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2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

{{Short description|Football tournament group stage}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}

Group B of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 22 to 30 June 2019. The group consisted of Burundi, Guinea, Madagascar and Nigeria.{{cite news |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=vxbNdpc613I1EvyJc1T0uQ%3d%3d |title=The AFCON 2019 games revealed |website=CAFonline.com |publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=12 April 2019 |access-date=12 April 2019}}

Madagascar and Nigeria as the top two teams, along with Guinea as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams

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rowspan=2| Draw position

!rowspan=2| Team

!rowspan=2| Zone

!rowspan=2| Method of
qualification

!rowspan=2| Date of
qualification

!rowspan=2| Finals
appearance

!rowspan=2| Last
appearance

!rowspan=2| Previous best
performance

!colspan=2| FIFA Rankings

April 2019{{refn|group=nb|The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.}}

! June 2019

B1style=white-space:nowrap | {{fb|NGA}}WAFUdata-sort-value="E1" | Group E winnersdata-sort-value="6" | 17 November 201818th2013data-sort-value="1" | Winners (1980, 1994, 2013)4245
B2style=white-space:nowrap | {{fb|GUI}}WAFUdata-sort-value="H1" | Group H winnersdata-sort-value="9" | 18 November 201812th2015data-sort-value="2" | Runners-up (1976)6871
B3style=white-space:nowrap | {{fb|MAD}}COSAFAdata-sort-value="A2" | Group A runners-updata-sort-value="1" | 16 October 20181st—data-sort-value="99.1" | Debut107108
B4style=white-space:nowrap | {{fb|BDI}}CECAFAdata-sort-value="C2" | Group C runners-updata-sort-value="16" | 23 March 20191st—data-sort-value="99.2" | Debut136134

Notes

{{reflist|group=nb}}

Standings

{{2019 Africa Cup of Nations group tables|Group B}}

In the round of 16:{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/Regulation%20AFCON.pdf|title=Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations|publisher=Confederation of African Football|format=PDF}}

Matches

{{Hatnote|All match times are local, CAT (UTC+2).}}

=Nigeria vs Burundi=

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|stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

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|referee = Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

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GK16Daniel Akpeyi
RB12Shehu Abdullahi{{suboff|42}}
CB2Ola Aina
CB22Kenneth Omeruo
LB5William Troost-Ekong
CM8Peter Etebo
CM4Wilfred Ndidi
RW10John Obi Mikel (c){{suboff|58}}
AM13Samuel Chukwueze
LW18Alex Iwobi
CF14Paul Onuachu{{suboff|73}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
DF20Chidozie Awaziem{{subon|42}}
FW7Ahmed Musa{{subon|58}}
FW9Odion Ighalo{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} Gernot Rohr

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GK1Jonathan Nahimana
RB14Omar Ngandu
CB19Frédéric Nsabiyumva
CB8Gaël Duhayindavyi
LB15Omar Moussa
CM5Gaël Bigirimana
RW17Cédric Amissi
AM20Francis Mustafa{{suboff|59}}
LW10Shasiri Nahimana{{yel|63}}{{suboff|76}}
CF7Fiston Abdul Razak
CF18Saido Berahino (c){{suboff|90+2}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW3Elvis Kamsoba{{subon|59}}
DF22Christophe Nduwarugira{{subon|76}}
FW21Mohamed Amissi{{subon|90+2}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Olivier Niyungeko

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Man of the Match:


Wilfred Ndidi (Nigeria){{cite tweet |author=Confederation of African Football |user=CAF_Online |number=1142510924873555968 |title=After his stellar performance, @Ndidi25 has been selected as the Total Man of the Match. Congrats! |date=22 June 2019 |access-date=22 June 2019}}

Assistant referees:


Berhe Tesfagiorghis (Eritrea)
Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan)


Fourth official:


Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)

=Guinea vs Madagascar=

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|stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

|attendance = 5,342{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539312 |title=Guinea vs. Madagascar |publisher=ESPN |date=22 June 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019}}

|referee = Amin Omar (Egypt)

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GK22Aly Keita
RB18Mikael Dyrestam
CB3Issiaga Sylla
CB6Simon Falette
LB15Julian Jeanvier
DM4Amadou Diawara
CM7Mady Camara{{suboff|62}}
CM13Ibrahima Cissé
RF16Ibrahima Traoré (c)
CF21Sory Kaba{{suboff|86}}
LF10François Kamano{{suboff|78}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF8Naby Keïta{{subon|62}}
FW19Bengali-Fodé Koita{{subon|78}}
FW2Mohamed Yattara{{subon|86}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BEL}} Paul Put

