Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 10 to 18 January 2022. The group consisted of Guinea, Malawi, Senegal and Zimbabwe.[1]
Senegal and Guinea as the top two teams, along with Malawi 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 | |
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B1 | ![]() | WAFU | Group I winners | 15 November 2020 | 16th | 2019 | Runners-up (2002, 2019) | 22 | 20 |
B2 | ![]() | COSAFA | Group H runners-up | 25 March 2021 | 5th | 2019 | Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017, 2019) | 107 | 121 |
B3 | ![]() | WAFU | Group A runners-up | 24 March 2021 | 13th | 2019 | Runners-up (1976) | 72 | 81 |
B4 | ![]() | COSAFA | Group B runners-up | 29 March 2021 | 3rd | 2010 | Group stage (1984, 2010) | 115 | 129 |
Notes
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Matches
Senegal vs Zimbabwe
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Guinea vs Malawi
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Senegal vs Guinea
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Malawi vs Zimbabwe
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Malawi vs Senegal
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Zimbabwe vs Guinea
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