2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group F
Group F of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 12 to 20 January 2022. The group consisted of debutants the Gambia, as well as Mali, Mauritania and Tunisia.[1]
Mali and Gambia as the top two teams, along with Tunisia as one of the four best third-placed teams, 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 | |
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| F1 |  Tunisia |
UNAF | Group J winners | 17 November 2020 | 20th | 2019 | Winners (2004) | 26 | 30 |
| F2 |  Mali |
WAFU | Group A winners | 17 November 2020 | 12th | 2019 | Runners-up (1972) | 57 | 53 |
| F3 |  Gambia |
WAFU | Group D winners | 25 March 2021 | 1st | None | Debut | 152 | 150 |
| F4 |  Mauritania |
WAFU | Group E runners-up | 30 March 2021 | 2nd | 2019 | Group stage (2019) | 101 | 103 |
Notes
- ^ The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Mali
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Gambia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Tunisia
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mauritania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Matches[edit]
Tunisia vs Mali[edit]
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Mauritania vs Gambia[edit]
| Mauritania | 0–1 | Gambia |
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| Report | A. Jallow  10' |
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
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Gambia vs Mali[edit]
| Gambia | 1–1 | Mali |
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| Mu. Barrow 90' (pen.) |
Report | Koné 79' (pen.) |
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
 Gambia
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Mali
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Tunisia vs Mauritania[edit]
| Tunisia | 4–0 | Mauritania |
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Report |
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Tunisia
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Gambia vs Tunisia[edit]
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Man of the Match:
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Mali vs Mauritania[edit]
| Mali | 2–0 | Mauritania |
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| Report |
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Mali
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 Mauritania
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Man of the Match:
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Notes[edit]
- ^ The Mauritania v Gambia match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 17:00, but was delayed to 17:45 due to timing issues in the Tunisia v Mali match.
References[edit]
- ^ "TotalEnergies AFCON Match Schedule". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Bosso Mounkoro is the second goalkeeper with an outstanding performance to earn him the TotalEnergies Man of the Match award. HERO! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMLI | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (12 January 2022). "Your TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Musa Barrow. A great performance from the Gambian star! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MRTGMB | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "The amazing Yves Bissouma is named the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! What a performance! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #GMBMLI | #TeamGambia | #TeamMali | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (16 January 2022). "2️ GOALS 1️ ASSIST The TotalEnergies Man of the Match award is gifted to Wahbi Khazri! Spectacular #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TUNMRT | #TeamTunisia | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Saved a crucial penalty. Led his nation to glory. Baboucarr Gaye definitely deserved the TotalEnergies Man Of The Match award! #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #TeamGambia | @Football2Gether | @TheGambiaFF" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2022). "Absolutely restless The TotalEnergies Man of the Match is #TeamMali's Moussa Doumbia SUPERB #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 | #AFCON2021 | #MLIMRT | @Football2Gether" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 January 2022 – via Twitter.