2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Group C of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 10 to 18 January 2022. The group consisted of debutants Comoros, Gabon, Ghana and Morocco.[1]

Morocco and Gabon as the top two teams, along with Comoros as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams
Draw position Team Zone Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance		 FIFA Rankings
May 2021[nb 1] December 2021
C1 MoroccoUNAFGroup E winners26 March 202118th2019Winners (1976)3428
C2 GhanaWAFUGroup C winners25 March 202123rd2019Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)4952
C3 GabonUNIFFACGroup D runners-up25 March 20218th2017Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)8889
C4 ComorosCOSAFAGroup G runners-up25 March 20211stNoneDebut131132

Notes

  1. The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Gabon 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
3  Comoros 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Ghana 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Matches
All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Morocco vs Ghana
Morocco 1–0 Ghana
Boufal 83' Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Morocco
Ghana
GK1Yassine Bounou
RB2Achraf Hakimi
CB6Romain Saïss (c)
CB5Nayef Aguerd
LB3Adam Masina 22'
DM24Samy Mmaee
RM8Azzedine Ounahi 90'
AM15Selim Amallah
AM7Imran Louza 78'
LM17Sofiane Boufal
CF14Zakaria Aboukhlal 90'
Substitutions:
FW28Tarik Tissoudali 78'
FW27Soufiane Rahimi 90'
MF4Sofyan Amrabat 90'
Coach:
Vahid Halilhodžić
GK16Joe Wollacott
RB2Andy Yiadom
CB18Daniel Amartey
CB23Alexander Djiku 17'
LB17Baba Rahman
CM5Thomas Partey 90+1'
CM21Iddrisu Baba
RW15Joseph Paintsil 86'
AM10André Ayew (c) 64'
LW22Kamaldeen Sulemana 86'
CF9Jordan Ayew 86'
Substitutions:
FW7Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 86'
FW25Benjamin Tetteh 86'
MF8Daniel-Kofi Kyereh 86'
FW13Richmond Boakye 90+1'
Coach:
Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
Sofiane Boufal (Morocco)[2]

Assistant referees:
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Fourth official:
Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)

Comoros vs Gabon
Comoros 0–1 Gabon
Report Boupendza 16'
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Comoros
Gabon
GK23Ali Ahamada
CB2Kassim Abdallah 45' 46'
CB4Younn Zahary
CB12Kassim M'Dahoma 77'
RM26Iyad Mohamed 46'
CM13Rafidine Abdullah 77'
CM19Mohamed Youssouf 67'
LM22Saïd Bakari
AM10Youssouf M'Changama
CF15Benjaloud Youssouf
CF21Ben Nabouhane (c)
Substitutions:
MF8Fouad Bachirou 46'
FW24Faiz Mattoir 46'
FW25Moussa Djoumoi 67'
FW20Ahmed Mogni 77'
DF6Jimmy Abdou 77'
Coach:
Amir Abdou
GK1Jean-Noël Amonome
RB4Sidney Obissa
CB8Lloyd Palun
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga (c)
LB6Johann Obiang
CM12Guélor Kanga
CM17André Biyogo Poko 61'
RW14Louis Ameka 58'
AM7Aaron Boupendza 79'
LW20Denis Bouanga
CF11Jim Allevinah 66'
Substitutions:
MF19Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali 58'
FW15Ulrick Eneme Ella 66'
DF24David Sambissa 79'
Coach:
Patrice Neveu

Man of the Match:
Aaron Boupendza (Gabon)[3]

Assistant referees:
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Frank Komba (Tanzania)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)

Morocco vs Comoros
Morocco 2–0 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Morocco
Comoros
GK1Yassine Bounou
RB2Achraf Hakimi 42'
CB6Romain Saïss (c)
CB5Nayef Aguerd
LB3Adam Masina
DM4Sofyan Amrabat
RM28Tarik Tissoudali 65'
AM15Selim Amallah 41' 90'
AM7Imran Louza 65'
LM17Sofiane Boufal 76'
CF9Ayoub El Kaabi 65'
Substitutions:
MF11Fayçal Fajr 65'
FW19Youssef En-Nesyri 65'
FW14Zakaria Aboukhlal 65'
FW10Munir El Haddadi 76'
MF8Azzedine Ounahi 90'
Coach:
Vahid Halilhodžić
GK1Salim Ben Boina
RB19Mohamed Youssouf 89'
CB12Kassim M'Dahoma
CB6Jimmy Abdou (c)
LB15Benjaloud Youssouf 65'
DM13Rafidine Abdullah 59'
RM22Saïd Bakari 90'
AM10Youssouf M'Changama 18'
AM8Fouad Bachirou 90'
LM7Faïz Selemani 16'
CF21Ben Nabouhane
Substitutions:
MF18Yacine Bourhane 59'
DF4Younn Zahary 65'
FW25Moussa Djoumoi 89'
FW17Ibroihim Djoudja 90'
FW20Ahmed Mogni 90'
Coach:
Amir Abdou

Man of the Match:
Salim Ben Boina (Comoros)[4]

