2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Group C of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 23 June to 1 July 2019. The group consisted of Algeria, Kenya, Senegal and Tanzania.^[1]

Algeria and Senegal advanced to the round of 16.

Teams[edit]

Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	April 2019^{[nb 1]}	June 2019
C1	Senegal	WAFU	Group A winners	16 October 2018	15th	2017	Runners-up (2002)	23	22
C2	Algeria	UNAF	Group D winners	18 November 2018	18th	2017	Winners (1990)	70	68
C3	Kenya	CECAFA	Group F runners-up	30 November 2018	6th	2004	Group stage (1972, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2004)	108	105
C4	Tanzania	CECAFA	Group L runners-up	24 March 2019	2nd	1980	Group stage (1980)	131	131

Notes

^ The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	3	3	0	6	0	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	2	1	5	1	+4	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Kenya	3	1	2	3	7	−4	3
4	Tanzania	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16:^[2]

The winners of Group C, Algeria, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group B, Guinea.
The runners-up of Group C, Senegal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Uganda.

Matches[edit]

Senegal vs Tanzania[edit]

23 June 2019

19:00

Senegal	2–0	Tanzania
Keita 28' Diatta 64'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 7,249^[3]

Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Senegal

Tanzania


GK	16	Edouard Mendy
RB	22	Moussa Wagué
CB	6	Salif Sané		24'
CB	3	Kalidou Koulibaly
LB	12	Youssouf Sabaly
RM	18	Ismaïla Sarr
CM	5	Idrissa Gueye (c)
CM	17	Badou Ndiaye	15'
LM	15	Krépin Diatta
CF	11	Keita Baldé		73'
CF	9	M'Baye Niang		83'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Cheikhou Kouyaté		24'
MF	20	Sada Thioub		73'
FW	7	Moussa Konaté		83'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé


GK	18	Aishi Manula
RB	22	Hassan Kessy	90+1'
CB	6	David Mwantika
CB	5	Kelvin Yondan
LB	2	Gadiel Kamagi
CM	3	Feisal Salum	9'	44'
CM	23	Mudathir Yahya		84'
RW	7	Himid Mao	36'
AM	12	Simon Msuva	63'	66'
LW	14	Raphael Bocco
CF	10	Mbwana Samatta (c)
Substitutions:
MF	17	Faridi Mussa		44'
FW	11	Thomas Ulimwengu		66'
MF	8	Frank Domayo		84'
Manager:
Emmanuel Amunike

Man of the Match:
Krépin Diatta (Senegal)^[4]

Assistant referees:
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Attia Amsaaed (Libya)
Fourth official:
Haithem Guirat (Tunisia)

Algeria vs Kenya[edit]

23 June 2019

22:00

Algeria	2–0	Kenya
Bounedjah 34' (pen.) Mahrez 43'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 8,071^[5]

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Algeria

Kenya


GK	23	Raïs M'Bolhi
RB	20	Youcef Atal
CB	2	Aïssa Mandi
CB	4	Djamel Benlamri
LB	21	Ramy Bensebaini
RM	7	Riyad Mahrez (c)
CM	17	Adlène Guedioura	71'
CM	22	Ismaël Bennacer
LM	8	Youcef Belaïli	74'
SS	10	Sofiane Feghouli
CF	9	Baghdad Bounedjah	81'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Mehdi Abeid	71'
MF	11	Yacine Brahimi	74'
FW	15	Andy Delort	81'
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi


GK	18	Patrick Matasi
RB	20	Philemon Otieno	18'
CB	2	Joseph Okumu
CB	5	Musa Mohammed
LB	3	Aboud Omar	13'
CM	12	Victor Wanyama (c)
CM	21	Dennis Odhiambo		89'
RW	7	Ayub Masika
AM	11	Francis Kahata		46'
LW	10	Eric Johana Omondi		72'
CF	14	Michael Olunga
Substitutions:
DF	13	Erick Ouma Otieno		46'
MF	8	Johanna Omolo		72'
MF	17	Ismael Athuman		89'
Manager:
Sébastien Migné

