2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Group A of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 21 to 30 June 2019. The group consisted of DR Congo, hosts Egypt, Uganda and Zimbabwe.^[1]

Egypt and Uganda as the top two teams, along with DR Congo as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.

Teams

Draw position	Team	Zone	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Rankings
								April 2019[nb 1]	June 2019
A1	Egypt	UNAF	Hosts and Group J runners-up	16 October 2018	24th	2017	Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010)	57	58
A2	DR Congo	UNIFFAC	Group G runners-up	24 March 2019	19th	2017	Winners (1968, 1974)	46	49
A3	Uganda	CECAFA	Group L winners	17 November 2018	7th	2017	Runners-up (1978)	79	80
A4	Zimbabwe	COSAFA	Group G winners	24 March 2019	4th	2017	Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017)	110	109

Notes

1. The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt (H)	3	3	0	0	5	0	+5	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uganda	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
3	DR Congo	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

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

In the round of 16:^[2]

• The winners of Group A, Egypt, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group D, South Africa.
• The runners-up of Group A, Uganda, advanced to play the runners-up of Group C, Senegal.
• The third-placed team of Group A, DR Congo, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Madagascar.

Matches

All match times are local, CAT (UTC+2).

Egypt vs Zimbabwe

21 June 2019 (2019-06-21)

22:00

Egypt	1–0	Zimbabwe
Trézéguet 41'	Report

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 73,299^[3]

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Egypt

Zimbabwe

GK 16 Mohamed El Shenawy RB 3 Ahmed Elmohamady (c) CB 12 Ayman Ashraf CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi LB 20 Mahmoud Alaa  81' CM 19 Abdallah El Said  71' CM 17 Mohamed Elneny CM 8 Tarek Hamed RW 7 Trézéguet  81' CF 10 Mohamed Salah LW 9 Marwan Mohsen  60' Substitutions: MF 11 Walid Soliman  60' MF 22 Amr Warda  71' MF 21 Nabil Emad  81' Manager: Javier Aguirre

GK 1 Edmore Sibanda  80' RB 2 Tendayi Darikwa CB 5 Divine Lunga CB 15 Teenage Hadebe LB 6 Alec Mudimu CM 8 Marshall Munetsi CM 10 Ovidy Karuru CM 18 Marvelous Nakamba RW 11 Khama Billiat CF 17 Knowledge Musona (c)  85' LW 23 Nyasha Mushekwi  81' Substitutions: GK 13 Elvis Chipezeze  80' FW 9 Evans Rusike  81' FW 7 Talent Chawapiwa  88'  85' Manager: Sunday Chidzambwa

Man of the Match: Mahmoud Alaa (Egypt)[4] Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) El Hadji Samba (Senegal) Fourth official: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

DR Congo vs Uganda

22 June 2019 (2019-06-22)

16:30

DR Congo	0–2	Uganda
	Report	Kaddu 14' Okwi 48'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 1,083^[5]

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

DR Congo

Uganda

GK 1 Ley Matampi RB 2 Issama Mpeko CB 14 Arthur Masuaku CB 5 Marcel Tisserand LB 15 Christian Luyindama CM 10 Paul-José M'Poku  52' CM 18 Merveille Bokadi  54' CM 22 Chancel Mbemba  60' RW 11 Yannick Bolasie  45+2'  71' CF 13 Meschak Elia LW 17 Cédric Bakambu Substitutions: FW 9 Jonathan Bolingi  52' MF 20 Jacques Maghoma  60' FW 19 Britt Assombalonga  71' Manager: Florent Ibengé

GK 18 Denis Onyango RB 5 Bevis Mugabi CB 15 Godfrey Walusimbi CB 16 Hassan Wasswa LB 4 Murushid Juuko  35' DM 23 Michael Azira RW 8 Khalid Aucho AM 22 Lumala Abdu  81' LW 17 Farouk Miya  88' CF 9 Patrick Kaddu  75' CF 7 Emmanuel Okwi Substitutions: FW 21 Allan Kyambadde  75' DF 20 Isaac Muleme  81' DF 3 Timothy Awany  88' Manager: Sébastien Desabre

Man of the Match: Emmanuel Okwi (Uganda)[6] Assistant referees: Azgaou Lahcen (Morocco) Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco) Fourth official: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Uganda vs Zimbabwe

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

19:00

Uganda	1–1	Zimbabwe
Okwi 12'	Report	Billiat 40'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 73,589^[7]

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Uganda

Zimbabwe

GK 18 Denis Onyango (c) RB 5 Bevis Mugabi CB 15 Godfrey Walusimbi CB 12 Ronald Mukiibi LB 16 Hassan Wasswa CM 23 Michael Azira  62' RW 17 Farouk Miya  89' AM 7 Emmanuel Okwi  73' LW 8 Khalid Aucho  88' CF 9 Patrick Kaddu CF 22 Lumala Abdu Substitutions: MF 6 Taddeo Lwanga  62' FW 21 Allan Kyambadde  73' DF 3 Timothy Awany  89' Manager: Sébastien Desabre

