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2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

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Group D of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 20 January until 28 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Mali, Cameroon, and Guinea.[1] Ivory Coast and Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Mali and Cameroon were eliminated.

Teams

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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
D1  Ivory Coast Group D runners-up 19 November 2014 21st 2013 Winners (1992) 44 28
D2  Mali Group B runners-up 19 November 2014 9th 2013 Runners-up (1972) 38 49
D3  Cameroon Group D winners 15 November 2014 17th 2010 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) 23.5 42
D4  Guinea Group E runners-up 19 November 2014 11th 2012 Runners-up (1976) 19 39
Notes
  1. ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3[a]
3  Mali 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3[a]
4  Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Guinea and Mali were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots took place on 29 January 2015, 16:00 local time at the Hilton Malabo. Guinea selected the lot for 2nd place and advanced to the quarter-finals as the group runner-up.[2][3][4]

In the quarter-finals:

  • Ivory Coast advanced to play Algeria (runner-up of Group C).
  • Guinea advanced to play Ghana (winner of Group C).

Matches

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All times local, WAT (UTC+1).

Ivory Coast vs Guinea

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Guinea took the lead in the 36th minute when Mohamed Yattara smashed home a headed clearance from the Ivory Coast defence. Gervinho was sent off in the 58th minute for hitting Naby Keïta in the face, but the 10-men Ivory Coast equalized in the 72nd minute, as Wilfried Bony controlled the ball on his chest and passed to Seydou Doumbia to score.[5][6]

Ivory Coast 1–1 Guinea
Doumbia 72' Report M. Yattara 36'
Attendance: 14,875
Ivory Coast
Guinea
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17 Serge Aurier Yellow card 40'
CB 21 Eric Bailly
CB 4 Kolo Touré
LB 22 Wilfried Kanon
CM 19 Yaya Touré (c) downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 9 Cheick Tioté Yellow card 62'
RW 10 Gervinho Red card 58'
AM 8 Salomon Kalou downward-facing red arrow 65'
LW 20 Serey Dié Yellow card 54' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 12 Wilfried Bony
Substitutions:
DF 5 Siaka Tiéné upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 7 Seydou Doumbia upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 6 Cheick Doukouré upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 1 Naby Yattara
RB 20 Baissama Sankoh
CB 17 Boubacar Fofana
CB 10 Kévin Constant
LB 5 Fodé Camara
CM 4 Florentin Pogba
CM 3 Issiaga Sylla
RW 15 Naby Keïta
AM 8 Ibrahima Traoré (c)
LW 12 Ibrahima Conté
CF 2 Mohamed Yattara downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Abdoul Camara upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
France Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea)[7]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea)

Mali vs Cameroon

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Mali took the lead in the 71st minute as Molla Wagué's flick-on from a free kick allowed Sambou Yatabaré to score at the far post. Cameroon equalized in the 84th minute, after Ambroise Oyongo controlled Raoul Loé's lofted pass to score from close range.[8][9]

Mali 1–1 Cameroon
S. Yatabaré 71' Report Oyongo 84'
Attendance: 15,000
Mali
Cameroon
GK 16 Soumbeïla Diakité
RB 15 Drissa Diakité
CB 23 Molla Wagué
CB 4 Salif Coulibaly
LB 3 Adama Tamboura
DM 8 Yacouba Sylla
RM 14 Sambou Yatabaré downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CM 17 Mamoutou N'Diaye Yellow card 24' downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 12 Seydou Keita (c)
LM 10 Bakary Sako
CF 7 Mustapha Yatabaré downward-facing red arrow 86'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Tongo Doumbia upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 20 Modibo Maïga upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 21 Abdou Traoré upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak
GK 16 Fabrice Ondoa
RB 6 Ambroise Oyongo
CB 21 Aurélien Chedjou
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
LB 12 Henri Bedimo
CM 18 Eyong Enoh downward-facing red arrow 17'
CM 4 Raoul Loé
RW 8 Benjamin Moukandjo
AM 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)
LW 11 Edgar Salli
CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar
Substitutions:
MF 20 Franck Kom upward-facing green arrow 17' downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 15 Franck Etoundi upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
Germany Volker Finke

Man of the Match:
Sambou Yatabaré (Mali)[10]

Assistant referees:
Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana)
Fourth official:
Joseph Odartei Lamptey (Ghana)

Ivory Coast vs Mali

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Mali took the lead in the 7th minute, as Bakary Sako scored home from Sambou Yatabaré's cross. Ivory Coast equalized in the 86th minute, when Serge Aurier passed to Max Gradel to score.[11][12]

