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
Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	May 2021^{[nb 1]}	December 2021
C1	Morocco	UNAF	Group E winners	26 March 2021	18th	2019	Winners (1976)	34	28
C2	Ghana	WAFU	Group C winners	25 March 2021	23rd	2019	Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982)	49	52
C3	Gabon	UNIFFAC	Group D runners-up	25 March 2021	8th	2017	Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)	88	89
C4	Comoros	COSAFA	Group G runners-up	25 March 2021	1st	None	Debut	131	132

Notes

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

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	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

Morocco vs Ghana

10 January 2022

17:00

Morocco	1–0	Ghana
Boufal 83'	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Morocco

Ghana


GK	1	Yassine Bounou
RB	2	Achraf Hakimi
CB	6	Romain Saïss (c)
CB	5	Nayef Aguerd
LB	3	Adam Masina	22'
DM	24	Samy Mmaee
RM	8	Azzedine Ounahi		90'
AM	15	Selim Amallah
AM	7	Imran Louza		78'
LM	17	Sofiane Boufal
CF	14	Zakaria Aboukhlal		90'
Substitutions:
FW	28	Tarik Tissoudali		78'
FW	27	Soufiane Rahimi		90'
MF	4	Sofyan Amrabat		90'
Coach:
Vahid Halilhodžić


GK	16	Joe Wollacott
RB	2	Andy Yiadom
CB	18	Daniel Amartey
CB	23	Alexander Djiku	17'
LB	17	Baba Rahman
CM	5	Thomas Partey		90+1'
CM	21	Iddrisu Baba
RW	15	Joseph Paintsil		86'
AM	10	André Ayew (c)	64'
LW	22	Kamaldeen Sulemana		86'
CF	9	Jordan Ayew		86'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Abdul Fatawu Issahaku		86'
FW	25	Benjamin Tetteh		86'
MF	8	Daniel-Kofi Kyereh		86'
FW	13	Richmond 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

10 January 2022

20:00

Comoros	0–1	Gabon
	Report	Boupendza 16'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Comoros

Gabon


GK	23	Ali Ahamada
CB	2	Kassim Abdallah	45'	46'
CB	4	Younn Zahary
CB	12	Kassim M'Dahoma		77'
RM	26	Iyad Mohamed		46'
CM	13	Rafidine Abdullah		77'
CM	19	Mohamed Youssouf		67'
LM	22	Saïd Bakari
AM	10	Youssouf M'Changama
CF	15	Benjaloud Youssouf
CF	21	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane (c)
Substitutions:
MF	8	Fouad Bachirou		46'
FW	24	Faiz Mattoir		46'
FW	25	Moussa Djoumoi		67'
FW	20	Ahmed Mogni		77'
DF	6	Jimmy Abdou		77'
Coach:
Amir Abdou


GK	1	Jean-Noël Amonome
RB	4	Sidney Obissa
CB	8	Lloyd Palun
CB	5	Bruno Ecuele Manga (c)
LB	6	Johann Obiang
CM	12	Guélor Kanga
CM	17	André Biyogo Poko	61'
RW	14	Louis Ameka		58'
AM	7	Aaron Boupendza		79'
LW	20	Denis Bouanga
CF	11	Jim Allevinah		66'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali		58'
FW	15	Ulrick Eneme Ella		66'
DF	24	David 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

14 January 2022

17:00

Morocco	2–0	Comoros
Amallah 16' Aboukhlal 88'	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Morocco

Comoros


GK	1	Yassine Bounou
RB	2	Achraf Hakimi	42'
CB	6	Romain Saïss (c)
CB	5	Nayef Aguerd
LB	3	Adam Masina
DM	4	Sofyan Amrabat
RM	28	Tarik Tissoudali		65'
AM	15	Selim Amallah	41'	90'
AM	7	Imran Louza		65'
LM	17	Sofiane Boufal		76'
CF	9	Ayoub El Kaabi		65'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Fayçal Fajr		65'
FW	19	Youssef En-Nesyri		65'
FW	14	Zakaria Aboukhlal		65'
FW	10	Munir El Haddadi		76'
MF	8	Azzedine Ounahi		90'
Coach:
Vahid Halilhodžić


GK	1	Salim Ben Boina
RB	19	Mohamed Youssouf		89'
CB	12	Kassim M'Dahoma
CB	6	Jimmy Abdou (c)
LB	15	Benjaloud Youssouf		65'
DM	13	Rafidine Abdullah		59'
RM	22	Saïd Bakari		90'
AM	10	Youssouf M'Changama	18'
AM	8	Fouad Bachirou		90'
LM	7	Faïz Selemani	16'
CF	21	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
Substitutions:
MF	18	Yacine Bourhane		59'
DF	4	Younn Zahary		65'
FW	25	Moussa Djoumoi		89'
FW	17	Ibroihim Djoudja		90'
FW	20	Ahmed 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

