# 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 will end on 21 January 2023.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Zone | Date of qualification | Appearance at Finals | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
| Draw position | Team | Zone | Date of qualification | Appearance at Finals | Last appearance | Previous best performance | 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 | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Algeria (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 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 |
Formation: 4–2–3–1 :
| GK | 16 | Alexis Guendouz |
| DF | 22 | Mokhtar Belkhiter |
| DF | 15 | Zineddine Belaïd |
| DF | 5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui (c) |
| DF | 21 | Youcef Laouafi | 90+1' |
| MF | 6 | Ahmed Kendouci |
| MF | 8 | Zakaria Draoui |
| FW | 18 | Aymen Mahious | | 61' |
| MF | 14 | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue |
| FW | 7 | Abderrahmane Meziane |
| FW | 17 | Aimen Lahmeri | | 71' |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 2 | Chouaib Keddad |
| MF | 27 | Mohamed Ait El Hadj |
| MF | 4 | Akram Djahnit |
| MF | 11 | Oussama Chita |
| FW | 10 | Féth-Allah Tahar | | 90+2' |
| FW | 9 | Karim Aribi | 90+2' | 61' |
| GK | 23 | Chamseddine Rahmani |
| DF | 28 | Houari Baouche |
| FW | 13 | Mohamed Islam Bakir |
| DF | 24 | Saâdi Radouani |
| MF | 25 | Chouaib Debbih | | 71' 90+2' |
| DF | 3 | Hocine Dehiri |
| Coach: |||
| Madjid Bougherra |||
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 1 | Muad Allafi |
| DF | 23 | Muayid Jaddour | | 87' |
| DF | 13 | Mohamed El-Munir |
| DF | 14 | Ali Ramadhan (c) | 81' |
| DF | 15 | Mahmoud Okashah | | 90+4' |
| MF | 25 | Mohammed Touhami |
| MF | 18 | Abdulati Abbasi | 66' | 69' |
| MF | 6 | Belkasim Rajab |
| FW | 20 | Anis Saltou |
| FW | 10 | Omar Al Khouja |
| FW | 8 | Mansour Makkari |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 5 | Mustafa Hamza |
| DF | 4 | Ali Almusrati |
| FW | 7 | Ahmed Karwaa |
| FW | 9 | Saleh Taher Saeid |
| MF | 21 | Talal Farhat | | 90+4' |
| MF | 16 | Suhaib Shafshuf |
| GK | 12 | Murad Al Woheshi |
| MF | 24 | Oussama Belaid | | 87' |
| GK | 22 | Muad Al Mansoori |
| FW | 19 | Muad Eisay | | 69' |
| MF | 17 | Ali Arqoub |
| FW | 11 | Amer Muftah |
| Coach: |||
| Corentin Martins |||
* Man of the Match:
* Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Algeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche Lopes (Angola)
* Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
* Fourth official:
* Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

