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2017 Africa Cup Of Nations Group A
Group A of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 14 to 22 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of hosts Gabon, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Guinea-Bissau. Burkina Faso and Cameroon advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams. Teams ;Notes Standings In the quarter-finals: *The group winners, Burkina Faso, advanced to play the runners-up of Group B, Tunisia. *The group runners-up, Cameroon, advanced to play the winners of Group B, Senegal. Matches All times are local, WAT (UTC+1 UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in: *Central European Time *West Africa Time *Western European Summer Time ** B ...). Gabon vs Guinea-Bissau Burkina Faso vs Cameroon Gabon vs Burkina Faso Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau Cameroon vs Gabon Guinea-Bissau vs Burkina Faso References External links2017 Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 The tournament was scheduled to be hosted by Libya, until CAF rescinded its hosting rights in August 2014 due to the Second Libyan civil war.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] |
2017 Africa Cup Of Nations Qualification Group E
Group E of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the thirteen groups to decide the teams which qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Zambia, Congo, Kenya, and Guinea-Bissau. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format, between June 2015 and September 2016. Guinea-Bissau, the group winners, qualified for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. Standings Matches ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Goalscorers ;5 goals * Férébory Doré ;3 goals * Winston Kalengo ;2 goals * Jordan Massengo * Prince Oniangué * Zezinho * Ayub Masika * Collins Mbesuma ;1 goal * Idrissa Camará * Cícero * Eridson * Frédéric Mendy * Toni Silva * Eric Johanna * Michael Olunga * Paul Were * Rainford Kalaba Rainford Kalaba (born 14 August 1986) is a Zambian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Linafoot club TP Mazembe. Career Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Ecuele Manga
Bruno Ecuele Manga (born 16 July 1988) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays for the Gabon national team. He is known for being a tough tackler. After beginning his career with FC 105 Libreville in his home country, joined French side Bordeaux in 2006. He played for the club's reserve side and spent time on loan with lower division side Rodez but only one appearance for the senior side, before being released in 2008. He subsequently joined Ligue 2 side Angers, making more than 50 appearances in two seasons before joining Lorient in 2010 for a fee of €2.5 million. He made his Ligue 1 debut with Lorient and went on to make more than 100 appearances in the top tier of French football. He was appointed club captain ahead of the 2012–13 season and remained in the role until 2014 when he signed for Championship side Cardiff City for €5 million. He spent four seasons in the division before helping the club win promotion to the Premier League after finishing as Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Appindangoyé
Aaron Christopher Billy Ondélé Appindangoyé (born 20 February 1992) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Polish club KS Serniki. International career International goals :''Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first.'' Honours Sivasspor * Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...: 2021–22 References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Appindangoye, Aaron 1992 births Living people 2014 African Nations Championship players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Gabonese people Boavista F.C. players Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Gabon men's A' international footballers Gabon men's international footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Palun
Lloyd Palun (born 28 November 1988) is a professional footballer who most recently played for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in France, he represents Gabon at international level. He plays as a right-back or as a defensive midfielder. Club career Palun joined Nice after playing with local amateur clubs Martigues and Trinité. International career Palun holds French and Gabonese nationalities. He elected to represent the Gabon national team at senior international level. He made his debut on 9 February 2011 in a 2–0 victory over Congo DR The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... In 2012, he played in all four national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. Gabon reached the quarterfinals. References External links * * * * * Living people 1988 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Didier Ovono
Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang (born 23 January 1983) is Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career In 2008, Ovono won the Georgian League with FC Dinamo Tbilisi. On 22 June 2009, he moved from Dinamo Tbilisi to Le Mans Union Club 72 in Ligue 1 where he was given a three-year contract until June 2012. In February 2021 Ovono joined Championnat National 2 club FCSR Haguenau. International career Ovono played at the 2010 African Cup of Nations for the Gabon national team, including a good performance and a clean sheet in Gabon's surprise opening victory over Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... In 2012, he played in all four national team matches at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, two of which were clean sheets. As a result, Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Football Association
