2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

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 positionTeamZoneMethod of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
FIFA Rankings
May 2021[nb 1]December 2021
B1  SenegalWAFUGroup I winners15 November 202016th2019Runners-up (2002, 2019)2220
B2  ZimbabweCOSAFAGroup H runners-up25 March 20215th2019Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017, 2019)107121
B3  GuineaWAFUGroup A runners-up24 March 202113th2019Runners-up (1976)7281
B4  MalawiCOSAFAGroup B runners-up29 March 20213rd2010Group stage (1984, 2010)115129

Notes

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Senegal312010+15Advance to knockout stage
2  Guinea31112204[a]
3  Malawi31112204[a]
4  Zimbabwe310234−13
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

Matches

Senegal vs Zimbabwe

Senegal  1–0  Zimbabwe
Mané 90+7' (pen.)Report
Senegal
Zimbabwe
GK1Seny Dieng
RB21Ibrahima Mbaye
CB4Pape Abou Cissé
CB22Abdou Diallo
LB12Fodé Ballo-Touré
CM20Bouna Sarr
CM8Cheikhou Kouyaté
CM5Idrissa Gueye (c)
RF9Boulaye Dia  77'
CF10Sadio Mané
LF7Keita Baldé  31'  64'
Substitutions:
FW11Habib Diallo  64'
MF26Pape Gueye  77'
Coach:
Aliou Cissé
GK1Petros Mhari
RB22Takudzwa Chimwemwe
CB5Gerald Takwara
CB15Teenage Hadebe  52'
LB14Onismor Bhasera
DM4Kelvin Madzongwe  90+5'
RM7Ishmael Wadi
CM17Knowledge Musona (c)  88'
CM8Kundai Benyu  71'
LM12Bruce Kangwa
CF18Prince Dube  46'
Substitutions:
FW10Tino Kadewere  46'
MF13Thabani Kamusoko  71'
MF11Never Tigere  88'
Coach:
Norman Mapeza

Man of the Match:
Sadio Mané (Senegal)[2]

Assistant referees:
Olivier Safari (DR Congo)
Attia Amsaaed (Libya)
Fourth official:
Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

Guinea vs Malawi

Guinea  1–0  Malawi
I. Sylla 35'Report
Guinea
Malawi
GK1Aly Keita
CB5Saïdou Sow  71'
CB13Mohamed Ali Camara
CB4Ibrahima Conté II  75'
RWB19Mamadou Kané
LWB3Issiaga Sylla
CM23Aguibou Camara  46'
CM6Amadou Diawara
CM8Naby Keïta (c)
CF9José Kanté  71'
CF11Mohamed Bayo  88'
Substitutions:
MF7Ibrahima Cissé  46'
DF17Ousmane Kanté  71'
FW25Mamadou Diallo  71'
FW21Sory Kaba  88'
Coach:
Kaba Diawara
GK16Ernest Kakhobwe
CB21Chikoti Chirwa
CB19Limbikani Mzava (c)
CB5Dennis Chembezi
RM7Micium Mhone
CM8Chimwemwe Idana  81'
CM17John Banda
LM10Francisco Madinga
AM13Peter Banda  80'
CF20Yamikani Chester  65'
CF22Khuda Muyaba
Substitutions:
FW9Richard Mbulu  83'  65'
FW18Zebron Kalima  80'
Coach:
Mario Marinică

Man of the Match:
Naby Keita (Guinea)[3]

Assistant referees:
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Video assistant referee:
Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco)

Senegal vs Guinea

Senegal  0–0  Guinea
Report
Senegal
Guinea
GK1Seny Dieng
RB21Ibrahima Mbaye
CB4Pape Abou Cissé
CB22Abdou Diallo
LB2Saliou Ciss
CM25Mamadou Loum
CM8Cheikhou Kouyaté  74'
RW20Bouna Sarr  90'
AM10Sadio Mané (c)
LW27Mame Thiam  74'
CF9Boulaye Dia  81'
Substitutions:
FW11Habib Diallo  74'
MF13Joseph Lopy  81'
FW7Keita Baldé  90'
Coach:
Aliou Cissé
GK1Aly Keita  83'
CB5Saïdou Sow
CB13Mohamed Ali Camara
CB4Ibrahima Conté II
RWB7Ibrahima Cissé
LWB3Issiaga Sylla  80'
CM14Ilaix Moriba  66'
CM6Amadou Diawara  49'  78'
CM8Naby Keïta (c)  64'
CF11Mohamed Bayo
CF10Morgan Guilavogui  90'
Substitutions:
MF12Ibrahima Conté I  66'
MF24Mory Konaté  78'
MF2Morlaye Sylla  90'
Coach:
Kaba Diawara

Man of the Match:
Naby Keïta (Guinea)[4]

Assistant referees:
Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles)
Fourth official:
Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
Video assistant referee:
Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

Malawi vs Zimbabwe

Malawi  2–1  Zimbabwe
Mhango 43', 58'ReportWadi 38'
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
Malawi
Zimbabwe
GK16Ernest Kakhobwe  90+1'
CB21Chikoti Chirwa
CB19Limbikani Mzava (c)  27'
CB5Dennis Chembezi
RM2Stanley Sanudi  49'
CM17John Banda
CM8Chimwemwe Idana  84'
LM10Francisco Madinga  84'
AM11Gabadinho Mhango
CF9Richard Mbulu  66'
CF22Khuda Muyaba  66'
Substitutions:
DF15Lawrence Chaziya  27'
FW13Peter Banda  66'
FW20Yamikani Chester  66'
MF27Gerald Phiri Jr.  84'
MF3Charles Petro  84'
Coach:
Mario Marinică
GK1Petros Mhari
RB22Takudzwa Chimwemwe
CB5Gerald Takwara
CB15Teenage Hadebe  29'
LB14Onismor Bhasera
DM4Kelvin Madzongwe  83'
RM7Ishmael Wadi  84'
CM17Knowledge Musona (c)  78'
CM8Kundai Benyu
LM12Bruce Kangwa  20'  67'
CF10Tino Kadewere
Substitutions:
DF3Jordan Zemura  67'
FW19Admiral Muskwe  78'
MF16Kudakwashe Mahachi  84'
Coach:
Norman Mapeza

Man of the Match:
Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi)[5]

Assistant referees:
Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger)
Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria)
Fourth official:
Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Video assistant referee:
Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

Malawi vs Senegal

Malawi  0–0  Senegal
Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Malawi
Senegal
GK1Charles Thomu  83'
RB2Stanley Sanudi
CB15Lawrence Chaziya  58'
CB5Dennis Chembezi
LB21Gomezgani Chirwa
RM7Micium Mhone  67'
CM8Chimwemwe Idana  79'
CM17John Banda (c)
LM10Francisco Madinga  79'
CF22Khuda Muyaba  67'
CF11Gabadinho Mhango
Substitutions:
FW9Richard Mbulu  67'
FW20Yamikani Chester  67'
MF27Gerald Phiri Jr.  79'
FW14Robin Ngalande  79'
Coach:
Mario Marinică
GK16Édouard Mendy
RB20Bouna Sarr
CB3Kalidou Koulibaly (c)
CB22Abdou Diallo
LB2Saliou Ciss  86'
CM8Cheikhou Kouyaté  20'
CM6Nampalys Mendy  72'
CM5Idrissa Gueye
RF9Boulaye Dia  72'
CF11Habib Diallo  60'
LF10Sadio Mané
Substitutions:
FW15Bamba Dieng  60'
MF26Pape Gueye  75'  72'
FW19Famara Diédhiou  72'
DF12Fodé Ballo-Touré  86'
Coach:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Charles Thomu (Malawi)[6]

Assistant referees:
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
Olivier Safari (DR Congo)
Fourth official:
Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Video assistant referee:
Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

Zimbabwe vs Guinea

Zimbabwe  2–1  Guinea
ReportKeïta 49'
Zimbabwe
Guinea
GK21Talbert Shumba  56'
RB2Godknows Murwira
CB20Peter Muduhwa
CB5Gerald Takwara
LB12Bruce Kangwa
DM13Thabani Kamusoko
RM16Kudakwashe Mahachi  86'  88'
CM11Never Tigere
CM17Knowledge Musona (c)  46'
LM3Jordan Zemura  75'
CF19Admiral Muskwe  75'
Substitutions:
DF14Onismor Bhasera  90+1'  46'
FW10Tino Kadewere  75'
FW18Prince Dube  75'
DF22Takudzwa Chimwemwe  88'
Coach:
Norman Mapeza
GK1Aly Keita
CB17Ousmane Kanté
CB13Mohamed Ali Camara
CB4Ibrahima Conté II
RWB7Ibrahima Cissé  34'
LWB3Issiaga Sylla  88'
CM14Ilaix Moriba  63'
CM19Mamadou Kané  90+3'
CM8Naby Keïta (c)  90+1'
CF21Sory Kaba  63'
CF9José Kanté  46'
Substitutions:
FW25Mamadou Diallo  46'
MF2Morlaye Sylla  63'
FW11Mohamed Bayo  63'
DF20Pa Konate  88'
Coach:
Kaba Diawara

Man of the Match:
Gerald Takwara (Zimbabwe)[7]

Assistant referees:
Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)
Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Video assistant referee:
Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

References