2022 African Nations Championship Group A

Football tournament group stage

Group A of the 2022 African Nations Championship, consisting of hosts Algeria, Libya, Ethiopia and Mozambique, began on 13 January and will end on 21 January 2023.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Zone	Date of qualification	Appearance at Finals	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Draw position	Team	Zone	Date of qualification	Appearance at Finals	Last appearance	Previous best performance	A1	Algeria	Northern Zone	29 September 2018	2nd	2011	Fourth place (2011)
A2	Libya	Northern Zone	26 May 2022	5th	2020	Champions (2014)
A3	Ethiopia	Central Eastern Zone	3 September 2022	3rd	2016	Group stage (2014, 2016)
A4	Mozambique	Southern Zone	4 September 2022	2nd	2014	Group stage (2014)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria (H)	3	3	0	0	3	0	+3	9	Knockout stage
2	Mozambique	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Knockout stage
3	Libya	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
4	Ethiopia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Matches

All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Algeria vs Libya

13 January 2023 (2023-01-13)20:00

Algeria	1–0	Libya
Mahious 57' (pen.)	Report

Nelson Mandela Stadium, AlgiersAttendance: 41,000Referee: Tom Abongile (South Africa)

Algeria

Libya


Formation: 4–2–3–1
GK	16	Alexis Guendouz
DF	22	Mokhtar Belkhiter
DF	15	Zineddine Belaïd
DF	5	Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
DF	21	Youcef Laouafi	90+1'
MF	6	Ahmed Kendouci
MF	8	Zakaria Draoui
FW	18	Aymen Mahious		61'
MF	14	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
FW	7	Abderrahmane Meziane
FW	17	Aimen Lahmeri		71'
Substitutions:
DF	2	Chouaib Keddad
MF	27	Mohamed Ait El Hadj
MF	4	Akram Djahnit
MF	11	Oussama Chita
FW	10	Féth-Allah Tahar		90+2'
FW	9	Karim Aribi	90+2'	61'
GK	23	Chamseddine Rahmani
DF	28	Houari Baouche
FW	13	Mohamed Islam Bakir
DF	24	Saâdi Radouani
MF	25	Chouaib Debbih		71' 90+2'
DF	3	Hocine Dehiri
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	1	Muad Allafi
DF	23	Muayid Jaddour		87'
DF	13	Mohamed El-Munir
DF	14	Ali Ramadhan (c)	81'
DF	15	Mahmoud Okashah		90+4'
MF	25	Mohammed Touhami
MF	18	Abdulati Abbasi	66'	69'
MF	6	Belkasim Rajab
FW	20	Anis Saltou
FW	10	Omar Al Khouja
FW	8	Mansour Makkari
Substitutions:
MF	5	Mustafa Hamza
DF	4	Ali Almusrati
FW	7	Ahmed Karwaa
FW	9	Saleh Taher Saeid
MF	21	Talal Farhat		90+4'
MF	16	Suhaib Shafshuf
GK	12	Murad Al Woheshi
MF	24	Oussama Belaid		87'
GK	22	Muad Al Mansoori
FW	19	Muad Eisay		69'
MF	17	Ali Arqoub
FW	11	Amer Muftah
Coach:
Corentin Martins

Man of the Match:
Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche Lopes (Angola)
Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
Fourth official:
Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Ethiopia vs Mozambique

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)14:00

Ethiopia	0–0	Mozambique
	Report

Nelson Mandela Stadium, AlgiersReferee: Vincentia Amédomé (Togo)

