2017 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS GROUP C

Group C of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 16 to 24 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of defending champions Ivory Coast, Morocco, DR Congo, and Togo.^[1]

DR Congo and Morocco advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	CAF Rankings Points^{[nb 1]}	FIFA Rankings Start of event
C1	Ivory Coast	Group I winners	3 September 2016	22nd	2015	Winners ( 1992, 2015)	63.5	34
C2	DR Congo	Group B winners	4 September 2016	18th	2015	Winners ( 1968, 1974)	29.5	49
C3	Morocco	Group F winners	29 March 2016	16th	2013	Winners ( 1976)	18.5	57
C4	Togo	Group A runners-up	4 September 2016	8th	2013	Quarter-finals ( 2013)	15.5	90

Notes

^ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	DR Congo	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Morocco	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ivory Coast	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
4	Togo	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the quarter-finals:

The group winners, DR Congo, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ghana.
The group runners-up, Morocco, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Egypt.

Matches

All times are local, WAT ( UTC+1).^[2]

Ivory Coast vs Togo

16 January 2017

17:00

Ivory Coast	0–0	Togo
	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane ( Gabon)

Ivory Coast^[3]

Togo^[3]


GK	16	Sylvain Gbohouo
RB	17	Serge Aurier
CB	21	Eric Bailly
CB	5	Wilfried Kanon
LB	18	Adama Traoré
CM	11	Franck Kessié
CM	20	Serey Dié ( c)
CM	6	Jean Seri	66'
RW	9	Wilfried Zaha	70'
CF	14	Jonathan Kodjia	83'
LW	8	Salomon Kalou
Substitutions:
MF	10	Cheick Doukouré	66'
FW	12	Wilfried Bony	70'
MF	15	Max Gradel	83'
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer


GK	16	Kossi Agassa
RB	17	Serge Gakpé
CB	15	Alaixys Romao
CB	13	Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB	21	Djené Dakonam
RM	7	Mathieu Dossevi	88'
CM	10	Floyd Ayité
CM	18	Lalawélé Atakora
LM	22	Ihlas Bebou
CF	4	Emmanuel Adebayor ( c)	89'
CF	19	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba	83'
Substitutions:
DF	5	Serge Akakpo	83'
FW	8	Komlan Agbégniadan	88'
MF	12	Razak Boukari	89'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Lalawélé Atakora (Togo)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Théophile Vinga ( Gabon)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer ( Egypt)
Fourth official:
Youssef Essrayri ( Tunisia)

DR Congo vs Morocco

16 January 2017

20:00

DR Congo	1–0	Morocco
Kabananga 55'	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza ( Madagascar)

DR Congo^[5]

Morocco^[5]


GK	1	Ley Matampi
RB	2	Issama Mpeko
CB	5	Marcel Tisserand
CB	14	Gabriel Zakuani ( c)
LB	3	Fabrice N'Sakala	48'	65'
CM	22	Chancel Mbemba
CM	18	Merveille Bokadi
CM	15	Rémi Mulumba
RW	6	Junior Kabananga		72'
CF	17	Cédric Bakambu		77'
LW	21	Firmin Ndombe Mubele
Substitutions:
DF	13	Joyce Lomalisa	74' 81'	65'
MF	20	Jacques Maghoma		72'
FW	9	Dieumerci Mbokani		77'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé


GK	12	Munir Mohand
RB	17	Nabil Dirar
CB	5	Medhi Benatia ( c)
CB	4	Manuel da Costa	68'
LB	2	Hamza Mendyl
DM	8	Karim El Ahmadi
CM	21	Mehdi Carcela		79'
CM	16	Omar El Kaddouri		61'
RW	14	Mbark Boussoufa
CF	20	Aziz Bouhaddouz
LW	6	Romain Saïss		73'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Youssef En-Nesyri		61'
MF	11	Fayçal Fajr		73'
FW	9	Youssef El-Arabi		79'
Manager:
Hervé Renard

Man of the Match:
Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Arsenio Marengula ( Mozambique)
Yahaya Mahamadou ( Niger)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama ( Gambia)

