Men's Football CAF African Nations Championship 2020

Men's Football CAF African Nations Championship 2020

Various Cities (CMR) - 16 January 2021 - 7 February 2021

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Defending Champion: Morocco

Qualified Nations

• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Congo DR
• Guinea
• Libya
• Mali
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Niger
• Rwanda
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round
January 16th - January 27th, 2021
16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals

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Knockout Round
January 30th - February 7th, 2021
8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final, winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF African Nations Championship 2020 Champion

Qualification Format

First Qualifying Round
April 20th - May 11th, 2019
4 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 2 winning Nations will qualify for Second Qualifying Round
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Second Qualifying Round

July 26th - August 4th, 2019
32 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 16 winning Nations will qualify for Third Qualifying Round
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Third Qualifying Round
September 21st - October 20th, 2019
30 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 15 winning Nations will qualify for Men's Football CAF African Nations Championship 2020

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Algeria (Third Qualifying Round)
• Angola (Second Qualifying Round)
• Benin (Second Qualifying Round)
• Botswana (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Burkina Faso (Third Qualifying Round)
• Burundi (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Cameroon (Host Nation)
• Cape Verde (Second Qualifying Round)
• Central African Republic (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Chad (Second Qualifying Round)
• Comoros (Second Qualifying Round)
• Congo (Third Qualifying Round)
• Congo DR (Third Qualifying Round)
• Cote d'Ivoire (Third Qualifying Round)
• Djibouti (Second Qualifying Round)
• Equatorial Guinea (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Eswatini (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Ethiopia (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Ghana (Third Qualifying Round)
• Guinea (Third Qualifying Round)
• Guinea-Bissau (Second Qualifying Round)
• Kenya (Second Qualifying Round)
• Lesotho (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Liberia (Second Qualifying Round)
• Libya (Third Qualifying Round, Wildcard)
• Madagascar (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Malawi (First Qualifying Round)
• Mali (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Mauritania (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Mauritius (Second Qualifying Round)
• Morocco (Third Qualifying Round)
• Mozambique (Second Qualifying Round)
• Namibia (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Niger (Third Qualifying Round)
• Nigeria (Third Qualifying Round)
• Rwanda (Third Qualifying Round)
• São Tomé and Príncipe (Second Qualifying Round)
• Senegal (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Seychelles (First Qualifying Round)
• Somalia (Second Qualifying Round)
• South Africa (Second Qualifying Round)
• South Sudan (Second Qualifying Round)
• Sudan (Third Qualifying Round)
• Tanzania (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Togo (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Tunisia (Third Qualifying Round, Withdrew)
• Uganda (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Zambia (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Zimbabwe (Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
  

First Qualifying Round
April 20th - May 11th, 2019
4 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 2 winning Nations will qualify for Second Qualifying Round

• Botswana
• Eswatini
• Malawi
• Seychelles
  

First Leg

Eswatini 0 - 0 Malawi
Half-Time: 0-0
April 20th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Botswana 2 - 0 Seychelles
Half-Time: 0-0
April 20th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +2), Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse

Second Leg

(1) Seychelles 1 - 3 Botswana (5)
Half-Time: 0-0
May 11th 2019, h. 16:30 (GMT +4), Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

(1) Malawi 1 - 1 Eswatini (1+)
Half-Time: 0-0
May 11th 2019, h. 14:30 (GMT +2), Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Second Qualifying Round

July 26th - August 4th, 2019
32 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 16 winning Nations will qualify for Third Qualifying Round

• Angola
• Benin
• Botswana
• Burundi
• Cape Verde
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Comoros
• Djibouti
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho
• Liberia
• Madagascar
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• São Tomé and Príncipe
• Senegal
• Somalia
• South Africa
• South Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
  

First Leg

Central African Republic vs São Tomé and Príncipe
Walkover

Comoros 0 - 2 Namibia
Half-Time: 0-0
July 26th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +3), Stade de Moroni, Moroni

Djibouti 0 - 1 Ethiopia
Half-Time: 0-0
July 26th 2019, h. 18:00 (GMT +3), El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti

Botswana 0 - 0 Zambia
Half-Time: 0-0
July 26th 2019, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), Francistown Stadium, Francistown

Burundi 2 - 0 South Sudan
Half-Time: 0-0
July 27th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Somalia 1 - 3 Uganda
Half-Time: 0-1
July 27th 2019, h. 18:00 (GMT +3), El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti (Djibouti)

Guinea-Bissau 0 - 4 Mali
Half-Time: 0-2
July 27th 2019, h. 16:30 (GMT), Estádio Lino Correia, Bissau

Cape Verde 0 - 0 Mauritania
Half-Time: 0-0
July 27th 2019, h. 16:30 (GMT -1), Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia