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GK23Melvin Adrien
RB5Pascal Razakanantenaina
CB21Thomas Fontaine
CB20Romain Métanire{{yel|65}}
LB22Jérôme Mombris
CM15Ibrahim Amada{{yel|53}}{{suboff|64}}
CM6Marco Ilaimaharitra{{yel|81}}
CM13Anicet Abel
RF2Carolus Andriamatsinoro{{suboff|73}}
CF9Faneva Imà Andriatsima (c)
LF12Lalaïna Nomenjanahary
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF18Rayan Raveloson{{subon|64}}
FW11Paulin Voavy{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Dupuis

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Man of the Match:


Anicet Abel (Madagascar){{cite tweet |author=Confederation of African Football |user=CAF_Online |number=1142558010855890945 |title=And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is A. Andrianantenaina! |date=22 June 2019 |access-date=22 June 2019}}

Assistant referees:


Mahmoud Abou El-Regal (Egypt)
Tahssen Abo El Sadat (Egypt)


Fourth official:


Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

=Nigeria vs Guinea=

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|referee = Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

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GK1Daniel Akpeyi
RB6Leon Balogun
CB22Kenneth Omeruo
CB20Chidozie Awaziem
LB2Ola Aina
CM4Wilfred Ndidi
CM8Peter Etebo{{yel|90}}
RW15Moses Simon{{suboff|90+4}}
AM7Ahmed Musa (c){{yel|62}}
LW18Alex Iwobi{{suboff|78}}
CF9Odion Ighalo{{suboff|88}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW13Samuel Chukwueze{{subon|78}}
FW14Paul Onuachu{{subon|88}}
FW17Samuel Kalu{{subon|90+4}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} Gernot Rohr

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GK12Ibrahim Koné
RB18Mikael Dyrestam{{suboff|73}}
CB5Ernest Seka{{yel|65}}
CB6Simon Falette{{yel|27}}
LB3Issiaga Sylla
CM4Amadou Diawara
CM13Ibrahima Cissé
RW16Ibrahima Traoré (c)
AM8Naby Keïta{{suboff|71}}
LW10François Kamano{{suboff|82}}
CF21Sory Kaba
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Lass Bangoura{{subon|71}}
DF14Ousmane Sidibé{{subon|73}}
FW19Bengali-Fodé Koita{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BEL}} Paul Put

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Man of the Match:


Kenneth Omeruo (Nigeria){{cite tweet |author=Confederation of African Football |user=CAF_Online |number=1143926197828689920 |title=@omeruo22 has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done! |date=26 June 2019 |access-date=27 June 2019}}

Assistant referees:


Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
Arsénio Maringule (Mozambique)


Fourth official:


Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

=Madagascar vs Burundi=

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|stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

|attendance = 4,900{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539300 |title=Madagascar vs. Burundi |publisher=ESPN |date=27 June 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019}}

|referee = Haythem Guirat (Tunisia){{cite web |title=MADBDI Referees |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/16/match-info |publisher=Confederation of African Football |accessdate=27 June 2019}}

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GK23Melvin Adrien
RB20Romain Métanire
CB22Jérôme Mombris{{yel|81}}
CB5Pascal Razakanantenaina
LB21Thomas Fontaine
CM13Anicet Abel
RW6Marco Ilaimaharitra
AM12Lalaïna Nomenjanahary{{suboff|74}}
LW15Ibrahim Amada{{suboff|61}}
CF9Faneva Imà Andriatsima (c)
CF2Carolus Andriamatsinoro{{suboff|51}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW11Paulin Voavy{{subon|51}}
FW10Njiva Rakotoharimalala{{subon|61}}
MF18Rayan Raveloson{{subon|74}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Dupuis

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GK1Jonathan Nahimana
RB6Karim Nizigiyimana
CB22Christophe Nduwarugira
CB19Frédéric Nsabiyumva
LB14Omar Ngandu
CM5Gaël Bigirimana
CM8Gaël Duhayindavyi
RW10Shassiri Nahimana{{suboff|46}}
AM7Fiston Abdul Razak
LW17Cédric Amissi{{yel|58}}{{suboff|82}}
CF18Saido Berahino (c){{suboff|61}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF2Enock Sabumukama{{subon|46}}
FW21Mohamed Amissi{{subon|61}}
FW9Laudit Mavugo{{subon|82}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Olivier Niyungeko