Ivory Coast vs DR Congo

20 January 2017

17:00

Ivory Coast	2–2	DR Congo
Bony 25' Dié 67'	Report	Kebano 10' Kabananga 28'

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Referee: Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia)

Ivory Coast^[7]

DR Congo^[7]


GK	16	Sylvain Gbohouo
RB	17	Serge Aurier
CB	21	Eric Bailly
CB	5	Wilfried Kanon
LB	18	Adama Traoré		46'
CM	10	Cheick Doukouré
CM	20	Serey Dié ( c)
CM	11	Franck Kessié	65'
RW	9	Wilfried Zaha
CF	12	Wilfried Bony
LW	15	Max Gradel		77'
Substitutions:
DF	19	Simon Deli		46'
FW	8	Salomon Kalou		77'
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer


GK	1	Ley Matampi
RB	18	Merveille Bokadi
CB	2	Issama Mpeko
CB	4	Jordan Ikoko	72'
LB	5	Marcel Tisserand
CM	20	Jacques Maghoma	72'
CM	10	Neeskens Kebano
CM	22	Chancel Mbemba
RW	21	Firmin Ndombe Mubele
CF	9	Dieumerci Mbokani ( c)
LW	6	Junior Kabananga	79'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Youssouf Mulumbu	72'
MF	15	Rémi Mulumba	72'
FW	12	Jonathan Bolingi	79'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match:
Serey Dié (Ivory Coast)^[8]

Assistant referees:
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos ( Angola)
Marwa Range ( Kenya)
Fourth official:
Daniel Bennett ( South Africa)

Morocco vs Togo

20 January 2017

20:00

Morocco	3–1	Togo
Bouhaddouz 14' Saïss 21' En-Nesyri 72'	Report	Dossevi 5'

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Referee: Mahamadou Keita ( Mali)

Morocco^[9]

Togo^[9]


GK	12	Munir Mohand
CB	5	Medhi Benatia ( c)
CB	4	Manuel da Costa
CB	6	Romain Saïss
RWB	17	Nabil Dirar
LWB	2	Hamza Mendyl
CM	8	Karim El Ahmadi
CM	14	Mbark Boussoufa	56'
CM	16	Omar El Kaddouri		61'
CF	11	Fayçal Fajr		81'
CF	20	Aziz Bouhaddouz		90'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Youssef En-Nesyri		61'
MF	15	Youssef Aït Bennasser		81'
FW	23	Rachid Alioui		90'
Manager:
Hervé Renard


GK	16	Kossi Agassa
RB	17	Serge Gakpé
CB	15	Alaixys Romao
CB	13	Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB	21	Djené Dakonam
RM	7	Mathieu Dossevi		84'
CM	18	Lalawélé Atakora		89'
CM	10	Floyd Ayité	83'
LM	22	Ihlas Bebou
CF	19	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba		73'
CF	4	Emmanuel Adebayor ( c)
Substitutions:
MF	12	Razak Boukari		73'
MF	14	Prince Segbefia		84'
FW	8	Komlan Agbégniadan		89'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:
Fayçal Fajr (Morocco)^[10]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande ( Cameroon)
Aboubacar Doumbouya ( Guinea)
Fourth official:
Sidi Alioum ( Cameroon)

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

24 January 2017

20:00

Morocco	1–0	Ivory Coast
Alioui 64'	Report

Stade d'Oyem, Oyem

Referee: Sidi Alioum ( Cameroon)

Morocco^[11]

Ivory Coast^[11]


GK	12	Munir Mohand	87'
RB	17	Nabil Dirar
CB	5	Medhi Benatia ( c)	30'
CB	4	Manuel da Costa
LB	2	Hamza Mendyl
CM	8	Karim El Ahmadi	82'
CM	6	Romain Saïss
AM	14	Mbark Boussoufa
RW	11	Fayçal Fajr		83'
LW	7	Youssef En-Nesyri
CF	20	Aziz Bouhaddouz		42'
Substitutions:
FW	23	Rachid Alioui		42' 90+2'
MF	19	Mounir Obbadi		83'
FW	13	Khalid Boutaïb		90+2'
Manager:
Hervé Renard


