# 2022 African Nations Championship knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2022 African Nations Championship began on 27 January 2023 with the quarter-finals and ended with the final at the Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers on 4 February 2023.
All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

## Format

Except for the third place play-off, if a match is level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time will be played with two periods of 15 minutes each. If still tied after extra time, the match will be decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out without extra time.

## Qualified teams

Below are the 8 remaining teams of this edition of the tournament which consists of the top two teams from each of groups A, B and C and the top team from groups D and E.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
| A | Algeria | Mozambique |
| B | Senegal | Ivory Coast |
| C | Madagascar | Ghana |
| D | Mauritania | — |
| E | Niger | — |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 27 January – Algiers | 27 January – Algiers | | | |
| Algeria | 1 | | | |
| Algeria | 1 | 31 January – Oran | 31 January – Oran | | |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 31 January – Oran | 31 January – Oran | |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | Algeria | 5 | |
| 28 January – Oran | 28 January – Oran | | Algeria | 5 | |
| 28 January – Oran | 28 January – Oran | Niger | 0 | |
| Niger | 2 | Niger | 0 | |
| Niger | 2 | | | | 4 February – Algiers | 4 February – Algiers |
| Ghana | 0 | | | | 4 February – Algiers | 4 February – Algiers |
| Ghana | 0 | | | | Algeria | 0 (4) |
| 27 January – Annaba | 27 January – Annaba | | | | | Algeria | 0 (4) |
| 27 January – Annaba | 27 January – Annaba | | | | Senegal (p) | 0 (5) |
| Senegal | 1 | | | | Senegal (p) | 0 (5) |
| Senegal | 1 | 31 January – Algiers | 31 January – Algiers | | | |
| Mauritania | 0 | 31 January – Algiers | 31 January – Algiers | | | |
| Mauritania | 0 | Senegal | 1 | | | |
| 28 January – Constantine | 28 January – Constantine | | Senegal | 1 | | | |
| 28 January – Constantine | 28 January – Constantine | Madagascar | 0 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Madagascar | 3 | Madagascar | 0 | | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| Madagascar | 3 | | | | 3 February – Oran | 3 February – Oran |
| Mozambique | 1 | | | | 3 February – Oran | 3 February – Oran |
| Mozambique | 1 | | | | Niger | 0 |
| | | | | | Madagascar | 1 |

## Quarter-finals
### Algeria vs Ivory Coast

| Algeria | Ivory Coast |
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 16 | Alexis Guendouz | 20' |
| DF | 2 | Chouaib Keddad | | 90+10' |
| DF | 22 | Mokhtar Belkhiter |
| DF | 5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui (c) |
| DF | 15 | Zineddine Belaïd | 68' |
| MF | 21 | Youcef Laouafi |
| MF | 14 | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue |
| MF | 8 | Zakaria Draoui |
| MF | 6 | Ahmed Kendouci | | 23' |
| FW | 7 | Abderrahmane Meziane |
| FW | 18 | Aymen Mahious | 90+8' | 90+10' |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 1 | Farid Chaâl | | 23' |
| MF | 4 | Akram Djahnit |
| FW | 9 | Karim Aribi |
| FW | 10 | Féth-Allah Tahar |
| MF | 11 | Oussama Chita |
| FW | 12 | Mohamed Islam Bakir |
| FW | 17 | Aimen Lahmeri |
| DF | 19 | Ayoub Ghezala | | 90+10' |
| FW | 20 | Sofiane Bayazid |
| MF | 27 | Mohamed Ait El Hadj |
| DF | 28 | Houari Baouche | | 90+10' |
| Coach: |||
| Madjid Bougherra |||
Formation: 4–2–3–1 :
| GK | 1 | Charles Ayayi |
| DF | 17 | Ande Habib Cirille |
| DF | 12 | Souleymane Coulibaly | 43' |
| DF | 21 | Abdoul Siahoune |
| DF | 2 | Kouassi Attohoula | 34' |
| MF | 19 | Essis Beaudeleire Aka (c) | 90+9' |
| MF | 13 | Semelo Gueï |
| MF | 9 | Sankara Karamoko |
| MF | 15 | Constant Wayou | | 38' |
| MF | 22 | Salifou Diarrassouba | 27' | 82' |
| FW | 20 | Vignon Ouotro | | 46' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 7 | Mohamed Sylla | | 46' |
| DF | 18 | Serge Badjo |
| MF | 6 | Mohamed Zougrana | | 82' |
| DF | 5 | Issif Traore |
| MF | 10 | Anicet Oura |
| MF | 4 | Marc Goua |
| GK | 23 | Drissa Bamba |
| DF | 25 | Moise Gbai | | 38' |
| MF | 14 | Aubin Kouamé |
| MF | 11 | Abdramane Konaté |
| MF | 3 | Alpha Sidibé |
| MF | 8 | Pacome Zouzoua |
| Coach: |||
| Souhalio Haïdara |||
* Man of the Match:
* Aymen Mahious (Algeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Nouha Bangoura (Senegal)
* Modibo Samake (Mali)
* Fourth official:
* Djindo Louis Hougnandande (Benin)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Mahmoud Ashor (Egypt)
* Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)

