en 2022 African Nations Championship knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2022 African Nations Championship began on 27 January 2023 with the quarter-finals and ended with the final at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers on 4 February 2023.

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

Format

Except for the third place play-off, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time will be played with two periods of 15 minutes each. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out without extra time.

Qualified teams

Below are the 8 remaining teams of this edition of the tournament which consists of the top two teams from each of groups A, B and C and the top team from groups D and E.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	Algeria	Mozambique
B	Senegal	Ivory Coast
C	Madagascar	Ghana
D	Mauritania	—
E	Niger	—

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

27 January – Algiers

Algeria	1
		31 January – Oran
Ivory Coast	0
		Algeria	5
28 January – Oran
		Niger	0
Niger	2
				4 February – Algiers
Ghana	0
				Algeria	0 (4)
27 January – Annaba
				Senegal (p)	0 (5)
Senegal	1
		31 January – Algiers
Mauritania	0
		Senegal	1
28 January – Constantine
		Madagascar	0	Third place play-off
Madagascar	3
				3 February – Oran
Mozambique	1
				Niger	0

				Madagascar	1

Quarter-finals

Algeria vs Ivory Coast

27 January 2023

17:00

Algeria	1–0	Ivory Coast
Mahious 90+6' (pen.)	Report

Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers

Attendance: 37,853

Referee: Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)

Algeria

Ivory Coast


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	16	Alexis Guendouz	20'
DF	2	Chouaib Keddad		90+10'
DF	22	Mokhtar Belkhiter
DF	5	Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
DF	15	Zineddine Belaïd	68'
MF	21	Youcef Laouafi
MF	14	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
MF	8	Zakaria Draoui
MF	6	Ahmed Kendouci		23'
FW	7	Abderrahmane Meziane
FW	18	Aymen Mahious	90+8'	90+10'
Substitutions:
GK	1	Farid Chaâl		23'
MF	4	Akram Djahnit
FW	9	Karim Aribi
FW	10	Féth-Allah Tahar
MF	11	Oussama Chita
FW	12	Mohamed Islam Bakir
FW	17	Aimen Lahmeri
DF	19	Ayoub Ghezala		90+10'
FW	20	Sofiane Bayazid
MF	27	Mohamed Ait El Hadj
DF	28	Houari Baouche		90+10'
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra


Formation: 4–2–3–1
GK	1	Charles Ayayi
DF	17	Ande Habib Cirille
DF	12	Souleymane Coulibaly	43'
DF	21	Abdoul Siahoune
DF	2	Kouassi Attohoula	34'
MF	19	Essis Beaudeleire Aka (c)	90+9'
MF	13	Semelo Gueï
MF	9	Sankara Karamoko
MF	15	Constant Wayou		38'
MF	22	Salifou Diarrassouba	27'	82'
FW	20	Vignon Ouotro		46'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Mohamed Sylla		46'
DF	18	Serge Badjo
MF	6	Mohamed Zougrana		82'
DF	5	Issif Traore
MF	10	Anicet Oura
MF	4	Marc Goua
GK	23	Drissa Bamba
DF	25	Moise Gbai		38'
MF	14	Aubin Kouamé
MF	11	Abdramane Konaté
MF	3	Alpha Sidibé
MF	8	Pacome Zouzoua
Coach:
Souhalio Haïdara

Man of the Match:
Aymen Mahious (Algeria)^[1]

Assistant referees:
Nouha Bangoura (Senegal)
Modibo Samake (Mali)

Fourth official:
Djindo Louis Hougnandande (Benin)

Video assistant referee:
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Assistant video assistant referee:
Mahmoud Ashor (Egypt)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Senegal vs Mauritania

27 January 2023

20:00

Senegal	1–0	Mauritania
L. Camara 34' (pen.)	Report

19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba

Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

Senegal

Mauritania

Man of the Match:
Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania)^[2]

Assistant referees:
Akram Abbes Zerhouni (Algeria)
Sid Ali Brahim El Hamlaoui (Algeria)

