2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Group D of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 23 June to 1 July 2019. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa.^[1]

Morocco and Ivory Coast as the top two teams, along with South Africa 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
D1	Morocco	UNAF	Group B winners	17 November 2018	17th	2017	Winners (1976)	45	47
D2	Ivory Coast	WAFU	Group H runners-up	18 November 2018	23rd	2017	Winners (1992, 2015)	65	62
D3	South Africa	COSAFA	Group E runners-up	24 March 2019	10th	2015	Winners (1996)	73	72
D4	Namibia	COSAFA	Group K runners-up	23 March 2019	3rd	2008	Group stage (1998, 2008)	113	113

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	Morocco	3	3	0	0	3	0	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	South Africa	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Namibia	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16:^[2]

• The winners of Group D, Morocco, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Benin.
• The runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast, advanced to play the winners of Group E, Mali.
• The third-placed team of Group D, South Africa, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Egypt.

Matches

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

Morocco vs Namibia

23 June 2019 (2019-06-23)

16:30

Morocco	1–0	Namibia
Keimuine 89' (o.g.)	Report

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 6,857^[3]

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Morocco

Namibia

GK 1 Yassine Bounou RB 17 Nabil Dirar CB 5 Mehdi Benatia (c) CB 6 Romain Saïss LB 2 Achraf Hakimi CM 15 Youssef Aït Bennasser  70' CM 18 Mehdi Bourabia  58' RW 7 Hakim Ziyech AM 14 Mbark Boussoufa LW 16 Nordin Amrabat CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri  78' Substitutions: FW 9 Sofiane Boufal  58' MF 8 Karim El Ahmadi  70' FW 13 Khalid Boutaïb  78' Manager: Hervé Renard

GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua RB 6 Larry Horaeb CB 22 Ryan Nyambe CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb LB 4 Riaan Hanamub RM 19 Petrus Shitembi CM 12 Ronald Ketjijere (c) CM 10 Manfred Starke  64' LM 7 Deon Hotto  87' CF 13 Peter Shalulile CF 11 Absalom Iimbondi  80' Substitutions: MF 15 Marcel Papama  64' FW 17 Itamunua Keimuine  90+3'  80' MF 8 Willy Stephanus  87' Manager: Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match: Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[4] Assistant referees: Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) Mark Ssonko (Uganda) Fourth official: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Ivory Coast vs South Africa

24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)

16:30

Ivory Coast	1–0	South Africa
Kodjia 64'	Report

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 4,961^[5]

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Ivory Coast

South Africa

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo RB 17 Serge Aurier (c) CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon  61' LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly  87' DM 20 Serey Dié CM 10 Jean Michaël Seri  41'  69' CM 8 Franck Kessié RW 19 Nicolas Pépé LW 15 Max Gradel  58'  87' CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia Substitutions: FW 9 Wilfried Zaha  69' DF 3 Souleyman Doumbia  87' FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  87' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

GK 22 Ronwen Williams RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize CB 18 Sifiso Hlanti CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi LB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CM 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo RW 15 Dean Furman AM 19 Percy Tau LW 7 Lebohang Maboe  75' CF 9 Lebo Mothiba  23'  82' CF 11 Themba Zwane Substitutions: MF 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi  75' FW 21 Lars Veldwijk  82' Manager: Stuart Baxter

Man of the Match: Serge Aurier (Ivory Coast)[6] Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Fourth official: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)

19:00

Morocco	1–0	Ivory Coast
En-Nesyri 23'	Report

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 27,500^[7]

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Morocco

Ivory Coast

GK 1 Yassine Bounou RB 17 Nabil Dirar CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c) CB 6 Romain Saïss LB 2 Achraf Hakimi DM 8 Karim El Ahmadi  69' RM 7 Hakim Ziyech  75' CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa  90+3' CM 10 Younès Belhanda LM 16 Nordin Amrabat  82' CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri Substitutions: FW 9 Sofiane Boufal  75' DF 3 Noussair Mazraoui  82' DF 4 Manuel da Costa  90+3' Manager: Hervé Renard

