2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B
# 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Group B of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 20 January until 28 January. It consisted of Ghana, Mali, Niger and Congo DR. The matches were held in the South African cities of Port Elizabeth and Durban.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | |

All times South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

## Ghana vs. Congo DR

| Ghana | Congo DR |
| - | - |
| GK | 16 | Fatau Dauda |
| RB | 4 | John Paintsil |
| CB | 21 | John Boye |
| CB | 13 | Jerry Akaminko |
| LB | 20 | Kwadwo Asamoah |
| DM | 9 | Derek Boateng | | 73' |
| RM | 10 | Albert Adomah | 42' | 80' |
| CM | 8 | Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu |
| CM | 22 | Mubarak Wakaso | 54' |
| LM | 7 | Christian Atsu | | 56' |
| CF | 3 | Asamoah Gyan (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Mohammed Rabiu | | 56' |
| MF | 6 | Anthony Annan | | 73' |
| DF | 23 | Harrison Afful | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| James Kwesi Appiah ||
| GK | 1 | Muteba Kidiaba |
| RB | 2 | Issama Mpeko |
| CB | 5 | Larrys Mabiala |
| CB | 17 | Cédric Mongongu | 74' |
| LB | 3 | Kilitcho Kasusula |
| CM | 7 | Youssouf Mulumbu |
| CM | 18 | Cédric Makiadi |
| RW | 4 | Mulota Kabangu | 68' |
| LW | 15 | Lomana LuaLua | 64' |
| SS | 8 | Trésor Mputu (c) |
| CF | 9 | Dieumerci Mbokani |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Déo Kanda | 64' |
| FW | 13 | Dioko Kaluyituka | 68' |
| DF | 21 | Gabriel Zakuani | 74' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Le Roy ||

* Man of the Match:
* Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Ghana)
* Assistant referees:
* Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
* Marwa Range (Kenya)
* Fourth official:
* Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

## Mali vs. Niger

| Mali | Niger |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Mamadou Samassa |
| RB | 2 | Fousseni Diawara |
| CB | 21 | Mahamadou N'Diaye |
| CB | 13 | Molla Wague |
| LB | 3 | Adama Tamboura |
| RM | 8 | Mohamed Kalilou Traoré | 63' |
| CM | 12 | Seydou Keita (c) |
| LM | 17 | Mahamane Traoré |
| RW | 7 | Cheick Fantamady Diarra | 46' |
| LW | 11 | Sigamary Diarra | 79' |
| CF | 9 | Cheick Diabaté |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Mahamadou Samassa | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Mohamed Sissoko | 63' |
| MF | 20 | Samba Diakité | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Patrice Carteron ||
| GK | 16 | Kassaly Daouda |
| RB | 21 | Mohamed Bachar |
| CB | 18 | Koffi Dan Kowa |
| CB | 13 | Mohamed Chikoto |
| LB | 8 | Kourouma Fatoukouma |
| CM | 23 | Mohamed Soumaïla | 48' |
| CM | 3 | Lassina Abdoul Karim |
| RW | 19 | Issiaka Koudize | | 88' |
| LW | 14 | Issoufou Boubacar Garba | 74' | 78' |
| CF | 7 | Modibo Sidibé |
| CF | 2 | Moussa Maâzou (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Boubacar Talatou | | 78' |
| FW | 11 | Alhassane Issoufou | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Gernot Rohr ||

* Man of the Match:
* Seydou Keita (Mali)
* Assistant referees:
* Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
* Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
* Fourth official:
* Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

## Ghana vs. Mali

| Ghana | Mali |
| - | - |
| GK | 16 | Fatau Dauda | 7' |
| RB | 4 | John Paintsil | 69' |
| CB | 15 | Isaac Vorsah |
| CB | 21 | John Boye |
| LB | 23 | Harrison Afful |
| CM | 8 | Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu |
| CM | 11 | Mohammed Rabiu | 63' |
| RW | 10 | Albert Adomah | | 84' |
| LW | 22 | Mubarak Wakaso | 39' | 71' |
| SS | 20 | Kwadwo Asamoah | | 77' |
| CF | 3 | Asamoah Gyan (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Christian Atsu | | 71' |
| MF | 9 | Derek Boateng | | 77' |
| MF | 14 | Solomon Asante | | 84' |
| Manager: ||
| James Kwesi Appiah ||
| GK | 1 | Mamadou Samassa |
| RB | 2 | Fousseni Diawara |
| CB | 4 | Adama Coulibaly | 68' |
| CB | 21 | Mahamadou N'Diaye | 49' |
| LB | 3 | Adama Tamboura |
| DM | 20 | Samba Diakité |
| CM | 12 | Seydou Keita (c) |
| CM | 6 | Mohamed Sissoko | | 68' |
| RW | 17 | Mahamane Traoré | 73' | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Sigamary Diarra | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Cheick Diabaté |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Modibo Maïga | | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Samba Sow | | 68' |
| FW | 15 | Mahamadou Samassa | | 76' |
| Manager: ||
| Patrice Carteron ||

