AFCON 2022 schedule, scores, standings, live stream, results: Ghana eliminated with loss vs. Comoros
Tue, Jan 18, 2022
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The Africa Cup of Nations is officially underway as 24 countries aim for continental supremacy. Algeria are the reigning champs, led by Riyad Mahrez of Manchester City, while Senegal, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Morocco all look like contenders. Six groups will see two teams from each advance to the round of 16, while the four best third-place teams also move on.
Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Guinea, Morocco, Gabon and Nigeria have already qualified for the round of 16. Ghana, however, werebounced from the competition on Tuesday, suffering a surprising 3-2 loss vs. Comoros.
Below you will find the groups, the standings and the schedule. You can watch AFCON 2022 live on beIN Sports, which you can access viafuboTV(Try for free). Make sure you also check out ourAFCON preview from Tosin Makinde, as well as15 players to watch.
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AFCON 2022 Group A standings, schedule, results
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Jan. 9
Cameroon 2, Burkina Faso 1
Cape Verde 1, Ethiopia 0
Jan. 13
Cameroon 4, Ethiopia 1
Cape Verde 0, Burkina Faso 1
Jan. 17
Cape Verde 1, Cameroon 1
Burkina Faso 1, Ethiopia 1
AFCON 2022 Group B standings, schedule, results
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Malawi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
Jan. 10
Senegal 1, Zimbabwe 0
Guinea 1, Malawi 0
Jan. 14
Senegal 0, Guinea 0
Malawi 2, Zimbabwe 1
Jan. 18
Malawi 0, Senegal 0
Zimbabwe 2, Guinea 1
AFCON 2022 Group C standings, schedule, results
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 7 |
Gabon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 5 |
Comoros | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
Jan. 10
Morocco 1, Ghana 0
Gabon 1, Comoros 0
Jan. 14
Morocco 2, Comoros 0
Gabon 1, Ghana 1
Jan. 18
Gabon 2, Morocco 2
Comoros 3, Ghana 2
AFCON 2022 Group D standings, schedule, results
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
Sudan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
Jan. 11
Nigeria 1, Egypt 0
Sudan 0, Guinea-Bissau 0
Jan. 15
Nigeria 3,. Sudan, 1
Guinea-Bissau 0, vs. Egypt, 1
Jan. 19
Guinea-Bissau vs. Nigeria, 2 p.m.
Egypt vs. Sudan, 2 p.m.
AFCON 2022 Group E standings, schedule, results
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Sierra Leone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Algeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
Jan. 11
Algeria 0, Sierra Leone 0
Jan. 12
Ivory Coast 1, Equatorial Guinea 0
Jan. 16
Ivory Coast 2, Sierra Leone 2.
Algeria 0, Equatorial Guinea 1
Jan. 20
Ivory Coast vs. Algeria, 11 a.m.
Sierra Leone vs Equatorial Guinea, 11 a.m.
AFCON 2022 Group F standings, schedule, results
Team | MP | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
Gambia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Mali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
Jan. 12
Mali 1, Tunisia 0
Gambia 1, Mauritania 0
Jan. 16
Gambia 1, Mali 1
Tunisia 4, Mauritania 0
Jan. 20
Gambia vs. Tunisia, 2 p.m.
Mali vs. Mauritania, 2 p.m.
Knockout stage dates
Round of 16: Jan. 23-26
Quarterfinals: Jan. 29-30
Semifinals: Feb. 3-4
Third-place match: Feb. 6
Final: Feb. 6