The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football league system and is in charge of the men's and women's national teams. The EFA headquarters is located in Gezira, Cairo. The EFA organizes the semi-professional Egyptian Second Division alongside the lower regional leagues in the third and fourth level of the league system. Controversy Christians comprise about 10–20% of Egypt's population, the majority of which are Coptic Orthodox Christians. However, there is no Christian representation on the national team. Furthermore, there are no Christians throughout the Egyptian Professional league's 540 roster spots. This disparity is believed to be due to the bias against accepting young talented Christian players at the clubs' youth level throughout the national league. This disparity has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gehad Grisha
Gehad Zaglol Grisha ( ar, جهاد زغلول جريشة; born 29 February 1976) is an Egyptian former football referee who refereed in the Egyptian Premier League from 2005 to 2021 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2008 to 2021. He refereed at five consecutive Africa Cup of Nations tournaments between 2012 and 2019, and also officiated at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Refereeing career Grisha starting his officiating career in 2004 in the Egyptian Second Division before being promoted to the Egyptian Premier League in the next season. His first match in the top flight as a referee was on 28 November 2005 between Ismaily and Asyut Cement, which ended as a 4–0 win for Ismaily. Grisha showed only two yellow cards during that match. He made his international debut on 4 June 2009, officiating a match between France U-21 and Qatar U-20 at the 2009 Toulon Tournament. He made his CAF debut on 28 February 2010, appearing at the 2010 CAF Champions League preliminary round second le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libreville
Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon. Occupying in the northwestern province of Estuaire, Libreville is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea. As of the 2013 census, its population was 703,904. The area has been inhabited by the Mpongwe people since before the French acquired the land in 1839. It was later an American Christian mission, and a slave resettlement site, before becoming the chief port of the colony of French Equatorial Africa. By the time of Gabonese independence in 1960, the city was a trading post and minor administrative centre with a population of 32,000. Since 1960, Libreville has grown rapidly and now is home to one-third of the national population. History Various native peoples lived in or used the area that is now Libreville before colonization, including the Mpongwé tribe. French Admiral Louis Edouard Bouët-Willaumez negotiated a trade and protection treaty with the local Mpongwé ruler, Antchoué Komé Rapontcombo (known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade D'Angondjé
The Stade de l’Amitié sino-gabonaise is a stadium in Angondjé, a suburb of Libreville in Gabon. It is referred to as Stade de l'Amitié. The stadium build was expected to take 20 months and was funded by the Gabonese and Chinese governments. It was one of four stadiums used for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations and hosted the competition final. The inaugural football match played here was Gabon facing off against Brazil. Brazil won that match 2–0. The symbolic laying of the foundation stone was made by the Gabonese Sports Minister Rene Ndemezo’Obiang and the Chinese Vice Minister Fu Ziying in April 2010. This stadium was constructed by China, and built on a 30-hectare area by the Chinese company Shanghai Construction Group. The work was entirely funded by China while Gabon developed the site, including bringing water and electricity, and building access roads. It was one of four Gabonese stadia used for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations and hosted the competition's final F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juary Soares
Juary Martinho Soares (born 20 February 1992) is a Bissau-Guinean footballer who plays as a defender. He plays for Portuguese Liga 3 side Amora. Club career On 13 January 2013, Juary made his debut with Sporting B in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga match against Oliveirense. After six years in the Portuguese second and third levels, split by a year in Macau with Benfica de Macau in 2014–15, Juary moved to France, joining Championnat National side Créteil in the summer of 2020. International career Juary Soares was born in Guinea-Bissau, but raised in Portugal. He was called up by the Guinea Bissau national football team for their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ..., and made his debut in a 1-0 win. That ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. He is renowned for his pace, finishing, and off-ball movement. Born in France, he is a former Gabonese international and is the country's all-time top goalscorer. The son of Pierre Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick began his senior club career playing for Italian club AC Milan, but never appeared for the club as he went on a series of loan spells in France. He moved to Saint-Étienne in 2011. There, he won a Coupe de la Ligue title and joined Borussia Dortmund in 2013. In Germany, Aubameyang finished as the league's top goalscorer in the 2016–17 season and won a DFB-Pokal. He also ranks as the club's seventh highest all-time goalscorer. In 2018, Aubameyang was the subject of a then-club record association football transfer when signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth £56 million (€60 million), making him the most expensive Gabone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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