### Senegal vs Mauritania

| Senegal | Mauritania |
* Man of the Match:
* Hemeya Tanjy (Mauritania)
* Assistant referees:
* Akram Abbes Zerhouni (Algeria)
* Sid Ali Brahim El Hamlaoui (Algeria)
* Fourth official:
* Karim Sabry (Morocco)
* Video assistant referee:
* Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Peter Waweru Kamaku (Kenya)
* ? (Zambia)

### Madagascar vs Mozambique

| Madagascar | Mozambique |
* Man of the Match:
* Aro Hasina Andianarimanana (Madagascar)
* Assistant referees:
* Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles)Dieudonne Mutuyimana (Rwanda)
* Fourth official:
* Tom Abongile (South Africa)
* Video assistant referee:
* Assistant video assistant referee:

### Niger vs Ghana

| Niger | Ghana |
* Man of the Match:
* Boubacar Haïnikoye (Niger)
* Assistant referees:
* Ditsoga Boris Marlaise (Gabon)Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
* Fourth official:
* Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
* Video assistant referee:
* Assistant video assistant referee:

## Semi-finals
### Algeria vs Niger

| Algeria | Niger |
Formation: 3–4–2–1 :
| GK | 1 | Farid Chaâl |
| DF | 5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui (c) |
| DF | 15 | Zineddine Belaïd | 69' |
| DF | 2 | Chouaib Keddad |
| MF | 21 | Youcef Laouafi | 69' |
| MF | 6 | Ahmed Kendouci | 69' |
| MF | 14 | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue |
| MF | 22 | Mokhtar Belkhiter |
| FW | 7 | Abderrahmane Meziane | 84' |
| FW | 18 | Aymen Mahious | 69' |
| FW | 8 | Zakaria Draoui |
| Substitutions: |||
| MF | 4 | Akram Djahnit |
| MF | 11 | Oussama Chita |
| DF | 19 | Ayoub Ghezala | 69' |
| DF | 24 | Saâdi Radouani |
| GK | 23 | Chamseddine Rahmani |
| FW | 10 | Féth-Allah Tahar | 69' |
| MF | 27 | Mohamed Ait El Hadj | 84' |
| DF | 3 | Hocine Dehiri |
| FW | 12 | Mohamed Islam Bakir |
| FW | 20 | Sofiane Bayazid | 69' |
| FW | 9 | Karim Aribi |
| DF | 28 | Houari Baouche | 69' |
| Coach: |||
| Madjid Bougherra |||
Formation: 4–4–2 :
| GK | 22 | Mahamadou Djibo |
| DF | 5 | Abdoul Adamou Garba | | 72' |
| DF | 15 | Boureima Katakore (c) |
| DF | 3 | Ismael Souley | 37' |
| DF | 2 | Adamou Djibo |
| MF | 18 | Bilyamine Moussa | | 38' |
| MF | 23 | Kader Aboubacar |
| MF | 20 | Faysal Abdoulaye | | 38' |
| MF | 9 | Abdoul Aziz Ibrahim | | 61' |
| FW | 14 | Imarana Seyni | | 61' |
| FW | 11 | Boubacar Haïnikoye |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 6 | Abdoul Kassali | | 72' |
| FW | 10 | Mossi Issa Moussa |
| MF | 8 | Moussa Kassa Moudou | | 38' |
| MF | 13 | Mahamadou Ibrahim |
| GK | 1 | Yahaya Mainassara Babari |
| DF | 25 | Laouali Salaou |
| MF | 21 | Ziyad El-Jaouni |
| MF | 24 | Marouf Salissou |
| DF | 26 | Alhabib Hassane |
| DF | 17 | Mohamed Idrissa Karimou | | 61' |
| FW | 7 | Yacine Wa Massamba | | 61' |
| MF | 12 | Ousseini Badamassi | | 38' |
| Coach: |||
| Harouna Doula Gabde |||
* Man of the Match:
* Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Algeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche Lopes (Angola)
* Abdul Aziz Bollel Jawo (Gambia)
* Fourth official:
* Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan)
* Video assistant referee:
* Assistant video assistant referee:

