2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Group C of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 16 to 24 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of defending champions Ivory Coast, Morocco, DR Congo, and Togo.[1]

DR Congo and Morocco advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.

Teams

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Draw position Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		CAF Rankings
Points[nb 1] 		FIFA Rankings
Start of event
C1  Ivory Coast Group I winners 3 September 2016 22nd 2015 Winners (1992, 2015) 63.5 34
C2  DR Congo Group B winners 4 September 2016 18th 2015 Winners (1968, 1974) 29.5 49
C3  Morocco Group F winners 29 March 2016 16th 2013 Winners (1976) 18.5 57
C4  Togo Group A runners-up 4 September 2016 8th 2013 Quarter-finals (2013) 15.5 90
Notes
  1. ^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Morocco 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3  Ivory Coast 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Togo 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

  • The group winners, DR Congo, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ghana.
  • The group runners-up, Morocco, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Egypt.

Matches

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All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).[2]

Ivory Coast vs Togo

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Ivory Coast 0–0 Togo
Report
Ivory Coast[3]
Togo[3]
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 21 Eric Bailly
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon
LB 18 Adama Traoré
CM 11 Franck Kessié
CM 20 Serey Dié (c)
CM 6 Jean Seri downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 9 Wilfried Zaha downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 8 Salomon Kalou
Substitutions:
MF 10 Cheick Doukouré upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 12 Wilfried Bony upward-facing green arrow 70'
MF 15 Max Gradel upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
France Michel Dussuyer
GK 16 Kossi Agassa
RB 17 Serge Gakpé
CB 15 Alaixys Romao
CB 13 Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB 21 Djené Dakonam
RM 7 Mathieu Dossevi downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 10 Floyd Ayité
CM 18 Lalawélé Atakora
LM 22 Ihlas Bebou
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor (c) downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 19 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutions:
DF 5 Serge Akakpo upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 8 Komlan Agbégniadan upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 12 Razak Boukari upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Lalawélé Atakora (Togo)[4]

Assistant referees:
Théophile Vinga (Gabon)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

DR Congo vs Morocco

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DR Congo 1–0 Morocco
Kabananga 55' Report
DR Congo[5]
Morocco[5]
GK 1 Ley Matampi
RB 2 Issama Mpeko
CB 5 Marcel Tisserand
CB 14 Gabriel Zakuani (c)
LB 3 Fabrice N'Sakala Yellow card 48' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 22 Chancel Mbemba
CM 18 Merveille Bokadi
CM 15 Rémi Mulumba
RW 6 Junior Kabananga downward-facing red arrow 72'
CF 17 Cédric Bakambu downward-facing red arrow 77'
LW 21 Firmin Ndombe Mubele
Substitutions:
DF 13 Joyce Lomalisa Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 81' upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 20 Jacques Maghoma upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 9 Dieumerci Mbokani upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé
GK 12 Munir Mohand
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 4 Manuel da Costa Yellow card 68'
LB 2 Hamza Mendyl
DM 8 Karim El Ahmadi
CM 21 Mehdi Carcela downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 16 Omar El Kaddouri downward-facing red arrow 61'
RW 14 Mbark Boussoufa
CF 20 Aziz Bouhaddouz
LW 6 Romain Saïss downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Youssef En-Nesyri upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 11 Fayçal Fajr upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 9 Youssef El-Arabi upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[6]

Assistant referees:
Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Ivory Coast vs DR Congo

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Ivory Coast 2–2 DR Congo
 Report
Ivory Coast[7]
DR Congo[7]
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 21 Eric Bailly
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon
LB 18 Adama Traoré downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 10 Cheick Doukouré
CM 20 Serey Dié (c)
CM 11 Franck Kessié Yellow card 65'
RW 9 Wilfried Zaha
CF 12 Wilfried Bony
LW 15 Max Gradel downward-facing red arrow 77'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Simon Deli upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 8 Salomon Kalou upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
France Michel Dussuyer
GK 1 Ley Matampi
RB 18 Merveille Bokadi
CB 2 Issama Mpeko
CB 4 Jordan Ikoko downward-facing red arrow 72'
LB 5 Marcel Tisserand
CM 20 Jacques Maghoma downward-facing red arrow 72'
CM 10 Neeskens Kebano
CM 22 Chancel Mbemba
RW 21 Firmin Ndombe Mubele
CF 9 Dieumerci Mbokani (c)
LW 6 Junior Kabananga downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 7 Youssouf Mulumbu upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 15 Rémi Mulumba upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 12 Jonathan Bolingi upward-facing green arrow 79'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match:
Serey Dié (Ivory Coast)[8]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Morocco vs Togo

