The knockout stage of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 5 July with the round of 16 and ended on 19 July 2019 with the final, held at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo. 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, CAT (UTC+2).
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 remain level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played.
CAF set out the following schedule for the round of 16: Match 37: Winner Group B v 3rd Group A/C/D Match 38: Runner-up Group A v Runner-up Group C Match 39: Winner Group A v 3rd Group C/D/E Match 40: Winner Group C v 3rd Group A/B/F Match 41: Winner Group D v 3rd Group B/E/F Match 42: Runner-up Group B v Runner-up Group F Match 43: Winner Group E v Runner-up Group D Match 44: Winner Group F v Runner-up Group E
Combinations of matches in the round of 16
The specific match-ups involving the third-placed teams depended on which four third-placed teams qualified for the round of 16:
Third-placed teamsqualify from groups 1Avs 1Bvs 1Cvs 1Dvs A B C D 3C 3D 3A 3B A B C E 3C 3A 3B 3E A B C F 3C 3A 3B 3F A B D E 3D 3A 3B 3E A B D F 3D 3A 3B 3F A B E F 3E 3A 3B 3F A C D E 3C 3D 3A 3E A C D F 3C 3D 3A 3F A C E F 3C 3A 3F 3E A D E F 3D 3A 3F 3E B C D E 3C 3D 3B 3E B C D F 3C 3D 3B 3F B C E F 3E 3C 3B 3F B D E F 3E 3D 3B 3F C D E F 3C 3D 3F 3E
Qualified teams The top two placed teams from each of the six groups, plus the four best-placed third teams, qualified for the knockout stage.
Group Winners Runners-up Third-placed teams(Best four qualified) A B C D E F
Bracket
Round of 16 Morocco vs Benin
GK 1 Yassine BounouRB 2 Achraf HakimiCB 6 Romain SaïssCB 4 Manuel da CostaLB 17Nabil Dirar DM 8 Karim El Ahmadi RM 16Nordin Amrabat CM 10Younès Belhanda CM 14Mbark Boussoufa (c)LM 7 Hakim ZiyechCF 19Youssef En-NesyriSubstitutions:FW 9 Sofiane Boufal DF 3 Noussair Mazraoui FW 20Oussama Idrissi MF 11Fayçal Fajr Manager: Hervé Renard GK 16Saturnin AllagbéCB 3 Khaled Adénon CB 6 Olivier VerdonCB 13Moise AdilehouRM 14Cebio Soukou CM 8 Jordan AdéotiCM 18Mama Séïbou LM 11Emmanuel ImorouRF 20Jodel Dossou CF 10Mickaël Poté LF 17Stéphane Sessègnon (c)Substitutions:FW 7 David Djigla MF 4 Tidjani Anaane MF 15Sessi D'Almeida Manager: Michel Dussuyer
Man of the Match: Stéphane Sessègnon
Assistant referees: Jerson dos Santos (Angola) Tesfagiorghis Berhe (Eritrea) Fourth official: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Uganda vs Senegal
GK 18Denis Onyango (c) RB 5 Bevis MugabiCB 15Godfrey WalusimbiCB 16Hassan Wasswa LB 4 Murushid JuukoCM 23Micheal AziraCM 8 Khalid Aucho RW 22Lumala AbduAM 17Farouk MiyaLW 7 Emmanuel Okwi CF 9 Patrick Kaddu Substitutions:DF 3 Timothy Awany FW 21Allan Kyambadde MF 13Allan Kateregga Manager: Sébastien Desabre GK 23Alfred GomisRB 21Lamine GassamaCB 3 Kalidou Koulibaly CB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)LB 12Youssouf SabalyCM 5 Idrissa GueyeCM 17Badou Ndiaye RW 18Ismaïla Sarr AM 14Henri Saivet LW 10Sadio ManéCF 9 M'Baye Niang Substitutions:FW 15Krépin Diatta FW 11Keita Baldé FW 19Mbaye Diagne Manager: Aliou Cissé
Man of the Match: Idrissa Gueye
Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Fourth official: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Nigeria vs Cameroon
GK 16Daniel AkpeyiRB 22Kenneth OmeruoCB 5 William Troost-EkongCB 4 Wilfred NdidiLB 20Chidozie Awaziem RM 2 Ola AinaCM 8 Peter EteboLM 15Moses Simon AM 18Alex Iwobi AM 7 Ahmed Musa (c)CF 9 Odion Ighalo Substitutions:FW 13Samuel Chukwueze FW 14Paul Onuachu DF 6 Leon Balogun Manager: Gernot Rohr GK 1 André OnanaRB 2 Collins FaiCB 4 Banana YayaCB 5 Michael Ngadeu-NgadjuiLB 6 Ambroise OyongoDM 14Georges Mandjeck RM 11Christian BassogogCM 15Pierre Kunde LM 9 Stéphane BahokenSS 7 Clinton N'Jie CF 13Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (c)Substitutions:MF 8 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa FW 17Karl Toko Ekambi FW 19Jacques Zoua Manager: Clarence Seedorf
