2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A#Senegal vs. Zambia

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Group A of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 21 January until 29 January. It consisted of Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal and Zambia. The matches were held at Equatorial Guinea. Zambia and Equatorial Guinea progressed to the quarterfinals.

Standings

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All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1).

Equatorial Guinea vs. Libya

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|date = 21 January 2012

|time = 19:30

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|score = 1–0

|report = [http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CAN2012/M1.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{fb|LBY}}

|goals1 = Balboa {{goal|87}}

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|stadium = Estadio de Bata, Bata

|attendance = 35,000{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/results/_/league/caf.nations/african-nations-cup?cc=4716 |title=2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results |work=ESPN Soccernet |accessdate=24 January 2012 |archive-date=29 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129024024/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/results/_/league/caf.nations/african-nations-cup?cc=4716 |url-status=dead }}

|referee = Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

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GK1Danilo
DF3Kily
DF15Lawrence Doe
DF4Rui
DF5Fousseny Kamissoko
MF14Ben Konaté
MF6Juvenal (c)
FW11Javier Balboa
FW12Thierry Fidjeu{{suboff|74}}
FW10Iván Bolado{{suboff|69}}
FW8Randy{{yel|68}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF17Narcisse Ekanga{{subon|69}}
FW9Rodolfo Bodipo{{subon|74}}{{suboff|85}}
MF20Daniel Ekedo{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Gílson Paulo

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GK1Samir Aboud (c)
DF3Abdulaziz Belraysh
DF5Younes Al Shibani
DF14Ali Salama
DF2Rabea Al-Laafi
MF10Ahmed Sa'ad{{yel|82}}
MF23Djamal Mohamed
MF15Marwan Mabrouk{{suboff|54}}
MF17Walid El Khatroushi{{suboff|60}}
MF6Muhammad al Sanaani{{suboff|75}}
FW19Ahmed Zuway
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FW20Ihaab Boussefi{{subon|54}}
MF8Abdallah Sharif{{yel|90+3}}{{subon|60}}
MF16Abubakr al Abaidy{{yel|82}}{{subon|75}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Paqueta

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Assistant referees:


Songuifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast)


Jason Damoo (Seychelles)


Fourth official:


Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

Senegal vs. Zambia

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|date = 21 January 2012

|time = 22:00

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|stadium = Estadio de Bata, Bata

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|referee = Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

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DF5Souleymane Diawara
DF18Guirane N'Daw{{yel|35}}
DF6Kader Mangane
DF3Ludovic Sané
MF22Cheikh M'Bengue
MF2Rémi Gomis{{suboff|27}}
MF21Mohamed Diamé
FW7Moussa Sow{{suboff|66}}
FW8Mamadou Niang (c){{suboff|46}}
FW19Demba Ba
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MF10Issiar Dia{{subon|46}}
FW15Papiss Cissé{{subon|66}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Amara Traoré

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GK16Kennedy Mweene{{yel|44}}
DF5Hijani Himoonde
DF2Francis Kasonde
DF4Joseph Musonda{{suboff|86}}
DF13Stophira Sunzu
MF8Isaac Chansa{{suboff|70}}
MF17Rainford Kalaba
MF19Nathan Sinkala
FW11Christopher Katongo (c)
FW20Emmanuel Mayuka{{suboff|81}}
FW3Chisamba Lungu
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF23Nyambe Mulenga{{subon|70}}
MF14Noah Chivuta{{subon|81}}
FW12James Chamanga{{subon|86}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hervé Renard

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Assistant referees:


Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)


Yanoussa Moussa (Cameroon)


Fourth official:


Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Libya vs. Zambia

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|stadium = Estadio de Bata, Bata

|attendance = 1,500

|referee = Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

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GK1Samir Aboud (c)
DF5Younes Al Shibani
DF11Muhammad al Maghrabi
DF14Ali Salama
DF17Walid El-Khatroushi{{suboff|18}}
MF10Ahmed Saad Osman
MF23Djamal Mahamat
MF2Rabea Al-Laafi{{suboff|77}}
MF16Abubakr al Abaidy{{suboff|72}}
FW6Muhammad al Sanaani
FW19Ahmed Zuway
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FW20Ihaab Boussefi{{subon|18}}
DF3Abdulaziz Belraysh{{subon|72}}
MF8Abdallah Sharif{{subon|77}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Paqueta

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GK16Kennedy Mweene
DF5Hijani Himoonde
DF2Francis Kasonde{{suboff|31}}
DF4Joseph Musonda
DF13Stophira Sunzu
MF8Isaac Chansa
MF17Rainford Kalaba
MF19Nathan Sinkala
MF11Christopher Katongo (c)
FW20Emmanuel Mayuka{{yel|25}}
FW3Chisamba Lungu{{suboff|53}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW9Collins Mbesuma{{subon|31}}{{suboff|74}}
DF6Davies Nkausu{{subon|53}}
MF10Felix Katongo{{subon|74}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hervé Renard

