2019 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS GROUP A

Group A of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 21 to 30 June 2019. The group consisted of DR Congo, hosts Egypt, Uganda and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Egypt and Uganda as the top two teams, along with DR Congo 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
A1	Egypt	UNAF	Hosts and Group J runners-up	16 October 2018	24th	2017	Winners ( 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)	57	58
A2	DR Congo	UNIFFAC	Group G runners-up	24 March 2019	19th	2017	Winners ( 1968, 1974)	46	49
A3	Uganda	CECAFA	Group L winners	17 November 2018	7th	2017	Runners-up ( 1978)	79	80
A4	Zimbabwe	COSAFA	Group G winners	24 March 2019	4th	2017	Group stage ( 2004, 2006, 2017)	110	109

Notes

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

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uganda	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	DR Congo	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

In the round of 16:^[2]

The winners of Group A, Egypt, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group D, South Africa.
The runners-up of Group A, Uganda, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Senegal.
The third-placed team of Group A, DR Congo, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Madagascar.

Matches

Egypt vs Zimbabwe

21 June 2019

22:00

Egypt	1–0	Zimbabwe
Trézéguet 41'	Report

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 73,299^[3]

Referee: Sidi Alioum ( Cameroon)

Egypt

Zimbabwe


GK	16	Mohamed El Shenawy
RB	3	Ahmed Elmohamady ( c)
CB	12	Ayman Ashraf
CB	6	Ahmed Hegazi
LB	20	Mahmoud Alaa	81'
CM	19	Abdallah El Said		71'
CM	17	Mohamed Elneny
CM	8	Tarek Hamed
RW	7	Trézéguet		81'
CF	10	Mohamed Salah
LW	9	Marwan Mohsen		60'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Walid Soliman		60'
MF	22	Amr Warda		71'
MF	21	Nabil Emad		81'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre


GK	1	Edmore Sibanda		80'
RB	2	Tendayi Darikwa
CB	5	Divine Lunga
CB	15	Teenage Hadebe
LB	6	Alec Mudimu
CM	8	Marshall Munetsi
CM	10	Ovidy Karuru
CM	18	Marvelous Nakamba
RW	11	Khama Billiat
CF	17	Knowledge Musona ( c)		85'
LW	23	Nyasha Mushekwi		81'
Substitutions:
GK	13	Elvis Chipezeze		80'
FW	9	Evans Rusike		81'
FW	7	Talent Chawapiwa	88'	85'
Manager:
Sunday Chidzambwa

Man of the Match:
Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande ( Cameroon)
El Hadji Samba ( Senegal)
Fourth official:
Maguette N'Diaye ( Senegal)

DR Congo vs Uganda

22 June 2019

16:30

DR Congo	0–2	Uganda
	Report	Kaddu 14' Okwi 48'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 2,000^[5]

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed ( Morocco)

DR Congo

Uganda


GK	1	Ley Matampi
RB	2	Issama Mpeko
CB	14	Arthur Masuaku
CB	5	Marcel Tisserand
LB	15	Christian Luyindama
CM	10	Paul-José M'Poku		52'
CM	18	Merveille Bokadi	54'
CM	22	Chancel Mbemba		60'
RW	11	Yannick Bolasie	45+2'	71'
CF	13	Meschak Elia
LW	17	Cédric Bakambu
Substitutions:
FW	9	Jonathan Bolingi		52'
MF	20	Jacques Maghoma		60'
FW	19	Britt Assombalonga		71'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé


GK	18	Denis Onyango
RB	5	Bevis Mugabi
CB	15	Godfrey Walusimbi
CB	16	Hassan Wasswa
LB	4	Murushid Juuko	35'
DM	23	Michael Azira
RW	8	Khalid Aucho
AM	22	Lumala Abdu		81'
LW	17	Farouk Miya		88'
CF	9	Patrick Kaddu		75'
CF	7	Emmanuel Okwi
Substitutions:
FW	21	Allan Kyambadde		75'
DF	20	Isaac Muleme		81'
DF	3	Timothy Awany		88'
Manager:
Sébastien Desabre

Man of the Match:
Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Azgaou Lahcen ( Morocco)
Mustapha Akarkad ( Morocco)
Fourth official:
Noureddine El Jaafari ( Morocco)

Uganda vs Zimbabwe

26 June 2019

19:00

Uganda	1–1	Zimbabwe
Okwi 12'	Report	Billiat 40'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 73,589^[7]