Madagascar 1 - 0 Mozambique
Half-Time: 0-0
July 28th 2019, h. 14:30 (GMT +3), Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Tanzania 0 - 0 Kenya
Half-Time: 0-0
July 28th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Eswatini 1 - 1 Angola
Half-Time: 0-0
July 28th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Lesotho 3 - 2 South Africa
Half-Time: 1-1
July 28th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Chad 3 - 3 Equatorial Guinea
Half-Time: 2-2
July 28th 2019, h. 15:30 (GMT +1), Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Benin 0 - 0 Togo
Half-Time: 0-0
July 28th 2019, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Liberia 1 - 0 Senegal
Half-Time: 0-0
July 28th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT), Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Mauritius 0 - 4 Zimbabwe
Half-Time: 0-2
July 29th 2019, h. 12:00 (GMT +4), Stade Auguste Vollaire, Flacq

Second Leg

São Tomé and Príncipe vs Central African Republic
Walkover

(7) Uganda 4 - 1 Somalia (2)
Half-Time: 3-0
August 3rd 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala

(3) Zambia 3 - 2 Botswana (2)
Half-Time: 0-0
August 3rd 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

() Mauritania 2 - 1 Cape Verde ()
Half-Time: 1-0
August 3rd 2019, h. 17:00 (GMT), Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

(3) Senegal 3 - 0 Liberia (1)
Half-Time: 0-0
August 3rd 2019, h. 17:00 (GMT), Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

(2) Angola PSO:41 - 1PSO:5 Eswatini (2+)
Half-Time: 1-0, Full Time: 1-1, Penalty Shoot-Out: 4-5
August 3rd 2019, h. 20:30 (GMT +1), Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda

(5) Equatorial Guinea 2 - 1 Chad (4)
Half-Time: 1-0
August 4th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

(5) Ethiopia 4 - 3 Djibouti (3)
Half-Time: 2-1
August 4th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa

(0) Kenya PSO:10 - 0PSO:4 Tanzania (0+)
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 1-4
August 4th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

(1) South Sudan 1 - 2 Burundi (4)
Half-Time: 1-0
August 4th 2019, h. 16:30 (GMT +3), Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala (Uganda)

(3) Mozambique 3 - 2 Madagascar (3+)
Half-Time: 3-0
August 4th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

(2) South Africa 0 - 3 Lesotho (6)
Half-Time: 0-0
August 4th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg

(7) Zimbabwe 3 - 1 Mauritius (1)
Half-Time: 1-1
August 4th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

(2) Namibia 0 - 0 Comoros (0)
Half-Time: 0-0
August 4th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +2), Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

(7) Mali 3 - 0 Guinea-Bissau (0)
Half-Time: 2-0
August 4th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

(1) Togo 1 - 0 Benin (0)
Half-Time: 0-0
August 4th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Third Qualifying Round
September 21st - October 20th, 2019
30 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 15 winning Nations will qualify for Men's Football CAF African Nations Championship 2020

• Algeria
• Burkina Faso
• Burundi
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Congo DR
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Lesotho
• Libya
• Madagascar
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe
  

First Leg

Burundi 0 - 3 Uganda
Half-Time: 0-1
September 21st 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Senegal 1 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
September 21st 2019, h. 16:30 (GMT), Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Mauritania 0 - 0 Mali
Half-Time: 0-0
September 21st 2019, h. 17:00 (GMT), Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

Tunisia 1 - 0 Libya
Half-Time: 0-0
September 21st 2019, h. 19:15 (GMT +1), Stade Olympique, Rades

Algeria 0 - 0 Morocco
Half-Time: 0-0
September 21st 2019, h. 19:45 (GMT +1), Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida

Madagascar 1 - 0 Namibia
Half-Time: 0-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 14:30 (GMT +3), Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Ethiopia 0 - 1 Rwanda
Half-Time: 0-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), Tigray Stadium, Mekelle

Zimbabwe 3 - 1 Lesotho
Half-Time: 1-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), National Sports Stadium, Harare

Eswatini 0 - 1 Zambia
Half-Time: 0-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 15:30 (GMT +2), Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Niger 2 - 0 Cote d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 1-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Central African Republic 0 - 2 Congo DR
Half-Time: 0-1
September 22nd 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

Ghana 0 - 1 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 0-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT), Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Equatorial Guinea 2 - 2 Congo
Half-Time: 2-1
September 22nd 2019, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Togo 4 - 1 Nigeria
Half-Time: 1-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Tanzania 0 - 1 Sudan
Half-Time: 0-0
September 22nd 2019, h. 19:00 (GMT +3), National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Second Leg

(2) Sudan 1 - 2 Tanzania (2+)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 18th 2019, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

(6) Uganda 3 - 0 Burundi (0)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 19th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +3), Startimes Stadium, Kampala

(3) Zambia 2 - 2 Eswatini (2)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 19th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

(2) Namibia 2 - 0 Madagascar (1)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 19th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek

(2) Rwanda 1 - 1 Ethiopia (1)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 19th 2019, h. 15:30 (GMT +2), Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

(3) Nigeria 2 - 0 Togo (4)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 19th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Agege Stadium, Lagos

(3) Morocco 3 - 0 Algeria (0)
Half-Time: 3-0
October 19th 2019, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade Municipal, Berkane

(1) Lesotho 0 - 0 Zimbabwe (3)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 20th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

