# 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Group D of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 11 to 19 January 2022. The group consisted of Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and Sudan.
Nigeria and Egypt as the top two teams advanced to the round of 16.

## Teams

| Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Rankings | FIFA Rankings |
| Draw position | Team | Zone | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance | May 2021 | December 2021 |
| D1 | Egypt | UNAF | Group G winners | 25 March 2021 | 25th | 2019 | Winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010) | 46 | 45 |
| D2 | Nigeria | WAFU | Group L winners | 27 March 2021 | 19th | 2019 | Winners (1980, 1994, 2013) | 32 | 36 |
| D3 | Sudan | CECAFA | Group C runners-up | 28 March 2021 | 9th | 2012 | Winners (1970) | 123 | 125 |
| D4 | Guinea-Bissau | WAFU | Group I runners-up | 30 March 2021 | 3rd | 2019 | Group stage (2017, 2019) | 108 | 106 |
Notes
* ↑ The rankings of May 2021 were used for seeding for the final draw.

## Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | |

## Matches
### Nigeria vs Egypt

| Nigeria | Egypt |
| GK | 1 | Maduka Okoye |
| RB | 2 | Ola Aina |
| CB | 5 | William Troost-Ekong (c) |
| CB | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo | 79' |
| LB | 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| CM | 10 | Joe Aribo |
| CM | 4 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| RW | 17 | Samuel Chukwueze | 72' |
| LW | 15 | Moses Simon | 90+1' |
| CF | 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho | 80' |
| CF | 19 | Taiwo Awoniyi | 72' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 24 | Umar Sadiq | 72' |
| MF | 13 | Chidera Ejuke | 72' |
| DF | 6 | Semi Ajayi | 79' |
| MF | 25 | Kelechi Nwakali | 80' |
| MF | 18 | Alex Iwobi | 90+1' |
| Interim coach: ||
| Augustine Eguavoen ||
| GK | 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy |
| RB | 25 | Akram Tawfik | 12' |
| CB | 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| CB | 15 | Mahmoud Hamdy | 90' |
| LB | 13 | Ahmed Abou El Fotouh | 46' |
| CM | 5 | Hamdy Fathy |
| CM | 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| RW | 10 | Mohamed Salah (c) |
| AM | 7 | Trézéguet | 58' |
| LW | 22 | Omar Marmoush |
| CF | 14 | Mostafa Mohamed | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Mohamed Abdelmonem | 12' |
| DF | 12 | Ayman Ashraf | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Zizo | 58' |
| FW | 11 | Ramadan Sobhi | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Mohamed Sherif | 90' |
| Coach: ||
| Carlos Queiroz ||
* Man of the Match:
* Kelechi Iheanacho (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
* Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
* Fourth official:
* Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)

### Sudan vs Guinea-Bissau

| Sudan | Guinea-Bissau |
| GK | 1 | Ali Abu Eshrein |
| RB | 12 | Mustafa Alfadni |
| CB | 5 | Salah Nemer (c) | 15' |
| CB | 6 | Mustafa Karshoum |
| LB | 17 | Mazin Mohamedein | 50' |
| RM | 11 | Gumaa Abas | | 90' |
| CM | 21 | Walieldin Khedr |
| CM | 14 | Mohamed Al Rashed |
| LM | 9 | Abdel Raouf |
| CF | 15 | Yasin Hamed | | 67' |
| CF | 10 | Mohamed Abdelrahman |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Al-Jezoli Nouh | | 67' |
| MF | 19 | Dhiya Mahjoub | | 90' |
| Coach: ||
| Burhan Tia ||
| GK | 12 | Maurice Gomis |
| RB | 15 | Jefferson Encada |
| CB | 22 | Opa Sanganté |
| CB | 20 | Sori Mané |
| LB | 2 | Fali Candé |
| CM | 10 | Pelé | | 85' |
| CM | 6 | Bura Nogueira (c) |
| CM | 16 | Moreto Cassamá |
| RF | 17 | Mama Baldé | | 73' |
| CF | 19 | Joseph Mendes | 13' | 73' |
| LF | 18 | Piqueti |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Steve Ambri | | 73' |
| FW | 13 | Frédéric Mendy | | 73' |
| MF | 5 | Panutche Camará | | 85' |
| Coach: ||
| Baciro Candé ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ali Abu Eshrein (Sudan)
* Assistant referees:
* El Hadj Malick Samba (Senegal)
* Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger)
* Fourth official:
* Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
* Video assistant referee:
* Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Djibril Camara (Senegal)