GK 16 George Chigova RB 2 Tendayi Darikwa CB 5 Divine Lunga CB 15 Teenage Hadebe LB 6 Alec Mudimu CM 3 Danny Phiri RW 21 Thabani Kamusoko  66' AM 7 Talent Chawapiwa  64' LW 10 Ovidy Karuru CF 17 Knowledge Musona (c) CF 11 Khama Billiat Substitutions: FW 9 Evans Rusike  64' MF 8 Marshall Munetsi  66' Manager: Sunday Chidzambwa

Man of the Match: Khama Billiat (Zimbabwe)[8] Assistant referees:[9] Issa Yaya (Chad) Lionel Andrianantenaiana (Madagascar) Fourth official: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Egypt vs DR Congo

26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)

22:00

Egypt	2–0	DR Congo
A. Elmohamady 25' Salah 43'	Report

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 74,219^[10]

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Egypt

DR Congo

GK 16 Mohamed El Shenawy RB 3 Ahmed Elmohamady (c) CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi CB 20 Mahmoud Alaa  81' LB 12 Ayman Ashraf CM 17 Mohamed Elneny  68' CM 8 Tarek Hamed RW 10 Mohamed Salah AM 19 Abdallah El Said  68' LW 7 Trézéguet  84' CF 9 Marwan Mohsen  59' Substitutions: FW 18 Ahmed Hassan  59' MF 11 Walid Soliman  68' MF 5 Ali Ghazal  87'  84' Manager: Javier Aguirre

GK 1 Ley Matampi RB 2 Issama Mpeko CB 15 Christian Luyindama CB 5 Marcel Tisserand (c) LB 3 Ngonda Muzinga  59' CM 18 Merveille Bokadi  30'  64' CM 8 Trésor Mputu  46' CM 12 Wilfred Moke RW 20 Jacques Maghoma CF 17 Cédric Bakambu LW 9 Jonathan Bolingi Substitutions: FW 13 Meschak Elia  46' FW 11 Yannick Bolasie  64' Manager: Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match: Trézéguet (Egypt)[11] Assistant referees:[12] Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Uganda vs Egypt

30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)

21:00

Uganda	0–2	Egypt
	Report	Salah 36' A. Elmohamady 45+1'

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 74,566^[13]

Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)

Uganda

Egypt

GK 18 Denis Onyango (c)  72' RB 14 Wakiro Wadada CB 3 Timothy Awany CB 16 Mawanda Wasswa LB 15 Godfrey Walusimbi CM 17 Farouk Miya CM 23 Micheal Azira CM 8 Khalid Aucho  70' RW 22 Lumala Abdu CF 7 Emmanuel Okwi LW 21 Allan Kyambadde  59'  79' Substitutions: MF 6 Taddeo Lwanga  88'  70' GK 1 Robert Odongkara  72' MF 10 Luwagga Kizito  79' Manager: Sébastien Desabre

GK 16 Mohamed El Shenawy RB 3 Ahmed Elmohamady (c)  90+1' CB 6 Ahmed Hegazi CB 2 Baher El Mohamady LB 12 Ayman Ashraf CM 21 Nabil Emad CM 17 Mohamed Elneny  62' RW 10 Mohamed Salah AM 19 Abdallah El Said LW 7 Trézéguet CF 18 Ahmed Hassan Kouka  24' Substitutions: FW 9 Marwan Mohsen  24' MF 8 Tarek Hamed  62' DF 4 Omar Gaber  90+1' Manager: Javier Aguirre

Man of the Match: Ahmed Elmohamady (Egypt)[14] Assistant referees: Nguegoue Elvis Guy Noupue (Cameroon) Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso) Fourth official: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Zimbabwe vs DR Congo

30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)

21:00

Zimbabwe	0–4	DR Congo
	Report	Bolingi 4' Bakambu 34', 65' (pen.) Assombalonga 78'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 4,364^[15]

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Zimbabwe

DR Congo

GK 13 Elvis Chipezeze  64' RB 2 Tendayi Darikwa CB 22 Lawrence Mhlanga CB 15 Teenage Hadebe LB 4 Ronald Pfumbidzai CM 8 Nyasha Munetsi  70' CM 3 Danny Phiri CM 10 Ovidy Karuru RW 7 Talent Chawapiwa  52' CF 17 Knowledge Musona (c)  80' LW 11 Khama Billiat Substitutions: FW 23 Nyasha Mushekwi  52' FW 14 Tino Kadewere  70' MF 20 Kudakwashe Mahachi  80' Manager: Sunday Chidzambwa

GK 1 Ley Matampi RB 2 Issama Mpeko  70' CB 22 Chancel Mbemba  59' CB 5 Marcel Tisserand LB 3 Ngonda Muzinga RM 6 Chadrac Akolo  83' CM 7 Youssouf Mulumbu (c)  76' CM 12 Wilfred Moke  61' LM 20 Jacques Maghoma CF 9 Jonathan Bolingi  45+1' CF 17 Cédric Bakambu Substitutions: FW 19 Britt Assombalonga  45+1' FW 13 Meschak Elia  76' DF 15 Christian Luyindama  83' Manager: Florent Ibengé

Man of the Match: Cédric Bakambu (DR Congo)[16] Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Fourth official: Ahmad Imetehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)