2015 Africa Cup of Nations
football championship of Africa
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations was the 30th edition of the tournament. It was hosted in Equatorial Guinea.
| Copa Africana de Naciones 2015 Campeonato Africano das Nações de 2015 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2015 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Dates | 17 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  DR Congo |
| Fourth place |  Equatorial Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 68 (2.13 per match) |
| Attendance | 617,374 (19,293 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ahmed Akaïchi André Ayew Javier Balboa Thievy Bifouma Dieumerci Mbokani(3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Christian Atsu |
| Best goalkeeper | Sylvain Gbohouo |
| Fair play award | DR Congo |
Group Stage change
Group A change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Gabon
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 1 |
Group B change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 | DR Congo
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Cape Verde
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Zambia
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
Group C change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Algeria
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Senegal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 4 |
| 4 |  South Africa
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 1 |
Group D change
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Guinea
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Mali
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
Knockout stage change
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 31 January – Bata | ||||||||||
| Congo | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 February – Bata | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | 4 | |||||||||
| DR Congo | 1 | |||||||||
| 1 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 February – Bata | ||||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast (pen.) | 0 (9) | |||||||||
| 1 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 0 (8) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||||||
| 31 January – Bata | ||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea (aet) | 2 | |||||||||
| DR Congo (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Winners |
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 Ivory Coast 2nd title |