### Nigeria vs Sudan

| Nigeria | Sudan |
| GK | 1 | Maduka Okoye |
| RB | 2 | Ola Aina | 69' |
| CB | 5 | William Troost-Ekong (c) |
| CB | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| LB | 12 | Zaidu Sanusi |
| CM | 10 | Joe Aribo | | 66' |
| CM | 4 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| RW | 17 | Samuel Chukwueze | | 46' |
| LW | 15 | Moses Simon |
| CF | 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho | | 65' |
| CF | 19 | Taiwo Awoniyi | | 82' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 18 | Alex Iwobi | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Ahmed Musa | | 65' |
| MF | 25 | Kelechi Nwakali | | 66' |
| FW | 24 | Umar Sadiq | | 82' |
| Interim coach: ||
| Augustine Eguavoen ||
| GK | 1 | Ali Abu Eshrein |
| RB | 12 | Mustafa Alfadni |
| CB | 5 | Salah Nemer (c) | 88' |
| CB | 6 | Mustafa Karshoum |
| LB | 17 | Mazin Mohamedein |
| CM | 14 | Mohamed Al Rashed |
| CM | 21 | Walieldin Khedr |
| RW | 11 | Gumaa Abas | 46' |
| AM | 15 | Yasin Hamed | 64' |
| LW | 9 | Abdel Raouf | 88' |
| CF | 25 | Musab Ahmed | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 22 | Al-Jezoli Nouh | 46' |
| MF | 19 | Dhiya Mahjoub | 46' |
| FW | 8 | Muhamed Hasoun | 64' |
| MF | 18 | Sharif Omer | 88' |
| DF | 2 | Muhamed Kesra | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Burhan Tia ||
* Man of the Match:
* Moses Simon (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
* Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
* Fourth official:
* Boubou Traore (Mali)
* Video assistant referee:
* Adil Zourak (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco)

### Guinea-Bissau vs Egypt

| Guinea-Bissau | Egypt |
| GK | 1 | Jonas Mendes (c) |
| RB | 15 | Jefferson Encada | 31' | 77' |
| CB | 22 | Opa Sanganté |
| CB | 20 | Sori Mané |
| LB | 2 | Fali Candé |
| CM | 6 | Bura Nogueira |
| CM | 16 | Moreto Cassamá | 86' |
| RW | 9 | Steve Ambri | | 60' |
| AM | 5 | Panutche Camará | | 88' |
| LW | 18 | Piqueti | 25' | 77' |
| CF | 17 | Mama Baldé |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Jorginho | | 60' |
| DF | 3 | Leonel Ucha | | 77' |
| FW | 13 | Frédéric Mendy | | 77' |
| FW | 7 | Mauro Rodrigues | | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Baciro Candé ||
| GK | 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy |
| RB | 3 | Omar Kamal |
| CB | 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| CB | 15 | Mahmoud Hamdy | | 46' |
| LB | 12 | Ayman Ashraf |
| CM | 17 | Mohamed Elneny | 50' | 78' |
| CM | 4 | Amr El Solia |
| RW | 10 | Mohamed Salah (c) |
| AM | 19 | Abdallah El Said | | 58' |
| LW | 22 | Omar Marmoush | | 78' |
| CF | 14 | Mostafa Mohamed | | 58' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 2 | Mohamed Abdelmonem | | 46' |
| FW | 7 | Trézéguet | | 58' |
| MF | 21 | Zizo | | 58' |
| FW | 9 | Mohamed Sherif | | 78' |
| MF | 5 | Hamdy Fathy | | 78' |
| Coach: ||
| Carlos Queiroz ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mohamed Salah (Egypt)
* Assistant referees:
* Soulaimane Amaldine (Comoros)
* Lionel Andrianantenaina (Madagascar)
* Fourth official:
* Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
* Video assistant referee:
* Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)

