2017 Africa Cup Of Nations Group B
Group B of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 15 to 23 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe. Senegal and Tunisia advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams. Teams Notes Standings In the quarter-finals: *The group winners, Senegal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Cameroon. *The group runners-up, Tunisia, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Burkina Faso. Matches All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). Algeria vs Zimbabwe Tunisia vs Senegal Algeria vs Tunisia Senegal vs Zimbabwe Senegal vs Algeria Zimbabwe vs Tunisia References External links2017 Africa Cup of Nations CAFonline.com {{2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B Africa Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Libya, until CAF rescinded its hosting rights in August 2014 due to the Second Libyan civil war. The tournament was instead hosted by Gabon. This event was also part of the Africa Cup of Nations 60th Anniversary. Cameroon won their fifth title after defeating seven-time champions Egypt 2–1 in the final. Burkina Faso finished third after beating Ghana 1–0 in the third place play-off. As champions, Cameroon qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia. Tournament hosts Gabon and defending champions Ivory Coast were both eliminated in the group stage. Host selection First bidding Bids : CAF received 3 bids ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2006 African Cup Of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Ivory Coast in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw. Host selection Bids : * Algeria * Egypt * Ivory Coast * Libya The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice between four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya. This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after 1959, 1974 and 1986. It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF. Qualification For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done through the CAF's qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Whereas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aïssa Mandi
Aïssa Mandi ( ar, عيسى ماندي; born 22 October 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Villarreal and the Algeria national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right-back. Born in France, Mandi made his international debut for Algeria in March 2014. He was a member of the Algerian team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil as well as the 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, winning the 2019 tournament. Club career Reims Mandi started to play football at the age of 8 at Reims. On 20 August 2010, he made his professional debut as a starter for the club in a Ligue 2 match against Le Havre. On 5 April 2014, Mandi scored two own goals in a match against Paris Saint-Germain. Betis On 30 June 2016, Mandi signed a five-year deal with La Liga side Real Betis. Villarreal On 16 June 2021, Mandi signed a four-year contract with fellow La Liga side Villarreal, as his contract with Betis expired. On 11 August 2021, he got his pr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mokhtar Belkhiter
Mokhtar Belkhiter ( ar, مختار بلخيثر; born January 15, 1992 in Oran) is an Algerian international football player. He is currently playing for CR Belouizdad in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. An Algeria international, Belkhiter was part of the Algeria national team at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Club career On April 30, 2011, Belklhiter was a starter in USM Blida's triumph in the 2011 Algerian Junior Cup Final against ES Sétif. On July 14, 2011, Belkhiter signed a five-year contract with USM Alger. However, as he was still under contract with USM Blida and the club rejected his transfer request, he was forced to remain at the club. Honours ;USM Blida * Algerian Junior Cup: 2010–11 ;Club Africain * Tunisian Cup (1): 2016–17 Statistics International career On November 16, 2011, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost coun ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Raïs M'Bolhi
Adi Raïs Cobos Adrien Ouahab M'Bolhi ( ar, عدي رايس كوبوس أدريان وهاب مبولحي; born 25 April 1986), known as Raïs M'Bolhi, is a professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi First Division League club Al-Qadsiah. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team. Club career Early career M'Bolhi, who has a Congolese father and an Algerian mother from Tlemcen, started playing football for RCF Paris. Then, he joined Olympique de Marseille, though he never made a league appearance before his release in January 2006. After his release from Marseille, M'Bolhi was promptly recruited by Heart of Midlothian, one of 11 signings in the January transfer window. However, along with fellow new buys with Luděk Stracený and Martin Petras, he was not retained for the 2006–07 season and left the club without having made a first-team appearance. Prior to the 2006–07 season M'Bolhi signed with Greek club Ethnikos Piraeus, then ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ethiopian Football Federation
The Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) (Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ እግር ኳስ ፌዴሬሽን) is the governing body of football in Ethiopia. It organizes all tiers of the national football league and the national team. It was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). History The Ethiopian Football Federation was founded in 1943 and became affiliated with FIFA in 1952. In 1957 the EFF along with its Egyptian, Sudanese, and South African counterparts founded CAF. In October 2013, the federation elected Juneidi Basha as its new president to replace Sahilu Gebrewold. Beating out three other candidates, Basha received the majority of votes (55 of the 101 votes) at the Federation's General assembly. Juneydi Basha, represented the eastern region of Dire Dawa, was a businessman before becoming football federation president. In June 2018 the EFF elected Esayas Jira as president. The 46 year old Jira, who was backed as the candidate from the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bamlak Tessema Weyesa
Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (born 30 December 1980) is an Ethiopian football referee. He is also a medical researcher, a clinical coordinator and a sociology graduate (2012) from Addis Ababa University. He started to referee in 2003 and became international FIFA in 2009 with Djibouti vs Somalia in 2010 as his first international match. He has been very active during CECAFA Cup 2010 where he officiated 5 matches including the Final between Tanzania and Ivory Coast and CECAFA Cup 2011 (4 matches). In 2012 he was also appointed for one Champions League match in Tanzania (1st round), and one CAF Confederation Cup in Egypt (2nd round). He became a FIFA referee in 2009. He has served as a referee at the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, beginning with the first-round match between Djibouti and Namibia. Fans have praised referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa for his officiating during Senegal’s semi-final win over Burkina Faso at the Africa Cup of Nations where he overturned two penalty deci ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Franceville
Franceville is one of the four largest cities in Gabon, with a population of 110,568 at the 2013 census. It lies on the Mpassa River and at the end of the Trans-Gabon Railway and the N3 road. It grew from a village named Masuku when Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza chose it to resettle former slaves and renamed it Francheville (meaning "city of the freed") in 1880. The city later came to be called Franceville (meaning "French city"). Overview Brazza founded Franceville on June 13, 1880. The former name was Masuku. As time went on, it became known as Franceville. Features of the town include St Hilaire's Church (built in 1899), a large statue of President Omar Bongo (who was born in Franceville), a primate medical research institute, and a golf course. Its airport is west, in Mvengué. Bongo was buried in Franceville on June 18, 2009. There is a market where numerous items can be purchased, including clothing, fruit and vegetables, electronics, meats, and the market also sells bu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stade De Franceville
The Stade de Franceville is a stadium in Franceville, Gabon. The 22,000 capacity stadium was opened in January 2012, in time for its use in the 2012 African Cup of Nations. The opening game was a friendly between Gabon and Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t .... References Football venues in Gabon Athletics (track and field) venues in Gabon 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 2017 Africa Cup of Nations stadiums Sports venues completed in 2012 {{Gabon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nyasha Mushekwi
Nyasha Mushekwi (born 21 August 1987) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer who plays for Chinese Super League club Zhejiang Greentown. Career Born in Harare, Mushekwi started out playing for CAPS United in his homeland Zimbabwe. He won the top scorer award after scoring 21 league goals for the Harare giants in 2009 season. In 2010, he made the move to South African club Mamelodi Sundowns where he found immediate success when he became the second best goalscorer of the 2010–11 Premier Soccer League season. In April 2013, as his contract was nearing its end, Mamelodi Sundowns extended the deal with another year plus an option for an additional second year. For the 2013–14 season, Mushekwi was sent on loan to Belgian club K.V. Oostende, but in February 2014 he suffered an injury from which he did not recover until November. Since his South African club had already used all its foreign player slots for the season, he could not be registered to play for them once he had rec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kudakwashe Mahachi
Kudakwashe Mahachi (born 29 September 1993) is a Zimbabwean professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for South African club SuperSport United F.C. and the Zimbabwe national team. Career Club Mahachi spent the end of his youth career with Highlanders, before moving into senior football with Bantu Rovers. His spell with Bantu was short as he left soon after joining when he agreed to join Chicken Inn. He remained a Chicken Inn player for two years before departing in 2014 when Mahachi rejoined Highlanders. After another short stint, his next move saw him leave Zimbabwe for the first time as he joined Premier Soccer League side Mamelodi Sundowns in South Africa. 14 appearances and 1 goal followed in his debut season with the Sundowns, in his second campaign he was loaned out to fellow PSL club Golden Arrows. He scored four goals in twenty-five appearances in all competitions for Golden Arrows before returning to the Sundowns. He missed Golden Arrows' league match versus ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Karim Mahrez ( ar, رياض كريم محرز, Riyāḍ Karīm Maḥraz; born 21 February 1991) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City and Captain (association football), captains the Algeria national football team, Algeria national team. Mahrez began his career as a youth player for French club AAS Sarcelles. He turned professional in 2009 with Quimper Kerfeunteun F.C., Quimper, where he played for only one season before moving to Le Havre AC, Le Havre, spending a total of three years with them, initially playing for their reserve team and then becoming a first-team regular. In January 2014, Mahrez signed for English side Leicester City F.C., Leicester City, helping them win the EFL Championship, Championship and promotion to the Premier League at the end of his first season. In the 2015–16 season he was the Algerian Footballer of the Year, the PFA Players' Pl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |