# 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Group B of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 15 to 23 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal and Zimbabwe.
Senegal and Tunisia advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | CAF Rankings Points | FIFA Rankings Start of event |
| B1 | Algeria | Group J winners | 2 June 2016 | 16th | 2015 | Winners (1990) | 43.5 | 39 |
| B2 | Tunisia | Group A winners | 4 September 2016 | 17th | 2015 | Winners (2004) | 34.5 | 36 |
| B3 | Senegal | Group K winners | 4 June 2016 | 13th | 2015 | Runners-up (2002) | 24 | 33 |
| B4 | Zimbabwe | Group L winners | 5 June 2016 | 3rd | 2006 | Group stage (2004, 2006) | 10 | 103 |
Notes
* ↑ The CAF rankings were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The group winners, Senegal, advanced to play the runners-up of Group A, Cameroon.
* The group runners-up, Tunisia, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Burkina Faso.

## Matches

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

### Algeria vs Zimbabwe

| Algeria | Zimbabwe |
| GK | 23 | Raïs M'Bolhi |
| RB | 20 | Mokhtar Belkhiter | 28' | 46' |
| CB | 2 | Aïssa Mandi (c) |
| CB | 21 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| LB | 3 | Faouzi Ghoulam |
| RM | 7 | Riyad Mahrez |
| CM | 17 | Adlène Guedioura |
| CM | 10 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| LM | 15 | Hillal Soudani | | 78' |
| AM | 11 | Yacine Brahimi |
| CF | 13 | Islam Slimani |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 22 | Rabie Meftah | | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Rachid Ghezzal | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Georges Leekens ||
| GK | 16 | Tatenda Mkuruva |
| RB | 4 | Hardlife Zvirekwi |
| CB | 5 | Elisha Muroiwa |
| CB | 2 | Costa Nhamoinesu |
| LB | 6 | Onismor Bhasera |
| RM | 10 | Kudakwashe Mahachi |
| CM | 14 | Willard Katsande (c) |
| CM | 3 | Danny Phiri |
| LM | 17 | Knowledge Musona | | 12' |
| AM | 20 | Khama Billiat |
| CF | 9 | Nyasha Mushekwi | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Matthew Rusike | 38' | 12' |
| FW | 13 | Cuthbert Malajila | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Callisto Pasuwa ||
* Man of the Match:
* Riyad Mahrez (Algeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
* Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
* Fourth official:
* Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

### Tunisia vs Senegal

| Tunisia | Senegal |
| GK | 16 | Aymen Mathlouthi (c) |
| RB | 21 | Hamdi Nagguez |
| CB | 2 | Syam Ben Youssef |
| CB | 3 | Aymen Abdennour | 9' |
| LB | 12 | Ali Maâloul |
| CM | 15 | Larry Azouni | | 46' |
| CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |
| CM | 8 | Hamza Lahmar |
| RF | 23 | Naïm Sliti |
| CF | 9 | Ahmed Akaïchi | | 64' |
| LF | 7 | Youssef Msakni |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Wahbi Khazri | | 46' |
| FW | 11 | Taha Yassine Khenissi | | 64' |
| Manager: ||
| Henryk Kasperczak ||
| GK | 1 | Abdoulaye Diallo |
| RB | 21 | Lamine Gassama |
| CB | 2 | Kara Mbodji |
| CB | 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly | 41' |
| LB | 4 | Cheikh M'Bengue | 36' |
| RM | 17 | Badou Ndiaye | | 72' |
| CM | 5 | Idrissa Gueye |
| CM | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) | | 88' |
| LM | 20 | Keita Baldé | | 62' |
| CF | 9 | Mame Biram Diouf |
| CF | 10 | Sadio Mané |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Ismaïla Sarr | | 62' |
| MF | 22 | Henri Saivet | | 72' |
| MF | 15 | Papakouli Diop | | 88' |
| Manager: ||
| Aliou Cissé ||
* Man of the Match:
* Abdoulaye Diallo (Senegal)
* Assistant referees:
* Evarist Menkouandé (Cameroon)
* Elvis Noupue (Cameroon)
* Fourth official:
* Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

### Algeria vs Tunisia

| Algeria | Tunisia |
| GK | 16 | Malik Asselah |
| RB | 22 | Rabie Meftah | 31' |
| CB | 21 | Ramy Bensebaini |
| CB | 2 | Aïssa Mandi (c) |
| LB | 3 | Faouzi Ghoulam | 65' |
| DM | 17 | Adlène Guedioura | 14' | 90+3' |
| CM | 7 | Riyad Mahrez |
| CM | 10 | Nabil Bentaleb |
| RW | 11 | Yacine Brahimi | | 74' |
| LW | 18 | Rachid Ghezzal | | 69' |
| CF | 13 | Islam Slimani |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Baghdad Bounedjah | | 69' |
| MF | 9 | Sofiane Hanni | | 74' |
| MF | 19 | Mehdi Abeid | | 90+3' |
| Manager: ||
| Georges Leekens ||
| GK | 16 | Aymen Mathlouthi (c) | | 87' |
| RB | 21 | Hamdi Nagguez |
| CB | 2 | Syam Ben Youssef |
| CB | 3 | Aymen Abdennour |
| LB | 12 | Ali Maâloul | 45+1' |
| DM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |
| RM | 10 | Wahbi Khazri | | 73' |
| LM | 14 | Mohamed Amine Ben Amor |
| AM | 23 | Naïm Sliti |
| CF | 7 | Youssef Msakni |
| CF | 9 | Ahmed Akaïchi | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 20 | Mohamed Ali Yacoubi | | 73' |
| FW | 11 | Taha Yassine Khenissi | | 78' |
| GK | 1 | Rami Jridi | | 87' |
| Manager: ||
| Henryk Kasperczak ||
* Man of the Match:
* Youssef Msakni (Tunisia)
* Assistant referees:
* Abel Baba (Nigeria)
* Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)
* Fourth official:
* Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

