2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Group B of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 15 to 23 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Senegal and Tunisia advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.

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
B1	Algeria	Group J winners	2 June 2016	16th	2015	Winners (1990)	43.5	39
B2	Tunisia	Group A winners	4 September 2016	17th	2015	Winners (2004)	34.5	36
B3	Senegal	Group K winners	4 June 2016	13th	2015	Runners-up (2002)	24	33
B4	Zimbabwe	Group L winners	5 June 2016	3rd	2006	Group stage (2004, 2006)	10	103

Notes

1. The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	6
3	Algeria	3	0	2	1	5	6	−1	2
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

• The group winners, Senegal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Cameroon.
• The group runners-up, Tunisia, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Burkina Faso.

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).^[2]

Algeria vs Zimbabwe

Algeria	2–2	Zimbabwe
Mahrez 12', 82'	Report	Mahachi 17' Mushekwi 29' (pen.)

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)

17:00

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Algeria[3]

Zimbabwe[3]

GK 23 Raïs M'Bolhi RB 20 Mokhtar Belkhiter  28'  46' CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c) CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam RM 7 Riyad Mahrez CM 17 Adlène Guedioura CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb LM 15 Hillal Soudani  78' AM 11 Yacine Brahimi CF 13 Islam Slimani Substitutions: DF 22 Rabie Meftah  46' MF 18 Rachid Ghezzal  78' Manager: Georges Leekens

GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa CB 2 Costa Nhamoinesu LB 6 Onismor Bhasera RM 10 Kudakwashe Mahachi CM 14 Willard Katsande (c) CM 3 Danny Phiri LM 17 Knowledge Musona  12' AM 20 Khama Billiat CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi  78' Substitutions: FW 7 Matthew Rusike  38'  12' FW 13 Cuthbert Malajila  78' Manager: Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)[4] Assistant referees: Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea) Fourth official: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Tunisia vs Senegal

Tunisia	0–2	Senegal
	Report	Mané 10' (pen.) Mbodji 30'

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)

20:00

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Tunisia[5]

Senegal[5]

GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c) RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef CB 3 Aymen Abdennour  9' LB 12 Ali Maâloul CM 15 Larry Azouni  46' CM 13 Ferjani Sassi CM 8 Hamza Lahmar RF 23 Naïm Sliti CF 9 Ahmed Akaïchi  64' LF 7 Youssef Msakni Substitutions: MF 10 Wahbi Khazri  46' FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi  64' Manager: Henryk Kasperczak

GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo RB 21 Lamine Gassama CB 2 Kara Mbodji CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly  41' LB 4 Cheikh M'Bengue  36' RM 17 Badou Ndiaye  72' CM 5 Idrissa Gueye CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)  88' LM 20 Keita Baldé  62' CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf CF 10 Sadio Mané Substitutions: MF 18 Ismaïla Sarr  62' MF 22 Henri Saivet  72' MF 15 Papakouli Diop  88' Manager: Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match: Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal)[6] Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouandé (Cameroon) Elvis Noupue (Cameroon) Fourth official: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Algeria vs Tunisia

Algeria	1–2	Tunisia
Hanni 90+2'	Report	Mandi 50' (o.g.) Sliti 66' (pen.)

19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)

17:00

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Algeria[7]

Tunisia[7]

GK 16 Malik Asselah RB 22 Rabie Meftah  31' CB 21 Ramy Bensebaini CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c) LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam  65' DM 17 Adlène Guedioura  14'  90+3' CM 7 Riyad Mahrez CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb RW 11 Yacine Brahimi  74' LW 18 Rachid Ghezzal  69' CF 13 Islam Slimani Substitutions: FW 14 Baghdad Bounedjah  69' MF 9 Sofiane Hanni  74' MF 19 Mehdi Abeid  90+3' Manager: Georges Leekens

GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi (c)  87' RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef CB 3 Aymen Abdennour LB 12 Ali Maâloul  45+1' DM 13 Ferjani Sassi RM 10 Wahbi Khazri  73' LM 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor AM 23 Naïm Sliti CF 7 Youssef Msakni CF 9 Ahmed Akaïchi  78' Substitutions: DF 20 Mohamed Ali Yacoubi  73' FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi  78' GK 1 Rami Jridi  87' Manager: Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match: Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)[8] Assistant referees: Abel Baba (Nigeria) Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Fourth official: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Senegal vs Zimbabwe

Senegal	2–0	Zimbabwe
Mané 9' Saivet 13'	Report

19 January 2017 (2017-01-19)

20:00

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Senegal[9]

Zimbabwe[9]

