2021 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage
The knockout stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 23 January with the round of 16 and ended on 6 February 2022 with the final held at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé. A total of 16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.
All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Format[edit]
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[edit]
The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.
Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third-placed teams (Best four qualify) |
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A | Cameroon | Burkina Faso | Cape Verde |
B | Senegal | Guinea | Malawi |
C | Morocco | Gabon | Comoros |
D | Nigeria | Egypt | — |
E | Ivory Coast | Equatorial Guinea | — |
F | Mali | Gambia | Tunisia |
Bracket[edit]
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
23 January – Limbe | ||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso (p) | 1 (7) | |||||||||||||
29 January – Garoua | ||||||||||||||
Gabon | 1 (6) | |||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||||||||||
23 January – Garoua | ||||||||||||||
Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||||||
2 February – Yaoundé (Ahidjo) | ||||||||||||||
Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||||||||||
25 January – Bafoussam | ||||||||||||||
Senegal | 3 | |||||||||||||
Senegal | 2 | |||||||||||||
30 January – Yaoundé (Ahidjo) | ||||||||||||||
Cape Verde | 0 | |||||||||||||
Senegal | 3 | |||||||||||||
26 January – Limbe | ||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea | 1 | |||||||||||||
Mali | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
6 February – Yaoundé (Olembe) | ||||||||||||||
Equatorial Guinea (p) | 0 (6) | |||||||||||||
Senegal (p) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
24 January – Bafoussam | ||||||||||||||
Egypt | 0 (2) | |||||||||||||
Guinea | 0 | |||||||||||||
29 January – Douala | ||||||||||||||
Gambia | 1 | |||||||||||||
Gambia | 0 | |||||||||||||
24 January – Yaoundé (Olembe) | ||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 2 | |||||||||||||
Cameroon | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 February – Yaoundé (Olembe) | ||||||||||||||
Comoros | 1 | |||||||||||||
Cameroon | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
26 January – Douala | ||||||||||||||
Egypt (p) | 0 (3) | Third place play-off | ||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||
30 January – Yaoundé (Ahidjo) | 5 February – Yaoundé (Ahidjo) | |||||||||||||
Egypt (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||
Egypt (a.e.t.) | 2 | Burkina Faso | 3 (3) | |||||||||||
25 January – Yaoundé (Ahidjo) | ||||||||||||||
Morocco | 1 | Cameroon (p) | 3 (5) | |||||||||||
Morocco | 2 | |||||||||||||
Malawi | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16[edit]
Burkina Faso vs Gabon[edit]
Burkina Faso | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Gabon |
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B. Traoré 28' | Report | Guira 90+1' (o.g.) |
Penalties | ||
7–6 |
Burkina Faso | Gabon |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Nigeria vs Tunisia[edit]
Nigeria | Tunisia |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Guinea vs Gambia[edit]
Guinea | 0–1 | Gambia |
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Report | Mu. Barrow 71' |
Guinea | Gambia |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Cameroon vs Comoros[edit]
Cameroon | 2–1 | Comoros |
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| Report | Y. M'Changama 81' |
Cameroon | Comoros |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Senegal vs Cape Verde[edit]
Senegal | 2–0 | Cape Verde |
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Report |
Senegal | Cape Verde |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Morocco vs Malawi[edit]
Morocco | Malawi |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Ivory Coast vs Egypt[edit]
Ivory Coast | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Egypt |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
4–5 |
Ivory Coast | Egypt |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Mali vs Equatorial Guinea[edit]
Mali | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Equatorial Guinea |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
5–6 |
Mali | Equatorial Guinea |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Quarter-finals[edit]
Gambia vs Cameroon[edit]
Gambia | 0–2 | Cameroon |
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Report | Toko Ekambi 50', 57' |
Gambia | Cameroon |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Burkina Faso vs Tunisia[edit]
Burkina Faso | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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Da. Ouattara 45+3' | Report |
Burkina Faso | Tunisia |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Egypt vs Morocco[edit]
Egypt | Morocco |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Senegal vs Equatorial Guinea[edit]
Senegal | 3–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Report | Buyla 57' |
Senegal | Equatorial Guinea |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |
Semi-finals[edit]
Burkina Faso vs Senegal[edit]
Burkina Faso | 1–3 | Senegal |
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Touré 82' | Report |
Burkina Faso | Senegal |
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Man of the Match: Assistant referees: |