Ethiopia

Mozambique


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	23	Fasil Gerbremichael
DF	5	Million Solomon
DF	20	Ramadan Yusef
DF	2	Suleman Hamid (c)
DF	4	Mignot Debebe
MF	19	Fuad Fereja	62'
MF	3	Mesud Mohammed
MF	6	Gatoch Panom
FW	8	Kenean Markneh	81'
FW	7	Chernet Gugesa	81'
FW	11	Amanuel Gebremichael
Substitutions:
FW	10	Beneyam Demte	62'
GK	1	Bereket Amare
DF	13	Git Gatkut
FW	14	Duresa Shubisa	89'
MF	12	Yihun Endashew
MF	18	Wondmageng Hailu	81' 89'
DF	15	Aschalew Tamene
FW	17	Kitika Jemma	81'
MF	21	Alelegn Azene
FW	9	Yigezu Bogale
DF	26	Bekele Berhane
GK	22	Bahiru Negash
Coach:
Wubetu Abate


Formation: 4–4–2
GK	12	Guambe
DF	13	Martinho
DF	14	Chico
DF	4	Danilo
DF	2	Infren
MF	16	Telinho (c)	89'
MF	23	Shaquille
MF	6	Amadou
MF	7	Nelson	62'
FW	19	Lau King	62'
FW	21	Kito	45'
Substitutions:
GK	22	Ivan
DF	18	Bheu
FW	11	Melven
MF	17	Dario
FW	9	Melque	62'
MF	20	Ailton
FW	10	Isac	62'
DF	5	Feliciano
DF	3	Macaime
DF	15	Domingos	89'
FW	8	Bonde	45'
GK	1	Fazito
Coach:
Chiquinho Conde

Man of the Match:
Gatoch Panom (Ethiopia)

Assistant referees:
Carine Atezambong (Cameroon)
Diana Chikotescha (Zambia)
Fourth official:
Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

Mozambique vs Libya

17 January 2023 (2023-01-17)17:00

Mozambique	3–2	Libya
Melque 78' Jone 80' Lau Há King 85'	Report	Chico 23' (o.g.) Saltou 90+3'

Nelson Mandela Stadium, AlgiersReferee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Mozambique

Libya


Formation: 4–2–3–1
GK	12	Guambe
DF	4	Danilo	43'	55'
DF	13	Martinho
DF	14	Chico
DF	2	Infren
MF	23	Shaquille		70'
MF	6	Amadou		70'
FW	11	Melven		55'
FW	8	Bonde		55'
MF	7	Nelson
FW	10	Isac (c)
Substitutions:
MF	20	Ailton
MF	17	Dario		70'
GK	1	Fazito
DF	18	Bheu		55'
MF	16	Telinho
FW	9	Melque		55'
DF	3	Macaime
DF	15	Domingos
FW	21	Kito
DF	5	Feliciano João Jone		70'
GK	22	Ivan
FW	19	Lau King	55'	85'
Coach:
Chiquinho Conde


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	1	Muad Allafi
DF	23	Muayid Jaddour	82'
DF	14	Ali Ramadhan (c)
DF	8	Mansour Makkari
DF	15	Mahmoud Okashah		83'
MF	6	Belkasim Rajab
MF	16	Suhaib Shafshuf
MF	17	Ali Arqoub		78'
FW	10	Omar Al Khouja		83'
FW	9	Saleh Taher Saeid		68'
FW	13	Mohamed El-Munir		69'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Ahmed Karwaa		83'
MF	25	Mohammed Touhami
GK	12	Murad Al Woheshi
MF	21	Talal Farhat		83'
FW	19	Muad Eisay		78'
DF	3	Suliman Aboul Qassim
DF	4	Ali Almusrati
MF	18	Abdulati Abbasi		69'
MF	24	Oussama Belaid
FW	20	Anis Saltou		68'
GK	22	Muad Al Mansoori
DF	2	Anas Abd Alraheem
Coach:
Corentin Martins

Man of the Match:
Melque (Mozambique)

Assistant referees:
Emery Niyongabo (Burundi)
Hamza Hagi Abdi (Somalia)
Fourth official:
Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Algeria vs Ethiopia

17 January 2023 (2023-01-17)20:00

Algeria	1–0	Ethiopia
Mahious 52'	Report

Nelson Mandela Stadium, AlgiersAttendance: 34,987Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)