### Senegal vs Zimbabwe

| Senegal | Zimbabwe |
| GK | 1 | Abdoulaye Diallo |
| RB | 21 | Lamine Gassama | 57' |
| CB | 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| CB | 2 | Kara Mbodji |
| LB | 4 | Cheikh M'Bengue |
| CM | 5 | Idrissa Gueye |
| CM | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté (c) | 31' | 85' |
| RW | 20 | Keita Baldé |
| AM | 22 | Henri Saivet |
| LW | 10 | Sadio Mané | | 90+1' |
| CF | 9 | Mame Biram Diouf | | 63' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Moussa Sow | | 63' |
| MF | 11 | Cheikh N'Doye | | 85' |
| MF | 18 | Ismaïla Sarr | | 90+1' |
| Manager: ||
| Aliou Cissé ||
| GK | 16 | Tatenda Mkuruva |
| RB | 4 | Hardlife Zvirekwi |
| CB | 5 | Elisha Muroiwa |
| CB | 2 | Costa Nhamoinesu |
| LB | 6 | Onismor Bhasera |
| CM | 18 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| CM | 14 | Willard Katsande (c) |
| AM | 20 | Khama Billiat |
| RW | 10 | Kudakwashe Mahachi | | 46' |
| LW | 7 | Matthew Rusike | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Nyasha Mushekwi | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Tendai Ndoro | | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Evans Rusike | | 46' |
| FW | 13 | Cuthbert Malajila | 89' | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Callisto Pasuwa ||
* Man of the Match:
* Cheikhou Kouyaté (Senegal)
* Assistant referees:
* Redouane Achik (Morocco)
* Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
* Fourth official:
* Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

### Senegal vs Algeria

| Senegal | Algeria |
| GK | 16 | Khadim N'Diaye |
| RB | 14 | Zargo Touré |
| CB | 2 | Kara Mbodji (c) | | 70' |
| CB | 11 | Cheikh N'Doye |
| LB | 19 | Saliou Ciss |
| CM | 17 | Badou Ndiaye | | 78' |
| CM | 15 | Papakouli Diop |
| AM | 12 | Mohamed Diamé |
| RW | 18 | Ismaïla Sarr |
| LW | 13 | Moussa Konaté | | 90+4' |
| CF | 7 | Moussa Sow |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 6 | Famara Diédhiou | 74' | 70' |
| MF | 5 | Idrissa Gueye | | 78' |
| MF | 20 | Keita Baldé | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Aliou Cissé ||
| GK | 16 | Malik Asselah |
| RB | 22 | Rabie Meftah |
| CB | 2 | Aïssa Mandi (c) |
| CB | 4 | Liassine Cadamuro | 58' |
| LB | 3 | Faouzi Ghoulam | 39' |
| CM | 17 | Adlène Guedioura |
| CM | 10 | Nabil Bentaleb | 39' |
| RW | 11 | Yacine Brahimi | 44' |
| AM | 9 | Sofiane Hanni | | 83' |
| LW | 7 | Riyad Mahrez |
| CF | 13 | Islam Slimani | | 80' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 14 | Baghdad Bounedjah | | 80' |
| MF | 18 | Rachid Ghezzal | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Georges Leekens ||
* Man of the Match:
* Islam Slimani (Algeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
* Arsénio Chadreque Marengula (Mozambique)
* Fourth official:
* Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)

### Zimbabwe vs Tunisia

| Zimbabwe | Tunisia |
| GK | 16 | Tatenda Mkuruva |
| RB | 4 | Hardlife Zvirekwi |
| CB | 5 | Elisha Muroiwa |
| CB | 2 | Costa Nhamoinesu | 44' |
| LB | 6 | Onismor Bhasera |
| CM | 3 | Danny Phiri | 8' | 89' |
| CM | 14 | Willard Katsande (c) |
| RW | 20 | Khama Billiat |
| AM | 18 | Marvelous Nakamba |
| LW | 17 | Knowledge Musona | | 89' |
| CF | 9 | Nyasha Mushekwi |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Tendai Ndoro | | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Kudakwashe Mahachi | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Callisto Pasuwa ||
| GK | 1 | Rami Jridi |
| RB | 21 | Hamdi Nagguez | 85' |
| CB | 2 | Syam Ben Youssef |
| CB | 3 | Aymen Abdennour (c) |
| LB | 12 | Ali Maâloul |
| CM | 14 | Mohamed Amine Ben Amor | 33' |
| CM | 13 | Ferjani Sassi |
| AM | 10 | Wahbi Khazri | | 63' |
| RF | 11 | Taha Yassine Khenissi |
| CF | 7 | Youssef Msakni | | 78' |
| LF | 23 | Naïm Sliti | | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Hamza Lahmar | | 63' |
| FW | 19 | Saber Khalifa | | 78' |
| MF | 15 | Larry Azouni | | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Henryk Kasperczak ||
* Man of the Match:
* Taha Yassine Khenissi (Tunisia)
* Assistant referees:
* Marius Donatien Tan (Ivory Coast)
* Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
* Fourth official:
* Mahamadou Keita (Mali)