Ivory Coast 1–1 Mali
Gradel 86' Report Sako 7'
Ivory Coast
Mali
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 22 Wilfried Kanon downward-facing red arrow 83'
CB 4 Kolo Touré
LB 5 Siaka Tiéné
CM 14 Ismaël Diomandé downward-facing red arrow 39'
CM 9 Cheick Tioté Yellow card 82'
RW 19 Yaya Touré (c)
LW 21 Eric Bailly
CF 12 Wilfried Bony downward-facing red arrow 84'
CF 7 Seydou Doumbia
Substitutions:
MF 15 Max Gradel upward-facing green arrow 39'
FW 8 Salomon Kalou upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 11 Tallo Gadji upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 16 Soumbeïla Diakité downward-facing red arrow 72'
RB 15 Drissa Diakité
CB 23 Molla Wagué
CB 4 Salif Coulibaly
LB 3 Adama Tamboura
DM 17 Mamoutou N'Diaye
CM 12 Seydou Keita (c) Yellow card 77'
CM 8 Yacouba Sylla Yellow card 59'
RW 10 Bakary Sako downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 14 Sambou Yatabaré Yellow card 88'
CF 7 Mustapha Yatabaré downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
Substitutions:
GK 1 Germain Berthé upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 6 Tongo Doumbia upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 20 Modibo Maïga upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Seydou Keita (Mali)[13]

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)
Fourth official:
Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Cameroon vs Guinea

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Cameroon took the lead in the 13th minute, when Benjamin Moukandjo's corner evaded everybody and hit the goalkeeper to go into the net. Guinea equalized in the 42nd minute, as Ibrahima Traoré received a pass from Issiaga Sylla, and shot home from outside the penalty area.[14][15]

Cameroon 1–1 Guinea
Moukandjo 13' Report Traoré 42'
Attendance: 15,000
Cameroon
Guinea
GK 16 Fabrice Ondoa
RB 6 Ambroise Oyongo downward-facing red arrow 62'
CB 21 Aurélien Chedjou
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
LB 12 Henri Bedimo
DM 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
RM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo
CM 17 Stéphane Mbia (c)
CM 4 Raoul Loé downward-facing red arrow 81'
LM 11 Edgar Salli
CF 10 Vincent Aboubakar downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Jérôme Guihoata upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 15 Franck Etoundi upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 20 Franck Kom upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Germany Volker Finke
GK 1 Naby Yattara
RB 20 Baissama Sankoh
CB 5 Fodé Camara
CB 4 Florentin Pogba downward-facing red arrow 45+3'
LB 3 Issiaga Sylla
DM 17 Boubacar Fofana Yellow card 32'
RM 8 Ibrahima Traoré (c) downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM 10 Kévin Constant
CM 12 Ibrahima Conté
LM 18 Seydouba Soumah downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 2 Mohamed Yattara
Substitutions:
DF 13 Abdoulaye Cissé upward-facing green arrow 45+3'
MF 15 Naby Keïta upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 19 François Kamano upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
France Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea)[16]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Cameroon vs Ivory Coast

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The only goal of the match was scored by Max Gradel in the 35th minute, as he stole the ball from the Cameroon defence, dribbled inside and shot home from outside the penalty area. The win sent Ivory Coast to the quarter-finals as group winners, while Cameroon were eliminated.[17][18]

Cameroon 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Gradel 35'
Attendance: 15,230
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
GK 16 Fabrice Ondoa
RB 5 Jérôme Guihoata
CB 21 Aurélien Chedjou
CB 3 Nicolas N'Koulou
LB 12 Henri Bedimo
CM 14 Georges Mandjeck
CM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo downward-facing red arrow 67'
RW 13 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
AM 17 Stéphane Mbia (c)
LW 15 Franck Etoundi downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 11 Edgar Salli downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 10 Vincent Aboubakar upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 2 Léonard Kweuke upward-facing green arrow 55'
MF 7 Clinton N'Jie upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager:
Germany Volker Finke
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo Yellow card 90+3'
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 21 Eric Bailly Yellow card 27' downward-facing red arrow 28'
CB 4 Kolo Touré
LB 22 Wilfried Kanon
CM 20 Serey Dié
CM 19 Yaya Touré (c) Yellow card 32' downward-facing red arrow 82'
RW 15 Max Gradel
AM 7 Seydou Doumbia downward-facing red arrow 60'
LW 5 Siaka Tiéné
CF 12 Wilfried Bony
Substitutions:
DF 2 Ousmane Viera upward-facing green arrow 28'
FW 11 Tallo Gadji upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 6 Cheick Doukouré upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Max Gradel (Ivory Coast)[19]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

Guinea vs Mali

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Guinea took the lead in the 15th minute with a penalty by Kévin Constant, which was awarded due to a handball by Salif Coulibaly. Mali then were awarded their own penalty three minutes later after Baissama Sankoh was penalised for handball, but Seydou Keita's penalty was easily saved. Mali equalized in the 47th minute, when Abdoulay Diaby crossed for Modibo Maïga to head home. The match finished in a 1–1 draw, the same scoreline as both Guinea and Mali's previous two matches, meaning that the two teams were tied on head-to-head record, overall goal difference, and overall goals scored. A drawing of lots were held the next day to decide which team qualify for the quarter-finals as group runner-up, which was won by Guinea (see below for details).[20][21]

Guinea 1–1 Mali
Constant 15' (pen.) Report Maïga 47'
Guinea
Mali
GK 1 Naby Yattara
RB 13 Abdoulaye Cissé
CB 20 Baissama Sankoh
CB 5 Fodé Camara
LB 3 Issiaga Sylla Yellow card 55'  downward-facing red arrow 57'
DM 15 Naby Keïta
CM 17 Boubacar Fofana
CM 10 Kévin Constant downward-facing red arrow 84'
RW 8 Ibrahima Traoré (c) downward-facing red arrow 62'
LW 12 Ibrahima Conté
CF 2 Mohamed Yattara
Substitutions:
DF 23 Djibril Tamsir Paye upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 18 Seydouba Soumah upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 7 Abdoul Camara upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
France Michel Dussuyer
GK 1 Germain Berthé
RB 15 Drissa Diakité
CB 23 Molla Wagué
CB 4 Salif Coulibaly
LB 3 Adama Tamboura
DM 17 Mamoutou N'Diaye downward-facing red arrow 90+1'
CM 8 Yacouba Sylla
CM 12 Seydou Keita (c)
RW 18 Abdoulay Diaby Yellow card 70'  downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 20 Modibo Maïga
CF 7 Mustapha Yatabaré downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
MF 10 Bakary Sako upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 14 Sambou Yatabaré upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 21 Abdou Traoré upward-facing green arrow 90+1'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Man of the Match:
Modibo Maïga (Mali)[22]

Assistant referees:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana)
Fourth official:
Mehd Abid Charef (Algeria)

Drawing of lots

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Guinea and Mali finished level on the second spot after the group stage, making the first drawing of lots needed at the tournament since 1988. Unlike some other international tournaments, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations tournament regulations would not use fair-play criteria or a penalty shoot-out after the teams met on the last match day to determine the final group ranking. Both head coaches have openly criticised the regulations.[23]

The draw took place at 16:00 WAT (UTC+1) on 29 January 2015, at the Hilton Malabo. Representatives of each team drew a ball, one of which was numbered '2' and the other numbered '3'.[2] Guinea drew the ball '2' and were placed as runners-up in the group, with Mali being third. As such, Guinea advanced to the quarter-finals and Mali were eliminated.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ghana, Algeria, South Africa, Senegal in Group of Death". CAF. 4 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Procedure for the draw between Mali and Guinea". CAF. 28 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Guinea to face Ghana in quarter final". CAF. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ a b Hills, David. "Africa Cup of Nations 2015: Guinea and Mali draw lots – live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  5. ^ "BBC Sport – Ivory Coast 1-1 Guinea". BBC Sport. 20 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Ivory Coast – Guinea". Youtube. 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Match report: Ivory Coast 1–1 Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  8. ^ "BBC Sport – Mali 1-1 Cameroon". BBC Sport. 20 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Mali – Cameroon". Youtube. 20 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Match report: Mali 1–1 Cameroon" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  11. ^ "BBC Sport – Ivory Coast 1-1 Mali". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Ivory Coast – Mali". Youtube. 24 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Match report: Ivory Coast 1–1 Mali" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  14. ^ "BBC Sport – Cameroon 1-1 Guinea". BBC Sport. 24 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Cameroon – Guinea". Youtube. 24 January 2015.
  16. ^ "Match report: Cameroon 1–1 Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  17. ^ "BBC Sport – Cameroon 0-1 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
  18. ^ "Cameroon – Ivory Coast". Youtube. 28 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Match report: Cameroon 0–1 Ivory Coast" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  20. ^ "BBC Sport – Guinea 1-1 Mali". BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Guinea – Mali". Youtube. 28 January 2015.
  22. ^ "Match report: Guinea 1–1 Mali" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  23. ^ "Afcon 2015: Mali and Guinea managers criticise drawing of lots". BBC Sport. 28 January 2015.
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