2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Group A of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 21 January until 29 January. It consisted of Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal and Zambia. The matches were held at Equatorial Guinea. Zambia and Equatorial Guinea progressed to the quarterfinals.

Standings

Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Zambia	3	2	1	0	5	3	+2	7
Equatorial Guinea	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Libya	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
Senegal	3	0	0	3	3	6	−3	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1).

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya

21 January 2012

19:30

Equatorial Guinea	1–0	Libya
Balboa 87'	Report

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Attendance: 35,000^[1]

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Equatorial Guinea

Libya


GK	1	Danilo
DF	3	Kily
DF	15	Lawrence Doe
DF	4	Rui
DF	5	Fousseny Kamissoko
MF	14	Ben Konaté
MF	6	Juvenal (c)
FW	11	Javier Balboa
FW	12	Thierry Fidjeu		74'
FW	10	Iván Bolado		69'
FW	8	Randy	68'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Narcisse Ekanga		69'
FW	9	Rodolfo Bodipo	74'	85'
MF	20	Daniel Ekedo		85'
Manager:
Gílson Paulo


GK	1	Samir Aboud (c)
DF	3	Abdulaziz Belraysh
DF	5	Younes Al Shibani
DF	14	Ali Salama
DF	2	Rabea Al-Laafi
MF	10	Ahmed Sa'ad	82'
MF	23	Djamal Mohamed
MF	15	Marwan Mabrouk		54'
MF	17	Walid El Khatroushi		60'
MF	6	Muhammad al Sanaani		75'
FW	19	Ahmed Zuway
Substitutions:
FW	20	Ihaab Boussefi		54'
MF	8	Abdallah Sharif	90+3'	60'
MF	16	Abubakr al Abaidy	82'	75'
Manager:
Marcos Paqueta

Assistant referees:
Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)
Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Fourth official:
Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Senegal vs. Zambia

21 January 2012

22:00

Senegal	1–2	Zambia
N'Doye 73'	Report	Mayuka 12' Kalaba 20'

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Attendance: 17,500^[1]

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

Senegal

Zambia


GK	1	Bouna Coundoul
DF	5	Souleymane Diawara
DF	18	Guirane N'Daw	35'
DF	6	Kader Mangane
DF	3	Ludovic Sané
MF	22	Cheikh M'Bengue
MF	2	Rémi Gomis		27'
MF	21	Mohamed Diamé
FW	7	Moussa Sow		66'
FW	8	Mamadou Niang (c)		46'
FW	19	Demba Ba
Substitutions:
FW	11	Dame N'Doye		27'
MF	10	Issiar Dia		46'
FW	15	Papiss Cissé		66'
Manager:
Amara Traoré


GK	16	Kennedy Mweene	44'
DF	5	Hijani Himoonde
DF	2	Francis Kasonde
DF	4	Joseph Musonda		86'
DF	13	Stophira Sunzu
MF	8	Isaac Chansa		70'
MF	17	Rainford Kalaba
MF	19	Nathan Sinkala
FW	11	Christopher Katongo (c)
FW	20	Emmanuel Mayuka		81'
FW	3	Chisamba Lungu
Substitutions:
DF	23	Nyambe Mulenga		70'
MF	14	Noah Chivuta		81'
FW	12	James Chamanga		86'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Yanoussa Moussa (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Libya vs. Zambia

25 January 2012

18:15^{[note 1]}

Libya	2–2	Zambia
Saad 5', 48'	Report	Mayuka 29' C. Katongo 54'

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Attendance: 1,500^[1]

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Libya

Zambia


GK	1	Samir Aboud (c)
DF	5	Younes Al Shibani
DF	11	Muhammad al Maghrabi
DF	14	Ali Salama
DF	17	Walid El-Khatroushi	18'
MF	10	Ahmed Saad Osman
MF	23	Djamal Mahamat
MF	2	Rabea Al-Laafi	77'
MF	16	Abubakr al Abaidy	72'
FW	6	Muhammad al Sanaani
FW	19	Ahmed Zuway
Substitutions:
FW	20	Ihaab Boussefi	18'
DF	3	Abdulaziz Belraysh	72'
MF	8	Abdallah Sharif	77'
Manager:
Marcos Paqueta


GK	16	Kennedy Mweene
DF	5	Hijani Himoonde
DF	2	Francis Kasonde		31'
DF	4	Joseph Musonda
DF	13	Stophira Sunzu
MF	8	Isaac Chansa
MF	17	Rainford Kalaba
MF	19	Nathan Sinkala
MF	11	Christopher Katongo (c)
FW	20	Emmanuel Mayuka	25'
FW	3	Chisamba Lungu		53'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Collins Mbesuma	31'	74'
DF	6	Davies Nkausu		53'
MF	10	Felix Katongo		74'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Assistant referees:
Balla Diarra (Mali)
Richard Bouende-Malonga (Congo)
Fourth official:
Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Equatorial Guinea vs. Senegal