(6) Congo DR 4 - 1 Central African Republic (1)
Half-Time: 3-0
October 20th 2019, h. 15:30 (GMT +1), Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

(1) Cote d'Ivoire 1 - 0 Niger (2)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 20th 2019, h. 15:00 (GMT), Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

(3) Congo 1 - 0 Equatorial Guinea (2)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 20th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

(1) Libya 1 - 2 Tunisia (3)
Half-Time: 0-1
October 20th 2019, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé (Morocco)

(2) Mali 2 - 0 Mauritania (0)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 20th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

(1+) Guinea PSO:31 - 0PSO:1 Senegal (1)
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 1-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 3-1
October 20th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

(1) Burkina Faso 0 - 0 Ghana (0)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 20th 2019, h. 16:00 (GMT), Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Preliminary Round
January 16th - January 27th, 2021
16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals

Group A

• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Mali
• Zimbabwe
  

Group B

• Congo
• Congo DR
• Libya
• Niger
  

Group C

• Morocco
• Rwanda
• Togo
• Uganda
  

Group D

• Guinea
• Namibia
• Tanzania
• Zambia
  

Group A
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Cameroon 1 - 0 Zimbabwe
Half-Time: 0-0
January 16th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Mali 1 - 0 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 0-0
January 16th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Cameroon 1 - 1 Mali

Half-Time: 1-1
January 20th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Burkina Faso 3 - 1 Zimbabwe
Half-Time: 1-1
January 20th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Burkina Faso 0 - 0 Cameroon
Half-Time: 0-0
January 24th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Zimbabwe 0 - 1 Mali
Half-Time: 0-1
January 24th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Japoma Stadium, Douala

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Mali	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	7
Cameroon	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Burkina Faso	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4
Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	1	5	-4	0

Group B
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Libya 0 - 0 Niger
Half-Time: 0-0
January 17th 2021, h. 17:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala

Congo DR 1 - 0 Congo
Half-Time: 0-0
January 17th 2021, h. 20:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala

Libya 1 - 1 Congo DR

Half-Time: 1-0
January 21st 2021, h. 17:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala

Congo 1 - 1 Niger
Half-Time: 1-0
January 21st 2021, h. 20:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala

Congo 1 - 0 Libya
Half-Time: 0-0
January 25th 2021, h. 20:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala

Niger 1 - 2 Congo DR
Half-Time: 0-1
January 25th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Congo DR	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Congo	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Niger	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Libya	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2

Group C
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Morocco 1 - 0 Togo
Half-Time: 1-0
January 18th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Rwanda 0 - 0 Uganda
Half-Time: 0-0
January 18th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Morocco 0 - 0 Rwanda

Half-Time: 0-0
January 22nd 2021, h. 17:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Uganda 1 - 2 Togo
Half-Time: 0-0
January 22nd 2021, h. 20:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Uganda 2 - 5 Morocco
Half-Time: 1-1
January 26th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Togo 2 - 3 Rwanda
Half-Time: 1-1
January 26th 2021, h. 20:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Group C Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Morocco	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Rwanda	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Togo	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1	3
Uganda	3	0	1	2	3	7	-1	1

Group D
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Zambia 2 - 0 Tanzania
Half-Time: 0-0
January 19th 2021, h. 17:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Guinea 3 - 0 Namibia
Half-Time: 2-0
January 19th 2021, h. 20:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Zambia 1 - 1 Guinea

Half-Time: 1-1
January 23rd 2021, h. 17:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Namibia 0 - 1 Tanzania
Half-Time: 0-0
January 23rd 2021, h. 20:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Namibia 0 - 0 Zambia
Half-Time: 0-0
January 27th 2021, h. 20:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Tanzania 2 - 2 Guinea
Half-Time: 1-1
January 27th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Group D Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Guinea	3	1	2	0	6	3	+3	5
Zambia	3	1	2	0	3	1	+2	5
Tanzania	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Namibia	3	0	1	1	0	4	-4	1

Knockout Round
January 30th - February 7th, 2021
8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final, winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF African Nations Championship 2020 Champion

• Cameroon
• Congo
• Congo DR
• Guinea
• Mali
• Morocco
• Rwanda
• Zambia
  

Quarterfinals
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Mali PSO0 - 0 Congo
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Extra-Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 5-4
January 30th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
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Congo DR 1 - 2 Cameroon
Half-Time: 1-2
January 30th 2021, h. 20:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala
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Morocco 3 - 1 Zambia
Half-Time: 3-0
January 31st 2021, h. 17:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala
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Guinea 1 - 0 Rwanda
Half-Time: 0-0
January 31st 2021, h. 20:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Semifinals
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Mali PSO0 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Extra-Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 5-4
February 3rd 2021, h. 16:00, Japoma Stadium, Douala
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Morocco 4 - 0 Cameroon
Half-Time: 2-0
February 3rd 2021, h. 20:00, Limbe Stadium, Limbe

Third Place Match
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Guinea 2 - 0 Cameroon
Half-Time: 2-0
February 6th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Final
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Mali 0 - 2 Morocco
Half-Time: 0-0
February 7th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé