2022 African Nations Championship knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2022 African Nations Championship began on 27 January 2023 with the quarter-finals and ended with the final at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers on 4 February 2023.

All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Format

Except for the third place play-off, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time will be played with two periods of 15 minutes each. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out without extra time.

Qualified teams

Below are the 8 remaining teams of this edition of the tournament which consists of the top two teams from each of groups A, B and C and the top team from groups D and E.

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A  Algeria  Mozambique
B  Senegal  Ivory Coast
C  Madagascar Ghana
D  Mauritania
E  Niger

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 January – Algiers
 
 
 Algeria1
 
31 January – Oran
 
 Ivory Coast0
 
 Algeria5
 
28 January – Oran
 
 Niger0
 
 Niger2
 
4 February – Algiers
 
Ghana0
 
 Algeria0 (4)
 
27 January – Annaba
 
 Senegal (p)0 (5)
 
 Senegal1
 
31 January – Algiers
 
 Mauritania0
 
 Senegal1
 
28 January – Constantine
 
 Madagascar0Third place play-off
 
 Madagascar3
 
3 February – Oran
 
 Mozambique1
 
 Niger0
 
 
 Madagascar1
 

Quarter-finals

Algeria vs Ivory Coast

Algeria  1–0  Ivory Coast
  • Mahious 90+6' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 37,853
Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Algeria
Ivory Coast
Formation: 4–3–3
GK16Alexis Guendouz  20'
DF2Chouaib Keddad  90+10'
DF22Mokhtar Belkhiter
DF5Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
DF15Zineddine Belaïd  68'
MF21Youcef Laouafi
MF14Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
MF8Zakaria Draoui
MF6Ahmed Kendouci  23'
FW7Abderrahmane Meziane
FW18Aymen Mahious  90+8'  90+10'
Substitutions:
GK1Farid Chaâl  23'
MF4Akram Djahnit
FW9Karim Aribi
FW10Féth-Allah Tahar
MF11Oussama Chita
FW12Mohamed Islam Bakir
FW17Aimen Lahmeri
DF19Ayoub Ghezala  90+10'
FW20Sofiane Bayazid
MF27Mohamed Ait El Hadj
DF28Houari Baouche  90+10'
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra
Formation: 4–2–3–1
GK1Charles Ayayi
DF17Ande Habib Cirille
DF12Souleymane Coulibaly  43'
DF21Abdoul Siahoune
DF2Kouassi Attohoula  34'
MF19Essis Beaudeleire Aka (c)  90+9'
MF13Semelo Gueï
MF9Sankara Karamoko
MF15Constant Wayou  38'
MF22Salifou Diarrassouba  27'  82'
FW20Vignon Ouotro  46'
Substitutions:
FW7Mohamed Sylla  46'
DF18Serge Badjo
MF6Mohamed Zougrana  82'
DF5Issif Traore
MF10Anicet Oura
MF4Marc Goua
GK23Drissa Bamba
DF25Moise Gbai  38'
MF14Aubin Kouamé
MF11Abdramane Konaté
MF3Alpha Sidibé
MF8Pacome Zouzoua
Coach:
Souhalio Haïdara

Man of the Match:
Aymen Mahious (Algeria)[1]

Assistant referees:
Nouha Bangoura (Senegal)
Modibo Samake (Mali)

Fourth official:
Djindo Louis Hougnandande (Benin)

Video assistant referee:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ashor (Egypt)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Senegal vs Mauritania

Senegal  1–0  Mauritania
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Senegal
Mauritania

Man of the Match:
Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania)[2]

Assistant referees:
Akram Abbes Zerhouni (Algeria)
Sid Ali Brahim El Hamlaoui (Algeria)

Fourth official:
Karim Sabry (Morocco)

Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Assistant video assistant referee:
Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya)
? (Zambia)

Madagascar vs Mozambique

Madagascar  3–1  Mozambique
Report
Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)
Madagascar
Mozambique

Man of the Match:
Aro Hasina Andianarimanana (Madagascar)[3]

Assistant referees:

Fourth official:Tom Abongile (South Africa)

Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Niger vs Ghana

Niger  2–0 Ghana
Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Niger
Ghana

Man of the Match:
Boubacar Haïnikoye (Niger)[4]

Assistant referees:

  • Ditsoga Boris Marlaise (Gabon)
  • Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)

Fourth official:Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Semi-finals

Algeria vs Niger

Algeria  5–0  Niger
Report
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Tom Abongile (South Africa)
Algeria
Niger
Formation: 3–4–2–1
GK1Farid Chaâl
DF5Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
DF15Zineddine Belaïd  69'
DF2Chouaib Keddad
MF21Youcef Laouafi  69'
MF6Ahmed Kendouci  69'
MF14Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
MF22Mokhtar Belkhiter
FW7Abderrahmane Meziane  84'
FW18Aymen Mahious  69'
FW8Zakaria Draoui
Substitutions:
MF4Akram Djahnit
MF11Oussama Chita
DF19Ayoub Ghezala  69'
DF24Saâdi Radouani
GK23Chamseddine Rahmani
FW10Féth-Allah Tahar  69'
MF27Mohamed Ait El Hadj  84'
DF3Hocine Dehiri
FW12Mohamed Islam Bakir
FW20Sofiane Bayazid  69'
FW9Karim Aribi
DF28Houari Baouche  69'
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra
Formation: 4–4–2
GK22Mahamadou Djibo
DF5Abdoul Adamou Garba  72'
DF15Boureima Katakore (c)
DF3Ismael Souley  37'
DF2Adamou Djibo
MF18Bilyamine Moussa  38'
MF23Kader Aboubacar
MF20Faysal Abdoulaye  38'
MF9Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim  61'
FW14Imarana Seyni  61'
FW11Boubacar Haïnikoye
Substitutions:
DF6Abdoul Kassali  72'
FW10Mossi Issa Moussa
MF8Moussa Kassa Moudou  38'
MF13Mahamadou Ibrahim
GK1Yahaya Mainassara Babari
DF25Laouali Salaou
MF21Ziyad El-Jaouni
MF24Marouf Salissou
DF26Alhabib Hassane
DF17Mohamed Idrissa Karimou  61'
FW7Yacine Wa Massamba  61'
MF12Ousseini Badamassi  38'
Coach:
Harouna Doula Gabde