Algeria

Ethiopia


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	16	Alexis Guendouz
DF	5	Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)	70'
DF	2	Chouaib Keddad
DF	15	Zineddine Belaïd
DF	22	Mokhtar Belkhiter
MF	6	Ahmed Kendouci	78'
MF	14	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
MF	8	Zakaria Draoui
FW	21	Youcef Laouafi	78'
FW	18	Aymen Mahious	70'
FW	7	Abderrahmane Meziane	90+4'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Féth-Allah Tahar
DF	19	Ayoub Ghezala	70'
MF	11	Oussama Chita
DF	28	Houari Baouche	78'
DF	24	Saâdi Radouani	90+4'
FW	9	Karim Aribi
GK	1	Farid Chaâl
MF	27	Mohamed Ait El Hadj
FW	13	Mohamed Islam Belkhir	78'
FW	12	Mohamed Islam Bakir
FW	20	Sofiane Bayazid	70'
MF	4	Akram Djahnit
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	23	Fasil Gerbremichael
DF	2	Suleman Hamid
DF	4	Mignot Debebe	83'
DF	5	Million Solomon
DF	20	Ramadan Yusef
MF	19	Fuad Fereja		46'
MF	6	Gatoch Panom	75'
MF	3	Mesud Mohammed (c)		57'
FW	8	Kenean Markneh
FW	11	Amanuel Gebremichael		76'
FW	7	Chernet Gugesa		57'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Beneyam Demte		46'
MF	21	Alelegn Azene
DF	26	Bekele Berhane
MF	12	Yihun Endashew		57'
FW	14	Duresa Shubisa		76'
GK	22	Bahiru Negash
DF	13	Git Gatkut
FW	17	Kitika Jemma		57'
DF	16	Fetudin Jemal
GK	1	Bereket Amare
DF	15	Aschalew Tamene
DF	24	Alembirhan Yigzaw
Coach:
Wubetu Abate

Man of the Match:
Abderrahmane Meziane (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Ditsoga Boris Marlaise (Gabon)
Dos Reis Abelmiro Montenegro (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Fourth official:
Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

Mozambique vs Algeria

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)20:00

Mozambique	0–1	Algeria
	Report	Dehiri 7'

Nelson Mandela Stadium, AlgiersAttendance: 37,279Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)

Mozambique

Algeria


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	22	Ivan		41'
DF	18	Bheu	6'	40'
DF	13	Martinho
DF	14	Chico
DF	15	Domingos
MF	23	Shaquille		59'
DF	5	Feliciano João Jone
MF	6	Amadou		60'
MF	16	Telinho (c)		60'
FW	10	Isac
FW	9	Melque	90+1'
Substitutions:
MF	20	Ailton
FW	19	Lau King		59'
MF	17	Dario		60'
FW	11	Melven
GK	12	Guambe
FW	21	Kito
MF	7	Nelson		60'
FW	8	Bonde
DF	4	Danilo		40'
DF	3	Macaime
GK	1	Fazito		41'
DF	2	Infren
Coach:
Chiquinho Conde			73'


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	16	Alexis Guendouz
DF	2	Chouaib Keddad (c)	45+6'
DF	19	Ayoub Ghezala
DF	3	Hocine Dehiri		70'
DF	28	Houari Baouche
MF	11	Oussama Chita		82'
MF	8	Zakaria Draoui
FW	13	Mohamed Islam Belkhir	58'	62'
DF	24	Saâdi Radouani
MF	4	Akram Djahnit		62'
FW	9	Karim Aribi		82'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Abderrahmane Meziane
DF	21	Youcef Laouafi
MF	14	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue	82'	90+5'
FW	20	Sofiane Bayazid
FW	17	Aimen Lahmeri		62'
GK	23	Chamseddine Rahmani
FW	10	Féth-Allah Tahar
DF	26	Haithem Loucif
DF	15	Zineddine Belaïd		70'
MF	27	Mohamed Ait El Hadj
FW	18	Aymen Mahious		82'
FW	12	Mohamed Islam Bakir		62'
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra

Man of the Match:
Saâdi Radouani (Algeria)

Assistant referees:
Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
Hamza Hagi Abdi (Somalia)
Fourth official:
Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Libya vs Ethiopia

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)20:00

Libya	3–1	Ethiopia
Abu Arqoub 44' Al-Abbasi 50' Saltou 78'	Report	Panom 39' (pen.)