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Morocco 3–1 Togo
 Report Dossevi 5'
Morocco[9]
Togo[9]
GK 12 Munir Mohand
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
CB 6 Romain Saïss
RWB 17 Nabil Dirar
LWB 2 Hamza Mendyl
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi
CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa Yellow card 56'
CM 16 Omar El Kaddouri downward-facing red arrow 61'
CF 11 Fayçal Fajr downward-facing red arrow 81'
CF 20 Aziz Bouhaddouz downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutions:
FW 7 Youssef En-Nesyri upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 15 Youssef Aït Bennasser upward-facing green arrow 81'
FW 23 Rachid Alioui upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 16 Kossi Agassa
RB 17 Serge Gakpé
CB 15 Alaixys Romao
CB 13 Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB 21 Djené Dakonam
RM 7 Mathieu Dossevi downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 18 Lalawélé Atakora downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 10 Floyd Ayité Yellow card 83'
LM 22 Ihlas Bebou
CF 19 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba downward-facing red arrow 73'
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor (c)
Substitutions:
MF 12 Razak Boukari upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 14 Prince Segbefia upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 8 Komlan Agbégniadan upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Fayçal Fajr (Morocco)[10]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

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Morocco 1–0 Ivory Coast
Alioui 64' Report
Morocco[11]
Ivory Coast[11]
GK 12 Munir Mohand Yellow card 87'
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c) Yellow card 30'
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
LB 2 Hamza Mendyl
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi Yellow card 82'
CM 6 Romain Saïss
AM 14 Mbark Boussoufa
RW 11 Fayçal Fajr downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 7 Youssef En-Nesyri
CF 20 Aziz Bouhaddouz downward-facing red arrow 42'
Substitutions:
FW 23 Rachid Alioui upward-facing green arrow 42' downward-facing red arrow 90+2'
MF 19 Mounir Obbadi upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 13 Khalid Boutaïb upward-facing green arrow 90+2'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17 Serge Aurier
CB 21 Eric Bailly Yellow card 58'
CB 19 Simon Deli
LB 5 Wilfried Kanon
CM 10 Cheick Doukouré downward-facing red arrow 52'
CM 20 Serey Dié (c)
CM 11 Franck Kessié downward-facing red arrow 85'
RF 9 Wilfried Zaha Yellow card 70' downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 12 Wilfried Bony
LF 8 Salomon Kalou
Substitutions:
MF 6 Jean Seri upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 14 Jonathan Kodjia upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 15 Max Gradel upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
France Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast)[12]

Assistant referees:
Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Togo vs DR Congo

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Togo 1–3 DR Congo
Laba 69' Report
Togo[13]
DR Congo[13]
GK 23 Baba Tchagouni downward-facing red arrow 24'
RB 21 Djené Dakonam
CB 5 Serge Akakpo
CB 13 Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB 17 Serge Gakpé
CM 18 Lalawélé Atakora
CM 10 Floyd Ayité
RW 7 Mathieu Dossevi downward-facing red arrow 67'
AM 12 Razak Boukari downward-facing red arrow 78'
LW 22 Ihlas Bebou
CF 4 Emmanuel Adebayor (c)
Substitutions:
GK 1 Cédric Mensah upward-facing green arrow 24'
FW 19 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 15 Alaixys Romao upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
France Claude Le Roy
GK 1 Ley Matampi Yellow card 90+4'
RB 2 Issama Mpeko
CB 18 Merveille Bokadi
CB 5 Marcel Tisserand
LB 13 Joyce Lomalisa
CM 7 Youssouf Mulumbu (c)
CM 22 Chancel Mbemba
AM 10 Neeskens Kebano downward-facing red arrow 60'
RW 21 Firmin Ndombe Mubele downward-facing red arrow 68'
LW 6 Junior Kabananga downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 12 Jonathan Bolingi
Substitutions:
MF 8 Paul-José M'Poku upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 11 Jordan Botaka upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 19 Jeremy Bokila upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match:
Junior Kabananga (DR Congo)[14]

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  4. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is A. Lalawelé! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Congo DR - Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  6. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2017). "M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  8. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is S.Dié! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b "Media start list: Morocco - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2017). "F. Fajr has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Morocco - Côte D'Ivoire" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 January 2017). "More The Total Man of the Match is S. KALOU! Great performance!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ a b "Tactical start list: Togo - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  14. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 January 2017). "Junior Kabananga has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.
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