Man of the Match:
Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Issa Yaya (Chad)
Sidiki Sidibé (Guinea)
Fourth official:
Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Senegal vs Algeria[edit]

27 June 2019

19:00

Senegal	0–1	Algeria
	Report	Belaïli 49'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 25,765^[7]

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Senegal

Algeria


GK	16	Edouard Mendy
RB	22	Moussa Wagué
CB	8	Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)	16'
CB	3	Kalidou Koulibaly
LB	12	Youssouf Sabaly
CM	13	Alfred N'Diaye		87'
CM	17	Badou Ndiaye
RW	15	Krépin Diatta		73'
LW	10	Sadio Mané
CF	11	Keita Baldé	39'	63'
CF	9	M'Baye Niang
Substitutions:
MF	20	Sada Thioub		63'
FW	19	Mbaye Diagne		73'
MF	14	Henri Saivet		87'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé


GK	23	Raïs M'Bolhi
RB	20	Youcef Atal	24'
CB	2	Aïssa Mandi
CB	4	Djamel Benlamri	21'
LB	21	Ramy Bensebaini		80'
RM	7	Riyad Mahrez (c)
CM	17	Adlène Guedioura
CM	22	Ismaël Bennacer		90+2'
LM	8	Youcef Belaïli		86'
SS	10	Sofiane Feghouli
CF	9	Baghdad Bounedjah
Substitutions:
MF	6	Mohamed Fares		80'
FW	15	Andy Delort		86'
MF	19	Mehdi Abeid		90+2'
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match:
Ismaël Bennacer (Algeria)^[8]

Assistant referees:
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Berhe O'Michael (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Kenya vs Tanzania[edit]

27 June 2019

22:00

Kenya	3–2	Tanzania
Olunga 39', 80' Omolo 62'	Report	Msuva 6' Samatta 40'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 7,233^[9]

Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

Kenya

Tanzania


GK	18	Patrick Matasi
RB	15	David Owino		46'
CB	5	Musa Mohammed
CB	2	Joseph Okumu
LB	3	Aboud Omar		68'
CM	8	Johanna Omolo	24'
CM	12	Victor Wanyama (c)	56'
RW	7	Ayub Masika
AM	11	Francis Kahata		33'
LW	13	Erick Ouma Otieno
CF	14	Michael Olunga
Substitutions:
FW	9	John Avire		33'
DF	6	Bernard Ochieng		46'
FW	10	Eric Johana Omondi		68'
Manager:
Sébastien Migné


GK	18	Aishi Manula
RB	22	Hassan Kessy
CB	6	David Mwantika	29'
CB	4	Erasto Nyoni		80'
CB	5	Kelvin Yondan
LB	2	Gadiel Kamagi
CM	11	Thomas Ulimwengu		70'
CM	23	Mudathir Yahya	49'	52'
CM	17	Faridi Mussa
CF	10	Mbwana Samatta (c)
CF	12	Simon Msuva
Substitutions:
FW	7	Himid Mao		52'
FW	14	Raphael Bocco		70'
MF	8	Frank Domayo		80'
Manager:
Emmanuel Amunike

Man of the Match:
Michael Olunga (Kenya)^[10]

Assistant referees:
Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
Mahamadou Gado (Niger)
Fourth official:
Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Kenya vs Senegal[edit]

1 July 2019

21:00

Kenya	0–3	Senegal
	Report	Sarr 63' Mané 71', 78' (pen.)

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 13,224^[11]

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Kenya

Senegal


GK	18	Patrick Matasi
RB	20	Philemon Otieno	10' 76'
CB	5	Musa Mohammed
CB	2	Joseph Okumu	68'
LB	3	Aboud Omar
CM	8	Johanna Omolo
CM	12	Victor Wanyama (c)
CM	21	Dennis Odhiambo		75'
RF	7	Ayub Masika	57'	81'
CF	14	Michael Olunga
LF	13	Erick Ouma Otieno
Substitutions:
FW	9	John Avire		75'
DF	6	Bernard Ochieng		81'
Manager:
Sébastien Migné


GK	23	Alfred Gomis
RB	21	Lamine Gassama
CB	8	Cheikhou Kouyaté
CB	3	Kalidou Koulibaly
LB	2	Saliou Ciss
CM	17	Badou Ndiaye
CM	5	Idrissa Gueye		80'
RW	18	Ismaïla Sarr
AM	14	Henri Saivet
LW	10	Sadio Mané (c)	60'
CF	9	M'Baye Niang		74'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Moussa Konaté		74'
MF	15	Krépin Diatta		80'
Manager:
Aliou Cissé

Man of the Match:
Sadio Mané (Senegal)^[12]

Assistant referees:
Abouelregal Mahmoud (Egypt)
Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt)
Fourth official:
Amin Omar (Egypt)

Tanzania vs Algeria[edit]

1 July 2019

21:00

Tanzania	0–3	Algeria
	Report	Slimani 35' Ounas 39', 45+1'

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 8,921^[13]

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Tanzania

Algeria


GK	13	Metacha Mnata
CB	6	David Mwantika		52'
CB	4	Erasto Nyoni
CB	20	Ally Mtoni
RWB	22	Hassan Kessy
LWB	15	Mohamed Husseini
CM	3	Feisal Salum		85'
CM	23	Mudathir Yahya
AM	17	Faridi Mussa		46'
CF	12	Simon Msuva
CF	10	Mbwana Samatta (c)
Substitutions:
FW	9	Adi Yussuf	47'	46'
FW	7	Himid Mao		52'
FW	14	Raphael Bocco		85'
Manager:
Emmanuel Amunike


GK	23	Raïs M'Bolhi (c)
CB	18	Mehdi Zeffane
CB	3	Mehdi Tahrat
CB	5	Rafik Halliche	77'
RM	14	Hicham Boudaoui	74'
CM	22	Ismaël Bennacer		57'
CM	19	Mehdi Abeid		79'
LM	6	Mohamed Fares
AM	12	Adam Ounas		74'
CF	13	Islam Slimani
CF	15	Andy Delort
Substitutions:
MF	17	Adlène Guedioura		57'
MF	7	Riyad Mahrez		74'
FW	9	Baghdad Bounedjah		79'
Manager:
Djamel Belmadi

Man of the Match:
Adam Ounas (Algeria)^[14]

Assistant referees:
Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger)
Lionel Andrianantenaiana (Madagascar)
Fourth official:
Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

References[edit]

^ "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
^ "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
^ "Senegal vs. Tanzania". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! K. Diatta is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Algeria vs. Kenya". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, I. Bennacer has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Senegal vs. Algeria". ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 June 2019). "I. Bennacer has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Kenya vs. Tanzania". ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! M. Olunga is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Kenya vs. Senegal". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is Sadio Mane!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Tanzania vs. Algeria". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, Adam Ounas has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.

External links[edit]

Official website

[2] The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

[1] "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.

[regulations-3] "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.

[4] "Senegal vs. Tanzania". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[5] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! K. Diatta is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[6] "Algeria vs. Kenya". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[7] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (23 June 2019). "After his stellar performance, I. Bennacer has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[8] "Senegal vs. Algeria". ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[9] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 June 2019). "I. Bennacer has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[10] "Kenya vs. Tanzania". ESPN. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

[11] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 June 2019). "The jury has given his verdict! M. Olunga is the Total Man of the Match !" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.

[12] "Kenya vs. Senegal". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[13] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is Sadio Mane!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.

[14] "Tanzania vs. Algeria". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[15] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (1 July 2019). "After his stellar performance, Adam Ounas has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.

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v t e 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads Statistics
Venues	Cairo International Stadium 30 June Stadium Al Salam Stadium Alexandria Stadium Suez Stadium Ismailia Stadium