# 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Group C of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 16 to 24 January 2017 in Gabon. The group consisted of defending champions Ivory Coast, Morocco, DR Congo, and Togo.
DR Congo and Morocco 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 |
| C1 | Ivory Coast | Group I winners | 3 September 2016 | 22nd | 2015 | Winners (1992, 2015) | 63.5 | 34 |
| C2 | DR Congo | Group B winners | 4 September 2016 | 18th | 2015 | Winners (1968, 1974) | 29.5 | 49 |
| C3 | Morocco | Group F winners | 29 March 2016 | 16th | 2013 | Winners (1976) | 18.5 | 57 |
| C4 | Togo | Group A runners-up | 4 September 2016 | 8th | 2013 | Quarter-finals (2013) | 15.5 | 90 |

### 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 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 | |
In the quarter-finals:
* The group winners, DR Congo, advanced to play the runners-up of Group D, Ghana.
* The group runners-up, Morocco, advanced to play the winners of Group D, Egypt.

## Matches

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

### Ivory Coast vs Togo

| Ivory Coast | Togo |
| GK | 16 | Sylvain Gbohouo |
| RB | 17 | Serge Aurier |
| CB | 21 | Eric Bailly |
| CB | 5 | Wilfried Kanon |
| LB | 18 | Adama Traoré |
| CM | 11 | Franck Kessié |
| CM | 20 | Serey Dié (c) |
| CM | 6 | Jean Seri | 66' |
| RW | 9 | Wilfried Zaha | 70' |
| CF | 14 | Jonathan Kodjia | 83' |
| LW | 8 | Salomon Kalou |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 10 | Cheick Doukouré | 66' |
| FW | 12 | Wilfried Bony | 70' |
| MF | 15 | Max Gradel | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Dussuyer ||
| GK | 16 | Kossi Agassa |
| RB | 17 | Serge Gakpé |
| CB | 15 | Alaixys Romao |
| CB | 13 | Sadat Ouro-Akoriko |
| LB | 21 | Djené Dakonam |
| RM | 7 | Mathieu Dossevi | 88' |
| CM | 10 | Floyd Ayité |
| CM | 18 | Lalawélé Atakora |
| LM | 22 | Ihlas Bebou |
| CF | 4 | Emmanuel Adebayor (c) | 89' |
| CF | 19 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 83' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 5 | Serge Akakpo | 83' |
| FW | 8 | Komlan Agbégniadan | 88' |
| MF | 12 | Razak Boukari | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Le Roy ||
* Man of the Match:
* Lalawélé Atakora (Togo)
* Assistant referees:
* Théophile Vinga (Gabon)
* Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt)
* Fourth official:
* Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

### DR Congo vs Morocco

| DR Congo | Morocco |
| GK | 1 | Ley Matampi |
| RB | 2 | Issama Mpeko |
| CB | 5 | Marcel Tisserand |
| CB | 14 | Gabriel Zakuani (c) |
| LB | 3 | Fabrice N'Sakala | 48' | 65' |
| CM | 22 | Chancel Mbemba |
| CM | 18 | Merveille Bokadi |
| CM | 15 | Rémi Mulumba |
| RW | 6 | Junior Kabananga | | 72' |
| CF | 17 | Cédric Bakambu | | 77' |
| LW | 21 | Firmin Ndombe Mubele |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 13 | Joyce Lomalisa | 74' 81' | 65' |
| MF | 20 | Jacques Maghoma | | 72' |
| FW | 9 | Dieumerci Mbokani | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Florent Ibengé ||
| GK | 12 | Munir Mohand |
| RB | 17 | Nabil Dirar |
| CB | 5 | Medhi Benatia (c) |
| CB | 4 | Manuel da Costa | 68' |
| LB | 2 | Hamza Mendyl |
| DM | 8 | Karim El Ahmadi |
| CM | 21 | Mehdi Carcela | | 79' |
| CM | 16 | Omar El Kaddouri | | 61' |
| RW | 14 | Mbark Boussoufa |
| CF | 20 | Aziz Bouhaddouz |
| LW | 6 | Romain Saïss | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Youssef En-Nesyri | | 61' |
| MF | 11 | Fayçal Fajr | | 73' |
| FW | 9 | Youssef El-Arabi | | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mbark Boussoufa (Morocco)
* Assistant referees:
* Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
* Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger)
* Fourth official:
* Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

### Ivory Coast vs DR Congo

| Ivory Coast | DR Congo |
| GK | 16 | Sylvain Gbohouo |
| RB | 17 | Serge Aurier |
| CB | 21 | Eric Bailly |
| CB | 5 | Wilfried Kanon |
| LB | 18 | Adama Traoré | | 46' |
| CM | 10 | Cheick Doukouré |
| CM | 20 | Serey Dié (c) |
| CM | 11 | Franck Kessié | 65' |
| RW | 9 | Wilfried Zaha |
| CF | 12 | Wilfried Bony |
| LW | 15 | Max Gradel | | 77' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 19 | Simon Deli | | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Salomon Kalou | | 77' |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Dussuyer ||
| GK | 1 | Ley Matampi |
| RB | 18 | Merveille Bokadi |
| CB | 2 | Issama Mpeko |
| CB | 4 | Jordan Ikoko | 72' |
| LB | 5 | Marcel Tisserand |
| CM | 20 | Jacques Maghoma | 72' |
| CM | 10 | Neeskens Kebano |
| CM | 22 | Chancel Mbemba |
| RW | 21 | Firmin Ndombe Mubele |
| CF | 9 | Dieumerci Mbokani (c) |
| LW | 6 | Junior Kabananga | 79' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Youssouf Mulumbu | 72' |
| MF | 15 | Rémi Mulumba | 72' |
| FW | 12 | Jonathan Bolingi | 79' |
| Manager: ||
| Florent Ibengé ||
* Man of the Match:
* Serey Dié (Ivory Coast)
* Assistant referees:
* Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
* Marwa Range (Kenya)
* Fourth official:
* Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