Man of the Match: Odion Ighalo
Assistant referees: Oliver Safari (DR Congo) Arsenio Maringule (Mozambique) Fourth official: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Egypt vs South Africa
GK 16Mohamed El ShenawyCB 20Mahmoud AlaaCB 6 Ahmed HegaziCB 12Ayman Ashraf RM 3 Ahmed Elmohamady (c)CM 17Mohamed Elneny CM 8 Tarek HamedLM 7 TrézéguetRF 10Mohamed SalahCF 9 Marwan Mohsen LF 19Abdallah El Said Substitutions:FW 14Ahmed Ali FW 22Amr Warda FW 11Walid Soliman Manager: Javier Aguirre GK 22Ronwen WilliamsRB 5 Thamsanqa MkhizeCB 14Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CB 2 Buhle MkhwanaziLB 18Sifiso Hlanti DM 12Kamohelo MokotjoCM 15Dean Furman CM 8 Bongani Zungu RF 19Percy TauCF 9 Lebo MothibaLF 23Thembinkosi Lorch Substitutions:MF 20Hlompho Kekana FW 21Lars Veldwijk Manager: Stuart Baxter
Man of the Match: Thembinkosi Lorch
Assistant referees: Issa Yaya (Chad) Lionel Andrianantenaiana (Madagascar) Fourth official: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Madagascar vs DR Congo
GK 23Melvin AdrienRB 20Romain MétanireCB 21Thomas FontaineCB 5 Pascal RazakanantenainaLB 15Ibrahim AmadaCM 13Anicet AbelCM 18Rayan Raveloson CM 12Lalaïna Nomenjanahary RF 2 Carolus Andriamatsinoro CF 9 Faneva Imà Andriatsima (c) LF 22Jérôme MombrisSubstitutions:MF 8 Arohasina Andrianarimanana MF 7 Dimitry Caloin DF 14Jérémy Morel FW 10Njiva Rakotoharimalala Manager: Nicolas Dupuis GK 1 Ley MatampiCB 12Wilfred Moke CB 22Chancel MbembaCB 5 Marcel TisserandRWB 2 Issama Mpeko LWB 3 Ngonda MuzingaCM 6 Chadrac Akolo CM 7 Youssouf Mulumbu (c) CM 20Jacques MaghomaCF 19Britt Assombalonga CF 17Cédric BakambuSubstitutions:FW 13Meschak Elia MF 18Bokadi Bopé FW 11Yannick Bolasie MF 10Paul-José M'Poku Manager: Florent Ibengé
Man of the Match: Anicet Abel
Assistant referees: Azgaou Lahcen (Morocco) Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco) Fourth official: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Algeria vs Guinea
GK 23Raïs M'BolhiCB 2 Aïssa MandiCB 4 Djamel BenlamriCB 21Ramy BensebainiRM 20Youcef AtalCM 17Adlène Guedioura CM 22Ismaël BennacerLM 8 Youcef Belaïli RF 7 Riyad Mahrez (c)CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah LF 10Sofiane FeghouliSubstitutions:MF 12Adam Ounas MF 14Hicham Boudaoui FW 15Andy Delort Manager: Djamel Belmadi GK 12Ibrahim KonéRB 18Mikael DyrestamCB 6 Simon FaletteCB 5 Ernest SekaLB 3 Issiaga SyllaDM 4 Amadou DiawaraRM 13Ibrahima Cissé CM 7 Mady Camara LM 16Ibrahima Traoré (c)CF 9 José Kanté CF 2 Mohamed Yattara Substitutions:FW 19Bengali-Fodé Koita FW 20Lass Bangoura FW 10François Kamano Manager: Paul Put
Man of the Match: Riyad Mahrez
Assistant referees: Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon) Mohammed Ibrahim (Sudan) Fourth official: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
Mali vs Ivory Coast
GK 16Djigui DiarraRB 2 Hamari TraoréCB 15Mamadou FofanaCB 13Molla WaguéLB 3 Youssouf KonéDM 8 Diadie SamassékouCM 4 Amadou Haidara CM 11Lassana Coulibaly RF 23Abdoulay Diaby (c) CF 9 Moussa MaregaLF 19Moussa DjenepoSubstitutions:MF 14Adama Malouda Traoré MF 21Adama Noss Traoré FW 10Kalifa Coulibaly Manager: Mohamed Magassouba GK 16Sylvain GbohouoCB 4 Jean-Philippe GbaminCB 6 Ismaël TraoréCB 5 Wilfried KanonRWB 22Mamadou Bagayoko LWB 2 Wonlo CoulibalyDM 20Serey Dié (c)RM 19Nicolas Pépé CM 8 Franck KessiéLM 9 Wilfried ZahaCF 14Jonathan Kodjia Substitutions:MF 11Maxwel Cornet FW 12Wilfried Bony Manager: Ibrahim Kamara
Man of the Match: Moussa Marega
Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) Fourth official: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Ghana vs Tunisia