Man of the Match:

Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (Ghana)

Assistant referees:

Yéo Songuifolo (Ivory Coast)

Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)

Fourth official:

Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

Niger vs. Congo DR

24 January 201320:00

Niger 0–0 DR Congo

Report

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethAttendance: 12,000Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

Niger

Congo DR

GK16Kassaly Daouda

RB21Mohamed Bachar

CB13Mohamed Chikoto

CB18Koffi Dan Kowa

LB8Kourouma Fatoukouma

CM19Issiaka Koudize 79'

CM23Mohamed Soumaïla

RW2Moussa Maâzou (c) 41'

AM3Lassina Abdoul Karim

LW14Issoufou Boubacar Garba 46'

CF7Modibo Sidibé 90'

Substitutions:

MF10Boubacar Talatou 46'

MF17William N'Gounou 82' 79'

FW11Alhassane Issoufou 90'

Manager:

Gernot Rohr

GK1Muteba Kidiaba

RB2Issama Mpeko

CB5Larrys Mabiala

CB17Cédric Mongongu

LB3Kilitcho Kasusula

CM7Youssouf Mulumbu

CM18Cédric Makiadi

RW4Mulota Kabangu 56'

LW15Lomana LuaLua 46'

CF9Dieumerci Mbokani 87'

CF8Trésor Mputu (c) 72'

Substitutions:

MF11Déo Kanda 46'

MF13Dioko Kaluyituka 56'

MF10Zola Matumona 72'

Manager:

Claude Le Roy

Man of the Match:

Kassaly Daouda (Niger)

Assistant referees:

Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)

Fourth official:

Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Niger vs. Ghana

28 January 201319:00

Niger 0–3 Ghana

Report

Gyan 6' Atsu 23' Boye 49'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port ElizabethAttendance: 10,000Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

Niger

Ghana

GK16Kassaly Daouda

RB21Mohamed Bachar 60'

CB13Mohamed Chikoto 25'

CB18Koffi Dan Kowa 51'

LB8Kourouma Fatoukouma

DM3Lassina Abdoul Karim

CM19Issiaka Koudize 21' 61'

CM23Mohamed Soumaïla 87'

RW2Moussa Maâzou (c)

LW10Boubacar Talatou

CF7Modibo Sidibé 79'

Substitutions:

DF4Kader Amadou 60'

MF14Issoufou Boubacar Garba 61'

FW11Alhassane Issoufou 79'

Manager:

Gernot Rohr

GK16Fatau Dauda

RB4John Paintsil

CB21John Boye

CB15Isaac Vorsah

LB23Harrison Afful

DM11Mohammed Rabiu 72'

RM10Albert Adomah 63'

CM8Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu 33'

LM7Christian Atsu

AM20Kwadwo Asamoah

CF3Asamoah Gyan (c) 78'

Substitutions:

MF14Solomon Asante 63'

MF9Derek Boateng 72'

FW17Emmanuel Clottey 78'

Manager:

James Kwesi Appiah

Man of the Match:

Christian Atsu (Ghana)

Assistant referees:

Djibril Camara (Senegal)

Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)

Fourth official:

Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Congo DR vs. Mali

28 January 201319:00

DR Congo 1–1 Mali

Mbokani 3' (pen.)

Report

Mah. Samassa 15'

Moses Mabhida Stadium, DurbanAttendance: 8,000Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Congo DR

Mali

GK1Muteba Kidiaba

RB2Issama Mpeko

CB21Gabriel Zakuani

CB17Cédric Mongongu

LB3Kilitcho Kasusula

CM18Cédric Makiadi 77'

CM7Youssouf Mulumbu (c) 21'

RW13Dioko Kaluyituka 79'

LW15Lomana LuaLua 46'

CF9Dieumerci Mbokani

CF12Yves Diba Ilunga 86'

Substitutions:

FW8Trésor Mputu 46'

FW11Déo Kanda 79'

MF4Mulota Kabangu 86'

Manager:

Claude Le Roy

GK1Mamadou Samassa 64'

RB2Fousseni Diawara

CB4Adama Coulibaly

CB13Molla Wague

LB3Adama Tamboura 52'

DM6Mohamed Sissoko 72'

CM12Seydou Keita (c) 32'

CM18Samba Sow 33'

RW20Samba Diakité 87'

LW10Modibo Maïga

CF15Mahamadou Samassa 78'

Substitutions:

MF8Mohamed Kalilou Traoré 85' 72'

FW9Cheick Diabaté 78'

FW11Sigamary Diarra 87'

Manager:

Patrice Carteron

Man of the Match:

Seydou Keita (Mali)

Assistant referees:

Redouane Achik (Morocco)

Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)

Fourth official:

Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "2013 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.1 2 3 4 5 6 "Groups Stage awards (Orange Man of the match and Samsung Fair Play)". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.

External links

Official website

vte2013 Africa Cup of NationsStages

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Final

General information

Qualification

Squads

Statistics

Venues

Johannesburg

Durban

Port Elizabeth

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