GK	16	Sylvain Gbohouo
RB	17	Serge Aurier
CB	21	Eric Bailly	58'
CB	19	Simon Deli
LB	5	Wilfried Kanon
CM	10	Cheick Doukouré		52'
CM	20	Serey Dié ( c)
CM	11	Franck Kessié		85'
RF	9	Wilfried Zaha	70'	75'
CF	12	Wilfried Bony
LF	8	Salomon Kalou
Substitutions:
MF	6	Jean Seri		52'
FW	14	Jonathan Kodjia		75'
MF	15	Max Gradel		85'
Manager:
Michel Dussuyer

Man of the Match:
Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast)^[12]

Assistant referees:
Ali Waleed Ahmed ( Sudan)
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue ( Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha ( Egypt)

Togo vs DR Congo

24 January 2017

20:00

Togo	1–3	DR Congo
Laba 69'	Report	Kabananga 29' Mubele 54' M'Poku 80'

Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil

Referee: Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal)

Togo^[13]

DR Congo^[13]


GK	23	Baba Tchagouni	24'
RB	21	Djené Dakonam
CB	5	Serge Akakpo
CB	13	Sadat Ouro-Akoriko
LB	17	Serge Gakpé
CM	18	Lalawélé Atakora
CM	10	Floyd Ayité
RW	7	Mathieu Dossevi	67'
AM	12	Razak Boukari	78'
LW	22	Ihlas Bebou
CF	4	Emmanuel Adebayor ( c)
Substitutions:
GK	1	Cédric Mensah	24'
FW	19	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba	67'
MF	15	Alaixys Romao	78'
Manager:
Claude Le Roy


GK	1	Ley Matampi	90+4'
RB	2	Issama Mpeko
CB	18	Merveille Bokadi
CB	5	Marcel Tisserand
LB	13	Joyce Lomalisa
CM	7	Youssouf Mulumbu ( c)
CM	22	Chancel Mbemba
AM	10	Neeskens Kebano		60'
RW	21	Firmin Ndombe Mubele		68'
LW	6	Junior Kabananga		83'
CF	12	Jonathan Bolingi
Substitutions:
MF	8	Paul-José M'Poku		60'
MF	11	Jordan Botaka		68'
FW	19	Jeremy Bokila		83'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match:
Junior Kabananga (DR Congo)^[14]

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara ( Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba ( Senegal)
Fourth official:
Hamada Nampiandraza ( Madagascar)

References

^ "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 16, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is A. Lalawelé! Great performance!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical start list: Congo DR - Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 16, 2017). "M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 20, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is S.Dié! Great performance!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Media start list: Morocco - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 20, 2017). "F. Fajr has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical start list: Morocco - Côte D'Ivoire" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 24, 2017). "More The Total Man of the Match is S. KALOU! Great performance!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.
^ ^a ^b "Tactical start list: Togo - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 24, 2017). "Junior Kabananga has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.

External links

2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com

[2] The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

[1] "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.

[3] "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.

[civ-tog_line-ups-4] "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[5] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 16, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is A. Lalawelé! Great performance!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.

[cod-mar_line-ups-6] "Tactical start list: Congo DR - Morocco" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.

[7] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 16, 2017). "M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via Twitter.

[civ-cod_line-ups-8] "Tactical start list: Côte D'Ivoire - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[9] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 20, 2017). "The Total Man of the Match is S.Dié! Great performance!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.

[mar-tog_line-ups-10] "Media start list: Morocco - Togo" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[11] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 20, 2017). "F. Fajr has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2017 – via Twitter.

[mar-civ_line-ups-12] "Tactical start list: Morocco - Côte D'Ivoire" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[13] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 24, 2017). "More The Total Man of the Match is S. KALOU! Great performance!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.

[tog-cod_line-ups-14] "Tactical start list: Togo - Congo DR" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

[15] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (January 24, 2017). "Junior Kabananga has been selected as the Total Man of the Match! Well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 24 January 2017 – via Twitter.

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v t e 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads Statistics
Venues	Stade d'Angondjé Stade de Franceville Stade d'Oyem Stade de Port-Gentil

v t e 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads Statistics
Venues	Stade d'Angondjé Stade de Franceville Stade d'Oyem Stade de Port-Gentil

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