Group D of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 23 June to 1 July 2019. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa.[1]

Morocco and Ivory Coast as the top two teams, along with South Africa 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
April 2019[nb 1] June 2019
D1  Morocco UNAF Group B winners 17 November 2018 17th 2017 Winners (1976) 45 47
D2  Ivory Coast WAFU Group H runners-up 18 November 2018 23rd 2017 Winners (1992, 2015) 65 62
D3  South Africa COSAFA Group E runners-up 24 March 2019 10th 2015 Winners (1996) 73 72
D4  Namibia COSAFA Group K runners-up 23 March 2019 3rd 2008 Group stage (1998, 2008) 113 113

Notes

  1. ^ The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Namibia 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16:[2]

Matches

All match times are local, CAT (UTC+2).

Morocco vs Namibia

Morocco 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 6,857[3]
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Morocco
Namibia
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Mehdi Benatia (c)
CB 6 Romain Saïss
LB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CM 15 Youssef Aït Bennasser downward-facing red arrow 70'
CM 18 Mehdi Bourabia downward-facing red arrow 58'
RW 7 Hakim Ziyech
AM 14 Mbark Boussoufa
LW 16 Nordin Amrabat
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri downward-facing red arrow 78'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Sofiane Boufal upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 8 Karim El Ahmadi upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 13 Khalid Boutaïb upward-facing green arrow 78'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua
RB 6 Larry Horaeb
CB 22 Ryan Nyambe
CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb
LB 4 Riaan Hanamub
RM 19 Petrus Shitembi
CM 12 Ronald Ketjijere (c)
CM 10 Manfred Starke downward-facing red arrow 64'
LM 7 Deon Hotto downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 13 Peter Shalulile
CF 11 Absalom Iimbondi downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF 15 Marcel Papama upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 17 Itamunua Keimuine Yellow card 90+3' upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 8 Willy Stephanus upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[4]

Assistant referees:
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Mark Ssonko (Uganda)
Fourth official:
Issa Sy (Senegal)

Ivory Coast vs South Africa

Ivory Coast 1–0 South Africa
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 4,961[5]
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Ivory Coast
South Africa
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)
CB 6 Ismaël Traoré
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon Yellow card 61'
LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly downward-facing red arrow 87'
DM 20 Serey Dié
CM 10 Jean Michaël Seri Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 8 Franck Kessié
RW 19 Nicolas Pépé
LW 15 Max Gradel Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 87'
CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW 9 Wilfried Zaha upward-facing green arrow 69'
DF 3 Souleyman Doumbia upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 11 Maxwel Cornet upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara
GK 22 Ronwen Williams
RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize
CB 18 Sifiso Hlanti
CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CM 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo
RW 15 Dean Furman
AM 19 Percy Tau
LW 7 Lebohang Maboe downward-facing red arrow 75'
CF 9 Lebo Mothiba Yellow card 23' downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 11 Themba Zwane
Substitutions:
MF 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 21 Lars Veldwijk upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
England Stuart Baxter

Man of the Match:
Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast)[6]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

Morocco 1–0 Ivory Coast
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 27,500[7]
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Morocco
Ivory Coast
GK 1 Yassine Bounou
RB 17 Nabil Dirar
CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c)
CB 6 Romain Saïss
LB 2 Achraf Hakimi
DM 8 Karim El Ahmadi Yellow card 69'
RM 7 Hakim Ziyech downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
CM 10 Younès Belhanda
LM 16 Nordin Amrabat downward-facing red arrow 82'
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
FW 9 Sofiane Boufal upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 3 Noussair Mazraoui upward-facing green arrow 82'
DF 4 Manuel da Costa upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 17 Serge Aurier (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
CB 6 Ismaël Traoré
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon
LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly Yellow card 59'
DM 20 Serey Dié
CM 10 Jean Michaël Seri downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 8 Franck Kessié
RW 19 Nicolas Pépé
LW 15 Max Gradel downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW 11 Maxwel Cornet upward-facing green arrow 55'
FW 12 Wilfried Bony upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 22 Mamadou Bagayoko upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara

Man of the Match:
Nordin Amrabat (Morocco)[8]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Elvis Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Jean Ndala (DR Congo)

