2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group F

Group F of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 12 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of debutants Gambia, as well as Mali, Mauritania and Tunisia.[1]

Mali and Gambia as the top two teams, along with Tunisia 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
F1 TunisiaUNAFGroup J winners17 November 202020th2019Winners (2004)2630
F2 MaliWAFUGroup A winners17 November 202012th2019Runners-up (1972)5753
F3 GambiaWAFUGroup D winners25 March 20211stNoneDebut152150
F4 MauritaniaWAFUGroup E runners-up30 March 20212nd2019Group stage (2019)101103

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  Mali 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Gambia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4 2 +2 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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

Tunisia vs Mali
Tunisia 0–1 Mali
Report Koné 48' (pen.)
Tunisia
Mali
GK22Bechir Ben Saïd
CB6Dylan Bronn
CB3Montassar Talbi
CB2Bilel Ifa 81'
RM21Hamza Mathlouthi 22'
CM28Aïssa Laïdouni 67'
CM17Ellyes Skhiri 47'
LM12Ali Maâloul
RF14Hannibal Mejbri 46'
CF10Wahbi Khazri (c)
LF23Naïm Sliti 79'
Substitutions:
MF8Saîf-Eddine Khaoui 46'
MF25Anis Ben Slimane 67'
FW9Yoann Touzghar 79'
FW11Seifeddine Jaziri 81'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier
GK1Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB2Hamari Traoré (c) 18'
CB17Falaye Sacko
CB5Boubakar Kouyaté
LB6Massadio Haïdara
CM8Diadie Samassékou
CM4Amadou Haidara 81'
RW14Adama Malouda Traoré 73'
AM21Adama Noss Traoré 59'
LW19Moussa Djenepo 33' 81'
CF18Ibrahima Koné 73'
Substitutions:
MF20Yves Bissouma 59'
FW10Kalifa Coulibaly 73'
FW7Moussa Doumbia 73'
MF11Lassana Coulibaly 81'
FW9El Bilal Touré 87' 81'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Ibrahim Mounkoro (Mali)[2]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Fourth official:
Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Mauritania vs Gambia
Mauritania 0–1 Gambia
Report A. Jallow 10'
Mauritania
Gambia
GK22Babacar Diop
CB21El Hassen Houeibib 80'
CB14Mohamed Dellahi
CB3Aly Abeid
RWB2Souleymane Karamoko 46'
LWB28Abdoulkader Thiam 66'
CM12Almike N'Diaye 30' 65'
CM8Guessouma Fofana
CM17Abdallahi Mahmoud 59'
CF27Aboubakar Kamara (c)
CF25Pape Ibnou Ba 28'
Substitutions:
DF4Harouna Abou Demba 46'
FW15Souleymane Doukara 59'
FW7Idrissa Thiam 65'
FW11Oumar Camara 66'
FW10Adama Ba 80'
Coach:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa
GK1Modou Jobe
RB26Ibou Touray
CB12James Gomez 82'
CB5Omar Colley
LB13Pa Modou Jagne (c)
RM19Ebrima Colley 56' 74'
CM6Sulayman Marreh
CM28Ebou Adams
LM10Musa Barrow
CF3Ablie Jallow 64'
CF9Assan Ceesay 64'
Substitutions:
FW24Dembo Darboe 90+1' 64'
MF8Ebrima Darboe 64'
FW7Lamin Jallow 90+1' 74'
DF25Bubacarr Sanneh 82'
Coach:
Tom Saintfiet

Man of the Match:
Musa Barrow (Gambia)[3]

Assistant referees:
James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles)
Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Video assistant referee:
Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

Gambia vs Mali
Gambia 1–1 Mali
Mu. Barrow 90' (pen.) Report Koné 79' (pen.)
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Gambia
Mali
GK1Modou Jobe
RB14Noah Sonko Sundberg 73'
CB12James Gomez
CB5Omar Colley (c)
LB26Ibou Touray
RM3Ablie Jallow 83'
CM28Ebou Adams 83'
CM6Sulayman Marreh 24'
CM2Yusupha Bobb
LM10Musa Barrow
CF9Assan Ceesay 73'
Substitutions:
DF21Saidy Janko 73'
FW19Ebrima Colley 73'
MF11Modou Barrow 83'
FW23Muhammed Badamosi 90+4' 83'
Coach:
Tom Saintfiet
GK1Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB2Hamari Traoré (c)
CB17Falaye Sacko
CB5Boubakar Kouyaté
LB6Massadio Haïdara 43'
CM11Lassana Coulibaly 20' 46'
CM8Diadie Samassékou 46'
CM20Yves Bissouma
RW14Adama Malouda Traoré
LW19Moussa Djenepo 40' 70'
CF18Ibrahima Koné
Substitutions:
MF21Adama Noss Traoré 46'
MF4Amadou Haidara 46'
FW7Moussa Doumbia 70'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match:
Yves Bissouma (Mali)[4]