### Ethiopia vs Mozambique

| Ethiopia | Mozambique |
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 23 | Fasil Gerbremichael |
| DF | 5 | Million Solomon |
| DF | 20 | Ramadan Yusef |
| DF | 2 | Suleman Hamid (c) |
| DF | 4 | Mignot Debebe |
| MF | 19 | Fuad Fereja | 62' |
| MF | 3 | Mesud Mohammed |
| MF | 6 | Gatoch Panom |
| FW | 8 | Kenean Markneh | 81' |
| FW | 7 | Chernet Gugesa | 81' |
| FW | 11 | Amanuel Gebremichael |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 10 | Beneyam Demte | 62' |
| GK | 1 | Bereket Amare |
| DF | 13 | Git Gatkut |
| FW | 14 | Duresa Shubisa | 89' |
| MF | 12 | Yihun Endashew |
| MF | 18 | Wondmageng Hailu | 81' 89' |
| DF | 15 | Aschalew Tamene |
| FW | 17 | Kitika Jemma | 81' |
| MF | 21 | Alelegn Azene |
| FW | 9 | Yigezu Bogale |
| DF | 26 | Bekele Berhane |
| GK | 22 | Bahiru Negash |
| Coach: |||
| Wubetu Abate |||
Formation: 4–4–2 :
| GK | 12 | Guambe |
| DF | 13 | Martinho |
| DF | 14 | Chico |
| DF | 4 | Danilo |
| DF | 2 | Infren |
| MF | 16 | Telinho (c) | 89' |
| MF | 23 | Shaquille |
| MF | 6 | Amadou |
| MF | 7 | Nelson | 62' |
| FW | 19 | Lau King | 62' |
| FW | 21 | Kito | 45' |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 22 | Ivan |
| DF | 18 | Bheu |
| FW | 11 | Melven |
| MF | 17 | Dario |
| FW | 9 | Melque | 62' |
| MF | 20 | Ailton |
| FW | 10 | Isac | 62' |
| DF | 5 | Feliciano |
| DF | 3 | Macaime |
| DF | 15 | Domingos | 89' |
| FW | 8 | Bonde | 45' |
| GK | 1 | Fazito |
| Coach: |||
| Chiquinho Conde |||
* Man of the Match:
* Gatoch Panom (Ethiopia)
* Assistant referees:
* Carine Atezambong (Cameroon)
* Diana Chikotescha (Zambia)
* Fourth official:
* Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

### Mozambique vs Libya

| Mozambique | Libya |
Formation: 4–2–3–1 :
| GK | 12 | Guambe |
| DF | 4 | Danilo | 43' | 55' |
| DF | 13 | Martinho |
| DF | 14 | Chico |
| DF | 2 | Infren |
| MF | 23 | Shaquille | | 70' |
| MF | 6 | Amadou | | 70' |
| FW | 11 | Melven | | 55' |
| FW | 8 | Bonde | | 55' |
| MF | 7 | Nelson |
| FW | 10 | Isac (c) |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 20 | Ailton |
| MF | 17 | Dario | | 70' |
| GK | 1 | Fazito |
| DF | 18 | Bheu | | 55' |
| MF | 16 | Telinho |
| FW | 9 | Melque | | 55' |
| DF | 3 | Macaime |
| DF | 15 | Domingos |
| FW | 21 | Kito |
| DF | 5 | Feliciano João Jone | | 70' |
| GK | 22 | Ivan |
| FW | 19 | Lau King | 55' | 85' |
| Coach: |||
| Chiquinho Conde |||
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 1 | Muad Allafi |
| DF | 23 | Muayid Jaddour | 82' |
| DF | 14 | Ali Ramadhan (c) |
| DF | 8 | Mansour Makkari |
| DF | 15 | Mahmoud Okashah | | 83' |
| MF | 6 | Belkasim Rajab |
| MF | 16 | Suhaib Shafshuf |
| MF | 17 | Ali Arqoub | | 78' |
| FW | 10 | Omar Al Khouja | | 83' |
| FW | 9 | Saleh Taher Saeid | | 68' |
| FW | 13 | Mohamed El-Munir | | 69' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 7 | Ahmed Karwaa | | 83' |
| MF | 25 | Mohammed Touhami |
| GK | 12 | Murad Al Woheshi |
| MF | 21 | Talal Farhat | | 83' |
| FW | 19 | Muad Eisay | | 78' |
| DF | 3 | Suliman Aboul Qassim |
| DF | 4 | Ali Almusrati |
| MF | 18 | Abdulati Abbasi | | 69' |
| MF | 24 | Oussama Belaid |
| FW | 20 | Anis Saltou | | 68' |
| GK | 22 | Muad Al Mansoori |
| DF | 2 | Anas Abd Alraheem |
| Coach: |||
| Corentin Martins |||
* Man of the Match:
* Melque (Mozambique)
* Assistant referees:
* Emery Niyongabo (Burundi)
* Hamza Hagi Abdi (Somalia)
* Fourth official:
* Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

### Algeria vs Ethiopia

| Algeria | Ethiopia |
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 16 | Alexis Guendouz |
| DF | 5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui (c) | 70' |
| DF | 2 | Chouaib Keddad |
| DF | 15 | Zineddine Belaïd |
| DF | 22 | Mokhtar Belkhiter |
| MF | 6 | Ahmed Kendouci | 78' |
| MF | 14 | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue |
| MF | 8 | Zakaria Draoui |
| FW | 21 | Youcef Laouafi | 78' |
| FW | 18 | Aymen Mahious | 70' |
| FW | 7 | Abderrahmane Meziane | 90+4' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 10 | Féth-Allah Tahar |
| DF | 19 | Ayoub Ghezala | 70' |
| MF | 11 | Oussama Chita |
| DF | 28 | Houari Baouche | 78' |
| DF | 24 | Saâdi Radouani | 90+4' |
| FW | 9 | Karim Aribi |
| GK | 1 | Farid Chaâl |
| MF | 27 | Mohamed Ait El Hadj |
| FW | 13 | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | 78' |
| FW | 12 | Mohamed Islam Bakir |
| FW | 20 | Sofiane Bayazid | 70' |
| MF | 4 | Akram Djahnit |
| Coach: |||
| Madjid Bougherra |||
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 23 | Fasil Gerbremichael |
| DF | 2 | Suleman Hamid |
| DF | 4 | Mignot Debebe | 83' |
| DF | 5 | Million Solomon |
| DF | 20 | Ramadan Yusef |
| MF | 19 | Fuad Fereja | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Gatoch Panom | 75' |
| MF | 3 | Mesud Mohammed (c) | | 57' |
| FW | 8 | Kenean Markneh |
| FW | 11 | Amanuel Gebremichael | | 76' |
| FW | 7 | Chernet Gugesa | | 57' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 10 | Beneyam Demte | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Alelegn Azene |
| DF | 26 | Bekele Berhane |
| MF | 12 | Yihun Endashew | | 57' |
| FW | 14 | Duresa Shubisa | | 76' |
| GK | 22 | Bahiru Negash |
| DF | 13 | Git Gatkut |
| FW | 17 | Kitika Jemma | | 57' |
| DF | 16 | Fetudin Jemal |
| GK | 1 | Bereket Amare |
| DF | 15 | Aschalew Tamene |
| DF | 24 | Alembirhan Yigzaw |
| Coach: |||
| Wubetu Abate |||
* Man of the Match:
* Abderrahmane Meziane (Algeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Ditsoga Boris Marlaise (Gabon)
* Dos Reis Abelmiro Montenegro (São Tomé and Príncipe)
* Fourth official:
* Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

### Mozambique vs Algeria

| Mozambique | Algeria |
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 22 | Ivan | | 41' |
| DF | 18 | Bheu | 6' | 40' |
| DF | 13 | Martinho |
| DF | 14 | Chico |
| DF | 15 | Domingos |
| MF | 23 | Shaquille | | 59' |
| DF | 5 | Feliciano João Jone |
| MF | 6 | Amadou | | 60' |
| MF | 16 | Telinho (c) | | 60' |
| FW | 10 | Isac |
| FW | 9 | Melque | 90+1' |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 20 | Ailton |
| FW | 19 | Lau King | | 59' |
| MF | 17 | Dario | | 60' |
| FW | 11 | Melven |
| GK | 12 | Guambe |
| FW | 21 | Kito |
| MF | 7 | Nelson | | 60' |
| FW | 8 | Bonde |
| DF | 4 | Danilo | | 40' |
| DF | 3 | Macaime |
| GK | 1 | Fazito | | 41' |
| DF | 2 | Infren |
| Coach: |||
| Chiquinho Conde | Chiquinho Conde | Chiquinho Conde | 73' |
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 16 | Alexis Guendouz |
| DF | 2 | Chouaib Keddad (c) | 45+6' |
| DF | 19 | Ayoub Ghezala |
| DF | 3 | Hocine Dehiri | | 70' |
| DF | 28 | Houari Baouche |
| MF | 11 | Oussama Chita | | 82' |
| MF | 8 | Zakaria Draoui |
| FW | 13 | Mohamed Islam Belkhir | 58' | 62' |
| DF | 24 | Saâdi Radouani |
| MF | 4 | Akram Djahnit | | 62' |
| FW | 9 | Karim Aribi | | 82' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 7 | Abderrahmane Meziane |
| DF | 21 | Youcef Laouafi |
| MF | 14 | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue | 82' | 90+5' |
| FW | 20 | Sofiane Bayazid |
| FW | 17 | Aimen Lahmeri | | 62' |
| GK | 23 | Chamseddine Rahmani |
| FW | 10 | Féth-Allah Tahar |
| DF | 26 | Haithem Loucif |
| DF | 15 | Zineddine Belaïd | | 70' |
| MF | 27 | Mohamed Ait El Hadj |
| FW | 18 | Aymen Mahious | | 82' |
| FW | 12 | Mohamed Islam Bakir | | 62' |
| Coach: |||
| Madjid Bougherra |||
* Man of the Match:
* Saâdi Radouani (Algeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
* Hamza Hagi Abdi (Somalia)
* Fourth official:
* Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

