2019 Africa Cup of Nations Group E

Group E of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 24 June to 2 July 2019. The group consisted of Angola, Mali, Mauritania and Tunisia.^[1]

Mali and Tunisia 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
E1	Tunisia	UNAF	Group J winners	16 October 2018	19th	2017	Winners (2004)	28	25
E2	Mali	WAFU	Group C winners	17 November 2018	11th	2017	Runners-up (1972)	65	62
E3	Mauritania	WAFU	Group I runners-up	18 November 2018	1st	—	Debut	103	103
E4	Angola	COSAFA	Group I winners	22 March 2019	8th	2013	Quarter-finals (2008, 2010)	122	123

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	Mali	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
3	Angola	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	2
4	Mauritania	3	0	2	1	1	4	−3	2

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

In the round of 16:^[2]

• The winners of Group E, Mali advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast.
• The runners-up of Group E, Tunisia, advanced to play the winners of Group F, Ghana.

Matches

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

Tunisia vs Angola

24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)

19:00

Tunisia	1–1	Angola
Msakni 34' (pen.)	Report	Djalma 73'

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 7,345^[3]

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Tunisia

Angola

GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha CB 3 Dylan Bronn CB 6 Rami Bedoui CB 4 Yassine Meriah CM 20 Ghailene Chaalali  27'  68' CM 5 Oussama Haddadi CM 7 Youssef Msakni (c)  50' RW 2 Wajdi Kechrida LW 17 Ellyes Skhiri CF 23 Naïm Sliti  79' CF 10 Wahbi Khazri Substitutions: MF 13 Ferjani Sassi  68' MF 9 Anice Badri  79' Manager: Alain Giresse

GK 12 Tony Cabaça  33' CB 15 Bastos Quissanga CB 2 Bruno Gaspar CB 5 Dani Massunguna RM 16 Stélvio  46' CM 8 Paizo CM 18 Herenilson LM 7 Djalma Campos RW 20 Wilson Eduardo  46' CF 17 Mateus (c)  87' LW 9 Fredy Substitutions: FW 10 Gelson Dala  46' FW 11 Geraldo  46' MF 13 Macaia  87' Manager: Srđan Vasiljević

Man of the Match: Wahbi Khazri (Tunisia)[4] Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Samuel Temesgin (Ethiopia) Fourth official: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Mali vs Mauritania

24 June 2019 (2019-06-24)

22:00

Mali	4–1	Mauritania
Diaby 37' Marega 45' (pen.) A. Traoré II 55' A. Traoré I 74'	Report	El Hacen 72' (pen.)

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 6,202^[5]

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)

Mali	Mauritania

GK 16 Djigui Diarra RB 2 Hamari Traoré CB 3 Youssouf Koné CB 15 Mamadou Fofana  71' LB 13 Molla Wagué CM 11 Lassana Coulibaly CM 8 Diadie Samassékou RW 21 Adama Traoré II  61' AM 23 Abdoulay Diaby (c)  87' LW 19 Moussa Djenepo  31'  61' CF 9 Moussa Marega Substitutions: FW 7 Moussa Doumbia  61' MF 14 Adama Traoré I  61' MF 4 Amadou Haidara  87' Manager: Mohamed Magassouba

GK 1 Brahim Souleymane  79' RB 4 Harouna Sy  53' CB 15 Bakary N'Diaye  19' CB 5 Abdoul Ba (c) LB 3 Aly Abeid RM 18 Hacen El Ide CM 19 Ibréhima Coulibaly  46' CM 14 Mohamed Yali LM 6 Khassa Camara  82' CF 10 Adama Ba CF 7 Ismaël Diakité Substitutions: FW 11 Bessam  46' DF 2 Moustapha Diaw  84'  53' MF 23 Silèye Gaye  82' Manager: Corentin Martins

Man of the Match: Abdoulay Diaby (Mali)[6] Assistant referees: Olivier Safari (DR Congo) Soulaimane Amaldine (Comoros) Fourth official: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Tunisia vs Mali

28 June 2019 (2019-06-28)

16:30

Tunisia	1–1	Mali
Khazri 70'	Report	Samassékou 60'

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 16,085^[7]

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)^[8]

Tunisia

Mali

GK 16 Mouez Hassen RB 2 Wajdi Kechrida CB 3 Dylan Bronn CB 4 Yassine Meriah LB 5 Oussama Haddadi CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri  37' CM 20 Ghailene Chaalali  64' RW 9 Anice Badri  42'  62' AM 10 Wahbi Khazri (c) LW 23 Naïm Sliti  84' CF 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi  70' Substitutions: MF 7 Youssef Msakni  62' FW 8 Firas Chaouat  70' MF 19 Ayman Ben Mohamed  84' Manager: Alain Giresse