South Africa vs Namibia

South Africa 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 16,090[9]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
South Africa
Namibia
GK 1 Darren Keet
RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize downward-facing red arrow 67'
CB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB 18 Sifiso Hlanti
RM 20 Hlompho Kekana
CM 8 Bongani Zungu downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi downward-facing red arrow 85'
LM 11 Themba Zwane Yellow card 79'
CF 9 Lebo Mothiba
CF 19 Percy Tau
Substitutions:
DF 6 Ramahlwe Mphahlele upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 21 Lars Veldwijk upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
England Stuart Baxter
GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua
RB 6 Larry Horaeb Yellow card 71'
CB 22 Ryan Nyambe
CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb
LB 4 Riaan Hanamub
RM 19 Petrus Shitembi
CM 12 Ronald Ketjijere (c)
CM 10 Manfred Starke Yellow card 46' downward-facing red arrow 76'
LM 7 Hotto Kavendji Yellow card 87'
CF 9 Benson Shilongo downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 13 Peter Shalulile
Substitutions:
FW 18 Isaskar Gurirab upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 14 Joslin Kamatuka upward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match:
Percy Tau (South Africa)[10]

Assistant referees:
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Sidibe Sidiki (Guinea
Fourth official:
Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

South Africa vs Morocco

South Africa 0–1 Morocco
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 12,098[11]
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
South Africa
Morocco
GK 22 Ronwen Williams
RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize
CB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB 18 Sifiso Hlanti
CM 10 Thulani Serero
CM 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo
CM 8 Bongani Zungu Yellow card 31' downward-facing red arrow 81'
RF 19 Percy Tau
CF 9 Lebo Mothiba downward-facing red arrow 73'
LF 11 Themba Zwane Yellow card 18' downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
FW 21 Lars Veldwijk upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 20 Hlompho Kekana upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
England Stuart Baxter
GK 12 Munir Mohand Mohamedi
RB 3 Noussair Mazraoui downward-facing red arrow 75'
CB 4 Manuel da Costa
CB 6 Romain Saïss
LB 2 Achraf Hakimi
CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi downward-facing red arrow 54'
CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa (c)
RW 7 Hakim Ziyech downward-facing red arrow 89'
AM 10 Younès Belhanda
LW 16 Nordin Amrabat
CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
MF 17 Youssef Aït Bennasser upward-facing green arrow 54'
DF 17 Nabil Dirar upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 11 Fayçal Fajr upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[12]

Assistant referees:
Oliver Safari (DR Congo)
Soulaimane Almadine (Comoros)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Namibia vs Ivory Coast

Namibia 1–4 Ivory Coast
 Report
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 7,530[13]
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Namibia
Ivory Coast
GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua
RB 6 Larry Horaeb (c)
CB 4 Riaan Hanamub downward-facing red arrow 87'
CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb
LB 22 Ryan Nyambe
RM 19 Petrus Shitembi
CM 7 Hotto Kavendji Yellow card 78'
CM 15 Marcel Papama downward-facing red arrow 62'
LM 12 Ronald Ketjijere
CF 13 Peter Shalulile downward-facing red arrow 83'
CF 14 Joslin Kamatuka downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutions:
MF 8 Willy Stephanus upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 18 Isaskar Gurirab upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 9 Benson Shilongo upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Ricardo Mannetti
GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo
RB 22 Mamadou Bagayoko (c)
CB 6 Ismaël Traoré
CB 5 Wilfried Kanon
LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly
DM 20 Serey Dié
DM 4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 8 Franck Kessié
RF 9 Wilfried Zaha
CF 12 Wilfried Bony downward-facing red arrow 85'
LF 15 Max Gradel downward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Maxwel Cornet upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 18 Ibrahim Sangaré upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 14 Jonathan Kodjia upward-facing green arrow 85'
Manager:
Ibrahim Kamara


Man of the Match:
Serey Dié (Ivory Coast)[14]

Assistant referees:
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

References

  1. ^ "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
  3. ^ "Morocco vs. Namibia". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  4. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 June 2019). "M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Ivory Coast vs. South Africa". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  6. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (24 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @Serge_aurier!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Morocco vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  8. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @NAmrabat53!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "South Africa vs. Namibia". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  10. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 June 2019). "P.Tau has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "South Africa vs. Morocco". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  12. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "MOUBARAK BOUSSOUFA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "Namibia vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
  14. ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "The jury has given it's [sic] verdict! SEREY DIÉ is the Total Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.

External links

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