Assistant referees:
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Tunisia vs Mauritania
Tunisia 4–0 Mauritania
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Tunisia
Mauritania
GK22Bechir Ben Saïd
RB21Hamza Mathlouthi
CB2Bilel Ifa 37' 81'
CB3Montassar Talbi
LB12Ali Maâloul
CM25Anis Ben Slimane 45+1' 71'
CM17Ellyes Skhiri
CM18Ghailene Chaalali
RW8Saîf-Eddine Khaoui 60'
LW10Wahbi Khazri (c) 15' 80'
CF11Seifeddine Jaziri 71'
Substitutions:
MF15Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane 60'
MF28Aïssa Laïdouni 71'
MF19Hamza Rafia 71'
FW7Youssef Msakni 80'
DF4Omar Rekik 81'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier
GK22Babacar Diop
CB21El Hassen Houeibib
CB14Mohamed Dellahi Yali
CB3Aly Abeid 14'
RWB4Harouna Abou Demba
LWB28Abdoulkader Thiam
RM7Idrissa Thiam 68'
CM12Almike N'Diaye 60'
CM8Guessouma Fofana
LM11Oumar Camara 60'
CF27Aboubakar Kamara (c) 37' 46'
Substitutions:
MF23Mouhamed Soueid 14'
FW25Pape Ibnou Ba 46'
FW9Hemeya Tanjy 60'
MF24Yacoub Sidi Ethmane 60'
DF2Souleymane Karamoko 68'
Coach:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Man of the Match:
Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)[5]

Assistant referees:
Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt)
Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Marouf Eid Mansour (Egypt)
Video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

Gambia vs Tunisia
Gambia 1–0 Tunisia
A. Jallow 90+3' Report
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Gambia
Tunisia
GK18Baboucarr Gaye
RB14Noah Sonko Sundberg 61'
CB12James Gomez 89'
CB5Omar Colley
LB13Pa Modou Jagne (c)
DM16Mohammed Mbye 46'
RM21Saidy Janko 62'
CM15Ebrima Sohna 46'
CM2Yusupha Bobb
LM11Modou Barrow 85'
CF10Musa Barrow
Substitutions:
MF3Ablie Jallow 46'
MF28Ebou Adams 48' 46'
DF26Ibou Touray 61'
FW23Muhammed Badamosi 62'
MF17Bubacarr Jobe 85'
Coach:
Tom Saintfiet
GK22Bechir Ben Saïd
RB21Hamza Mathlouthi 45+2' 57'
CB2Bilel Ifa
CB3Montassar Talbi
LB13Ali Abdi
CM25Anis Ben Slimane
CM17Ellyes Skhiri (c)
CM28Aïssa Laïdouni
RW8Saîf-Eddine Khaoui 57'
LW19Hamza Rafia 68'
CF11Seifeddine Jaziri
Substitutions:
FW7Youssef Msakni 57'
DF20Mohamed Dräger 90+2' 57'
MF14Hannibal Mejbri 90+2' 68'
Other disciplinary actions:
GK1Farouk Ben Mustapha 45+3'
Coach:
Mondher Kebaier

Man of the Match:
Baboucarr Gaye (Gambia)[6]

Assistant referees:
Soulaimane Amaldine (Comoros)
Liban Abdourazak Ahmed (Djibouti)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

Mali vs Mauritania
Mali 2–0 Mauritania
 Report
Mali
Mauritania
GK1Ibrahim Mounkoro
RB2Hamari Traoré (c) 64'
CB17Falaye Sacko
CB5Boubakar Kouyaté
LB6Massadio Haïdara
CM4Amadou Haidara 82'
CM20Yves Bissouma 60' 63'
RW14Adama Malouda Traoré 74'
AM21Adama Noss Traoré
LW7Moussa Doumbia
CF18Ibrahima Koné 75'
Substitutions:
MF26Mohamed Camara 63'
DF12Moussa Sissako 64'
FW25Lassine Sinayoko 74'
FW10Kalifa Coulibaly 75'
MF23Aliou Dieng 82'
Coach:
Mohamed Magassouba
GK22Babacar Diop 81'
RB4Harouna Abou Demba 39'
CB14Mohamed Dellahi Yali (c)
CB3Aly Abeid 48'
LB20Houssen Abderrahmane
CM23Mouhamed Soueid 62'
CM8Guessouma Fofana
CM18Bodda Mouhsine
RW11Oumar Camara 62'
LW7Idrissa Thiam 78' 81'
CF25Pape Ibnou Ba
Substitutions:
DF2Souleymane Karamoko 39'
FW10Adama Ba 62'
MF26Beyatt Lekweiry 62'
GK1M'Backé N'Diaye 81'
MF24Yacoub Sidi Ethmane 81'
Coach:
Didier Gomes Da Rosa

Man of the Match:
Moussa Doumbia (Mali)[7]

Assistant referees:
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar)
Fourth official:
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Video assistant referee:
Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Notes
  1. The Mauritania v Gambia match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 17:00, but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.

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] (12 January 2022). "Bosso Mounkoro is the second goalkeeper with an outstanding performance to earn him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award. HERO! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMLI | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  3. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Musa Barrow. A great performance from the Gambian star! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MRTGMB | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  4. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "The amazing Yves Bissouma is named the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! What a performance! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GMBMLI | #TeamGambia | #TeamMali | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "2️ GOALS 1️ ASSIST The TotalEnergies Man of the Match award is gifted to Wahbi Khazri! Spectacular #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMRT | #TeamTunisia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  6. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Saved a crucial penalty. Led his nation to glory. Baboucarr Gaye definitely deserved the TotalEnergies Man Of The Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether | @TheGambiaFF" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Absolutely restless The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamMali's Moussa Doumbia SUPERB #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MLIMRT | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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