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)  69' CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly  59' DM 20 Serey Dié CM 10 Jean Michaël Seri  63' CM 8 Franck Kessié RW 19 Nicolas Pépé LW 15 Max Gradel  55' CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia Substitutions: FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  55' FW 12 Wilfried Bony  63' DF 22 Mamadou Bagayoko  69' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

Man of the Match: Nordin Amrabat (Morocco)[8] Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Elvis Nguegoue (Cameroon) Fourth official: Jean Ndala (DR Congo)

South Africa vs Namibia

28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)

22:00

South Africa	1–0	Namibia
Zungu 68'	Report

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 16,090^[9]

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

South Africa

Namibia

GK 1 Darren Keet RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize  67' CB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi LB 18 Sifiso Hlanti RM 20 Hlompho Kekana CM 8 Bongani Zungu  84' CM 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi  85' LM 11 Themba Zwane  79' CF 9 Lebo Mothiba CF 19 Percy Tau Substitutions: DF 6 Ramahlwe Mphahlele  67' MF 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo  84' FW 21 Lars Veldwijk  85' Manager: Stuart Baxter

GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua RB 6 Larry Horaeb  71' CB 22 Ryan Nyambe CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb LB 4 Riaan Hanamub RM 19 Petrus Shitembi CM 12 Ronald Ketjijere (c) CM 10 Manfred Starke  46'  76' LM 7 Hotto Kavendji  87' CF 9 Benson Shilongo  46' CF 13 Peter Shalulile Substitutions: FW 18 Isaskar Gurirab  46' MF 14 Joslin Kamatuka  76' Manager: Ricardo Mannetti

Man of the Match: Percy Tau (South Africa)[10] Assistant referees: El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal) Sidibe Sidiki (Guinea Fourth official: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

South Africa vs Morocco

1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)

18:00

South Africa	0–1	Morocco
	Report	Boussoufa 90'

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 12,098^[11]

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)

South Africa

Morocco

GK 22 Ronwen Williams RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize CB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi LB 18 Sifiso Hlanti CM 10 Thulani Serero CM 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo CM 8 Bongani Zungu  31'  81' RF 19 Percy Tau CF 9 Lebo Mothiba  73' LF 11 Themba Zwane  18'  75' Substitutions: FW 21 Lars Veldwijk  73' MF 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi  75' MF 20 Hlompho Kekana  81' Manager: Stuart Baxter

GK 12 Munir Mohand Mohamedi RB 3 Noussair Mazraoui  75' CB 4 Manuel da Costa CB 6 Romain Saïss LB 2 Achraf Hakimi CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi  54' CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa (c) RW 7 Hakim Ziyech  89' AM 10 Younès Belhanda LW 16 Nordin Amrabat CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri Substitutions: MF 17 Youssef Aït Bennasser  54' DF 17 Nabil Dirar  75' MF 11 Fayçal Fajr  89' Manager: Hervé Renard

Man of the Match: Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)[12] Assistant referees: Oliver Safari (DR Congo) Soulaimane Almadine (Comoros) Fourth official: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Namibia vs Ivory Coast

1 July 2019 (2019-07-01)

18:00

Namibia	1–4	Ivory Coast
Kamatuka 71'	Report	Gradel 39' Dié 58' Zaha 84' Cornet 89'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 7,530^[13]

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Namibia

Ivory Coast

GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua RB 6 Larry Horaeb (c) CB 4 Riaan Hanamub  87' CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb LB 22 Ryan Nyambe RM 19 Petrus Shitembi CM 7 Hotto Kavendji  78' CM 15 Marcel Papama  62' LM 12 Ronald Ketjijere CF 13 Peter Shalulile  83' CF 14 Joslin Kamatuka  73' Substitutions: MF 8 Willy Stephanus  62' FW 18 Isaskar Gurirab  73' FW 9 Benson Shilongo  83' Manager: Ricardo Mannetti

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo RB 22 Mamadou Bagayoko (c) CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly DM 20 Serey Dié DM 4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin  80' CM 8 Franck Kessié RF 9 Wilfried Zaha CF 12 Wilfried Bony  85' LF 15 Max Gradel  68' Substitutions: FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  68' MF 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  80' FW 14 Jonathan Kodjia  85' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

Man of the Match: Serey Dié (Ivory Coast)[14] Assistant referees: Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) Fourth official: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)