2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group E
Group E of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 11 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of defending champions Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, the Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone.[1]
The Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea advanced to the round of 16.
Teams
[edit]Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | |
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May 2021[nb 1] | December 2021 | ||||||||
E1 | ![]() | UNAF | Group H winners | 16 November 2020 | 19th | 2019 | Winners (1990, 2019) | 33 | 29 |
E2 | ![]() | WAFU | Group K winners | 26 March 2021 | 24th | 2019 | Winners (1992, 2015) | 59 | 56 |
E3 | ![]() | WAFU | Group L runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 3rd | 1996 | Group stage (1994, 1996) | 114 | 108 |
E4 | ![]() | UNIFFAC | Group J runners-up | 25 March 2021 | 3rd | 2015 | Fourth place (2015) | 132 | 114 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Matches
[edit]Algeria vs Sierra Leone
[edit]Algeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Equatorial Guinea vs Ivory Coast
[edit]Equatorial Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Gradel ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone
[edit]Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone |
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Algeria vs Equatorial Guinea
[edit]Algeria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Esteban ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea |
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Ivory Coast vs Algeria
[edit]Ivory Coast ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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| Report | Bendebka ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria |
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Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea
[edit]Sierra Leone ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Ganet ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea |
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References
[edit]- ^ "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (11 January 2022). "The first goalkeeper in the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 to earn the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award! Give it up for #TeamSierraLeone's Mohamed Kamara! #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "A SOLID CORE! The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Jean Seri #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamCoteDivoire | #GNQCIV | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "Presenting the #CIVSLE TotalEnergies Man of the Match Well done, Nicolas Pepe #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "Spectacular performance all around The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamEquatorialGuinea's Iván Salvador #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #ALGGNQ | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "FIGHTER A solid performance from #TeamCotedIvoire's Franck Kessié earned him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #CIVALG | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "CONTINUES TO IMPRESS The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamEquatorialGuinea's Iván Salvador #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.