19 May 1956 Stadium, AnnabaReferee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Libya

Ethiopia


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	1	Muad Allafi
DF	13	Mohamed El-Munir		87'
DF	21	Talal Farhat
DF	14	Ali Ramadhan (c)
DF	24	Oussama Belaid
MF	17	Ali Arqoub
MF	25	Mohammed Touhami	66'
MF	6	Belkasim Rajab
FW	18	Abdulati Abbasi		87'
FW	20	Anis Saltou	52'
FW	10	Omar Al Khouja
Substitutions:
FW	9	Saleh Taher Saeid
GK	12	Murad Al Woheshi
DF	2	Anas Abd Alraheem
DF	3	Suliman Aboul Qassim
MF	16	Suhaib Shafshuf		87'
FW	19	Muad Eisay
DF	8	Mansour Makkari
MF	5	Mustafa Hamza
FW	11	Amer Muftah
DF	4	Ali Almusrati
GK	22	Muad Al Mansoori
DF	15	Mahmoud Okashah		87'
Coach:
Corentin Martins


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	23	Fasil Gerbremichael
DF	2	Suleman Hamid
DF	4	Mignot Debebe
DF	5	Million Solomon
DF	20	Ramadan Yusef
MF	3	Mesud Mohammed (c)		46'
MF	6	Gatoch Panom	59'
FW	10	Beneyam Demte
FW	11	Amanuel Gebremichael		90+1'
FW	8	Kenean Markneh
FW	7	Chernet Gugesa		46'
Substitutions:
DF	13	Git Gatkut
DF	16	Fetudin Jemal
GK	22	Bahiru Negash
DF	15	Aschalew Tamene
FW	17	Kitika Jemma		90+1'
DF	26	Bekele Berhane
FW	9	Yigezu Bogale		46'
MF	19	Fuad Fereja
FW	14	Duresa Shubisa		46'
GK	1	Bereket Amare
MF	21	Alelegn Azene
MF	12	Yihun Endashew
Coach:
Wubetu Abate

Man of the Match:
Anis Saltou (Libya)

Assistant referees:
Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles)
Modibo Samake (Mali)
Fourth official:
Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

Discipline

Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:

first yellow card: −1 point;
indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
direct red card: −4 points;
yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;

Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.

Team	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Points
Team				Points
Algeria	2		3	–5
Libya	2	1	2	–5
Ethiopia		2	1	–3
Mozambique		2	2	–4

References

"2022 CHAN : Competition Scheduling Unveiled by the Organizing Country". Africa Top Sports. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
Confederation of African Football (13 January 2023). "Houssem Eddine Mrezigue is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Twitter.
Confederation of African Football (14 January 2023). "Ladies and gentlemen, Gathuoch Panom is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2023 – via Twitter.
Confederation of African Football (17 January 2023). "Meet your #MOZLBY TotalEnergies Man of the Match: congratulations, Melque Alexandre! 😍🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Twitter.
Confederation of African Football (17 January 2023). "Meet your #ALGETH TotalEnergies Man of the Match: congratulations, Abderrahmane Meziane! 😍🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Twitter.
Confederation of African Football (20 January 2023). "The Nelson Mandela Stadium witnessed a top performance! 🔝🔥 The #MOZALG TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Saadi Radouani! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Twitter.
Confederation of African Football (20 January 2023). "Time to meet our #LBYETH TotalEnergies Man of the Match. 🤩 Congratulations, Anias Saltou! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

v t e 2022 African Nations Championship
Stages	Group stage Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads Statistics
Venues	Nelson Mandela Stadium (Algiers) Miloud Hadefi Stadium (Oran) Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium (Constantine) 19 May 1956 Stadium (Annaba)

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