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane ( Gabon)

Uganda

Zimbabwe


GK	18	Denis Onyango ( c)
RB	5	Bevis Mugabi
CB	15	Godfrey Walusimbi
CB	12	Ronald Mukiibi
LB	16	Hassan Wasswa
CM	23	Michael Azira		62'
RW	17	Farouk Miya		89'
AM	7	Emmanuel Okwi		73'
LW	8	Khalid Aucho	88'
CF	9	Patrick Kaddu
CF	22	Lumala Abdu
Substitutions:
MF	6	Taddeo Lwanga		62'
FW	21	Allan Kyambadde		73'
DF	3	Timothy Awany		89'
Manager:
Sébastien Desabre


GK	16	George Chigova
RB	2	Tendayi Darikwa
CB	5	Divine Lunga
CB	15	Teenage Hadebe
LB	6	Alec Mudimu
CM	3	Danny Phiri
RW	21	Thabani Kamusoko	66'
AM	7	Talent Chawapiwa	64'
LW	10	Ovidy Karuru
CF	17	Knowledge Musona ( c)
CF	11	Khama Billiat
Substitutions:
FW	9	Evans Rusike	64'
MF	8	Marshall Munetsi	66'
Manager:
Sunday Chidzambwa

Man of the Match:
Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe)^[8]

Assistant referees:^[9]
Issa Yaya ( Chad)
Lionel Andrianantenaiana ( Madagascar)
Fourth official:
Mahamadou Keita ( Mali)

Egypt vs DR Congo

26 June 2019

22:00

Egypt	2–0	DR Congo
A. Elmohamady 25' Salah 43'	Report

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 74,219^[10]

Referee: Victor Gomes ( South Africa)

Egypt

DR Congo


GK	16	Mohamed El Shenawy
RB	3	Ahmed Elmohamady ( c)
CB	6	Ahmed Hegazi
CB	20	Mahmoud Alaa	81'
LB	12	Ayman Ashraf
CM	17	Mohamed Elneny	68'
CM	8	Tarek Hamed
RW	10	Mohamed Salah
AM	19	Abdallah El Said		68'
LW	7	Trézéguet		84'
CF	9	Marwan Mohsen		59'
Substitutions:
FW	18	Ahmed Hassan		59'
MF	11	Walid Soliman		68'
MF	5	Ali Ghazal	87'	84'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre


GK	1	Ley Matampi
RB	2	Issama Mpeko
CB	15	Christian Luyindama
CB	5	Marcel Tisserand ( c)
LB	3	Ngonda Muzinga	59'
CM	18	Merveille Bokadi	30'	64'
CM	8	Trésor Mputu		46'
CM	12	Wilfred Moke
RW	20	Jacques Maghoma
CF	17	Cédric Bakambu
LW	9	Jonathan Bolingi
Substitutions:
FW	13	Meschak Elia		46'
FW	11	Yannick Bolasie		64'

Manager:
Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match:
Trézéguet (Egypt)^[11]

Assistant referees:^[12]
Zakhele Siwela ( South Africa)
Souru Phatsoane ( Lesotho)
Fourth official:
Joshua Bondo ( Botswana)

Uganda vs Egypt

30 June 2019

21:00

Uganda	0–2	Egypt
	Report	Salah 36' A. Elmohamady 45+1'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 74,566^[13]

Referee: Maguette Ndiaye ( Senegal)

Uganda

Egypt


GK	18	Denis Onyango ( c)		72'
RB	14	Wakiro Wadada
CB	3	Timothy Awany
CB	16	Mawanda Wasswa
LB	15	Godfrey Walusimbi
CM	17	Farouk Miya
CM	23	Micheal Azira
CM	8	Khalid Aucho		70'
RW	22	Lumala Abdu
CF	7	Emmanuel Okwi
LW	21	Allan Kyambadde	59'	79'
Substitutions:
MF	6	Taddeo Lwanga	88'	70'
GK	1	Robert Odongkara		72'
MF	10	Luwagga Kizito		79'
Manager:
Sébastien Desabre


GK	16	Mohamed El Shenawy
RB	3	Ahmed Elmohamady ( c)	90+1'
CB	6	Ahmed Hegazi
CB	2	Baher El Mohamady
LB	12	Ayman Ashraf
CM	21	Nabil Emad
CM	17	Mohamed Elneny	62'
RW	10	Mohamed Salah
AM	19	Abdallah El Said
LW	7	Trézéguet
CF	18	Ahmed Hassan Kouka	24'
Substitutions:
FW	9	Marwan Mohsen	24'
MF	8	Tarek Hamed	62'
DF	4	Omar Gaber	90+1'
Manager:
Javier Aguirre