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Man of the Match:


Marco Ilaimaharitra (Madagascar){{cite tweet |author=Confederation of African Football |user=CAF_Online |number=1144282078000951297 |title=And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is M. Ilaimaharitra! |date=27 June 2019 |access-date=27 June 2019}}

Assistant referees:


Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)


Attia Amsaaed (Libya)
Fourth official:


Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

=Madagascar vs Nigeria=

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|goals2 =

|stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

|attendance = 9,895{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539291 |title=Madagascar vs. Nigeria |publisher=ESPN |date=30 June 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019}}

|referee = Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

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GK23Melvin Adrien
RB20Romain Métanire
CB5Pascal Razakanantenaina{{suboff|74}}
CB21Thomas Fontaine
LB22Jérôme Mombris
CM6Marco Ilaimaharitra{{yel|80}}
CM13Anicet Abel
CM15Ibrahim Amada{{suboff|86}}
RF2Carolus Andriamatsinoro
CF9Faneva Imà Andriatsima (c){{suboff|62}}
LF12Lalaïna Nomenjanahary
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW19William Gros{{subon|62}}
DF4Gervais Randrianarisoa{{subon|74}}
MF18Rayan Raveloson{{subon|86}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Dupuis

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|valign="top" width="50%"|

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GK1Ikechukwu Ezenwa
RB20Chidozie Awaziem
CB6Leon Balogun
CB5William Troost-Ekong
LB2Ola Aina
CM8Peter Etebo
CM10John Obi Mikel (c){{suboff|59}}
RW7Ahmed Musa
AM19John Ogu{{suboff|46}}
LW17Samuel Kalu{{suboff|73}}
CF9Odion Ighalo
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF4Wilfred Ndidi{{subon|46}}
MF18Alex Iwobi{{subon|59}}
FW15Moses Simon{{subon|73}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|GER}} Gernot Rohr

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Man of the Match:


Carolus Andriamatsinoro (Madagascar){{cite tweet |author=Confederation of African Football |user=CAF_Online |number=1145396139270782977 |title=The jury has given his verdict! A. Carolus is the Total Man of the Match ! |date=30 June 2019 |access-date=30 June 2019}}

Assistant referees:


Zakhele Thusi Siwela (South Africa)


El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)

Fourth official:


Issa Sy (Senegal)

=Burundi vs Guinea=

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|score = {{score link|2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Burundi vs Guinea|0–2}}

|team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

|attendance = 5,753{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539290 |title=Burundi vs. Guinea |publisher=ESPN |date=30 June 2019 |access-date=2 July 2019}}

|referee = Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

|report = https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/matches/25/

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GK1Jonathan Nahimana
RB6Karim Nizigiyimana{{yel|69}}
CB14Omar Ngandu
CB19Frédéric Nsabiyumva
LB22Christophe Nduwarugira{{sent off|0|12}}
CM5Gaël Bigirimana (c)
CM4Pierre Kwizera
RW12Hussein Shabani
AM20Francis Mustafa{{suboff|16}}
LW21Mohamed Amissi{{suboff|57}}
CF7Fiston Abdul Razak{{suboff|68}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
MF8Gaël Duhayindavyi{{yel|76}}{{subon|16}}
FW17Cédric Amissi{{subon|57}}
FW18Saido Berahino{{subon|68}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|Olivier Niyungeko

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style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
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GK12Ibrahim Koné
RB18Mikael Dyrestam
CB5Ernest Seka
CB6Simon Falette
LB3Issiaga Sylla{{yel|18}}
CM13Ibrahima Cissé
CM4Amadou Diawara
RW2Mohamed Yattara{{suboff|79}}
AM10François Kamano{{suboff|63}}
LW16Ibrahima Traoré
CF21Sory Kaba{{suboff|85}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
FW20Lass Bangoura{{subon|63}}
FW9José Kanté{{subon|79}}
MF7Mady Camara{{subon|85}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|BEL}} Paul Put

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Man of the Match:


Assistant referees:


Azgaou Lahcen (Morocco)


Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco)
Fourth official:


Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/totalafricacupofnations,egypt2019/home}}

{{2019 Africa Cup of Nations}}

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