Fourth official:
Karim Sabry (Morocco)

Video assistant referee:
Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

Assistant video assistant referee:
Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya)
? (Zambia)

Madagascar vs Mozambique

28 January 2023

17:00

Madagascar	3–1	Mozambique
Razafindranaivo 18' Razafindrakoto 67' Ravelomanantsoa 86'	Report	Isac 90+4'

Chahid Hamlaoui Stadium, Constantine

Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)

Madagascar

Mozambique

Man of the Match:
Aro Hasina Andianarimanana (Madagascar)^[3]

Assistant referees:

Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles)
Dieudonne Mutuyimana (Rwanda)

Fourth official: Tom Abongile (South Africa)

Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Niger vs Ghana

28 January 2023

20:00

Niger	2–0	Ghana
Yiadom 11' (o.g.) Haïnikoye 49'	Report

Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran

Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Niger

Ghana

Man of the Match:
Boubacar Haïnikoye (Niger)^[4]

Assistant referees:

Ditsoga Boris Marlaise (Gabon)
Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)

Fourth official: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Semi-finals

Algeria vs Niger

31 January 2023

17:00

Algeria	5–0	Niger
Abdellaoui 15' Mahious 24', 34' Katakoré 45' (o.g.) Bayazid 83'	Report

Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Tom Abongile (South Africa)

Algeria

Niger


Formation: 3–4–2–1
GK	1	Farid Chaâl
DF	5	Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
DF	15	Zineddine Belaïd	69'
DF	2	Chouaib Keddad
MF	21	Youcef Laouafi	69'
MF	6	Ahmed Kendouci	69'
MF	14	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue
MF	22	Mokhtar Belkhiter
FW	7	Abderrahmane Meziane	84'
FW	18	Aymen Mahious	69'
FW	8	Zakaria Draoui
Substitutions:
MF	4	Akram Djahnit
MF	11	Oussama Chita
DF	19	Ayoub Ghezala	69'
DF	24	Saâdi Radouani
GK	23	Chamseddine Rahmani
FW	10	Féth-Allah Tahar	69'
MF	27	Mohamed Ait El Hadj	84'
DF	3	Hocine Dehiri
FW	12	Mohamed Islam Bakir
FW	20	Sofiane Bayazid	69'
FW	9	Karim Aribi
DF	28	Houari Baouche	69'
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra


Formation: 4–4–2
GK	22	Mahamadou Djibo
DF	5	Abdoul Adamou Garba		72'
DF	15	Boureima Katakore (c)
DF	3	Ismael Souley	37'
DF	2	Adamou Djibo
MF	18	Bilyamine Moussa		38'
MF	23	Kader Aboubacar
MF	20	Faysal Abdoulaye		38'
MF	9	Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim		61'
FW	14	Imarana Seyni		61'
FW	11	Boubacar Haïnikoye
Substitutions:
DF	6	Abdoul Kassali		72'
FW	10	Mossi Issa Moussa
MF	8	Moussa Kassa Moudou		38'
MF	13	Mahamadou Ibrahim
GK	1	Yahaya Mainassara Babari
DF	25	Laouali Salaou
MF	21	Ziyad El-Jaouni
MF	24	Marouf Salissou
DF	26	Alhabib Hassane
DF	17	Mohamed Idrissa Karimou		61'
FW	7	Yacine Wa Massamba		61'
MF	12	Ousseini Badamassi		38'
Coach:
Harouna Doula Gabde

Man of the Match:
Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Algeria)^[5]

Assistant referees:
Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche Lopes (Angola)
Abdul Aziz Bollel Jawo (Gambia)
Fourth official:
Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Senegal vs Madagascar

31 January 2023

20:00

Senegal	1–0	Madagascar
Diallo 5'	Report

Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers

Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Senegal

Madagascar

Man of the Match:
Lamine Camara (Senegal)^[6]

Assistant referees:
Rodrigue Menye Mpele (Cameroon)
Eric Ayimavo Ulrich Ayamr (Benin)
Fourth official:
Kalilou Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Third place match

