2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Group A of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 January until 25 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of the hosts Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso, Gabon, and Congo.[1] Congo and Equatorial Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Gabon and Burkina Faso were eliminated.

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
A1  Equatorial Guinea Hosts 14 November 2014 2nd 2012 Quarter-finals (2012) 9 118
A2  Burkina Faso Group C runners-up 15 November 2014 10th 2013 Runners-up (2013) 40 64
A3  Gabon Group C winners 15 November 2014 6th 2012 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) 22 62
A4  Congo Group A runners-up 19 November 2014 7th 2000 Winners (1972) 13 61
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  Congo 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Equatorial Guinea (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Gabon 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Burkina Faso 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

Matches

All times local, WAT (UTC+1).

Equatorial Guinea vs Congo

The first goal of the tournament was scored by Emilio Nsue. Receiving a through ball from Kike, he slotted the ball low past the goalkeeper with his right foot from six yards out to open the scoring for the hosts after 16 minutes. Thievy Bifouma scored the equalizer for Congo with three minutes left, after being played in by Dominique Malonga, he slotted it low into the net from the right of the six yard box.[2][3]

17 January 2015
17:00
Equatorial Guinea  1–1  Congo
Nsue  16' Report Bifouma  87'
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 40,245
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Equatorial Guinea
Congo
GK 1 Felipe Ovono  81'
RB 8 Randy
CB 5 Diosdado Mbele   26'
CB 4 Rui
LB 16Sipo
RM 14Kike  59'
CM 22Pablo Ganet  46'
CM 21Iván Zarandona
LM 15Ibán  90+2'
CF 11Javier Balboa  89'
CF 10Emilio Nsue (c)
Substitutions:
MF 18Viera Ellong  46'
MF 7 Rubén Belima  59'
FW 12Iván Bolado  90+2'
Manager:
Argentina Esteban Becker
GK 1 Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB 2 Francis N'Ganga
CB 4 Boris Moubhibo  24'
CB 5 Arnold Bouka Moutou  78'
LB 18Marvin Baudry
RM 21Sagesse Babélé
CM 7 Prince Oniangué (c)
CM 14Césaire Gandzé  60'
LM 8 Delvin N'Dinga
CF 10Férébory Doré  65'
CF 13Thievy Bifouma
Substitutions:
FW 11Fabrice Ondama  60'
FW 15Ladislas Douniama  65'
FW 19Dominique Malonga  78'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)[4]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Burkina Faso vs Gabon

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang opened the scoring in the 19th minute, as after his initial shot was saved, he collected the rebound and calmly slotted home from seven yards out with his right foot. Gabon sealed the win in the 72nd minute with Malick Evouna's header from Frédéric Bulot's cross.[5][6]

17 January 2015
20:00
Burkina Faso  0–2  Gabon
Report Aubameyang  19'
Evouna  72'
Burkina Faso
Gabon
GK 23Germain Sanou
RB 5 Mohamed Koffi
CB 2 Steeve Yago
CB 4 Bakary Koné
LB 13Narcisse Bambara
RM 19Bertrand Traoré
CM 18Charles Kaboré (c)
CM 6 Djakaridja Koné  77'
LM 17Jonathan Zongo  66'
CF 10Alain Traoré
CF 11Jonathan Pitroipa
Substitutions:
FW 15Aristide Bancé  66'
MF 22Préjuce Nakoulma  77'
Manager:
Belgium Paul Put
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB 4 Yrondu Musavu-King
LB 6 Johann Obiang  77'
DM 11Lévy Madinda  83'
CM 17André Biyogo Poko
CM 22Didier Ibrahim N'Dong  40'   63'
RW 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
LW 10Frédéric Bulot  53'
CF 7 Malick Evouna  87'
Substitutions:
MF 12Guélor Kanga  63'
MF 13Samson Mbingui  83'
FW 3 Johann Lengoualama  87'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Costa

Man of the Match:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon)[7]

