Group A of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 9 to 17 January 2022. The group consisted of Burkina Faso, hosts Cameroon, Cape Verde and Ethiopia.[1]
Cameroon and Burkina Faso as the top two teams, along with Cape Verde as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.
Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
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May 2021[nb 1] | December 2021 | ||||||||
A1 | ![]() |
UNIFFAC | Hosts and Group F winners | 8 January 2019 | 20th | 2019 | Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) | 55 | 50 |
A2 | ![]() |
WAFU | Group B winners | 24 March 2021 | 12th | 2017 | Runners-up (2013) | 60 | 60 |
A3 | ![]() |
WAFU | Group F runners-up | 30 March 2021 | 3rd | 2015 | Quarter-finals (2013) | 73 | 73 |
A4 | ![]() |
CECAFA | Group K runners-up | 30 March 2021 | 11th | 2013 | Winners (1962) | 140 | 137 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Cameroon ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Aboubakar ![]() |
Report | Sangaré ![]() |
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Ethiopia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | J. Tavares ![]() |
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Cameroon ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Hotessa ![]() |
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Cape Verde ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Report | Bandé ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Burkina Faso
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