Man of the Match:
Ahmed Elmohamady (Egypt)^[14]

Assistant referees:
Nguegoue Elvis Guy Noupue ( Cameroon)
Seydou Tiama ( Burkina Faso)
Fourth official:
Helder Martins de Carvalho ( Angola)

Zimbabwe vs DR Congo

30 June 2019

21:00

Zimbabwe	0–4	DR Congo
	Report	Bolingi 4' Bakambu 34', 65' ( pen.) Assombalonga 78'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 4,364^[15]

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal ( Algeria)

Zimbabwe

DR Congo


GK	13	Elvis Chipezeze	64'
RB	2	Tendayi Darikwa
CB	22	Lawrence Mhlanga
CB	15	Teenage Hadebe
LB	4	Ronald Pfumbidzai
CM	8	Nyasha Munetsi		70'
CM	3	Danny Phiri
CM	10	Ovidy Karuru
RW	7	Talent Chawapiwa		52'
CF	17	Knowledge Musona ( c)		80'
LW	11	Khama Billiat
Substitutions:
FW	23	Nyasha Mushekwi		52'
FW	14	Tino Kadewere		70'
MF	20	Kudakwashe Mahachi		80'
Manager:
Sunday Chidzambwa


GK	1	Ley Matampi
RB	2	Issama Mpeko	70'
CB	22	Chancel Mbemba	59'
CB	5	Marcel Tisserand
LB	3	Ngonda Muzinga
RM	6	Chadrac Akolo		83'
CM	7	Youssouf Mulumbu ( c)		76'
CM	12	Wilfred Moke	61'
LM	20	Jacques Maghoma
CF	9	Jonathan Bolingi		45+1'
CF	17	Cédric Bakambu
Substitutions:
FW	19	Britt Assombalonga		45+1'
FW	13	Meschak Elia		76'
DF	15	Christian Luyindama		83'
Manager:
Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match:
Cédric Bakambu (DR Congo)^[16]

Assistant referees:
Abdelhak Etchiali ( Algeria)
Mokrane Gourari ( Algeria)
Fourth official:
Ahmad Imetehaz Heeralall ( Mauritius)

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.
^ "Egypt vs. Zimbabwe". ESPN. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (21 June 2019). "M. Alaa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Congo DR vs. Uganda". ESPN. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (22 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! @EmmanuelOkwi is the Total Man of the Match !" ( Tweet). Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Uganda vs. Zimbabwe". ESPN. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (26 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! @khama_Billiat11 is the Total Man of the Match !" ( Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "UGA–ZIM Match Info". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Egypt vs. Congo DR". ESPN. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (26 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, @Trezeguet has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "EGY-COD Match Info". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Uganda vs. Egypt". ESPN. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (30 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, A. Elmohamady has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Zimbabwe vs. Congo DR". ESPN. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (30 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is C. Bakambu!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 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] "Egypt vs. Zimbabwe". ESPN. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[5] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (21 June 2019). "M. Alaa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[6] "Congo DR vs. Uganda". ESPN. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[7] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (22 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! @EmmanuelOkwi is the Total Man of the Match !" ( Tweet). Retrieved 22 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[8] "Uganda vs. Zimbabwe". ESPN. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[9] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (26 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! @khama_Billiat11 is the Total Man of the Match !" ( Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[10] "UGA–ZIM Match Info". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[11] "Egypt vs. Congo DR". ESPN. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[12] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (26 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, @Trezeguet has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 27 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[13] "EGY-COD Match Info". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

[14] "Uganda vs. Egypt". ESPN. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[15] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (30 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, A. Elmohamady has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[16] "Zimbabwe vs. Congo DR". ESPN. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[17] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (30 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is C. Bakambu!" ( Tweet). Retrieved 30 June 2019 – via Twitter.

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v t e 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads Statistics
Venues	Cairo International Stadium 30 June Stadium Al Salam Stadium Alexandria Stadium Suez Stadium Ismailia Stadium

v t e 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads Statistics
Venues	Cairo International Stadium 30 June Stadium Al Salam Stadium Alexandria Stadium Suez Stadium Ismailia Stadium

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