### Libya vs Ethiopia

| Libya | Ethiopia |
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 1 | Muad Allafi |
| DF | 13 | Mohamed El-Munir | | 87' |
| DF | 21 | Talal Farhat |
| DF | 14 | Ali Ramadhan (c) |
| DF | 24 | Oussama Belaid |
| MF | 17 | Ali Arqoub |
| MF | 25 | Mohammed Touhami | 66' |
| MF | 6 | Belkasim Rajab |
| FW | 18 | Abdulati Abbasi | | 87' |
| FW | 20 | Anis Saltou | 52' |
| FW | 10 | Omar Al Khouja |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 9 | Saleh Taher Saeid |
| GK | 12 | Murad Al Woheshi |
| DF | 2 | Anas Abd Alraheem |
| DF | 3 | Suliman Aboul Qassim |
| MF | 16 | Suhaib Shafshuf | | 87' |
| FW | 19 | Muad Eisay |
| DF | 8 | Mansour Makkari |
| MF | 5 | Mustafa Hamza |
| FW | 11 | Amer Muftah |
| DF | 4 | Ali Almusrati |
| GK | 22 | Muad Al Mansoori |
| DF | 15 | Mahmoud Okashah | | 87' |
| Coach: |||
| Corentin Martins |||
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 23 | Fasil Gerbremichael |
| DF | 2 | Suleman Hamid |
| DF | 4 | Mignot Debebe |
| DF | 5 | Million Solomon |
| DF | 20 | Ramadan Yusef |
| MF | 3 | Mesud Mohammed (c) | | 46' |
| MF | 6 | Gatoch Panom | 59' |
| FW | 10 | Beneyam Demte |
| FW | 11 | Amanuel Gebremichael | | 90+1' |
| FW | 8 | Kenean Markneh |
| FW | 7 | Chernet Gugesa | | 46' |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 13 | Git Gatkut |
| DF | 16 | Fetudin Jemal |
| GK | 22 | Bahiru Negash |
| DF | 15 | Aschalew Tamene |
| FW | 17 | Kitika Jemma | | 90+1' |
| DF | 26 | Bekele Berhane |
| FW | 9 | Yigezu Bogale | | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Fuad Fereja |
| FW | 14 | Duresa Shubisa | | 46' |
| GK | 1 | Bereket Amare |
| MF | 21 | Alelegn Azene |
| MF | 12 | Yihun Endashew |
| Coach: |||
| Wubetu Abate |||
* Man of the Match:
* Anis Saltou (Libya)
* Assistant referees:
* Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles)
* Modibo Samake (Mali)
* Fourth official:
* Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)

## 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.
| Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 | Points |
| Algeria | 2 | | 3 | –5 |
| Libya | 2 | 1 | 2 | –5 |
| Ethiopia | | 2 | 1 | –3 |
| Mozambique | | 2 | 2 | –4 |