2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group C
Group C of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 10 to 18 January 2022. The group consisted of debutants Comoros, Gabon, Ghana and Morocco.[1]
Morocco and Gabon as the top two teams, along with Comoros as one of the four best third-placed teams, 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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| C1 |  Morocco |
UNAF | Group E winners | 26 March 2021 | 18th | 2019 | Winners (1976) | 34 | 28 |
| C2 |  Ghana |
WAFU | Group C winners | 25 March 2021 | 23rd | 2019 | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | 49 | 52 |
| C3 |  Gabon |
UNIFFAC | Group D runners-up | 25 March 2021 | 8th | 2017 | Quarter-finals (1996, 2012) | 88 | 89 |
| C4 |  Comoros |
COSAFA | Group G runners-up | 25 March 2021 | 1st | None | Debut | 131 | 132 |
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 | Morocco
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gabon
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Comoros
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ghana
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Matches
[edit]Morocco vs Ghana
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Comoros vs Gabon
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Morocco vs Comoros
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Gabon vs Ghana
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Gabon vs Morocco
[edit]| Gabon | 2–2 | Morocco |
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Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
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Ghana vs Comoros
[edit]Ghana
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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] (10 January 2022). "The Moroccan magician The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Sofiane Boufal #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (10 January 2022). "The TotalEnergies Man of the #COMGAB Match is Aaron Boupendza #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2022). "Historic Performance Salim Ben Boina earned the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award after his super performance against #TeamMorocco! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MARCOM | #TeamComoros | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2022). "He surely entertained us tonight on the pitch! André Ayew is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGhana | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2022). "The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamGabon's Jim Allevinah What a tournament the 26-year old is having #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (18 January 2022). "Scoring your nation's first-ever #TotalEnergiesAFCON goal Claiming the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award Well done, El Fardou Ben Mohamed #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamComoros | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 January 2022 – via Twitter.
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