14 January 2022

20:00

Gabon	1–1	Ghana
Allevinah 88'	Report	A. Ayew 18'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Gabon

Ghana


GK	1	Jean-Noël Amonome
CB	3	Anthony Oyono	57'
CB	5	Bruno Ecuele Manga (c)	24'
CB	25	Junior Assoumou
RM	14	Louis Ameka		76'
CM	17	André Biyogo Poko
CM	19	Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali		67'
LM	6	Johann Obiang
AM	12	Guélor Kanga	45'
CF	7	Aaron Boupendza
CF	20	Denis Bouanga		53'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Jim Allevinah		53'
FW	15	Ulrick Eneme Ella		67'
DF	2	Alex Moucketou-Moussounda		76'
Coach:
Patrice Neveu


GK	16	Joe Wollacott	81'
RB	2	Andy Yiadom
CB	18	Daniel Amartey
CB	23	Alexander Djiku
LB	17	Baba Rahman
CM	5	Thomas Partey	36'
CM	21	Iddrisu Baba		65'
CM	8	Daniel-Kofi Kyereh	59'
RW	9	Jordan Ayew		90+2'
LW	22	Kamaldeen Sulemana		61'
CF	10	André Ayew (c)		90+2'
Substitutions:
MF	6	Edmund Addo		61'
MF	15	Joseph Paintsil	90+4'	65'
FW	25	Benjamin Tetteh	90+4'	90+2'
FW	7	Abdul 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

18 January 2022

20:00

Gabon	2–2	Morocco
Allevinah 21' Aguerd 81' (o.g.)	Report	Boufal 74' (pen.) Hakimi 84'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Gabon

Morocco


GK	1	Jean-Noël Amonome
CB	8	Lloyd Palun
CB	5	Bruno Ecuele Manga (c)
CB	25	Junior Assoumou
RM	3	Anthony Oyono
CM	2	Alex Moucketou-Moussounda		64'
CM	17	André Biyogo Poko
LM	6	Johann Obiang	36'
AM	12	Guélor Kanga
CF	11	Jim Allevinah		88'
CF	7	Aaron Boupendza	45+1'	90+1'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Louis Ameka		64'
FW	13	Kévin Mayi		88'
FW	10	Axel Méyé		90+1'
Coach:
Patrice Neveu


GK	12	Munir Mohamedi
RB	2	Achraf Hakimi
CB	18	Sofian Chakla		89'
CB	5	Nayef Aguerd
LB	3	Adam Masina
RM	8	Azzedine Ounahi		89'
CM	13	Ilias Chair		31'
CM	4	Sofyan Amrabat	38'
LM	11	Fayçal Fajr (c)		57'
CF	9	Ayoub El Kaabi		57'
CF	19	Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
MF	15	Selim Amallah		31'
FW	17	Sofiane Boufal		57'
MF	16	Aymen Barkok		57'
FW	28	Tarik Tissoudali		89'
DF	6	Romain 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

18 January 2022

20:00

Ghana	2–3	Comoros
Boakye 64' Djiku 77'	Report	Ben Nabouhane 4' Mogni 62', 85'

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

Ghana

Comoros


GK	16	Joe Wollacott
RB	2	Andy Yiadom	78'	81'
CB	18	Daniel Amartey
CB	23	Alexander Djiku
LB	17	Baba Rahman		46'
RM	22	Kamaldeen Sulemana		60'
CM	5	Thomas Partey
CM	8	Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
LM	7	Abdul Fatawu Issahaku		60'
SS	10	André Ayew (c)	25'
CF	9	Jordan Ayew
Substitutions:
MF	6	Edmund Addo		46'
FW	13	Richmond Boakye		60'
MF	15	Joseph Paintsil		60'
FW	19	Samuel Owusu		81'
Coach:
Milovan Rajevac


GK	1	Salim Ben Boina		26'
RB	15	Benjaloud Youssouf		90'
CB	4	Younn Zahary
CB	12	Kassim M'Dahoma
LB	22	Saïd Bakari
RM	7	Faïz Selemani	14'
CM	10	Youssouf M'Changama
CM	8	Fouad Bachirou		90'
LM	20	Ahmed Mogni		90'
CF	17	Ibroihim Djoudja		60'
CF	21	El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
Substitutions:
GK	23	Ali Ahamada		26'
FW	24	Faiz Mattoir		60'
MF	13	Rafidine Abdullah		90'
DF	19	Mohamed Youssouf		90'
DF	6	Jimmy 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

^ "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

Official website

[2] The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[1] "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] 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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