{"id":760501,"date":"2022-01-21T15:04:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/21\/2021-afcon-round-of-16-qualified-teams-revealed\/"},"modified":"2022-01-21T15:04:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T15:04:30","slug":"2021-afcon-round-of-16-qualified-teams-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/21\/2021-afcon-round-of-16-qualified-teams-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 AFCON: Round of 16 qualified teams revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/1641568567_816_z6ls40davbv3kyrm2x2l-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"AFCON trophy\" title=\"AFCON trophy\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">AFCON trophy <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The group stage of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] has been completed and all the group matches for the knockout stage have been decided.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament closed its first phase and left a new surprise on the last day. Algeria, the defending champions, suffered another disappointing defeat and were knocked out of the competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the third and final matchday of Group E, C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Algeria played out a stellar duel between the two strongest teams in the section, but with different realities.<\/p>\n<p>Goals from Franck Kessi\u00e9, Ibrahim Sangare and Nicolas Pep\u00e9 gave the Elephants a 3-1 win and eliminated the defending champions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>In the other group match, Equatorial Guinea, one of the tournament\u2019s surprise packages, picked up their second win of the competition with a narrow victory over Sierra Leone, with Pablo Ganet Comitre scoring the only goal of the game, to also end their run in the event.<\/p>\n<p>Group F was the other zone that also saw action on the final day. Mali secured a predictable 2-0 win over Mauritania, who bowed out without a point, to qualify in the first place. The Gambia surprisingly defeated Tunisia, but both qualified in second and third places respectively.<\/p>\n<p>All the Round of 16 ties are now set for Sunday through to Wednesday, and the road to the title will begin to be defined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Belo<\/strong>w are the Round of 16 fixtures:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sunday 23 January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>17:00 \u2013 Burkina Faso v Gabon (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2013 Nigeria v Tunisia (Roumde Adjia Stadium, Garoua)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monday 24 January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>17:00 \u2013 Guinea v Gambia (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2013 Cameroon v Comoros (Olembe Stadium, Yaounde)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday 25 January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>17:00 \u2013 Senegal v Cape Verde (Kouekong Stadium, Bafoussam)<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2013 Morocco v Malawi (Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday 26 January 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>17:00 \u2013 Cote d\u2019Ivoire v Egypt (Japoma Stadium, Douala)<\/li>\n<li>20:00 \u2013 Mali v Equatorial Guinea (Limbe Stadium, Limbe)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"NaZJ8HHbAOg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Ahosope on Adom TV (21-1-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NaZJ8HHbAOg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AFCON trophy The group stage of the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] has been completed and all the group matches for the knockout stage have been decided. 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