2017 Africa Cup of Nations

2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2017
Tournament details
Host country  Gabon
Dates 14 January – 5 February
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)

The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017) is scheduled to be 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 The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Libya,[1] until CAF rescinded its hosting rights in August 2014 due to ongoing war in the country.[2] The tournament will instead be hosted by Gabon.[3]

The 2017 African champion will qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. This event is also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary.

Bids

First bidding

The following countries expressed an interest in hosting the tournament: Botswana,[4] Cameroon,[5] DR Congo,[6] Guinea,[7] Morocco,[8] South Africa,[9] Zambia,[10] and Zimbabwe.[11]

CAF received 3 bids before the 30 September 2010 deadline, to host either the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations or 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. The three bids were from DR Congo, Morocco and South Africa. All three bids were originally put on a short list.[12]

CAF then began an inspection procedure, intending to visit each bidding country to view stadiums, infrastructure, and football interest. They inspected the DR Congo first.[13] The inspection was intended to run from 12 to 15 November, but was cut short. 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.[14]

Morocco was the next country to be inspected, with CAF visiting the country in early November 2010.[15] South Africa was inspected in December 2010.

Nation Last hosted
 Morocco 1988
 South Africa 1996[16]

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

After Libya was withdrawn as the venue on 22 August 2014, the CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 30 September 2014, and would announce the hosts in 2015;[17] the host announcement was later set to take place on 8 April 2015.[18]

Seven countries submitted a bid to host the tournament: Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Sudan, and Zimbabwe.[19][20] Only four of them, Algeria, Egypt, Gabon, and Ghana, were determined by the CAF to be compliant with the host criteria.[21][22] Later, Egypt withdrew its application.[23]

Other countries which expressed an interest but did not bid included Ethiopia,[24] Mali,[25] and Tanzania.[26] Kenya discussed a joint bid with neighbors Rwanda and Uganda,[27] but eventually bid alone.

Nation Last hosted
 Algeria[28] 1990
 Gabon[29] 2012
 Ghana[30] 2008

On 8 April 2015, CAF President Issa Hayatou announced Gabon as the replacement hosts following votes by the CAF Executive Committee.[3] Gabon previously co-hosted the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations with Equatorial Guinea, who were also named replacement hosts for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations following Morocco's withdrawal.

Qualification

The draw for the qualification stage took place on 8 April 2015, immediately after the announcement of the host nation.[18] The host nation team will also be drawn into a group and will play games against those in that group; however, these matches will only be considered as friendlies and not counted for the standings.

Due to the cancellation of Morocco being hosts of the 2015 edition, the national team of Morocco were originally banned by the CAF to enter the 2017 and 2019 Africa Cups of Nations.[31] However, the ban was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, meaning Morocco may enter the tournament.[32]

Three-time champions Nigeria did not qualify.[33]

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
 Gabon Hosts 8 April 2015 7th 2015 Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)
 Morocco Group F winners 29 March 2016 16th 2013 Winners (1976)

Venues

Libreville and Franceville were also host venues for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Akanda Franceville
Akanda
Franceville
Libreville
Port Gentil
 Libreville Port Gentil
Stade d'Angondjé Stade de Franceville Stade Omar Bongo Stade de Port-Gentil
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 40,000

Format

Only the hosts will receive an automatic qualification spot, the other 15 teams will qualify through a qualification tournament. At the finals, the 16 teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams each. The teams in each group play a single round robin. After the group stage, the top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals. The semifinal losers will play in third place match, while semifinal winners will play in final.[34]

Group stage

Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals.

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Gabon (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on January 2017. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on January 2017. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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Media

Broadcasting

Territory Channel Ref
 Arab world beIN Sports Arabia
 Argentina El Trece
 Asia Fox International Channels
 Australia beIN Sports
 Benin ORTB
 Brazil Rede Globo
 Cape Verde RTC
 Colombia Caracol TV, RCN Television
 Europe Eurosport
 Equatorial Guinea RTVGE
 France Canal+ Group
 Ghana GTV/KTV
 India Sony SIX
 Ivory Coast RTI
 Mexico Televisa
 Mali ORTM
 New Zealand SKY Sports
 Senegal RTS
 South Africa SABC
 Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport
 United States Univision, Telemundo