Assistant referees:
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)

Equatorial Guinea vs Burkina Faso

In the first goalless draw of the tournament, Burkina Faso hit the post twice, first through a free kick by Alain Traoré, then later when his shot was tipped to the post by Felipe Ovono.[8][9]

21 January 2015
17:00
Equatorial Guinea  0–0  Burkina Faso
Report
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 39,867
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Equatorial Guinea
Burkina Faso
GK 1 Felipe Ovono
RB 8 Randy
CB 5 Diosdado Mbele   28'
CB 4 Rui
LB 16Sipo
DM 21Iván Zarandona
RW 14Kike  81'
CM 18Viera Ellong
CM 11Javier Balboa  83'
LW 15Ibán  71'
CF 10Emilio Nsue (c)
Substitutions:
MF 6 Juvenal  71'
FW 12Iván Bolado  81'
FW 9 Raúl Fabiani  83'
Manager:
Argentina Esteban Becker
GK 23Germain Sanou
RB 5 Mohamed Koffi
CB 4 Bakary Koné
CB 2 Steeve Yago
LB 9 Issa Gouo  23'
DM 6 Djakaridja Koné
CM 18Charles Kaboré (c)
RW 11Jonathan Pitroipa  82'
AM 10Alain Traoré
LW 19Bertrand Traoré
CF 15Aristide Bancé
Substitutions:
MF 22Préjuce Nakoulma  82'
Manager:
Belgium Paul Put

Man of the Match:
Emilio Nsue (Equatorial Guinea)[10]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)

Gabon vs Congo

Congo secured their first win in the Africa Cup of Nations since 1974, as Prince Oniangué scored the only goal in the 48th minute after the Gabon defence failed to clear a corner.[11][12]

21 January 2015
20:00
Gabon  0–1  Congo
Report Oniangué  48'
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Attendance: 34,782
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Gabon
Congo
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
LB 6 Johann Obiang
DM 11Lévy Madinda  84'
RM 22Didier Ibrahim N'Dong  56'
CM 10Frédéric Bulot  89'
CM 17André Biyogo Poko  74'
LM 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CF 7 Malick Evouna
Substitutions:
MF 12Guélor Kanga  56'
MF 13Samson Mbingui  84'
FW 3 Johann Lengoualama  89'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Costa
GK 1 Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB 18Marvin Baudry
CB 21Sagesse Babélé
CB 4 Boris Moubhibo  45+1'
LB 6 Dimitri Bissiki
RW 14Césaire Gandzé  74'
CM 8 Delvin N'Dinga
CM 7 Prince Oniangué (c)
LW 5 Arnold Bouka Moutou  87'
CF 13Thievy Bifouma
CF 10Férébory Doré  75'
Substitutions:
FW 11Fabrice Ondama  74'
MF 17Chris Malonga  75'
DF 2 Francis N'Ganga  87'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Prince Oniangué (Congo)[13]

Assistant referees:
Peter Edibe (Nigeria)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Gabon vs Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea took the lead in the 55th minute through Javier Balboa's penalty, awarded after he was brought down by Lloyd Palun. They sealed the win in the 86th minute, as Ibán converted the rebound after Emilio Nsue's shot was saved, confirming their qualification to the knockout stage and eliminating Gabon.[14][15]

25 January 2015
19:00
Gabon  0–2  Equatorial Guinea
Report Balboa  55' (pen.)
Ibán  85'
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
GK 1 Didier Ovono
RB 8 Lloyd Palun  54'
CB 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
CB 2 Aaron Appindangoyé
LB 6 Johann Obiang  16'   83'
DM 11Lévy Madinda
CM 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (c)
CM 17André Biyogo Poko  69'
RW 12Guélor Kanga  76'
LW 10Frédéric Bulot
CF 7 Malick Evouna
Substitutions:
MF 22Ibrahim N'Dong  69'
FW 21Romaric Rogombé  76'
FW 3 Johann Lengoualama  83'
Manager:
Portugal Jorge Costa
GK 1 Felipe Ovono
RB 8 Randy  19'
CB 2 Dani Evuy
CB 4 Rui
LB 16Sipo
CM 18Viera Ellong
CM 21Iván Zarandona   50'
RW 14Kike  68'
LW 11Javier Balboa
CF 10Emilio Nsue (c)  89'
CF 9 Raúl Fabiani  76'
Substitutions:
MF 15Ibán  86'  68'
MF 6 Juvenal  76'
FW 17Rubén Darío  89'
Manager:
Argentina Esteban Becker

