Group E of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 11 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of defending champions Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, the Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone. [1]
The Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea advanced to the round of 16.
Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
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May 2021 [nb 1] | December 2021 | ||||||||
E1 | ![]() |
UNAF | Group H winners | 16 November 2020 | 19th | 2019 | Winners ( 1990, 2019) | 33 | 29 |
E2 | ![]() |
WAFU | Group K winners | 26 March 2021 | 24th | 2019 | Winners ( 1992, 2015) | 59 | 56 |
E3 | ![]() |
WAFU | Group L runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 3rd | 1996 | Group stage ( 1994, 1996) | 114 | 108 |
E4 | ![]() |
UNIFFAC | Group J runners-up | 25 March 2021 | 3rd | 2015 | Fourth place ( 2015) | 132 | 114 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Algeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone
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Equatorial Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Gradel ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone
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Algeria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Esteban ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Bendebka ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria
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Sierra Leone ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Ganet ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea
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Group E of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 11 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of defending champions Algeria, Equatorial Guinea, the Ivory Coast and Sierra Leone. [1]
The Ivory Coast and Equatorial Guinea advanced to the round of 16.
Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Finals appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
FIFA Rankings | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2021 [nb 1] | December 2021 | ||||||||
E1 | ![]() |
UNAF | Group H winners | 16 November 2020 | 19th | 2019 | Winners ( 1990, 2019) | 33 | 29 |
E2 | ![]() |
WAFU | Group K winners | 26 March 2021 | 24th | 2019 | Winners ( 1992, 2015) | 59 | 56 |
E3 | ![]() |
WAFU | Group L runners-up | 15 June 2021 | 3rd | 1996 | Group stage ( 1994, 1996) | 114 | 108 |
E4 | ![]() |
UNIFFAC | Group J runners-up | 25 March 2021 | 3rd | 2015 | Fourth place ( 2015) | 132 | 114 |
Notes
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Algeria ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone
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Equatorial Guinea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Gradel ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone
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Algeria ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Esteban ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea
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Assistant referees:
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Bendebka ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Algeria
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Sierra Leone ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Ganet ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sierra Leone
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equatorial Guinea
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