3 February 2023

20:00

Niger	0–1	Madagascar
	Report	Razafindrakoto 90'

Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran

Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

Niger

Madagascar


Formation: 4–4–2
GK	22	Mahamadou Djibo
DF	2	Adamou Djibo
DF	15	Boureima Katakore (c)	77'
DF	5	Abdoul Adamou Garba		68'
DF	6	Abdoul Kassali		55'
MF	24	Marouf Salissou		68'
MF	13	Mahamadou Ibrahim		84'
MF	23	Kader Aboubacar
MF	18	Bilyamine Moussa
FW	14	Imarana Seyni		55'
FW	11	Boubacar Haïnikoye	82'
Substitutions:
DF	25	Laouali Salaou
FW	10	Mossi Issa Moussa
MF	12	Ousseini Badamassi		55'
MF	20	Faysal Abdoulaye		84'
DF	17	Mohamed Idrissa Karimou		55'
FW	7	Yacine Wa Massamba
FW	4	Ibrahim Oumarou
MF	21	Ziyad El-Jaouni		68'
DF	26	Alhabib Hassane
MF	8	Moussa Kassa Moudou
GK	1	Yahaya Mainassara Babari
DF	3	Ismael Souley		68'
Coach:
Harouna Doula Gabde


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	16	Zakanirina Rakotoasimbola
DF	18	Nantenaina Randriamanampisoa
DF	22	Andoniaina Andrianavalona (c)	78'
DF	5	Soloniaina Razafindraibeharimihanta		46'
DF	2	Soloniaina Avizara
MF	10	Andriamirado Andrianarimanana		85'
MF	6	Tokifandresena Andriamanjato
MF	21	Solojantovo Rakotoarisoa		46'
FW	12	Marcio Ravelomanantsoa		70'
FW	20	Jean Razafindrakoto
FW	13	Tokinantenaina Randriatsiferana		85'
Substitutions:
FW	11	Onjaniaina Hasinirina		85'
MF	7	Solomampionona Razafindranaivo
DF	3	Tantely Antoine Randrianiaina
MF	8	Lalaina Rafanomezantsoa		46'
DF	24	Rado Mbolasoa Andrininosy	46'	54'
MF	19	Tendry Manovo Randrianarijaona		70'
MF	15	Tiavina Rakotoarisoa		85'
GK	23	Andrianirina Rajomazandry
DF	17	Tantely Rabarijaona
DF	4	Louis Stéphano Randrianisondrotra
FW	9	Arimalala Rakotobe
DF	1	Andoniaina Rakotondrazaka
Coach:
Romuald Rakotondrabe

Man of the Match:
Andriamirado Aro Hasina (Madagascar)^[7]

Assistant referees:
Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
Dos Reis Abelmiro Montenegro (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Fourth official:
Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Video assistant referee:

Assistant video assistant referee:

Final

4 February 2023

20:30

Algeria	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Senegal
	Report
Penalties
Djahnit Draoui Bayazid Laouafi Mahious Kendouci	4–5	Baldé M. N'Diaye M. Kanté C. Ndiaye L. Camara O. Diouf

Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers

Attendance: 39,120

Referee: Pierre Ghislain Atcho (Gabon)

Algeria

Senegal


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	16	Alexis Guendouz
DF	22	Mokhtar Belkhiter
DF	5	Ayoub Abdellaoui (c)
DF	2	Chouaib Keddad
DF	15	Zineddine Belaïd
MF	8	Zakaria Draoui
MF	12	Mohamed Islam Bakir		68'
MF	14	Houssem Eddine Mrezigue	111'	120+2'
FW	21	Youcef Laouafi
FW	7	Abderrahmane Meziane	23'	114'
FW	18	Aymen Mahious	108'
Substitutions:
GK	1	Farid Chaâl
MF	11	Oussama Chita
FW	10	Féth-Allah Tahar
DF	3	Hocine Dehiri
MF	4	Akram Djahnit		120+2'
MF	27	Mohamed Ait El Hadj
DF	24	Saâdi Radouani
FW	20	Sofiane Bayazid		114'
MF	6	Ahmed Kendouci	75'	68'
FW	9	Karim Aribi
DF	19	Ayoub Ghezala
DF	28	Houari Baouche
Coach:
Madjid Bougherra


