AFCON 2021
ChampionsSenegal
Senegal won, ahead of Egypt (0–0, Senegal won on penalties in the final, 6 Feb 2022). 24 teams, 52 games, 1.92 goals a game; hosted by Cameroon.
The road to the final
Last 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroonthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Burkina Fasothrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Cape Verdethrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coastthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Equatorial Guineathrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group E
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeriathrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 9 |
| Egyptthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| Sudan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
Group F
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malithrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
| Gambiathrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 7 |
| Tunisiathrough | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -7 | 0 |
3 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Round of 16
- 2022-01-23Burkina Faso1–1Gabon (Burkina Faso won on penalties)Round of 16 · Limbé66%
- 2022-01-23Nigeria0–1TunisiaRound of 16 · Garoua62%
- 2022-01-24Cameroon2–1ComorosRound of 16 · Yaoundé92%
- 2022-01-24Guinea0–1GambiaRound of 16 · Bafoussam46%
- 2022-01-25Morocco2–1MalawiRound of 16 · Yaoundé92%
- 2022-01-25Senegal2–0Cape VerdeRound of 16 · Bafoussam75%
- 2022-01-26Ivory Coast0–0Egypt (Egypt won on penalties)Round of 16 · Douala56%
- 2022-01-26Mali0–0Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial Guinea won on penalties)Round of 16 · Limbé71%
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
- 2022-02-05Cameroon3–3Burkina Faso (Cameroon won on penalties)Third-place play-off · Yaoundé73%
Final
Top scorers
- Vincent Aboubakar Cameroon 8
- Karl Toko Ekambi Cameroon 5
- Sofiane Boufal Morocco 3
- Sadio Mané Senegal 3
- Ibrahima Koné Mali 3
- Gabadinho Mhango Malawi 3
- Ablie Jallow Gambia 2
- Jim Allevinah Gabon 2
- Mohamed Salah Egypt 2
- Musa Barrow Gambia 2
Upsets
- 2022-01-16Algeria0–1Equatorial GuineaUpsetGroup D · Douala88%
- 2022-01-18Ghana2–3ComorosUpsetGroup B · Garoua87%
- 2022-01-18Zimbabwe2–1GuineaUpsetGroup C · Yaoundé29%
- 2022-01-20Gambia1–0TunisiaUpsetGroup F · Limbé21%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.