Man of the Match:
Javier Balboa (Equatorial Guinea)[16]

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Congo vs Burkina Faso

Congo took the lead in the 51st minute, when Férébory Doré crossed for Thievy Bifouma to convert from close range. Burkina Faso equalized in the 86th minute, after Aristide Bancé scored from Issiaka Ouédraogo's cross, but Congo retook the lead one minute later, as from a Congo free kick, Burkina Faso goalkeeper Germain Sanou punched the ball and it hit Fabrice Ondama and went into the net. As a result, Congo qualified as group winners while Burkina Faso were eliminated.[17][18]

25 January 2015
19:00
Congo  2–1  Burkina Faso
Bifouma  51'
Ondama  87' 		Report Bancé  86'
Congo
Burkina Faso
GK 1 Christoffer Mafoumbi
RB 18Marvin Baudry
CB 21Sagesse Babélé
CB 2 Francis N'Ganga
LB 6 Dimitri Bissiki
DM 8 Delvin N'Dinga
RM 5 Arnold Bouka Moutou
CM 7 Prince Oniangué (c)
LM 12Francis Litsingi  89'
CF 13Thievy Bifouma  63'
CF 10Férébory Doré  75'
Substitutions:
FW 15Ladislas Douniama  63'
FW 11Fabrice Ondama  75'
MF 14Césaire Gandzé  89'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy
GK 23Germain Sanou
RB 5 Mohamed Koffi
CB 4 Bakary Koné
CB 2 Steeve Yago
LB 9 Issa Gouo  59'
RM 18Charles Kaboré (c)
CM 10Alain Traoré
LM 6 Djakaridja Koné
RW 22Préjuce Nakoulma  58'
LW 11Jonathan Pitroipa
CF 21Abdou Traoré  73'
Substitutions:
MF 19Bertrand Traoré  58'
FW 15Aristide Bancé  59'
FW 20Issiaka Ouédraogo  73'
Manager:
Belgium Paul Put

Man of the Match:
Fabrice Ondama (Congo)[19]

Assistant referees:
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)
Fourth official:
Victor Gomes (South Africa)

References

  1. ↑ "Ghana, Algeria, South Africa, Senegal in Group of Death". CAF. 4 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "BBC Sport – Equatorial Guinea 1-1 Congo". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea – Congo". Youtube. 17 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Match report: Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Congo" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "BBC Sport – Burkina Faso 0-2 Gabon". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Burkina Faso – Gabon". Youtube. 17 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Match report: Burkina Faso 0–2 Gabon" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "BBC Sport – Equatorial Guinea 0-0 Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 21 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Equatorial Guinea – Burkina Faso". Youtube. 21 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Match report: Equatorial Guinea 1–1 Burkina Faso" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "BBC Sport – Gabon 0-1 Congo". BBC Sport. 21 January 2015.
  12. ↑ "Gabon – Congo". Youtube. 21 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Match report: Gabon 0–1 Congo" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "BBC Sport – Gabon 0-2 Equatorial Guinea". BBC Sport. 25 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "Gabon – Equatorial Guinea". Youtube. 25 January 2015.
  16. ↑ "Match report: Gabon 0–2 Equatorial Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "BBC Sport – Congo 2-1 Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. 25 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "Congo – Burkina Faso". Youtube. 25 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Match report: Congo 2–1 Burkina Faso" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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