2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Group C of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 16 to 24 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of defending champions Ivory Coast, Morocco, DR Congo, and Togo.[1]
DR Congo and Morocco advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.
Teams
[edit]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 |
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C1 | Ivory Coast | Group I winners | 3 September 2016 | 22nd | 2015 | Winners (1992, 2015) | 63.5 | 34 |
C2 | DR Congo | Group B winners | 4 September 2016 | 18th | 2015 | Winners (1968, 1974) | 29.5 | 49 |
C3 | Morocco | Group F winners | 29 March 2016 | 16th | 2013 | Winners (1976) | 18.5 | 57 |
C4 | Togo | Group A runners-up | 4 September 2016 | 8th | 2013 | Quarter-finals (2013) | 15.5 | 90 |
- Notes
- ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
In the quarter-finals:
- The group winners, DR Congo, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ghana.
- The group runners-up, Morocco, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Egypt.
Matches
[edit]All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]
Ivory Coast vs Togo
[edit]Ivory Coast | 0–0 | Togo |
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Report |
Ivory Coast[3]
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Togo[3]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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DR Congo vs Morocco
[edit]DR Congo | 1–0 | Morocco |
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Kabananga 55' | Report |
DR Congo[5]
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Morocco[5]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Ivory Coast vs DR Congo
[edit]Ivory Coast | 2–2 | DR Congo |
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Report |
Ivory Coast[7]
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DR Congo[7]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Morocco vs Togo
[edit]Morocco | 3–1 | Togo |
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Report | Dossevi 5' |
Morocco[9]
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Togo[9]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Morocco vs Ivory Coast
[edit]Morocco | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Alioui 64' | Report |
Morocco[11]
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Ivory Coast[11]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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Togo vs DR Congo
[edit]Togo[13]
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DR Congo[13]
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is A. Lalawelé! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Congo DR - Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2017). "M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is S.Dié! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Media start list: Morocco - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2017). "F. Fajr has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Morocco - Côte D'Ivoire" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 January 2017). "More The Total Man of the Match is S. KALOU! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Tactical start list: Togo - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 January 2017). "Junior Kabananga has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com