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Assistant referees:


Balla Diarra (Mali)


Richard Bouende-Malonga (Congo)


Fourth official:


Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Equatorial Guinea vs. Senegal

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Kily {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Sow {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Estadio de Bata, Bata

|attendance = 35,000

|referee = Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

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GK1Danilo{{yel|42}}
DF3Kily{{yel|90+4}}
DF15Lawrence Doe{{sent off|2|90+5|90+5}}
DF4Rui
DF5Fousseny Kamissoko
MF14Ben Konaté
MF6Juvenal (c)
FW11Javier Balboa
FW12Thierry Fidjeu{{suboff|78}}
FW10Iván Bolado{{suboff|46}}
FW8Randy{{yel|11}}
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MF17Narcisse Ekanga{{subon|46}}
MF20Daniel Ekedo{{yel|89}}{{subon|78}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Gílson Paulo

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GK1Bouna Coundoul
DF5Souleymane Diawara
DF18Guirane N'Daw
DF6Kader Mangane (c)
DF3Ludovic Sané
MF22Cheikh M'Bengue
MF10Issiar Dia{{suboff|71}}
MF21Mohamed Diamé{{suboff|66}}
MF19Demba Ba{{suboff|58}}
FW11Dame N'Doye
FW15Papiss Cissé
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF14Deme N'Diaye{{subon|58}}
FW7Moussa Sow{{subon|66}}
FW8Mamadou Niang{{subon|71}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Amara Traoré

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Assistant referees:


Moffat Champiti (Malawi)


Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)


Fourth official:


Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Equatorial Guinea vs. Zambia

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|date = 29 January 2012

|time = 19:00

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|stadium = Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

|attendance = 44,000

|referee = Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

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GK1Danilo
DF2Dani Evuy
DF4Rui
DF5Fousseny Kamissoko
DF23Colin
MF11Javier Balboa
MF14Ben Konaté{{suboff|85}}
MF6Juvenal (c)
MF20Daniel Ekedo
FW10Iván Bolado{{suboff|76}}
FW12Thierry Fidjeu{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW19Raúl Fabiani{{subon|46}}
MF18Viera Ellong{{subon|76}}
MF7Rolan de la Cruz{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Gílson Paulo

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GK16Kennedy Mweene
DF5Hijani Himoonde
DF4Joseph Musonda
DF13Stophira Sunzu
DF6Davies Nkausu
MF8Isaac Chansa{{suboff|74}}
MF17Rainford Kalaba{{suboff|90+2}}
MF19Nathan Sinkala
MF11Christopher Katongo (c)
FW20Emmanuel Mayuka{{suboff|81}}
FW3Chisamba Lungu
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DF2Francis Kasonde{{subon|74}}
FW12James Chamanga{{subon|81}}
MF7Clifford Mulenga{{subon|90+2}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hervé Renard

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Assistant referees:


Redouane Achik (Morocco)


Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)


Fourth official:


Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Libya vs. Senegal

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|date = 29 January 2012

|time = 19:00

|team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY}}

|score = 2–1

|report = [http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/CAN2012/M18.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{fb|SEN}}

|goals1 = Boussefi {{goal|5||84}}

|goals2 = D. N'Diaye {{goal|10}}

|stadium = Estadio de Bata, Bata

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

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GK1Samir Aboud (c)
DF5Younes Al-Shibani
DF11Muhammad Al-Maghrabi{{yel|44}}
DF3Abdulaziz Belraysh{{suboff|67}}
DF14Ali Salama
MF10Ahmed Saad Osman
MF23Djamal Mahamat
MF16Abubakr Al-Abaidy{{suboff|61}}
MF6Mohamed Esnani{{suboff|58}}
FW19Ahmed Zuway
FW20Ihaab Boussefi
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MF15Marwan Mabrouk{{subon|58}}
MF8Abdallah Sharif{{subon|61}}
DF2Rabea Al-Laafi{{subon|67}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcos Paqueta

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GK16Khadim N'Diaye
DF4Pape Diakhaté
DF5Souleymane Diawara
DF17Omar Daf{{yel|12}}
DF6Kader Mangane{{yel|39}}
MF22Cheikh M'Bengue
MF14Deme N'Diaye{{yel|53}}{{suboff|74}}
MF21Mohamed Diamé
MF9Souleymane Camara
FW8Mamadou Niang (c){{suboff|66}}
FW19Demba Ba{{suboff|46}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW15Papiss Cissé{{subon|46}}
FW7Moussa Sow{{subon|66}}
MF10Issiar Dia{{subon|74}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Amara Traoré

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Assistant referees:


Peter Edibe (Nigeria)


David Shaanika (Namibia)


Fourth official:


Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Notes

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