2022 African Nations Championship Group A
Group A of the 2022 African Nations Championship, consisting of hosts Algeria, Libya, Ethiopia and Mozambique, began on 13 January and ended on 21 January 2023.[1]
Teams
| Draw position | Team | Zone | Date of qualification | Appearance at Finals | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
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| A1 |  Algeria | Northern Zone | 29 September 2018 | 2nd | 2011 | Fourth place (2011) |
| A2 |  Libya | Northern Zone | 26 May 2022 | 5th | 2020 | Champions (2014) |
| A3 |  Ethiopia | Central Eastern Zone | 3 September 2022 | 3rd | 2016 | Group stage (2014, 2016) |
| A4 |  Mozambique | Southern Zone | 4 September 2022 | 2nd | 2014 | Group stage (2014) |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Algeria (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Matches
Algeria vs Libya
          Algeria |    Libya |
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Ethiopia vs Mozambique
| Ethiopia | 0–0 | Mozambique |
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Referee: Vincentia Amédomé (Togo)
   Ethiopia |    Mozambique |
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Mozambique vs Libya
| Mozambique | 3–2 | Libya |
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| Report |
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
 Mozambique |    Libya |
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Algeria vs Ethiopia
Algeria | Ethiopia |
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Mozambique vs Algeria
| Mozambique | 0–1 | Algeria |
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Libya vs Ethiopia
Libya |    Ethiopia |
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Discipline
Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied. These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows:
- first yellow card: −1 point;
- indirect red card (second yellow card): −3 points;
- direct red card: −4 points;
- yellow card and direct red card: −5 points;
Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.
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| Algeria | 2 | 3 | –5 | ||||||||||
| Libya | 2 | 1 | 2 | –5 | |||||||||
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | –3 | ||||||||||
| Mozambique | 2 | 2 | –4 | ||||||||||
References
- ^ "2022 CHAN : Competition Scheduling Unveiled by the Organizing Country". Africa Top Sports. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (13 January 2023). "Houssem Eddine Mrezigue is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 January 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (14 January 2023). "Ladies and gentlemen, Gathuoch Panom is the TotalEnergies Man of the Match! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (17 January 2023). "Meet your #MOZLBY TotalEnergies Man of the Match: congratulations, Melque Alexandre! 😍🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (17 January 2023). "Meet your #ALGETH TotalEnergies Man of the Match: congratulations, Abderrahmane Meziane! 😍🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 January 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2023). "The Nelson Mandela Stadium witnessed a top performance! 🔝🔥 The #MOZALG TotalEnergies Man of the Match is Saadi Radouani! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Confederation of African Football [@CAF_Online] (20 January 2023). "Time to meet our #LBYETH TotalEnergies Man of the Match. 🤩 Congratulations, Anias Saltou! 🏅" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 January 2023 – via Twitter.