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2015 Africa Cup Of Nations Group A
Group A of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 17 January until 25 January in Equatorial Guinea. The group consisted of the hosts Equatorial Guinea national football team, Equatorial Guinea, Burkina Faso national football team, Burkina Faso, Gabon national football team, Gabon, and Congo national football team, Congo. Congo and Equatorial Guinea advanced as group winners and runners-up respectively, while Gabon and Burkina Faso were eliminated. Teams ;Notes Standings In the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage, quarter-finals: *Congo advanced to play DR Congo (runner-up of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Group B). *Equatorial Guinea advanced to play Tunisia (winner of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Group B, Group B). Matches All times local, West Africa Time, WAT (UTC+01:00, UTC+1). Equatorial Guinea vs Congo The first goal of the tournament was scored by Emilio Nsue. Receiving a through ball from Kike Boula, Kike, he slotted the ball low past the goalkeeper wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was held from 17 January to 8 February 2015. The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Morocco who later demanded postponement of the event because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa; subsequently Morocco was ruled out as a host country and replaced by Equatorial Guinea. Ivory Coast won the tournament for their second Africa Cup of Nations title, defeating Ghana 9–8 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished goalless following extra time. The DR Congo came third and the hosts Equatorial Guinea fourth, while defending champions Nigeria did not qualify. Host selection Bids: CAF received 3 bids before 30 September 2010, the deadline, to host either the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