25 January 2012

21:15^{[note 2]}

Equatorial Guinea	2–1	Senegal
Randy 61' Kily 90+3'	Report	Sow 89'

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Attendance: 35,000^[1]

Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Equatorial Guinea

Senegal


GK	1	Danilo	42'
DF	3	Kily	90+4'
DF	15	Lawrence Doe	90+5' 90+5'
DF	4	Rui
DF	5	Fousseny Kamissoko
MF	14	Ben Konaté
MF	6	Juvenal (c)
FW	11	Javier Balboa
FW	12	Thierry Fidjeu		78'
FW	10	Iván Bolado		46'
FW	8	Randy	11'
Substitutions:
MF	17	Narcisse Ekanga		46'
MF	20	Daniel Ekedo	89'	78'
Manager:
Gílson Paulo


GK	1	Bouna Coundoul
DF	5	Souleymane Diawara
DF	18	Guirane N'Daw
DF	6	Kader Mangane (c)
DF	3	Ludovic Sané
MF	22	Cheikh M'Bengue
MF	10	Issiar Dia	71'
MF	21	Mohamed Diamé	66'
MF	19	Demba Ba	58'
FW	11	Dame N'Doye
FW	15	Papiss Cissé
Substitutions:
MF	14	Deme N'Diaye	58'
FW	7	Moussa Sow	66'
FW	8	Mamadou Niang	71'
Manager:
Amara Traoré

Assistant referees:
Moffat Champiti (Malawi)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zambia

29 January 2012

19:00

Equatorial Guinea	0–1	Zambia
	Report	C. Katongo 68'

Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Attendance: 44,000^[1]

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Equatorial Guinea

Zambia


GK	1	Danilo
DF	2	Dani Evuy
DF	4	Rui
DF	5	Fousseny Kamissoko
DF	23	Colin
MF	11	Javier Balboa
MF	14	Ben Konaté	85'
MF	6	Juvenal (c)
MF	20	Daniel Ekedo
FW	10	Iván Bolado	76'
FW	12	Thierry Fidjeu	46'
Substitutions:
FW	19	Raúl Fabiani	46'
MF	18	Viera Ellong	76'
MF	7	Rolan de la Cruz	85'
Manager:
Gílson Paulo


GK	16	Kennedy Mweene
DF	5	Hijani Himoonde
DF	4	Joseph Musonda
DF	13	Stophira Sunzu
DF	6	Davies Nkausu
MF	8	Isaac Chansa	74'
MF	17	Rainford Kalaba	90+2'
MF	19	Nathan Sinkala
MF	11	Christopher Katongo (c)
FW	20	Emmanuel Mayuka	81'
FW	3	Chisamba Lungu
Substitutions:
DF	2	Francis Kasonde	74'
FW	12	James Chamanga	81'
MF	7	Clifford Mulenga	90+2'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Libya vs. Senegal

29 January 2012

19:00

Libya	2–1	Senegal
Boussefi 5', 84'	Report	D. N'Diaye 10'

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Attendance: 10,000^[1]

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Libya

Senegal


GK	1	Samir Aboud (c)
DF	5	Younes Al-Shibani
DF	11	Muhammad Al-Maghrabi	44'
DF	3	Abdulaziz Belraysh		67'
DF	14	Ali Salama
MF	10	Ahmed Saad Osman
MF	23	Djamal Mahamat
MF	16	Abubakr Al-Abaidy		61'
MF	6	Mohamed Esnani		58'
FW	19	Ahmed Zuway
FW	20	Ihaab Boussefi
Substitutions:
MF	15	Marwan Mabrouk		58'
MF	8	Abdallah Sharif		61'
DF	2	Rabea Al-Laafi		67'
Manager:
Marcos Paqueta


GK	16	Khadim N'Diaye
DF	4	Pape Diakhaté
DF	5	Souleymane Diawara
DF	17	Omar Daf	12'
DF	6	Kader Mangane	39'
MF	22	Cheikh M'Bengue
MF	14	Deme N'Diaye	53'	74'
MF	21	Mohamed Diamé
MF	9	Souleymane Camara
FW	8	Mamadou Niang (c)		66'
FW	19	Demba Ba		46'
Substitutions:
FW	15	Papiss Cissé		46'
FW	7	Moussa Sow		66'
MF	10	Issiar Dia		74'
Manager:
Amara Traoré

Assistant referees:
Peter Edibe (Nigeria)
David Shaanika (Namibia)
Fourth official:
Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Notes

^ Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.^[2]
^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but was pushed back due to the delay of the Libya–Zambia match.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
^ "Rain delays Libya-Zambia match". ESPNStar.com. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

External links

Official website

[3] Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.^[2]

[4] Original kick-off at 20:00 but was pushed back due to the delay of the Libya–Zambia match.

[espn_2012_afcon-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

[2] "Rain delays Libya-Zambia match". ESPNStar.com. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.

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