GK 1 Richard OforiRB 22Andy YiadomCB 21John Boye CB 15Kasim Nuhu LB 17Baba Rahman DM 5 Thomas ParteyCM 11Mubarak Wakaso CM 6 Afriyie Acquah RF 19Samuel Owusu CF 9 Jordan AyewLF 10André Ayew (c) Substitutions:FW 13Caleb Ekuban FW 3 Asamoah Gyan FW 8 Owusu Kwabena DF 14Lumor Agbenyenu Manager: James Kwesi Appiah GK 16Mouez Hassen RB 2 Wajdi KechridaCB 3 Dylan Bronn CB 4 Yassine MeriahLB 5 Oussama HaddadiDM 17Ellyes SkhiriCM 20Ghailene ChaalaliCM 13Ferjani SassiRF 9 Anice Badri CF 11Taha Yassine Khenissi LF 7 Youssef Msakni (c) Substitutions:FW 10Wahbi Khazri FW 23Naïm Sliti DF 6 Rami Bedoui GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha Manager: Alain Giresse
Man of the Match: Mubarak Wakaso
Assistant referees: Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho) Fourth official: Jean-Jacques Ngambo (DR Congo)
Quarter-finals Senegal vs Benin
GK 23Alfred GomisRB 21Lamine GassamaCB 3 Kalidou KoulibalyCB 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté (c)LB 12Youssouf SabalyCM 5 Idrissa Gueye CM 17Badou NdiayeRW 11Keita Baldé AM 14Henri SaivetLW 10Sadio Mané CF 9 M'Baye Niang Substitutions:FW 19Mbaye Diagne FW 15Krépin Diatta DF 6 Salif Sané Manager: Aliou Cissé GK 16Saturnin AllagbéCB 2 Séidou BarazéCB 6 Olivier Verdon CB 13Moise AdilehouRM 14Cebio Soukou CM 8 Jordan AdéotiCM 15Sessi D'Almeida LM 11Emmanuel ImorouAM 17Stéphane Sessègnon (c)CF 9 Steve Mounié CF 10Mickaël Poté Substitutions:MF 18Mama Séïbou FW 20Jodel Dossou FW 7 David Djigla Manager: Michel Dussuyer
Man of the Match: Idrissa Gueye (Senegal)
Assistant referees: Mahmoud Abouelregal (Egypt) Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Fourth official: Gehad Grisha (Egypt) Fifth official: Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) Video assistant referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Assistant video assistant referees: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Nigeria vs South Africa
GK 16Daniel AkpeyiRB 22Kenneth OmeruoCB 5 William Troost-EkongCB 4 Wilfred NdidiLB 20Chidozie AwaziemRM 13Samuel ChukwuezeCM 8 Peter EteboLM 3 Jamilu CollinsAM 18Alex Iwobi AM 7 Ahmed Musa (c) CF 9 Odion IghaloSubstitutions:FW 15Moses Simon DF 6 Leon Balogun Manager: Gernot Rohr GK 22Ronwen WilliamsRB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize CB 14Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CB 2 Buhle MkhwanaziLB 18Sifiso HlantiDM 12Kamohelo MokotjoCM 15Dean FurmanCM 8 Bongani ZunguRF 19Percy Tau CF 9 Lebo Mothiba LF 23Thembinkosi Lorch Substitutions:MF 11Themba Zwane FW 21Lars Veldwijk Manager: Stuart Baxter
Man of the Match: Samuel Chukwueze (Nigeria)
Assistant referees: Azgaou Lahcen (Morocco) Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco) Fourth official: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) Fifth official: Issa Yaya (Chad) Video assistant referee: Benoît Millot (France) Assistant video assistant referees: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Ivory Coast vs Algeria
GK 16Sylvain Gbohouo RB 22Mamadou Bagayoko CB 6 Ismaël TraoréCB 5 Wilfried Kanon LB 2 Wonlo CoulibalyDM 18Ibrahim Sangaré DM 20Serey Dié (c)CM 8 Franck Kessié RF 9 Wilfried Zaha CF 14Jonathan Kodjia LF 15Max GradelSubstitutions:DF 21Cheick Comara DF 4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin FW 11Maxwel Cornet FW 12Wilfried Bony Manager: Ibrahim Kamara GK 23Raïs M'BolhiCB 2 Aïssa MandiCB 4 Djamel BenlamriCB 21Ramy Bensebaini RM 20Youcef Atal CM 17Adlène GuediouraCM 22Ismaël Bennacer LM 8 Youcef BelaïliRF 7 Riyad Mahrez (c) CF 9 Baghdad Bounedjah LF 10Sofiane Feghouli Substitutions:DF 18Mehdi Zeffane FW 13Islam Slimani MF 12Adam Ounas FW 15Andy Delort Manager: Djamel Belmadi
Man of the Match: Sylvain Gbohouo (Ivory Coast)
Assistant referees: Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan) Oliver Safari (DR Congo) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Fifth official: Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar) Video assistant referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia) Assistant video assistant referees: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands) Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Madagascar vs Tunisia