At the Africa Cup, Nigeria has manipulated the opening game in Group D. Thanks to a goal from Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho, Nigeria won the top match against Mohamed Salah’s Egypt.
The Africa Cup had not been a goal-fest until now, with only 8 goals in 7 matches. In that respect, the squatter between Nigeria and Egypt brought little improvement.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah played a pale game and was unable to give the Nigerian defense enough trouble. The only goal was scored on the half hour by Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho, who struck hard from just within the box.
It was already the 6th 1-0 result at the African Cup in 8 matches. Only in Cameroon-Burkina Faso (2-1) were more than once scored. Algeria-Sierra Leone finished 0-0.
Africa Cup 2021: Group Stage
| results group A | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | Burkina Faso | 2-1 |
| Ethiopia | Cape Verde | 0-1 |
| Cameroon | Ethiopia | 13/01 |
| Cape Verde | Burkina Faso | 13/01 |
| Cape Verde | Cameroon | 17/01 |
| Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | 17/01 |
| standing in group A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | G | V | +/- | ptn | ||
| 1. | Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 3 |
| 2. | Cape Verde | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Burkina Faso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0 |
| 4. | Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| program group B | ||
|---|---|---|
| Senegal | Zimbabwe | 1-0 |
| guinea | Malawi | 1-0 |
| Senegal | guinea | 14/01 |
| Malawi | Zimbabwe | 14/01 |
| Malawi | Senegal | 18/01 |
| Zimbabwe | guinea | 18/01 |
| position in group B | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | G | V | +/- | ptn | ||
| 1. | Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 2. | guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Malawi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 4. | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| program group C | ||
|---|---|---|
| Morocco | Ghana | 1-0 |
| Comoros | Gabon | 0-1 |
| Morocco | Comoros | 14/01 |
| Gabon | Ghana | 14/01 |
| Gabon | Morocco | 18/01 |
| Ghana | Comoros | 18/01 |
| position in group C | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | G | V | +/- | ptn | ||
| 1. | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 2. | Gabon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 3. | Comoros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| 4. | Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| program group D | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | Egypt | 1-0 |
| Sudan | Guinea-Bissau | 11/01 |
| Nigeria | Sudan | 15/01 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Egypt | 15/01 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria | 19/01 |
| Egypt | Sudan | 19/01 |
| position in group D | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | G | V | +/- | ptn | ||
| 1. | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| 2. | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 3. | Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 4. | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| program group E | ||
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Sierra Leone | 0-0 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Ivory Coast | 12/01 |
| Ivory Coast | Sierra Leone | 16/01 |
| Algeria | Equatorial Guinea | 16/01 |
| Ivory Coast | Algeria | 20/01 |
| Sierra Leone | Equatorial Guinea | 20/01 |
| standing in group E | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | G | V | +/- | ptn | ||
| 1. | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2. | Sierra Leone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 3. | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 4. | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| program group F | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | Mali | 12/01 |
| Mauritania | Gambia | 12/01 |
| Gambia | Mali | 16/01 |
| Tunisia | Mauritania | 16/01 |
| Gambia | Tunisia | 20/01 |
| Mali | Mauritania | 20/01 |
| position in group F | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | G | V | +/- | ptn | ||
| 1. | Gambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2. | Mali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 3. | Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 4. | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
The top 2 and the best four numbers 3 from the 6 groups advance to the 1/8th finals.
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