### Morocco vs Togo

| Morocco | Togo |
| GK | 12 | Munir Mohand |
| CB | 5 | Medhi Benatia (c) |
| CB | 4 | Manuel da Costa |
| CB | 6 | Romain Saïss |
| RWB | 17 | Nabil Dirar |
| LWB | 2 | Hamza Mendyl |
| CM | 8 | Karim El Ahmadi |
| CM | 14 | Mbark Boussoufa | 56' |
| CM | 16 | Omar El Kaddouri | | 61' |
| CF | 11 | Fayçal Fajr | | 81' |
| CF | 20 | Aziz Bouhaddouz | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Youssef En-Nesyri | | 61' |
| MF | 15 | Youssef Aït Bennasser | | 81' |
| FW | 23 | Rachid Alioui | | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
| GK | 16 | Kossi Agassa |
| RB | 17 | Serge Gakpé |
| CB | 15 | Alaixys Romao |
| CB | 13 | Sadat Ouro-Akoriko |
| LB | 21 | Djené Dakonam |
| RM | 7 | Mathieu Dossevi | | 84' |
| CM | 18 | Lalawélé Atakora | | 89' |
| CM | 10 | Floyd Ayité | 83' |
| LM | 22 | Ihlas Bebou |
| CF | 19 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | | 73' |
| CF | 4 | Emmanuel Adebayor (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Razak Boukari | | 73' |
| MF | 14 | Prince Segbefia | | 84' |
| FW | 8 | Komlan Agbégniadan | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Le Roy ||
* Man of the Match:
* Fayçal Fajr (Morocco)
* Assistant referees:
* Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
* Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea)
* Fourth official:
* Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

### Morocco vs Ivory Coast

| Morocco | Ivory Coast |
| GK | 12 | Munir Mohand | 87' |
| RB | 17 | Nabil Dirar |
| CB | 5 | Medhi Benatia (c) | 30' |
| CB | 4 | Manuel da Costa |
| LB | 2 | Hamza Mendyl |
| CM | 8 | Karim El Ahmadi | 82' |
| CM | 6 | Romain Saïss |
| AM | 14 | Mbark Boussoufa |
| RW | 11 | Fayçal Fajr | | 83' |
| LW | 7 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| CF | 20 | Aziz Bouhaddouz | | 42' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 23 | Rachid Alioui | | 42' 90+2' |
| MF | 19 | Mounir Obbadi | | 83' |
| FW | 13 | Khalid Boutaïb | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
| GK | 16 | Sylvain Gbohouo |
| RB | 17 | Serge Aurier |
| CB | 21 | Eric Bailly | 58' |
| CB | 19 | Simon Deli |
| LB | 5 | Wilfried Kanon |
| CM | 10 | Cheick Doukouré | | 52' |
| CM | 20 | Serey Dié (c) |
| CM | 11 | Franck Kessié | | 85' |
| RF | 9 | Wilfried Zaha | 70' | 75' |
| CF | 12 | Wilfried Bony |
| LF | 8 | Salomon Kalou |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 6 | Jean Seri | | 52' |
| FW | 14 | Jonathan Kodjia | | 75' |
| MF | 15 | Max Gradel | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Michel Dussuyer ||
* Man of the Match:
* Salomon Kalou (Ivory Coast)
* Assistant referees:
* Ali Waleed Ahmed (Sudan)
* Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
* Fourth official:
* Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

### Togo vs DR Congo

| Togo | DR Congo |
| GK | 23 | Baba Tchagouni | 24' |
| RB | 21 | Djené Dakonam |
| CB | 5 | Serge Akakpo |
| CB | 13 | Sadat Ouro-Akoriko |
| LB | 17 | Serge Gakpé |
| CM | 18 | Lalawélé Atakora |
| CM | 10 | Floyd Ayité |
| RW | 7 | Mathieu Dossevi | 67' |
| AM | 12 | Razak Boukari | 78' |
| LW | 22 | Ihlas Bebou |
| CF | 4 | Emmanuel Adebayor (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Cédric Mensah | 24' |
| FW | 19 | Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba | 67' |
| MF | 15 | Alaixys Romao | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Claude Le Roy ||
| GK | 1 | Ley Matampi |
| RB | 2 | Issama Mpeko |
| CB | 18 | Merveille Bokadi |
| CB | 5 | Marcel Tisserand |
| LB | 13 | Joyce Lomalisa |
| CM | 7 | Youssouf Mulumbu (c) |
| CM | 22 | Chancel Mbemba |
| AM | 10 | Neeskens Kebano | 60' |
| RW | 21 | Firmin Ndombe Mubele | 68' |
| LW | 6 | Junior Kabananga | 83' |
| CF | 12 | Jonathan Bolingi |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 8 | Paul-José M'Poku | 60' |
| MF | 11 | Jordan Botaka | 68' |
| FW | 19 | Jeremy Bokila | 83' |
| Manager: ||
| Florent Ibengé ||
* Man of the Match:
* Junior Kabananga (DR Congo)
* Assistant referees:
* Djibril Camara (Senegal)
* El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
* Fourth official:
* Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)