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2021 Africa Cup Of Nations Knockout Stage
The knockout stage of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 23 January with the round of 16 and ended on 6 February 2022 with the final held at the Olembe Stadium in Yaoundé. A total of 16 teams (the top two teams from each group, along with the four best third-placed teams) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament. All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1). Format In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played. Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by Cameroon, and took place from 9 January to 6 February 2022. The tournament was originally scheduled to be played in June and July 2021. However, the CAF announced on 15 January 2020 that due to unfavourable climatic conditions during that period, the tournament had been rescheduled to be played between 9 January and 6 February 2021. On 30 June 2020, the CAF moved the tournament's dates for the second time to January 2022 following the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic across the continent, whilst retaining the name 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes. Algeria were the defending champions, but were eliminated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of contests taking place after a regular season or round-robin tournament, culminating in a final by the first definition. *final (Java), a keyword in the Java programming language *Final case, a grammatical case *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Part of a syllable *Final, a tone of the Gregorian mode Art and entertainment * ''Final'' (film), a science fiction film * ''The Final'' (film), a thriller film * ''Finals'' (film), a 2019 Malayalam sports drama film *Final (band), an English electronic musical group * ''Final'' (Vol. 1), album by Enrique Iglesias * ''The Final'' (album), by Wham! *"The Final", a song by Dir en grey on the album ''Withering to Death'' * ''Finals'' (comics), a four-i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saïdou Simporé
Saïdou Simporé (born 31 August 1992) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who use to play as a right back for Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad. He currently plays for National Bank Of Egypt SC. International career In January 2014, coach Brama Traore invited him to be a part of the Burkina Faso squad for the 2014 African Nations Championship. The team was eliminated in the group stages after losing to Uganda and Zimbabwe and then drawing with Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to .... References External links * 1992 births Living people Burkinabé men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Burkina Faso men's international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players Burkina Faso men's A' international football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Tapsoba
Edmond Fayçal Tapsoba (born 2 February 1999) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Burkina Faso national team. Early and personal life Tapsoba grew up in the Karpala section of Ouagadougou where he played football in the streets, but he never played organized football until the age of fourteen. As a child, he would often skip school to play football. He is represented by former Portugal international Deco. Tapsoba can speak some English, as well as French. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tapsoba donated masks, gloves, and hand sanitiser to a market in Ouagadougou. Club career Tapsoba played for Salitas, US Ouagadougou, Leixões, Vitória de Guimarães B, and Vitória de Guimarães. On 31 January 2020, Tapsoba agreed to a five-and-a-half-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen for a fee of €18 million plus €7 million for objectives. On 21 February 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Bayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumaïla Ouattara
Soumaïla Ouattara (born 4 July 1995) is a Burkinabè professional footballer who plays as a defender for Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK and the Burkina Faso national team. He has been described as a player who is comfortable with using both of his feet. Club career Ouattara began his career at ASF Bobo Dioulasso in 2014 in Burkina Faso. In 2015, he signed for Ivorian club SOA before returning to Burkina Faso with Rahimo a year later. In 2017, he moved to Ajax Cape Town. Over the course of one season at the club, he played a total of two matches. His debut match was a 2–1 loss to Maritzburg United on 5 January 2018, and his final match was a 1–0 loss to Cape Town City fifteen days later. At the end of the 2017–18 campaign, Ajax suffered relegation after being sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player. In the summer of 2018, Ouattara returned to his former club of Rahimo. On 5 February 2021, Ouattara signed for Moroccan club Raja Casablanca on a contract last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Issa Kaboré
Issa Kaboré (born 12 May 2001) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Marseille, on loan from Premier League club Manchester City, and the Burkina Faso national team. Club career On 28 August 2019, Kaboré signed a professional contract with Belgian Side of KV Mechelen. Kaboré signed for English club Manchester City on 29 July 2020, remaining at Mechelen on loan for the forthcoming season. In July 2021, he joined Troyes on loan for the 2021–22 season. In August 2022, he joined Marseille on loan for the 2022–23 season. On 29 October 2022, he scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a 2–2 away draw against Strasbourg. International career Kaboré made his debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a 0–0 friendly tie with the DR Congo on 9 June 2019. He has been named the Best Young Player of the tournament at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations held in Cameroon from January to February 2022. Although he did not score a goal in the tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adama Guira
Adama Guira (born 24 April 1988) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Qingdao Hainiu and the Burkina Faso national team. Club career Born in Bobo-Dioulasso, Guira has played club football in Burkina Faso, Spain, Sweden, Moldova and Denmark for RC Bobo Dioulasso, Gavà, Alicante, Logroñés, Djurgården, Dacia Chișinău and SønderjyskE. In July 2017, Guira returned to Denmark and joined AGF. He left the club two years later, to join Hong Kong Premier League club R&F. On 14 October 2020, Guira left the club after his club's withdrawal from the HKPL in the new season. On 6 February 2021, Guira returned to SønderjyskE in Denmark, on a deal for the rest of the season. He left the club again at the end of the contract. He then signed for Racing Rioja. International career Guira made his international debut for Burkina Faso in 2010. He was selected as part of Burkina Faso's preliminary squad for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrand Traoré
Bertrand Isidore Traoré (born 6 September 1995) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from Premier League club Aston Villa and the Burkina Faso national team. After beginning his career at Auxerre, he finished his development at Chelsea, and made his debut in a one-and-a-half-year loan at Vitesse in the Eredivisie. After a season in the Premier League with Chelsea, he was loaned back to the Netherlands to play for Ajax in 2016, and a year later signed for Lyon for €10 million. A full international from the age of 15, Traoré represented Burkina Faso at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Club career Chelsea In August 2010, it was reported that Traoré had joined the Chelsea Academy from French club Auxerre, rejecting Manchester United in the process. In January 2011, however, Traoré had not yet signed for the club, and in January 2012 the club confirmed that Traoré was not and had n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1972. The stadium has been renovated in 2016 ahead of the African Women Cup of Nations tournament. It has a capacity of 42,500 seats. It is the home stadium of Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé and the women's club Louves Minproff. The stadium is also known as the home venue of the Cameroonian national football team, who drew the stadium's record attendance of 120,000 in a football match in the 1980s. It is one of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations venues. References External links Photosacafe.daum.net/stade at worldstadiums.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japoma Stadium
The Japoma Stadium is a 50,000-capacity all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Douala, Cameroon. It is part of a sports complex that also consists of an indoor arena for basketball, handball, futsal and volleyball, tennis courts and an 8-lane Olympic-size swimming pool, as well as conference and commercial centres, a hotel and a parking lot. The stadium also has an athletic track. The Japoma Stadium costed around $232 million, with 85% of the project financed by Turkish Türk Eximbank. It hosted some matches of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. Construction The construction of the Japoma Stadium began on February 21, 2017 and is completed. The stadium was designed by British firm AECOM and management of the construction has been entrusted to Leonardo Cameroun sarl, which belongs to Italian Leonardo srl. References External links Japoma Sports Complex weaving in Cameroonian craft traditions ahead of Nations CupENGINEERING NEWS AECOM cuts stadium design and build to a record t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kouekong Stadium
Kouekong Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kouekong, a suburb of Bafoussam, Cameroon. It is used mostly for football matches and it also has athletics facilities. The stadium has seats for 20,000 people. It was built in 2015 and inaugurated on April 30, 2016. It will also host some matches during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. References Sports venues completed in 2016 Athletics (track and field) venues in Cameroon 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 ... Multi-purpose stadiums in Cameroon Football venues in Cameroon {{Cameroon-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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