Assistant referees:
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)
Liban Abdourazak Ahmed (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Gabon vs Ghana
Gabon 1–1 Ghana
Allevinah 88' Report A. Ayew 18'
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Gabon
Ghana
GK1Jean-Noël Amonome
CB3Anthony Oyono 57'
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga (c) 24'
CB25Junior Assoumou
RM14Louis Ameka 76'
CM17André Biyogo Poko
CM19Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali 67'
LM6Johann Obiang
AM12Guélor Kanga 45'
CF7Aaron Boupendza
CF20Denis Bouanga 53'
Substitutions:
FW11Jim Allevinah 53'
FW15Ulrick Eneme Ella 67'
DF2Alex Moucketou-Moussounda 76'
Coach:
Patrice Neveu
GK16Joe Wollacott 81'
RB2Andy Yiadom
CB18Daniel Amartey
CB23Alexander Djiku
LB17Baba Rahman
CM5Thomas Partey 36'
CM21Iddrisu Baba 65'
CM8Daniel-Kofi Kyereh 59'
RW9Jordan Ayew 90+2'
LW22Kamaldeen Sulemana 61'
CF10André Ayew (c) 90+2'
Substitutions:
MF6Edmund Addo 61'
MF15Joseph Paintsil 90+4' 65'
FW25Benjamin Tetteh 90+4' 90+2'
FW7Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 90+2'
Coach:
Milovan Rajevac

Man of the Match:
André Ayew (Ghana)[5]

Assistant referees:
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)

Gabon vs Morocco
Gabon 2–2 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)


Gabon
Morocco
GK1Jean-Noël Amonome
CB8Lloyd Palun
CB5Bruno Ecuele Manga (c)
CB25Junior Assoumou
RM3Anthony Oyono
CM2Alex Moucketou-Moussounda 64'
CM17André Biyogo Poko
LM6Johann Obiang 36'
AM12Guélor Kanga
CF11Jim Allevinah 88'
CF7Aaron Boupendza 45+1' 90+1'
Substitutions:
FW14Louis Ameka 64'
FW13Kévin Mayi 88'
FW10Axel Méyé 90+1'
Coach:
Patrice Neveu
GK12Munir Mohamedi
RB2Achraf Hakimi
CB18Sofian Chakla 89'
CB5Nayef Aguerd
LB3Adam Masina
RM8Azzedine Ounahi 89'
CM13Ilias Chair 31'
CM4Sofyan Amrabat 38'
LM11Fayçal Fajr (c) 57'
CF9Ayoub El Kaabi 57'
CF19Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
MF15Selim Amallah 31'
FW17Sofiane Boufal 57'
MF16Aymen Barkok 57'
FW28Tarik Tissoudali 89'
DF6Romain Saïss 89'
Coach:
Vahid Halilhodžić

Man of the Match:
Jim Allevinah (Gabon)[6]

Assistant referees:
Attia Amsaaed (Libya)
Frank Komba (Tanzania)
Fourth official:
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Khalil Hassani (Tunisia)

Ghana vs Comoros
Ghana 2–3 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Ghana
Comoros
GK16Joe Wollacott
RB2Andy Yiadom 78' 81'
CB18Daniel Amartey
CB23Alexander Djiku
LB17Baba Rahman 46'
RM22Kamaldeen Sulemana 60'
CM5Thomas Partey
CM8Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
LM7Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 60'
CF10André Ayew (c) 25'
CF9Jordan Ayew
Substitutions:
MF6Edmund Addo 46'
FW13Richmond Boakye 60'
MF15Joseph Paintsil 60'
FW19Samuel Owusu 81'
Coach:
Milovan Rajevac
GK1Salim Ben Boina 26'
RB15Benjaloud Youssouf 90'
CB4Younn Zahary
CB12Kassim M'Dahoma
LB22Saïd Bakari
RM7Faïz Selemani 14'
CM10Youssouf M'Changama
CM8Fouad Bachirou 90'
LM20Ahmed Mogni 90'
CF17Ibroihim Djoudja 60'
CF21Ben Nabouhane
Substitutions:
GK23Ali Ahamada 26'
FW24Faiz Mattoir 60'
MF13Rafidine Abdullah 90'
DF19Mohamed Youssouf 90'
DF6Jimmy Abdou 90'
Coach:
Amir Abdou

Man of the Match:
Ben Nabouhane (Comoros)[7]

Assistant referees:
Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official:
Issa Sy (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

References
  1. "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  2. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (10 January 2022). "The Moroccan magician The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Sofiane Boufal #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (10 January 2022). "The TotalEnergies Man of the #COMGAB Match is Aaron Boupendza #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2022). "Historic Performance Salim Ben Boina earned the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award after his super performance against #TeamMorocco! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MARCOM | #TeamComoros | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2022). "He surely entertained us tonight on the pitch! André Ayew is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGhana | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2022). "The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamGabon's Jim Allevinah What a tournament the 26-year old is having #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2022). "Scoring your nation's first-ever #TotalEnergiesAFCON goal Claiming the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award Well done, El Fardou Ben Mohamed #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamComoros | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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