2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
The knockout stage of the
All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Format
In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was 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 any extra time being played.
Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A |  Congo
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 Equatorial Guinea
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| B |  Tunisia
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 DR Congo
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| C |  Ghana
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 Algeria
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| D |  Ivory Coast
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 Guinea
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Bracket
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| 31 January – Bata | ||||||||||
| Congo | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Bata | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 4 | |||||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 February – Bata | ||||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast (p) | 0 (9) | |||||||||
| 1 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 0 (8) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 31 January – Bata | ||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | a.e.t. ) | 2 | |||||||
| DR Congo (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 (2) | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Congo vs DR Congo
Congo took the lead in the 55th minute, when
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Man of the Match:
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Tunisia vs Equatorial Guinea
Tunisia took the lead in the 70th minute, when
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Man of the Match:
Javier Balboa (Equatorial Guinea)[7]
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Ghana vs Guinea
Ghana took the lead in the 4th minute, after André Ayew back-heeled the ball for Christian Atsu to convert from close range. Ghana increased the lead in the 44th minute, as Kwesi Appiah intercepted a missed pass from the Guinea defence to score. Atsu scored his second goal of the match in the 61st minute, when he received the ball from Mubarak Wakaso on the right flank, cut inside and curled the ball into the net. Guinea goalkeeper Naby Yattara was sent off in the fourth minute of injury time for bringing down Asamoah Gyan outside the penalty box. Ghana's win sent them to the semi-finals for the fifth consecutive tournament.[8][9]
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Ivory Coast vs Algeria
Ivory Coast took the lead in the 26th minute, when
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Semi-finals
DR Congo vs Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast took the lead in the 20th minute, when Yaya Touré slammed home a pass from Wilfried Bony. DR Congo equalized four minutes later through Dieumerci Mbokani's penalty, awarded for Eric Bailly's handball. Ivory Coast retook the lead in the 41st minute, as Bony set up Gervinho to score. Wilfried Kanon sealed the win in the 68th minute, as he scored from the rebound after Serge Aurier's header was saved. The win put the Ivorians into their fourth Africa Cup of Nations final.[14][15]
| DR Congo | 1–3 | Ivory Coast |
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Mbokani  24' (pen.) |
Report | Y. Touré 20' Gervinho 41'Kanon 68' |
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Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea
Ghana took the lead in the 42nd minute through Jordan Ayew's penalty, awarded after Kwesi Appiah was fouled by Felipe Ovono. In the first minute of first half injury time, Mubarak Wakaso finished Christian Atsu's pass in a counter-attack to double Ghana's lead. Ghana's third goal was scored by André Ayew from a cross by Appiah in the 75th minute. The win put the Ghanaians into a record ninth Africa Cup of Nations final.[17][18]
Crowd disturbances began after Ghana's first goal, culminating after the third in a 40-minute stoppage while security forces corralled the Ghanaian section from the rest of the crowd.[19] The hosts were fined US$100,000 by the CAF.[20]
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Third place play-off
After a goalless 90 minutes, the match was decided by a
| DR Congo | 0–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Final
After a goalless 120 minutes (regulation and
Details
| Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
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9–8 | Wakaso J. Ayew Acquah Acheampong A. Ayew Mensah Badu Afful Rahman Boye Razak |
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References
- ^ "BBC Sport – Congo 2-4 DR Congo". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Congo – DR Congo". Youtube. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Match report: Congo 2–4 DR Congo" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Tunisia 1-2 Equatorial Guinea". BBC Sport. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Tunisia – Equatorial Guinea". Youtube. 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations referee banned for controversial Equatorial Guinea penalty". 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Match report: Tunisia 1–2 Equatorial Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Ghana 3-0 Guinea". BBC Sport. 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Ghana – Guinea". Youtube. 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Match report: Ghana 3–0 Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Ivory Coast 3-1 Algeria". BBC Sport. 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Ivory Coast – Algeria". Youtube. 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Match report: Ivory Coast 3–1 Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – DR Congo 1-3 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. 4 February 2015.
- ^ "DR Congo – Ivory Coast". Youtube. 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Match report: DR Congo 1–3 Ivory Coast" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Ghana 3-0 Equatorial Guinea". BBC Sport. 5 February 2015.
- ^ "Ghana – Equatorial Guinea". Youtube. 5 February 2015.
- ^ Ames, Nick (5 February 2015). "Ghana players, fans pelted with missiles in win over Equatorial Guinea". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ Press Association (6 February 2015). "Equatorial Guinea fined £65,000 over Africa Cup violence against Ghana". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "AFCON 2015: Christian Atsu wins Man of the Match in Equatorial Guinea win". Ghana Soccernet. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – DR Congo 0-0 Equatorial Guinea". BBC Sport. 7 February 2015.
- ^ "DR Congo – Equatorial Guinea". Youtube. 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Match report: DR Congo 0–0 (4–2 pen.) Equatorial Guinea" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "BBC Sport – Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana". BBC Sport. 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Ivory Coast – Ghana". YouTube. 8 February 2015.
- ^ "Orange AFCON 2015 Awards and Best XI". CAF. 12 February 2015.
External links
- Orange Africa Cup Of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015, CAFonline.com