GK 1 Abdoulaye Diallo RB 21 Lamine Gassama  57' CB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly CB 2 Kara Mbodji LB 4 Cheikh M'Bengue CM 5 Idrissa Gueye CM 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)  31'  85' RW 20 Keita Baldé AM 22 Henri Saivet LW 10 Sadio Mané  90+1' CF 9 Mame Biram Diouf  63' Substitutions: FW 7 Moussa Sow  63' MF 11 Cheikh N'Doye  85' MF 18 Ismaïla Sarr  90+1' Manager: Aliou Cissé

GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa CB 2 Costa Nhamoinesu LB 6 Onismor Bhasera CM 18 Marvelous Nakamba CM 14 Willard Katsande (c) AM 20 Khama Billiat RW 10 Kudakwashe Mahachi  46' LW 7 Matthew Rusike  46' CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi  83' Substitutions: FW 11 Tendai Ndoro  46' FW 8 Evans Rusike  46' FW 13 Cuthbert Malajila  89'  83' Manager: Callisto Pasuwa

Man of the Match: Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal)[10] Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan) Fourth official: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Senegal vs Algeria

Senegal	2–2	Algeria
Diop 43' Sow 53'	Report	Slimani 10', 52'

23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)

20:00

Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Senegal[11]

Algeria[11]

GK 16 Khadim N'Diaye RB 14 Zargo Touré CB 2 Kara Mbodji (c)  70' CB 11 Cheikh N'Doye LB 19 Saliou Ciss CM 17 Badou Ndiaye  78' CM 15 Papakouli Diop AM 12 Mohamed Diamé RW 18 Ismaïla Sarr LW 13 Moussa Konaté  90+4' CF 7 Moussa Sow Substitutions: FW 6 Famara Diédhiou  74'  70' MF 5 Idrissa Gueye  78' MF 20 Keita Baldé  90+4' Manager: Aliou Cissé

GK 16 Malik Asselah RB 22 Rabie Meftah CB 2 Aïssa Mandi (c) CB 4 Liassine Cadamuro  58' LB 3 Faouzi Ghoulam  39' CM 17 Adlène Guedioura CM 10 Nabil Bentaleb  39' RW 11 Yacine Brahimi  44' AM 9 Sofiane Hanni  83' LW 7 Riyad Mahrez CF 13 Islam Slimani  80' Substitutions: FW 14 Baghdad Bounedjah  80' MF 18 Rachid Ghezzal  83' Manager: Georges Leekens

Man of the Match: Islam Slimani (Algeria)[12] Assistant referees: Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola) Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique) Fourth official: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Zimbabwe vs Tunisia

Zimbabwe	2–4	Tunisia
Musona 42' Ndoro 58'	Report	Sliti 9' Msakni 22' Khenissi 36' Khazri 45' (pen.)

23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)

20:00

Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

Zimbabwe[13]

Tunisia[13]

GK 16 Tatenda Mkuruva RB 4 Hardlife Zvirekwi CB 5 Elisha Muroiwa CB 2 Costa Nhamoinesu  44' LB 6 Onismor Bhasera CM 3 Danny Phiri  8'  89' CM 14 Willard Katsande (c) RW 20 Khama Billiat AM 18 Marvelous Nakamba LW 17 Knowledge Musona  89' CF 9 Nyasha Mushekwi Substitutions: FW 11 Tendai Ndoro  46' MF 10 Kudakwashe Mahachi  89' Manager: Callisto Pasuwa

GK 1 Rami Jridi RB 21 Hamdi Nagguez  85' CB 2 Syam Ben Youssef CB 3 Aymen Abdennour (c) LB 12 Ali Maâloul CM 14 Mohamed Amine Ben Amor  33' CM 13 Ferjani Sassi AM 10 Wahbi Khazri  63' RF 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi CF 7 Youssef Msakni  78' LF 23 Naïm Sliti  83' Substitutions: MF 8 Hamza Lahmar  63' FW 19 Saber Khalifa  78' MF 15 Larry Azouni  83' Manager: Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match: Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia)[14] Assistant referees: Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast) Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo) Fourth official: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

References

1. "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
2. "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
3. "Tactical start list: Algeria - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
4. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2017). "R. Mahrez has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
5. "Tactical start list: Tunisia - Senegal" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
6. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (15 January 2017). "A.Diallo has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 January 2017 – via Twitter.
7. "Tactical start list: Algeria - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
8. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is Y. MSAKNI! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
9. "Tactical start list: Senegal - Zimbabwe" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
10. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (19 January 2017). "C. KOUYATE has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via Twitter.
11. "Tactical start list: Senegal - Algeria" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
12. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is I.Slimani! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.
13. "Tactical start list: Zimbabwe - Tunisia" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
14. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 January 2017). "T. Y. KHENISSI has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2017 – via Twitter.

External links

• 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com