2021 Africa Cup of Nations | Group Stage Roundup | Round of 16 Fixtures

By Emmanuel Oladele -  The Group Stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) currently holding in Cameroon has been concluded after day 12 of the tournament. 36 gam were played, out of 24 participating teams, eight teams have been eliminated, while 16 progressed into the round of 16. Below are the 16 teams in the round of 16, also the eight teams that were eliminated;

ROUND OF 16 TEAMS

• Cameroon - Group A

• Burkina Faso - Group A

• Cape Verde - Group A

• Senegal - Group B

• Guinea - Group B

• Malawi - Group B.

• Morocco - Group C

• Gabon - Group C

• Comoros - Group C

• Nigeria - Group D

• Egypt - Group D

• Ivory Coast - Group E

• Equatorial Guinea - Group E

• Mali - Group F

• Gambia - Group F

• Tunisia - Group F

Note: Tunisia, Comoros, Malawi and Cape Verde qualified into the Round of 16 as best losers.

EIGHT ELIMINATED TEAMS

• Ethiopia - Group A

• Zimbabwe - Group B

• Ghana - Group C

• Guinea-Bissau - Group D

• Sudan - Group D

• Sierra Leone - Group E

• Algeria - Group E

• Mauritania - Group F

STANDINGS AFTER GROUP STAGE

ALL 2021 AFCON GROUP STAGE RESULTS | GOALSCORERS

DAY 1

• Sun. 09/01. Cameroon 2-1 Burkina Faso FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Gustavo Sangaré 24' - Burkina Faso

• Vincent Aboubakar 40' (P), 45+3' (P) - Cameroon

• Sun. 09/01. Ethiopia 0-1 Cape Verde FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Júlio Tavares 45+1' -Cape Verde

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DAY 2

• Mon. 10/01. Senegal 1-0 Zimbabwe FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Sadio Mané 90+7' (P) - Senegal

• Mon. 10/01. Guinea 1-0 Malawi FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Issiaga Sylla 35' - Guinea

• Mon. 10/01. Morocco 1-0 Ghana FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Sofiane Boufal 83' - Morocco

• Mon. 10/01. Comoros 0-1 Gabon FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Aaron Boupendza 16' - Gabon

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DAY 3

• Tue. 11/01. Algeria 0-0 Sierra Leone FT.

• Tue. 11/01. Nigeria 1-0 Egypt FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Kelechi Iheanacho 30' - Nigeria

• Tue. 11/01. Sudan 0-0 Guinea-Bissau FT.

DAY 4

• Wed. 12/01. Tunisia 0-1 Mali FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Ibrahima Koné 48' (P) - Mali

• Wed. 12/01. Mauritania 0-1 Gambia FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Ablie Jallow 10' - Gambia

• Wed. 12/01. Equatorial Guinea 0-1 Ivory Coast FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Max-Alain Gradel 5' - Ivory Coast

DAY 5

• Thur. 13/01. Cameroon 4-1 Ethiopia FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Dawa Hotessa Dukele 4' - Ethiopia

• Toko Ekambi 8', 67' - Cameroon

• Vincent Aboubakar 53', 55' - Cameroon

• Thur. 13/01. Cape Verde 0-1 Burkina Faso FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Boureima Hassane Bande 39' - Burkina Faso 

DAY 6

• Fri. 14/01. Senegal 0-0 Guinea FT.

• Fri. 14/01. Malawi 2-1 Zimbabwe FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Ishmael Wadi 38' - Zimbabwe

• Gabadinho Mhango 43', 58' - Malawi

• Fri. 14/01. Morocco 2-0 Comoros FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Selim Amallah 16' - Morocco

• Zakaria Aboukhlal 89' - Morocco

• Fri. 14/01. Ghana 1-1 Gabon FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Andre Ayew 18' - Ghana

• Jim Allevinah - Gabon

DAY 7

• Sat. 15/01. Nigeria 3-1 Sudan FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Samuel Chukwueze 3' - Nigeria

• Taiwo Awoniyi 45' - Nigeria

• Moses Simon 46' - Nigeria

• Walieldin Khedr 70' (P) - Sudan

• Sat. 15/01. Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Egypt FT.

