2019 Africa Cup of Nations

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.

2019 FIFA Confederations Cup
كأس الأمم الأفريقية 2019 (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates21 June – 19 July 2019
Teams24 (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 played52
Goals scored102 (1.96 per match)
Attendance943,053 (18,136 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Odion Ighalo
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Algeria Ismaël Bennacer
Best young playerSenegal Krépin Diatta

Teams

  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Withdrew or did not enter
  Not part of CAF

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
 EgyptHosts / Group J
runners-up
16 October 201824th2017Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)58
 MadagascarGroup A runners-up16 October 20181stNoneDebut108
 TunisiaGroup J winners16 October 201819th2017Winners (2004)25
 SenegalGroup A winners16 October 201815th2017Runners-up (2002)22
 MoroccoGroup B winners17 November 201817th2017Winners (1976)47
 NigeriaGroup E winners17 November 201818th2013Winners (1980, 1994, 2013)45
 UgandaGroup L winners17 November 20187th2017Runners-up (1978)80
 MaliGroup C winners17 November 201811th2017Runners-up (1972)62
 GuineaGroup H winners18 November 201812th2015Runners-up (1976)71
 AlgeriaGroup D winners18 November 201818th2017Winners (1990)68
 MauritaniaGroup I runners-up18 November 20181stNoneDebut103
 Ivory CoastGroup H runners-up18 November 201823rd2017Winners (1992, 2015)62
 KenyaGroup F runners-up30 November 20186th2004Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004)105
 GhanaGroup F winners30 November 201822nd2017Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)50
 AngolaGroup I winners22 March 20198th2013Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)123
 BurundiGroup C runners-up23 March 20191stNoneDebut134
 CameroonGroup B runners-up23 March 201919th2017Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017)51
 Guinea-BissauGroup K winners23 March 20192nd2017Group stage (2017)118
 NamibiaGroup K runners-up23 March 20193rd2008Group stage (1998, 2008)113
 ZimbabweGroup G winners24 March 20194th2017Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017)109
 DR CongoGroup G runners-up24 March 201919th2017Winners (1968, 1974)49
 BeninGroup D runners-up24 March 20194th2010Group stage (2004, 2008, 2010)88
 TanzaniaGroup L runners-up24 March 20192nd1980Group stage (1980)131
 South AfricaGroup E runners-up24 March 201910th2015Winners (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 330050+59
2  Uganda 31113304
3  DR Congo 31024403
4  Zimbabwe 301216–51

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Madagascar 321052+37
2  Nigeria 32012206
3  Guinea 311143+14
4  Burundi 300304–40

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Algeria 330060+69
2  Senegal 320151+46
3  Kenya 310237–43
4  Tanzania 300328–60

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Morocco 330030+39
2  Ivory Coast 320152+36
3  South Africa 310212–13
4  Namibia 300316–50

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Mali 321062+47
2  Tunisia 30302203
3  Angola 302112–12
4  Mauritania 302114–32

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ghana 312042+25
2  Cameroon 312020+25
3  Benin 30302203
4  Guinea-Bissau 301204–41

Knockout stage

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
5 July – Cairo (International)
 
 
 Uganda0
 
10 July – Cairo (30 June)
 
 Senegal1
 
 Senegal1
 
5 July – Cairo (Al Salam)
 
 Benin0
 
 Morocco1 (1)
 
14 July – Cairo (30 June)
 
 Benin (p)1 (4)
 
 Senegal (aet)1
 
7 July – Alexandria
 
 Tunisia0
 
 Madagascar (p)2 (4)
 
11 July – Cairo (Al Salam)
 
 DR Congo2 (2)
 
 Madagascar0
 
8 July – Ismailia
 
 Tunisia3
 
 Ghana1 (4)
 
19 July – Cairo (International)
 
 Tunisia (p)1 (5)
 
 Senegal0
 
8 July – Suez
 
 Algeria1
 
 Mali0
 
11 July – Suez
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
 Ivory Coast1 (3)
 
7 July – Cairo (30 June)
 
 Algeria (p)1 (4)
 
 Algeria3
 
14 July – Cairo (International)
 
 Guinea0
 
 Algeria2
 
6 July – Alexandria
 
 Nigeria1 Third place play-off
 
 Nigeria3
 
10 July – Cairo (International)17 July – Cairo (Al Salam)
 
 Cameroon2
 
 Nigeria2 Tunisia0
 
6 July – Cairo (International)
 
 South Africa1  Nigeria1
 
 Egypt0
 
 
 South Africa1
 

Final

Senegal 0–1 Algeria
Report
  • Bounedjah Goal 2'
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
 AFCON 2019 Winners 

Algeria
2nd title

References

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