2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

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
Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	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

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

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	3	0	3	0	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	1	5	2	+3	6
3	South Africa	3	1	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Namibia	3	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16:^[2]

The winners of Group D, Morocco, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Benin.
The runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast, advanced to play the winners of Group E, Mali.
The third-placed team of Group D, South Africa, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Egypt.

Matches

Morocco vs Namibia

23 June 2019

16:30

Morocco	1–0	Namibia
Keimuine 89' (o.g.)	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	70'
CM	18	Mehdi Bourabia	58'
RW	7	Hakim Ziyech
AM	14	Mbark Boussoufa
LW	16	Nordin Amrabat
CF	19	Youssef En-Nesyri	78'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Sofiane Boufal	58'
MF	8	Karim El Ahmadi	70'
FW	13	Khalid Boutaïb	78'
Manager:
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		64'
LM	7	Deon Hotto		87'
CF	13	Peter Shalulile
CF	11	Absalom Iimbondi		80'
Substitutions:
MF	15	Marcel Papama		64'
FW	17	Itamunua Keimuine	90+3'	80'
MF	8	Willy Stephanus		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

24 June 2019

16:30

Ivory Coast	1–0	South Africa
Kodjia 64'	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	61'
LB	2	Wonlo Coulibaly		87'
DM	20	Serey Dié
CM	10	Jean Michaël Seri	41'	69'
CM	8	Franck Kessié
RW	19	Nicolas Pépé
LW	15	Max Gradel	58'	87'
CF	14	Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW	9	Wilfried Zaha		69'
DF	3	Souleyman Doumbia		87'
FW	11	Maxwel Cornet		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		75'
CF	9	Lebo Mothiba	23'	82'
CF	11	Themba Zwane
Substitutions:
MF	17	Sibusiso Vilakazi		75'
FW	21	Lars Veldwijk		82'
Manager:
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

28 June 2019

19:00

Morocco	1–0	Ivory Coast
En-Nesyri 23'	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	69'
RM	7	Hakim Ziyech		75'
CM	14	Mbark Boussoufa		90+3'
CM	10	Younès Belhanda
LM	16	Nordin Amrabat		82'
CF	19	Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
FW	9	Sofiane Boufal		75'
DF	3	Noussair Mazraoui		82'
DF	4	Manuel da Costa		90+3'
Manager:
Hervé Renard


GK	16	Sylvain Gbohouo
RB	17	Serge Aurier (c)		69'
CB	6	Ismaël Traoré
CB	5	Wilfried Kanon
LB	2	Wonlo Coulibaly	59'
DM	20	Serey Dié
CM	10	Jean Michaël Seri		63'
CM	8	Franck Kessié
RW	19	Nicolas Pépé
LW	15	Max Gradel		55'
CF	14	Jonathan Kodjia
Substitutions:
FW	11	Maxwel Cornet		55'
FW	12	Wilfried Bony		63'
DF	22	Mamadou Bagayoko		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

28 June 2019

22:00

South Africa	1–0	Namibia
Zungu 68'	Report

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 16,090^[9]

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

South Africa

Namibia


GK	1	Darren Keet
RB	5	Thamsanqa Mkhize		67'
CB	14	Thulani Hlatshwayo (c)
CB	2	Buhle Mkhwanazi
LB	18	Sifiso Hlanti
RM	20	Hlompho Kekana
CM	8	Bongani Zungu		84'
CM	17	Sibusiso Vilakazi		85'
LM	11	Themba Zwane	79'
CF	9	Lebo Mothiba
CF	19	Percy Tau
Substitutions:
DF	6	Ramahlwe Mphahlele		67'
MF	12	Kamohelo Mokotjo		84'
FW	21	Lars Veldwijk		85'
Manager:
Stuart Baxter


GK	23	Lloyd Kazapua
RB	6	Larry Horaeb	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	46'	76'
LM	7	Hotto Kavendji	87'
CF	9	Benson Shilongo		46'
CF	13	Peter Shalulile
Substitutions:
FW	18	Isaskar Gurirab		46'
MF	14	Joslin Kamatuka		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

1 July 2019

18:00

South Africa	0–1	Morocco
	Report	Boussoufa 90'

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	31'	81'
RF	19	Percy Tau
CF	9	Lebo Mothiba		73'
LF	11	Themba Zwane	18'	75'
Substitutions:
FW	21	Lars Veldwijk		73'
MF	17	Sibusiso Vilakazi		75'
MF	20	Hlompho Kekana		81'
Manager:
Stuart Baxter


GK	12	Munir Mohand Mohamedi
RB	3	Noussair Mazraoui	75'
CB	4	Manuel da Costa
CB	6	Romain Saïss
LB	2	Achraf Hakimi
CM	8	Karim El Ahmadi	54'
CM	14	Mbark Boussoufa (c)
RW	7	Hakim Ziyech	89'
AM	10	Younès Belhanda
LW	16	Nordin Amrabat
CF	19	Youssef En-Nesyri
Substitutions:
MF	17	Youssef Aït Bennasser	54'
DF	17	Nabil Dirar	75'
MF	11	Fayçal Fajr	89'
Manager:
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

1 July 2019

18:00

Namibia	1–4	Ivory Coast
Kamatuka 71'	Report	Gradel 39' Dié 58' Zaha 84' Cornet 89'

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		87'
CB	2	Denzil Hoaseb
LB	22	Ryan Nyambe
RM	19	Petrus Shitembi
CM	7	Hotto Kavendji	78'
CM	15	Marcel Papama		62'
LM	12	Ronald Ketjijere
CF	13	Peter Shalulile		83'
CF	14	Joslin Kamatuka		73'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Willy Stephanus		62'
FW	18	Isaskar Gurirab		73'
FW	9	Benson Shilongo		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	80'
CM	8	Franck Kessié
RF	9	Wilfried Zaha
CF	12	Wilfried Bony	85'
LF	15	Max Gradel	68'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Maxwel Cornet	68'
MF	18	Ibrahim Sangaré	80'
FW	14	Jonathan Kodjia	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

^ "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
^ "Morocco vs. Namibia". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Ivory Coast vs. South Africa". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Morocco vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ "South Africa vs. Namibia". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ "South Africa vs. Morocco". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ "Namibia vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ 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

Official website

[2] The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[1] "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[regulations-3] "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.

[4] "Morocco vs. Namibia". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[5] 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.

[6] "Ivory Coast vs. South Africa". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[7] 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.

[8] "Morocco vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[9] 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.

[10] "South Africa vs. Namibia". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[11] 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.

[12] "South Africa vs. Morocco". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[13] 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.

[14] "Namibia vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[15] 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.

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2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Teams

Standings

Matches

Morocco vs Namibia

Ivory Coast vs South Africa

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

South Africa vs Namibia

South Africa vs Morocco

Namibia vs Ivory Coast

References

External links

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