### Senegal vs Madagascar

| Senegal | Madagascar |
* Man of the Match:
* Lamine Camara (Senegal)
* Assistant referees:
* Rodrigue Menye Mpele (Cameroon)
* Eric Ayimavo Ulrich Ayamr (Benin)
* Fourth official:
* Kalilou Ibrahim Traoré (Ivory Coast)
* Video assistant referee:
* Assistant video assistant referee:

## Third place match

| Niger | Madagascar |
Formation: 4–4–2 :
| GK | 22 | Mahamadou Djibo |
| DF | 2 | Adamou Djibo |
| DF | 15 | Boureima Katakore (c) | 77' |
| DF | 5 | Abdoul Adamou Garba | | 68' |
| DF | 6 | Abdoul Kassali | | 55' |
| MF | 24 | Marouf Salissou | | 68' |
| MF | 13 | Mahamadou Ibrahim | | 84' |
| MF | 23 | Kader Aboubacar |
| MF | 18 | Bilyamine Moussa |
| FW | 14 | Imarana Seyni | | 55' |
| FW | 11 | Boubacar Haïnikoye | 82' |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 25 | Laouali Salaou |
| FW | 10 | Mossi Issa Moussa |
| MF | 12 | Ousseini Badamassi | | 55' |
| MF | 20 | Faysal Abdoulaye | | 84' |
| DF | 17 | Mohamed Idrissa Karimou | | 55' |
| FW | 7 | Yacine Wa Massamba |
| FW | 4 | Ibrahim Oumarou |
| MF | 21 | Ziyad El-Jaouni | | 68' |
| DF | 26 | Alhabib Hassane |
| MF | 8 | Moussa Kassa Moudou |
| GK | 1 | Yahaya Mainassara Babari |
| DF | 3 | Ismael Souley | | 68' |
| Coach: |||
| Harouna Doula Gabde |||
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 16 | Zakanirina Rakotoasimbola |
| DF | 18 | Nantenaina Randriamanampisoa |
| DF | 22 | Andoniaina Andrianavalona (c) | 78' |
| DF | 5 | Soloniaina Razafindraibeharimihanta | | 46' |
| DF | 2 | Soloniaina Avizara |
| MF | 10 | Andriamirado Andrianarimanana | | 85' |
| MF | 6 | Tokifandresena Andriamanjato |
| MF | 21 | Solojantovo Rakotoarisoa | | 46' |
| FW | 12 | Marcio Ravelomanantsoa | | 70' |
| FW | 20 | Jean Razafindrakoto |
| FW | 13 | Tokinantenaina Randriatsiferana | | 85' |
| Substitutions: |||
| FW | 11 | Onjaniaina Hasinirina | | 85' |
| MF | 7 | Solomampionona Razafindranaivo |
| DF | 3 | Tantely Antoine Randrianiaina |
| MF | 8 | Lalaina Rafanomezantsoa | | 46' |
| DF | 24 | Rado Mbolasoa Andrininosy | 46' | 54' |
| MF | 19 | Tendry Manovo Randrianarijaona | | 70' |
| MF | 15 | Tiavina Rakotoarisoa | | 85' |
| GK | 23 | Andrianirina Rajomazandry |
| DF | 17 | Tantely Rabarijaona |
| DF | 4 | Louis Stéphano Randrianisondrotra |
| FW | 9 | Arimalala Rakotobe |
| DF | 1 | Andoniaina Rakotondrazaka |
| Coach: |||
| Romuald Rakotondrabe |||
* Man of the Match:
* Andriamirado Aro Hasina (Madagascar)
* Assistant referees:
* Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana)
* Dos Reis Abelmiro Montenegro (São Tomé and Príncipe)
* Fourth official:
* Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Assistant video assistant referee:

