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2019 Africa Cup of Nations

The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (also called AFCON 2019 and CAN 2019) was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The tournament to be hosted by Cameroon,[1] but on January 9th CAF changed the host. Egypt was the host of this tournament. It was held from 21 June to 19 July 2019.

2019 FIFA Confederations Cup
كأس الأمم الأفريقية 2019 (in Arabic)
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
Dates21 June – 19 July 2019
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Algeria (2nd title)
Runner-up Senegal
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played52
Goals scored102 (1.96 per match)
Attendance943,053 (18,136 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Odion Ighalo
(5 goals)
Best playerAlgeria Ismaël Bennacer
← 2017
2021 →

Teams

Main page: 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
 
     Qualified      Failed to qualify      Withdrew or did not enter      Not part of CAF

Because they withdrew from the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Chad is banned from the tournament.[2]

Qualified teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		FIFA ranking
at start of event
  Egypt Hosts / Group J
runners-up		 16 October 2018 24th 2017 Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) 58
  Madagascar Group A runners-up 16 October 2018 1st None Debut 108
  Tunisia Group J winners 16 October 2018 19th 2017 Winners (2004) 25
  Senegal Group A winners 16 October 2018 15th 2017 Runners-up (2002) 22
  Morocco Group B winners 17 November 2018 17th 2017 Winners (1976) 47
  Nigeria Group E winners 17 November 2018 18th 2013 Winners (1980, 1994, 2013) 45
  Uganda Group L winners 17 November 2018 7th 2017 Runners-up (1978) 80
  Mali Group C winners 17 November 2018 11th 2017 Runners-up (1972) 62
  Guinea Group H winners 18 November 2018 12th 2015 Runners-up (1976) 71
  Algeria Group D winners 18 November 2018 18th 2017 Winners (1990) 68
  Mauritania Group I runners-up 18 November 2018 1st None Debut 103
  Côte d'Ivoire Group H runners-up 18 November 2018 23rd 2017 Winners (1992, 2015) 62
  Kenya Group F runners-up 30 November 2018 6th 2004 Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004) 105
  Ghana Group F winners 30 November 2018 22nd 2017 Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) 50
  Angola Group I winners 22 March 2019 8th 2013 Quarter-finals (2008, 2010) 123
  Burundi Group C runners-up 23 March 2019 1st None Debut 134
  Cameroon Group B runners-up 23 March 2019 19th 2017 Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) 51
  Guinea-Bissau Group K winners 23 March 2019 2nd 2017 Group stage (2017) 118
  Namibia Group K runners-up 23 March 2019 3rd 2008 Group stage (1998, 2008) 113
  Zimbabwe Group G winners 24 March 2019 4th 2017 Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017) 109
  Congo DR Group G runners-up 24 March 2019 19th 2017 Winners (1968, 1974) 49
  Benin Group D runners-up 24 March 2019 4th 2010 Group stage (2004, 2008, 2010) 88
  Tanzania Group L runners-up 24 March 2019 2nd 1980 Group stage (1980) 131
  South Africa Group E runners-up 24 March 2019 10th 2015 Winners (1996) 72

Group stage

The draw took place on the 19th of October 2016 in Libreville.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Egypt 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
2   Uganda 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3   Congo DR 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4   Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 1 6 –5 1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Madagascar 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
2   Nigeria 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
3   Guinea 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4   Burundi 3 0 0 3 0 4 –4 0

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Algeria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9
2   Senegal 3 2 0 1 5 1 +4 6
3   Kenya 3 1 0 2 3 7 –4 3
4   Tanzania 3 0 0 3 2 8 –6 0

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Morocco 3 3 0 0 3 0 +3 9
2   Côte d'Ivoire 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

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Mali 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
2   Tunisia 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
3   Angola 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2
4   Mauritania 3 0 2 1 1 4 –3 2

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5
2   Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3   Benin 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
4   Guinea-Bissau 3 0 1 2 0 4 –4 1

Knockout stage

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Final

19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)
21:00
 Senegal   0–1   Algeria Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/52/
 AFCON 2019 Winners 
 
Algeria
2nd title

2019 Africa Cup Of Nations Media

  • w:Cairo International Stadium

  • Depicted place: 30 June Stadium

  • Al Ahly Stadium at morning

  • Alexandriastadium
  • SuezStadium

  • Estadio ubicado en Ismailia

References

  1. ↑ "CAMEROON TO HOST 2019, COTE D'IVOIRE FOR 2021, GUINEA 2023". Confédération Africaine de Football. 20 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Withdrawal of Chad from AFCON 2017 qualifiers". CAF. 27 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Accreditation for Total Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017 draw".
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