In the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d'Ivoire, as of the morning of January 25, all the group stage battles have ended, and the top 16 teams have also been released. The competition in the Africa Cup of Nations is extremely fierce, with the old powerhouses Ghana, Algeria and Tunisia all eliminated, the African elephant Ivory Coast almost missed the round of 16, and Equatorial Guinea, Cape Verde, Angola and other football players are rising.
Africa Cup of Nations standings
The third place in the group is side-by-side
1. Group C - Guinea: 4 points, goal difference -1;
2. Group E - Namibia: 4 points, goal difference -3;
3. Group D - Mauritania: 3 points, goal difference -1;
4. Group A-Ivory Coast: Total 3 points, goal difference -3;
5、B组-加纳：积2分，净胜球-1，进5球；
6. Group F-Zambia: Total 2 points, goal difference -1, 2 goals scored.
Guinea, Namibia, Mauritania and Ivory Coast finished in the top four and qualified for the knockout rounds, while Ghana and Zambia were knocked out.
Group A: Côte d'Ivoire 0-4 Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Nigeria
In the final round, Ivory Coast was swept by Equatorial Guinea, and finally ranked third in the group, and the qualification situation was in jeopardy. Fortunately, the other groups in the latter group were humble to each other, and Ivory Coast finished fourth in the side-by-side comparison, narrowly qualifying for the knockout round. In addition, Guinea-Bissau finally beat Nigeria to top the group with a goal difference, and will compete with Guinea for a place in the quarterfinals in the quarterfinals.
Group B: Cape Verde 2-2 Egypt, Mozambique 2-2 Ghana
The two games in the final round were tied 2-2, and the Egyptian team without Salah experienced two days of ice and fire, and scored in stoppage time to think that it was a reversal to kill the opponent, but did not expect to be pressed by Cape Verde at the last moment. However, Ghana had another surprise, leading 2-0 and conceding two goals in stoppage time to draw a goal. So far, Egypt has advanced to the second place in the group, and the Ghana team has stepped into the round of 16 with one foot, but has been dragged by Mozambique.
Group C: Gambia 2-3 Cameroon, Guinea 0-2 Senegal
Compared with the drama of the previous two groups, the ranking of this group is relatively normal, but the game process is still ups and downs. Cameroon were beaten 2-1 in the 85th minute and an own goal in the 87th minute before Nduku set up Christopher Waugh in stoppage time to strike the winner. With these three points, Cameroon finished second in the group and qualified. Guinea lost to Senegal in the final round and finished third in the group, but fortunately, they had a clear advantage in horizontal comparison.
Group D: Angola 2-0 Burkina Faso, Mauritania 1-0 Algeria
The competition in this group is also very fierce, and the Angolan team played strongly, ranking first in the group with 7 points from 2 wins and 1 draw, and successfully advanced to the knockout round. Algeria was upset in the key game, losing 0-1 to Mauritania in the final round of the group, and finally finished at the bottom of the group and went straight out. Mauritania won in the final round to move up to third in the group, grasping the straw, and the third place in the group passed Ivory Coast and Ghana in a side-by-side comparison to advance to the knockout stage.
Group E: Namibia 0-0 Mali, South Africa 0-0 Tunisia
There were no goals in the final round of the group, and both games ended in a 0-0 draw, with each of the four teams taking one point. Namibia and Mali carried their acting skills to the end, and the draw was good for both sides, with a lot of profuse shots from both sides. With the 0-0 final whistle, the two sides joined hands to advance to the round of 16. South Africa and Tunisia battled for a place in the final round, with Tunisia consistently lacking the back of the net and picking up just one point from this game to finish bottom of the group.
Group F: Tanzania 0-0 Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia 0-1 Morocco
Morocco qualified for the group ahead of schedule and showed no mercy to Zambia in the final round, beating their opponents 1-0 thanks to Hakim Ziyech's goal, advancing to the knockout stage as group winners and sending Ivory Coast in Group A to the round of 16. Zambia ended up in third place and were eliminated due to lack of points. The Democratic Republic of the Congo only needed one point and played cautiously in the final round, eventually drawing with Tanzania and qualifying as second in the group.
1/8 final matchup
Angola VS Namibia【January 28-01:00】
Nigeria VS Cameroon【January 28-04:00】
Equatorial Guinea VS Guinea【January 29-01:00】
Egypt VS Democratic Republic of the Congo【January 29-04:00】
Cape Verde VS Mauritania [January 30-01:00]
Senegal VS Ivory Coast【January 30-04:00】
Mali VS Burkina Faso【January 31--01:00】
Morocco VS South Africa【January 31-04:00】