GK 16 Djigui Diarra RB 2 Hamari Traoré CB 13 Molla Wagué CB 15 Mamadou Fofana LB 3 Youssouf Koné RM 23 Abdoulay Diaby (c)  80' CM 11 Lassana Coulibaly CM 8 Diadie Samassékou  70' CM 4 Amadou Haidara  11'  86' LM 19 Moussa Djenepo  75' CF 9 Moussa Marega  59' Substitutions: FW 7 Moussa Doumbia  75' MF 14 Adama Traoré I  80' MF 21 Adama Traoré II  86' Manager: Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match: Moussa Marega (Mali)[9] Assistant referees:[8] Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official:[8] Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Mauritania vs Angola

29 June 2019 (2019-06-29)

16:30

Mauritania	0–0	Angola
	Report

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 10,120^[10]

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Mauritania

Angola

GK 1 Brahim Souleymane RB 2 Moustapha Diaw CB 15 Bakary N'Diaye CB 5 Abdoul Ba (c)  62' LB 3 Aly Abeid  90+3' CM 11 Bessam CM 14 Mohamed Yali CM 6 Khassa Camara  70' AM 18 Hacen El Ide CF 7 Ismaël Diakité CF 10 Adama Ba Substitutions: DF 21 Diadié Diarra  62' MF 23 Silèye Gaye  70' Manager: Corentin Martins

GK 12 Tony Cabaça RB 2 Bruno Gaspar  53' CB 5 Dani Massunguna CB 15 Bastos Quissanga LB 8 Paizo CM 18 Herenilson CM 4 Show RW 10 Gelson Dala AM 9 Fredy Kulembé  56' LW 7 Djalma Campos  78' CF 17 Mateus (c)  56' Substitutions: FW 11 Geraldo  90+3'  56' FW 20 Wilson Eduardo  56' FW 14 Mabululu  78' Manager: Srđan Vasiljević

Man of the Match: Gelson Dala (Angola)[11] Assistant referees: Tahssen Abo El Sadat (Egypt) Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt) Fourth official: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Mauritania vs Tunisia

2 July 2019 (2019-07-02)

21:00

Mauritania	0–0	Tunisia
	Report

Suez Stadium, Suez

Attendance: 7,732^[12]

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Mauritania

Tunisia

GK 1 Brahim Souleymane RB 2 Moustapha Diaw CB 15 Bakary N'Diaye CB 5 Abdoul Ba (c)  17' LB 3 Aly Abeid CM 14 Mohamed Yali CM 19 Ibréhima Coulibaly  45+2' RW 7 Ismaël Diakité  31' AM 18 Hacen El Ide  53' LW 11 Bessam  87' CF 10 Adama Ba Substitutions: DF 21 Diadié Diarra  17'  61' MF 8 Diallo Guidileye  61' FW 17 Souleymane Anne  87' Manager: Corentin Martins

GK 16 Mouez Hassen RB 2 Wajdi Kechrida CB 3 Dylan Bronn  36' CB 4 Yassine Meriah LB 5 Oussama Haddadi CM 17 Ellyes Skhiri CM 12 Karim Aouadhi  53' RW 18 Bassem Srarfi  46' AM 10 Wahbi Khazri LW 23 Naïm Sliti  79' CF 7 Youssef Msakni (c) Substitutions: FW 11 Taha Yassine Khenissi  46' DF 14 Mohamed Dräger  79' Manager: Alain Giresse

Man of the Match: Moustapha Diaw (Mauritania)[13] Assistant referees: Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique) Sidibe Sidiki (Guinea) Fourth official: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Angola vs Mali

2 July 2019 (2019-07-02)

21:00

Angola	0–1	Mali
	Report	Haidara 37'

Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia

Attendance: 8,135^[14]

Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Angola

Mali

GK 12 Tony Cabaça RB 2 Bruno Gaspar CB 15 Bastos Quissanga  90+2' CB 5 Dani Massunguna LB 8 Paizo CM 7 Djalma Campos CM 18 Herenilson  80' RW 17 Mateus (c)  52' AM 9 Fredy Kulembé  53' LW 11 Geraldo  81' CF 10 Gelson Dala Substitutions: FW 20 Wilson Eduardo  52' MF 4 Show  53' FW 14 Mabululu  81' Manager: Srđan Vasiljević

GK 16 Djigui Diarra  61' RB 17 Falaye Sacko CB 5 Kiki Kouyaté CB 13 Molla Wagué (c) LB 6 Massadio Haïdara CM 4 Amadou Haidara  73' CM 11 Lassana Coulibaly RW 14 Adama Traoré I  81' AM 21 Adam Traoré II LW 7 Moussa Doumbia  58' CF 10 Kalifa Coulibaly Substitutions: FW 12 Sékou Koïta  58' MF 18 Cheick Doucouré  73' FW 9 Moussa Marega  81' Manager: Mohamed Magassouba

Man of the Match: Amadou Haidara (Mali)[15] Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Tesfagiorghis Berhe (Eritrea) Fourth official: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)