2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Group A of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations will be played from 14 to 22 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consists of Gabon, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Guinea-Bissau.^[1]

Teams

Draw position	Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	CAF Rankings Points[nb 1]	FIFA Rankings Start of event
A1	Gabon	Hosts	8 April 2015	7th	2015	Quarter-finals (1996, 2012)	22
A2	Burkina Faso	Group D winners	4 September 2016	11th	2015	Runners-up (2013)	33.5
A3	Cameroon	Group M winners	3 June 2016	18th	2015	Winners (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002)	29
A4	Guinea-Bissau	Group E winners	5 June 2016	1st	none	Debut	8.5

Notes

1. The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Gabon (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	Burkina Faso	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Guinea-Bissau	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on 14 January 2017. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

In the quarter-finals:

• The group winners advance to play the runners-up of Group B.
• The group runners-up advance to play the winners of Group B.

Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).^[2]

Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau

Gabon  v  Guinea-Bissau

14 January 2017 17:00

Gabon	Match 1	Guinea-Bissau
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Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

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Burkina Faso vs Cameroon

Burkina Faso  v  Cameroon

14 January 2017 20:00

Burkina Faso	Match 2	Cameroon
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Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

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Gabon vs Burkina Faso

Gabon  v  Burkina Faso

18 January 2017 17:00

Gabon	Match 9	Burkina Faso
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Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

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Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau

Cameroon  v  Guinea-Bissau

18 January 2017 20:00

Cameroon	Match 10	Guinea-Bissau
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Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

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Cameroon vs Gabon

Cameroon  v  Gabon

22 January 2017 20:00

Cameroon	Match 17	Gabon
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Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville

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Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso

Guinea-Bissau  v  Burkina Faso

22 January 2017 20:00

Guinea-Bissau	Match 18	Burkina Faso
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Stade de Franceville, Franceville

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References

1. "Results of the draw". 19 October 2016.
2. "Fixtures of the Final Tournament" (PDF). CAF.

External links

• 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, CAFonline.com