- Goal Scorer

• Mohamed Salah 69' - Egypt

DAY 8

• Sun. 16/01. Gambia 1-1 Mali FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Ibrahima Kone 79' - Mali

• Musa Barrow 90' (P) - Gambia

• Sun. 16/01. Tunisia 4-0 Mauritania FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Hamza Mathlouthi 4' - Tunisia

• Wahbi Khazri 8', 64' - Tunisia

• Seifeddine Jaziri 66' - Tunisia

• Sun. 16/01. Ivory Coast 2-2 Sierra Leone FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Sebastien Haller 25' - Ivory Coast

• Musa Noah Kamara 55' - Sierra Leone

• Nicolas Pepe 65' - Ivory Coast

• Alhaji Kamara 90+3' - Sierra Leone

• Sun. 16/01. Algeria 0-1 Equatorial Guinea FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Esteban Obiang 70' - Equatorial Guinea

DAY 9

• Mon. 17/01. Burkina Faso 1-1 Ethiopia FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Cyrille Bayala 24' - Burkina Faso

• Getaneh Kebede 52' (P) - Ethiopia

• Mon. 17/01. Cape Verde 1-1 Cameroon FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Vincent Aboubakar 39' - Cameroon

• Garry Rodrigues 53' - Cape Verde

DAY 10

• Tue. 18/01. Malawi 0-0 Senegal FT.

• Tue. 18/01. Zimbabwe 2-1 Guinea FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Knowledge Musona 26' - Zimbabwe

• Kudakwashe Mahachi 43' - Zimbabwe

• Naby Keita 49' - Guinea

• Tue. 18/01. Gabon 2-2 Morocco FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Jim Allevinah 21' - Gabon

• Sofiane Boufal 74' (P) - Morocco

• Nayef Aguerd 81' (OG) - Gabon

• Achraf Hakimi 84' - Morocco

• Tue. 18/01. Ghana 2-3 Comoros FT.

- Goal Scorers

• El Fardou Mohamed Ben Nabouhane 4' - Comoros

• Ahmed Mogni 62', 85' - Comoros

• Richmond Boakye 64' - Ghana

• Alexander Djiku 77' - Ghana

DAY 11

• Wed. 19/01. Guinea-Bissau 0-2 Nigeria FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Umar Sadiq 56' - Nigeria

• William Troost-Ekong 75' - Nigeria

• Wed. 19/01. Egypt 1-0 Sudan FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Mohamed Abdelmonem 35' - Egypt

DAY 12

• Thur. 20/01. Sierra Leone 0-1 Equatorial Guinea FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Pablo Ganet 38' - Equatorial Guinea

• Thur. 20/01. Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Franck Kessié 22' - Ivory Coast

• Ibrahim Sangaré 39' - Ivory Coast

• Nicolas Pépé 54' - Ivory Coast

• Sofiane Bendebka 73' - Algeria

• Thur. 20/01. Gambia 1-0 Tunisia FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Ablie Mallow 90+3' - Gambia

• Thur. 20/01. Mali 2-0 Mauritania FT.

- Goal Scorers

• Massadio Haidara 2' - Mali

• Ibrahima koné 49' (P) - Mali

Round of 16 Fixtures

• Sun. 23/01. Burkina Faso vs Gabon 17:00

• Sun. 23/01. Nigeria vs Tunisia 20:00

• Mon. 24/01. Guinea vs Gambia 17:00

• Mon. 24/01. Cameroon vs Comoros 20:00

• Tue. 25/01. Senegal vs Cape Verde 17:00

• Tue. 25/01. Morocco vs Malawi 20:00

• Wed. 26/01. Ivory Coast vs Egypt 17:00

• Wed. 26/01. Mali vs Equatorial Guinea 20:00

Note: All Time in Nigerian Time.

The 2021 AFCON holds between 9th January and 6th February 2022.

Photo Credit - CAF.