of Nations (renamed the Total Africa Cup of Nations).[41]
Title sponsor | Official sponsors |
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Tournament rankings
[edit]Ranking criteria |
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For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[43]
For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[43]
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Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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1 | ![]() |
A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
2 | ![]() |
D | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
3 | ![]() |
A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 3 | +5 |
4 | ![]() |
D | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
5 | ![]() |
B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
6 | ![]() |
C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
7 | ![]() |
C | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
8 | ![]() |
B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | −1 |
Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
10 | ![]() |
B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
11 | ![]() |
C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
12 | ![]() |
D | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
13 | ![]() |
D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
14 | ![]() |
A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
15 | ![]() |
B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 |
16 | ![]() |
C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 |
Match ball
[edit]Mitre took over as the official match ball supplier following the expiration of the contract between Adidas and CAF. CAF Mitre Delta Hyperseam was the name of the official match ball.[44]
Mascot
[edit]The official mascot of the tournament was "Samba", a black panther.[45]
Controversy
[edit]Website attack
[edit]On 21 January, Russian hacking group New World Hackers claimed to have taken the official CAF website down in response to CAF's decision to choose Gabon as host nation. "We did this in protest against Gabon", the person claiming to be one of the hackers wrote in an email. "They are running the Africa Cup in a country where the dictator Ali Bongo is killing innocent people!"[46]
Media
[edit]Broadcasting
[edit]^1 - Available in the following countries: Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Macedonia
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External links
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- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com