2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Football tournament group stage 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.http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/orangeafricacupofnations,equatorialguinea2015/news.aspx/NewsDetails?id=tZVgL60HNyZCsGSU8k6adQ%3d%3d Ghana, Algeria, South Africa, Senegal in Group of Death CAF 4 December 2014 Ivory Coast and Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Mali and Cameroon were eliminated. Teams Draw position Team Method ofqualification Date ofqualification Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance CAF RankingsPointsnb The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw. FIFA RankingsStart of event D1 CIV Group D runners-up 19 November 2014 21st 2013 Winners (1992) 44 28 D2 MLI Group B runners-up 19 November 2014 9th 2013 Runners-up (1972) 38 49 D3 CMR Group D winners 15 November 2014 17th 2010 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002) 23.5 42 D4 GUI Group E runners-up 19 November 2014 11th 2012 Runners-up (1976) 19 39 Notes nb Standings main WDL standings complete CAF 200 CIV GUI MLI CMR KO KO 1 2 0 3 2 0 3 0 3 3 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.http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=lY2X%2b3Bm227DNmFuP9%2brKw%3d%3d Procedure for the draw between Mali and Guinea CAF 28 January 2015http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=N47ApyG8SOov%2bEOz29gmxQ%3d%3d https://web.archive.org/web/20150214045112/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=N47ApyG8SOov%2BEOz29gmxQ%3D%3D dead 14 February 2015 Guinea to face Ghana in quarter final CAF 29 January 2015 Hills David Africa Cup of Nations 2015: Guinea and Mali draw lots – live! https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2015/jan/29/africa-cup-of-nations-2015-guinea-and-mali-draw-lots-live The Guardian 29 January 2015 0 3 0 3 3 GUI 0 2 1 2 3 CIV MLI CMR GUI Q green1 Advance to knockout stage Tiebreakers 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 All times local, WAT (UTC+1). Ivory Coast vs Guinea 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30791091 BBC Sport – Ivory Coast 1-1 Guinea BBC Sport 20 January 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3l1ZxFW59k Ivory Coast – Guinea Youtube 20 January 2015 main a1 20 January 2015 17:00 CIV 1–1 Report GUI Doumbia 72 M. Yattara 36 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 14,875 Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) _ic1415h _ic1415home _ic1415h _ic1415h FF8A15 FF8A15 FF8A15 FF8A15 FF8A15 Ivory Coast _guinea15a _guinea15A _guinea15a _guinea15a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Guinea GK 16Sylvain GbohouoRB 17Serge Aurier 40CB 21Eric BaillyCB 4 Kolo TouréLB 22Wilfried KanonCM 19Yaya Touré (c) 86CM 9 Cheick Tioté 62RW 10Gervinho 0 58AM 8 Salomon Kalou 65LW 20Serey Dié 54 65CF 12Wilfried BonySubstitutions:DF 5 Siaka Tiéné 65FW 7 Seydou Doumbia 65MF 6 Cheick Doukouré 86Manager:FRA Hervé Renard300px GK 1 Naby YattaraRB 20Baissama SankohCB 17Boubacar FofanaCB 10Kévin ConstantLB 5 Fodé CamaraCM 4 Florentin PogbaCM 3 Issiaga SyllaRW 15Naby KeïtaAM 8 Ibrahima Traoré (c)LW 12Ibrahima ContéCF 2 Mohamed Yattara 71Substitutions:FW 7 Abdoul Camara 71Manager:FRA Michel Dussuyer Man of the Match: Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea)http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AWC%20Squadlist/eng_07_0120_CIV-GUI_Fulltime.pdf Match report: Ivory Coast 1–1 Guinea Confederation of African Football PDF 20 January 2015 20 January 2015 Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger) Fourth official: Joaquin Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea) Mali vs Cameroon 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30791092 BBC Sport – Mali 1-1 Cameroon BBC Sport 20 January 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTFewMCGBcE Mali – Cameroon Youtube 20 January 2015 main a2 20 January 2015 20:00 MLI 1–1 Report CMR S. Yatabaré 71 Oyongo 84 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 15,000 Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) _thinredborder _mali15h _thinredborder _mali15h _mali15h FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 FFFF00 Mali _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h2 _long_cameroon14a 17603E 17603E 17603E D01124 D01124 Cameroon GK 16Soumbeïla DiakitéRB 15Drissa DiakitéCB 23Molla WaguéCB 4 Salif CoulibalyLB 3 Adama TambouraDM 8 Yacouba SyllaRM 14Sambou Yatabaré 90+4CM 17Mamoutou N'Diaye 24 80CM 12Seydou Keita (c)LM 10Bakary SakoCF 7 Mustapha Yatabaré 86Substitutions:MF 6 Tongo Doumbia 80FW 20Modibo Maïga 86MF 21Abdou Traoré 90+4Manager:POL Henryk Kasperczak300px GK 16Fabrice OndoaRB 6 Ambroise OyongoCB 21Aurélien ChedjouCB 3 Nicolas N'KoulouLB 12Henri BedimoCM 18Eyong Enoh 17CM 4 Raoul LoéRW 8 Benjamin MoukandjoAM 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)LW 11 Edgar SalliCF 10Vincent AboubakarSubstitutions:MF 20Franck Kom 17 78FW 15Franck Etoundi 78Manager:GER Volker Finke Man of the Match: Sambou Yatabaré (Mali)http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AWC%20Squadlist/eng_08_0120_MLI-CMR_Fulltime.pdf Match report: Mali 1–1 Cameroon Confederation of African Football PDF 20 January 2015 20 January 2015 Assistant referees: Jerson dos Santos (Angola) Oamogetse Godisamang (Botswana) Fourth official: Joseph Odartei Lamptey (Ghana) Ivory Coast vs Mali 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30860887 BBC Sport – Ivory Coast 1-1 Mali BBC Sport 24 January 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nslaeb7vHLM Ivory Coast – Mali Youtube 24 January 2015 main a3 24 January 2015 17:00 CIV 1–1 Report MLI Gradel 86 Sako 7 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 14,890 Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco) _ic1415h _ic1415home _ic1415h _ic1415h FF8A15 FF8A15 FF8A15 FF8A15 FF8A15 Ivory Coast _thinredborder _mali15a _thinredborder _mali15a _mali15a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Mali GK 16Sylvain GbohouoRB 17Serge AurierCB 22Wilfried Kanon 83CB 4 Kolo TouréLB 5 Siaka TiénéCM 14Ismaël Diomandé 39CM 9 Cheick Tioté 82RW 19Yaya Touré (c)LW 21Eric BaillyCF 12Wilfried Bony 84CF 7 Seydou DoumbiaSubstitutions:MF 15Max Gradel 39FW 8 Salomon Kalou 83FW 11Tallo Gadji 84Manager:FRA Hervé Renard300px GK 16Soumbeïla Diakité 72RB 15Drissa DiakitéCB 23Molla WaguéCB 4 Salif CoulibalyLB 3 Adama TambouraDM 17Mamoutou N'DiayeCM 12Seydou Keita (c) 77CM 8 Yacouba Sylla 59RW 10Bakary Sako 78LW 14Sambou Yatabaré 88CF 7 Mustapha Yatabaré 90+1Substitutions:GK 1 Germain Berthé 72MF 6 Tongo Doumbia 78FW 20Modibo Maïga 90+1Manager:POL Henryk Kasperczak Man of the Match: Seydou Keita (Mali)http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AWC%20Squadlist/eng_15_0124_CIV-MLI_Fulltime.pdf Match report: Ivory Coast 1–1 Mali Confederation of African Football PDF 24 January 2015 25 January 2015 Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana) Fourth official: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso) Cameroon vs Guinea 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30860873 BBC Sport – Cameroon 1-1 Guinea BBC Sport 24 January 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dij3I7oOBY Cameroon – Guinea Youtube 24 January 2015 main a4 24 January 2015 20:00 CMR 1–1 Report GUI Moukandjo 13 Traoré 42 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 15,000 Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia) _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h2 _long_cameroon14h 17603E 17603E 17603E D01124 FFFF00 Cameroon _guinea15a _guinea15A _guinea15a _guinea15a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Guinea GK 16Fabrice OndoaRB 6 Ambroise Oyongo 62CB 21Aurélien ChedjouCB 3 Nicolas N'KoulouLB 12Henri BedimoRM 8 Benjamin MoukandjoCM 17Stéphane Mbia (c)CM 4 Raoul Loé 81LM 11Edgar SalliCF 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingCF 10Vincent Aboubakar 77Substitutions:DF 5 Jérôme Guihoata 62FW 15Franck Etoundi 77MF 20Franck Kom 81Manager:GER Volker Finke300px GK 1 Naby YattaraRB 20Baissama SankohCB 5 Fodé CamaraCB 4 Florentin Pogba 45+3LB 3 Issiaga SyllaDM 17Boubacar Fofana 32RM 8 Ibrahima Traoré (c) 90+3CM 10Kévin ConstantCM 12Ibrahima ContéLM 18Seydouba Soumah 66CF 2 Mohamed YattaraSubstitutions:DF 13Abdoulaye Cissé 45+3MF 15Naby Keïta 66FW 19François Kamano 90+3Manager:FRA Michel Dussuyer Man of the Match: Ibrahima Traoré (Guinea)http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AWC%20Squadlist/eng_16_0124_CMR-GUI_Fulltime.pdf Match report: Cameroon 1–1 Guinea Confederation of African Football PDF 24 January 2015 25 January 2015 Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) Fourth official: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) Cameroon vs Ivory Coast 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30910027 BBC Sport – Cameroon 0-1 Ivory Coast BBC Sport 28 January 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnlihO3taBM Cameroon – Ivory Coast Youtube 28 January 2015 main a5 28 January 2015 19:00 CMR 0–1 Report CIV Gradel 35 Estadio de Malabo, Malabo 15,230 Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon) _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h _cameroon14h2 _long_cameroon14h 17603E 17603E 17603E D01124 FFFF00 Cameroon _ic1415h _ic1415home _ic1415h _ic1415a FF8A15 FF8A15 FF8A15 26A064 FF8A15 Ivory Coast GK 16Fabrice OndoaRB 5 Jérôme GuihoataCB 21Aurélien ChedjouCB 3 Nicolas N'KoulouLB 12Henri BedimoCM 14Georges MandjeckCM 8 Benjamin Moukandjo 67RW 13Eric Maxim Choupo-MotingAM 17Stéphane Mbia (c)LW 15Franck Etoundi 55CF 11Edgar Salli 46Substitutions:FW 10Vincent Aboubakar 46FW 2 Léonard Kweuke 55MF 7 Clinton N'Jie 67Manager:GER Volker Finke300px GK 16Sylvain Gbohouo 90+3RB 17Serge AurierCB 21Eric Bailly 27 28CB 4 Kolo TouréLB 22Wilfried KanonCM 20Serey DiéCM 19Yaya Touré (c) 32 82RW 15Max GradelAM 7 Seydou Doumbia 60LW 5 Siaka TiénéCF 12Wilfried BonySubstitutions:DF 2 Ousmane Viera 28FW 11Tallo Gadji 60MF 6 Cheick Doukouré 82Manager:FRA Hervé Renard Man of the Match: Max Gradel (Ivory Coast)http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AWC%20Squadlist/eng_23_0128_CMR-CIV_Fulltime.pdf Match report: Cameroon 0–1 Ivory Coast Confederation of African Football PDF 28 January 2015 1 February 2015 Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Fourth official: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal) Guinea vs Mali 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).https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/30910026 BBC Sport – Guinea 1-1 Mali BBC Sport 28 January 2015https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHOuuwosCwc Guinea – Mali Youtube 28 January 2015 main a6 28 January 2015 19:00 GUI 1–1 Report MLI Constant 15 pen. Maïga 47 Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo 13,470 Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia) _guinea15h _guinea15h _guinea15h _guinea15h _guinea15h FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFF00 008040 Guinea _thinredborder _mali15a _thinredborder _mali15a _mali15a FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Mali GK 1 Naby YattaraRB 13Abdoulaye CisséCB 20Baissama SankohCB 5 Fodé CamaraLB 3 Issiaga Sylla 55  57DM 15Naby KeïtaCM 17Boubacar FofanaCM 10Kévin Constant 84RW 8 Ibrahima Traoré (c) 62LW 12Ibrahima ContéCF 2 Mohamed YattaraSubstitutions:DF 23Djibril Tamsir Paye 57FW 18Seydouba Soumah 62FW 7 Abdoul Camara 84Manager:FRA Michel Dussuyer300px GK 1 Germain BerthéRB 15Drissa DiakitéCB 23Molla WaguéCB 4 Salif CoulibalyLB 3 Adama TambouraDM 17Mamoutou N'Diaye 90+1CM 8 Yacouba SyllaCM 12Seydou Keita (c)RW 18Abdoulay Diaby 70  72LW 20Modibo MaïgaCF 7 Mustapha Yatabaré 84Substitutions:MF 10Bakary Sako 72MF 14Sambou Yatabaré 84MF 21Abdou Traoré 90+1Manager:POL Henryk Kasperczak Man of the Match: Modibo Maïga (Mali)http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/AWC%20Squadlist/eng_24_0128_GUI-MLI_Fulltime.pdf Match report: Guinea 1–1 Mali Confederation of African Football PDF 28 January 2015 1 February 2015 Assistant referees: Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) Malik Alidu Salifu (Ghana) Fourth official: Mehd Abid Charef (Algeria) Drawing of lots 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.https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/31031082 Afcon 2015: Mali and Guinea managers criticise drawing of lots BBC Sport 28 January 2015 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'. 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. References 2 External links Orange Africa Cup Of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015, CAFonline.com Group D Group Category:2015 in Cameroonian football