## Final

| Algeria | Senegal |
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 16 | Alexis Guendouz |
| DF | 22 | Mokhtar Belkhiter |
| DF | 5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui (c) |
| DF | 2 | Chouaib Keddad |
| DF | 15 | Zineddine Belaïd |
| MF | 8 | Zakaria Draoui |
| MF | 12 | Mohamed Islam Bakir | | 68' |
| MF | 14 | Houssem Eddine Mrezigue | 111' | 120+2' |
| FW | 21 | Youcef Laouafi |
| FW | 7 | Abderrahmane Meziane | 23' | 114' |
| FW | 18 | Aymen Mahious | 108' |
| Substitutions: |||
| GK | 1 | Farid Chaâl |
| MF | 11 | Oussama Chita |
| FW | 10 | Féth-Allah Tahar |
| DF | 3 | Hocine Dehiri |
| MF | 4 | Akram Djahnit | | 120+2' |
| MF | 27 | Mohamed Ait El Hadj |
| DF | 24 | Saâdi Radouani |
| FW | 20 | Sofiane Bayazid | | 114' |
| MF | 6 | Ahmed Kendouci | 75' | 68' |
| FW | 9 | Karim Aribi |
| DF | 19 | Ayoub Ghezala |
| DF | 28 | Houari Baouche |
| Coach: |||
| Madjid Bougherra |||
Formation: 4–3–3 :
| GK | 23 | Pape Mamadou Sy |
| DF | 4 | Mamadou Sané | 31' |
| DF | 3 | Ousmane Diouf |
| DF | 22 | Cheikhou Ndiaye (c) |
| DF | 12 | Cheikh Sidibé | 15' |
| MF | 14 | Moussa Ndiaye |
| MF | 6 | Ousmane Kané |
| MF | 5 | Lamine Camara | 23' |
| FW | 11 | Malick Mbaye | | 113' |
| FW | 17 | Serigne Koïté | | 83' |
| FW | 10 | Pape Diallo | | 113' |
| Substitutions: |||
| DF | 18 | El Hadji Baldé | | 113' |
| MF | 13 | Libasse Ngom | 120' | 83' |
| GK | 16 | Alioune Badara Faty |
| FW | 7 | Cheikh Diouf |
| MF | 20 | Elimane Oumar Cissé |
| DF | 2 | Abdoulaye Diedhiou |
| GK | 1 | Pape Abdoulaye Dieng |
| FW | 9 | Raymond Ndour |
| MF | 21 | Moussa Kanté | | 113' |
| DF | 15 | Melo Ndiaye |
| DF | 8 | Moussa Sogue |
| MF | 19 | Djibril Diarra |
| Coach: |||
| Pape Thiaw |||
| Man of the Match: [] Assistant referees: Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles) Adou Hermann Desire N'Goh (Ivory Coast) Fourth official: Mahmood Ali Ismail (Sudan) Video assistant referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Assistant video assistant referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana) Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of twelve named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time. |