Formation: 4–3–3
GK	23	Pape Mamadou Sy
DF	4	Mamadou Sané	31'
DF	3	Ousmane Diouf
DF	22	Cheikhou Ndiaye (c)
DF	12	Cheikh Sidibé	15'
MF	14	Moussa Ndiaye
MF	6	Ousmane Kané
MF	5	Lamine Camara	23'
FW	11	Malick Mbaye		113'
FW	17	Serigne Koïté		83'
FW	10	Pape Diallo		113'
Substitutions:
DF	18	El Hadji Baldé		113'
MF	13	Libasse Ngom	120'	83'
GK	16	Alioune Badara Faty
FW	7	Cheikh Diouf
MF	20	Elimane Oumar Cissé
DF	2	Abdoulaye Diedhiou
GK	1	Pape Abdoulaye Dieng
FW	9	Raymond Ndour
MF	21	Moussa Kanté		113'
DF	15	Melo Ndiaye
DF	8	Moussa Sogue
MF	19	Djibril Diarra
Coach:
Pape Thiaw

Man of the Match:
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Assistant referees:
Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles)
Adou Hermann Desire N'Goh (Ivory Coast)
Fourth official:
Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
Video assistant referee:
Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

Match rules

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
Maximum of twelve named substitutes.
Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.^{[note 1]}

Notes

^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 January 2023). "It had to be him after that performance! 🔥🔝 Congratulations Aimen Mahious, the #ALGCIV TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 January 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 January 2023). "Hemeya Tanji is the #SENMTN TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 🏅🔝" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 January 2023). "Aro Hasina Andianarimanana 🏅🔝 Our TotalEnergies Man of the Match gave us a great performance in the #MADMOZ match! 🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 January 2023). "Ladies and gentleman, meet our TotalEnergies Man of the Match! Congratulations for the award, Soumana Hainikoye! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (31 January 2023). "Time to meet our #ALGNIG TotalEnergies Man of the Match! Congratulations, Houssem Eddine Mrezigue! 🏅🔝" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 February 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (31 January 2023). "And the #SENMAD TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Lamine Camara! 🏅🤩" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 February 2023 – via Twitter.
^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (3 February 2023). "It is time to meet the #NIGMAD TotalEnergies Man of the Match! Congratulations, Andriamirado Aro Hasina! 🏅🔝" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 February 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

Official 2022 CHAN Home

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[8] Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

[1] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 January 2023). "It had to be him after that performance! 🔥🔝 Congratulations Aimen Mahious, the #ALGCIV TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 January 2023 – via Twitter.

[2] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (27 January 2023). "Hemeya Tanji is the #SENMTN TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 🏅🔝" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Twitter.

[3] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 January 2023). "Aro Hasina Andianarimanana 🏅🔝 Our TotalEnergies Man of the Match gave us a great performance in the #MADMOZ match! 🔥" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Twitter.

[4] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (28 January 2023). "Ladies and gentleman, meet our TotalEnergies Man of the Match! Congratulations for the award, Soumana Hainikoye! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Twitter.

[5] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (31 January 2023). "Time to meet our #ALGNIG TotalEnergies Man of the Match! Congratulations, Houssem Eddine Mrezigue! 🏅🔝" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 February 2023 – via Twitter.

[6] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (31 January 2023). "And the #SENMAD TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Lamine Camara! 🏅🤩" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 February 2023 – via Twitter.

[7] Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (3 February 2023). "It is time to meet the #NIGMAD TotalEnergies Man of the Match! Congratulations, Andriamirado Aro Hasina! 🏅🔝" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 February 2023 – via Twitter.

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