Man of the Match:
Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Algeria)[5]

Assistant referees:
Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche Lopes (Angola)
Abdul Aziz Bollel Jawo (Gambia)
Fourth official:
Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Senegal vs Madagascar

Senegal  1–0  Madagascar
  • Diallo 5'
Report
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Senegal
Madagascar

Man of the Match:
Lamine Camara (Senegal)[6]

Assistant referees:
Rodrigue Menye Mpele (Cameroon)
Eric Ayimavo Ulrich Ayamr (Benin)
Fourth official:
Kalilou Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Third place match

Niger  0–1  Madagascar
Report
  • Razafindrakoto 90'
Niger
Madagascar
Formation: 4–4–2
GK22Mahamadou Djibo
DF2Adamou Djibo
DF15Boureima Katakore (c)  77'
DF5Abdoul Adamou Garba  68'
DF6Abdoul Kassali  55'
MF24Marouf Salissou  68'
MF13Mahamadou Ibrahim  84'
MF23Kader Aboubacar
MF18Bilyamine Moussa
FW14Imarana Seyni  55'
FW11Boubacar Haïnikoye  82'
Substitutions:
DF25Laouali Salaou
FW10Mossi Issa Moussa
MF12Ousseini Badamassi  55'
MF20Faysal Abdoulaye  84'
DF17Mohamed Idrissa Karimou  55'
FW7Yacine Wa Massamba
FW4Ibrahim Oumarou
MF21Ziyad El-Jaouni  68'
DF26Alhabib Hassane
MF8Moussa Kassa Moudou
GK1Yahaya Mainassara Babari
DF3Ismael Souley  68'
Coach:
Harouna Doula Gabde
Formation: 4–3–3
GK16Zakanirina Rakotoasimbola
DF18Nantenaina Randriamanampisoa
DF22Andoniaina Andrianavalona (c)  78'
DF5Soloniaina Razafindraibeharimihanta  46'
DF2Soloniaina Avizara
MF10Andriamirado Andrianarimanana  85'
MF6Tokifandresena Andriamanjato
MF21Solojantovo Rakotoarisoa  46'
FW12Marcio Ravelomanantsoa  70'
FW20Jean Razafindrakoto
FW13Tokinantenaina Randriatsiferana  85'
Substitutions:
FW11Onjaniaina Hasinirina  85'
MF7Solomampionona Razafindranaivo
DF3Tantely Antoine Randrianiaina
MF8Lalaina Rafanomezantsoa  46'
DF24Rado Mbolasoa Andrininosy  46'  54'
MF19Tendry Manovo Randrianarijaona  70'
MF15Tiavina Rakotoarisoa  85'
GK23Andrianirina Rajomazandry
DF17Tantely Rabarijaona
DF4Louis Stéphano Randrianisondrotra
FW9Arimalala Rakotobe
DF1Andoniaina Rakotondrazaka
Coach:
Romuald Rakotondrabe

Man of the Match:
Andriamirado Aro Hasina (Madagascar)[7]

Assistant referees:
Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
Dos Reis Abelmiro Montenegro (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Fourth official:
Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Final

Algeria  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Senegal
Report
Penalties
4–5
Attendance: 39,120
Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)
Algeria
Senegal
Formation: 4–3–3
GK16Alexis Guendouz
DF22Mokhtar Belkhiter
DF5Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
DF2Chouaib Keddad
DF15Zineddine Belaïd
MF8Zakaria Draoui
MF12Mohamed Islam Bakir  68'
MF14Houssem Eddine Mrezigue  111'  120+2'
FW21Youcef Laouafi
FW7Abderrahmane Meziane  23'  114'
FW18Aymen Mahious  108'
Substitutions:
GK1Farid Chaâl
MF11Oussama Chita
FW10Féth-Allah Tahar
DF3Hocine Dehiri
MF4Akram Djahnit  120+2'
MF27Mohamed Ait El Hadj
DF24Saâdi Radouani
FW20Sofiane Bayazid  114'
MF6Ahmed Kendouci  75'  68'
FW9Karim Aribi
DF19Ayoub Ghezala
DF28Houari Baouche
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra
Formation: 4–3–3
GK23Pape Mamadou Sy
DF4Mamadou Sané  31'
DF3Ousmane Diouf
DF22Cheikhou Ndiaye (c)
DF12Cheikh Sidibé  15'
MF14Moussa Ndiaye
MF6Ousmane Kané
MF5Lamine Camara  23'
FW11Malick Mbaye  113'
FW17Serigne Koïté  83'
FW10Pape Diallo  113'
Substitutions:
DF18El Hadji Baldé  113'
MF13Libasse Ngom  120'  83'
GK16Alioune Badara Faty
FW7Cheikh Diouf
MF20Elimane Oumar Cissé
DF2Abdoulaye Diedhiou
GK1Pape Abdoulaye Dieng
FW9Raymond Ndour
MF21Moussa Kanté  113'
DF15Melo Ndiaye
DF8Moussa Sogue
MF19Djibril Diarra
Coach:
Pape Thiaw

Man of the Match:
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Assistant referees:
Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles)
Adou Hermann Desire N'Goh (Ivory Coast)
Fourth official:
Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

Notes

References

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