### Guinea-Bissau vs Nigeria

| Guinea-Bissau | Nigeria |
| GK | 12 | Maurice Gomis |
| RB | 15 | Jefferson Encada |
| CB | 22 | Opa Sanganté |
| CB | 20 | Sori Mané |
| LB | 2 | Fali Candé |
| DM | 6 | Bura Nogueira (c) |
| RM | 11 | Jorginho | 70' |
| CM | 5 | Panutche Camará | 69' |
| CM | 16 | Moreto Cassamá | 78' |
| LM | 18 | Piqueti | 70' |
| CF | 17 | Mama Baldé | 88' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 23 | Alfa Semedo | 69' |
| FW | 9 | Steve Ambri | 70' |
| FW | 13 | Frédéric Mendy | 70' |
| DF | 3 | Leonel Ucha | 78' |
| FW | 7 | Mauro Rodrigues | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Baciro Candé ||
| GK | 23 | Francis Uzoho |
| RB | 21 | Tyronne Ebuehi | 76' |
| CB | 5 | William Troost-Ekong (c) |
| CB | 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| LB | 3 | Jamilu Collins |
| CM | 4 | Wilfred Ndidi |
| CM | 25 | Kelechi Nwakali | 76' |
| RW | 18 | Alex Iwobi |
| LW | 13 | Chidera Ejuke | 57' |
| CF | 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho | 85' |
| CF | 24 | Umar Sadiq | 57' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Moses Simon | 57' |
| FW | 28 | Peter Olayinka | 57' |
| MF | 8 | Frank Onyeka | 76' |
| DF | 26 | Olisa Ndah | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Henry Onyekuru | 85' |
| Interim coach: ||
| Augustine Eguavoen ||
* Man of the Match:
* William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya)
* Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
* Fourth official:
* Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

### Egypt vs Sudan

| Egypt | Sudan |
| GK | 1 | Mohamed El Shenawy |
| RB | 3 | Omar Kamal |
| CB | 6 | Ahmed Hegazi |
| CB | 2 | Mohamed Abdelmonem | 83' |
| LB | 12 | Ayman Ashraf |
| CM | 17 | Mohamed Elneny |
| CM | 4 | Amr El Solia | | 85' |
| RW | 10 | Mohamed Salah (c) |
| AM | 19 | Abdallah El Said | | 57' |
| LW | 22 | Omar Marmoush | | 66' |
| CF | 14 | Mostafa Mohamed | | 85' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 21 | Zizo | | 57' |
| FW | 7 | Trézéguet | | 66' |
| MF | 5 | Hamdy Fathy | | 85' |
| FW | 28 | Marwan Hamdy | | 85' |
| Coach: ||
| Carlos Queiroz ||
| GK | 23 | Mohamed Mustafa | | 46' |
| RB | 12 | Mustafa Alfadni |
| CB | 3 | Elsadig Hassan | 38' |
| CB | 6 | Mustafa Karshoum |
| LB | 17 | Mazin Mohamedein |
| CM | 14 | Mohamed Al Rashed | | 46' |
| CM | 21 | Walieldin Khedr |
| RW | 8 | Muhamed Hasoun | | 46' |
| AM | 19 | Dhiya Mahjoub | 52' |
| LW | 9 | Abdel Raouf | | 70' |
| CF | 10 | Mohamed Abdelrahman (c) |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 11 | Gumaa Abas | | 46' |
| GK | 1 | Ali Abu Eshrein | | 46' |
| FW | 15 | Yasin Hamed | | 46' |
| MF | 18 | Sharif Omer | | 70' |
| Coach: ||
| Burhan Tia ||
* Man of the Match:
* Ahmed Hegazi (Egypt)
* Assistant referees:
* Jerson Emiliano dos Santos (Angola)
* James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles)
* Fourth official:
* Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)