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
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Winner Group
 
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Runner-up Group
 
Winner Quarter-final
 
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Winner Quarter-final
 
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Runner-up Group
 
Winner Semi-final 1
 
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Winner Semi-final 2
 
Winner Group
 
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Runner-up Group
 
Winner Quarter-final
 
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Winner Quarter-finalThird Place
 
Winner Group
 
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Runner-up Group
 
Loser Semi-final 1
 
 
Loser Semi-final 2
 

Quarter-finals

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Winner Group A v Runner-up Group B

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Winner Group B v Runner-up Group A

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Winner Group C v Runner-up Group D

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Winner Group D v Runner-up Group C

Semi-finals

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Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 3/4

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Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3/4

Third place play-off

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Loser Semi-final 1 v Loser Semi-final 2

Final

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Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2

References

  1. 1 2 "South Africa replace Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts". BBC. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Libya stripped of right to host 2017 Nations Cup". Reuters. 23 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Gabon named hosts of AFCON 2017". CAF. 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "BFA eyes new stadium to host 2015 AFCON". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Cameroon to host African Cup of Nations?". global post. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "DR Congo name local committee to back 2015 nations cup bid". Star Africa. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "Guinea Wants To Host 2015 Africa Cup Of Nations". goal.com. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  8. ↑ "Morocco to host African Cup of Nations?". global post. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  9. ↑ "SA bids for 2015 Nations Cup". KickOff Magazine. 29 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Zambia Bids to Host 2015 Africa Cup Of Nations". Zambian Watchdog. 5 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  11. ↑ "Zim’s Afcon bid faces SA challenge". Zimbabwe Independent. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  12. ↑ "CAN 2015, 2017 bid applications closed". CAF Online. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  13. ↑ "Organisation de la Can 2015 : Une commission de la Caf en Rdc le 12 novembre prochain en visite d’inspection". Groupelaviner. 22 October 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  14. ↑ "DR Congo withdraws CAN 2015, 2017 bid". CAF Online. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  15. ↑ "AFCO 2015 and 2017/ Morocco: CAF for inspection in Casablanca". Star Africa. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  16. ↑ At the time of bidding, 1996 was South Africa's previous time hosting. They would later step in to host the 2013 AFCON in place of war-torn Libya.
  17. ↑ "Libya withdraws from the organization of AFCON 2017". Cafonline.com. 23 August 2014.
  18. 1 2 "Format of 2017 AFCON Qualifiers and 2018 World Cup". CAFonline.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  19. ↑ "Seven bids received from 2017 AFCON". Cafonline.com. 7 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "2017 Nations Cup: Seven countries bid to host finals". BBC Sport. 7 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Other Resolutions of the Executive Committee Meeting of 11-11-2015". CAF. 16 November 2014.
  22. ↑ "2017 Nations Cup: Four nations left to bid to host tournament". BBC.com. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  23. ↑ "Africa Cup of Nations: Egypt confirms 2017 bid withdrawal". BBC.com. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  24. ↑ "Ethiopia to bid for 2017 African Cup". Merced Sun-Star. 28 August 2014.
  25. ↑ "Football: Mali to bid for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations". GlobalPost. 28 August 2014.
  26. ↑ "Tanzania to bid for the 2017 Cup of Nations". Goal.com. 26 August 2014.
  27. ↑ "Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda stage joint bid for 2017 Nations Cup". New Vision. 28 August 2014.
  28. ↑ "CAN 2017 : L'Algérie ne serait plus favorite ! Le Ghana et le Mali candidats". GlobalNet. 27 August 2014.
  29. ↑ "La Libye renonce à la CAN 2017 : Et le Gabon…?". Gabon Review. 26 August 2014.
  30. ↑ "Ghana to bid for 2017 Africa Cup of Nations hosting rights". Ghana Soccernet. 26 August 2014.
  31. ↑ "Morocco Fined, Banned From Two AFCON Tournaments". CAF Online. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  32. ↑ "Morocco win appeal over Afcon 2017 and 2019 bans". BBC Sport. 2 April 2015.
  33. ↑ "Afcon 2017: Nigeria fail to qualify after defeat by Egypt". BBC Sport. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  34. ↑ "Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.

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