# 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 10 to 18 January 2022. The group consisted of Guinea, Malawi, Senegal and Zimbabwe.
Senegal and Guinea as the top two teams, along with Malawi as one of the four best third-placed 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 |
| B1 | Senegal | WAFU | Group I winners | 15 November 2020 | 16th | 2019 | Runners-up (2002, 2019) | 22 | 20 |
| B2 | Zimbabwe | COSAFA | Group H runners-up | 25 March 2021 | 5th | 2019 | Group stage (2004, 2006, 2017, 2019) | 107 | 121 |
| B3 | Guinea | WAFU | Group A runners-up | 24 March 2021 | 13th | 2019 | Runners-up (1976) | 72 | 81 |
| B4 | Malawi | COSAFA | Group B runners-up | 29 March 2021 | 3rd | 2010 | Group stage (1984, 2010) | 115 | 129 |
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 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head result: Guinea 1–0 Malawi.

## Matches
### Senegal vs Zimbabwe

| Senegal | Zimbabwe |
| GK | 1 | Seny Dieng |
| RB | 21 | Ibrahima Mbaye |
| CB | 4 | Pape Abou Cissé |
| CB | 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| LB | 12 | Fodé Ballo-Touré |
| CM | 20 | Bouna Sarr |
| CM | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| CM | 5 | Idrissa Gueye (c) |
| RF | 9 | Boulaye Dia | | 77' |
| CF | 10 | Sadio Mané |
| LF | 7 | Keita Baldé | 31' | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Habib Diallo | | 64' |
| MF | 26 | Pape Gueye | | 77' |
| Coach: ||
| Aliou Cissé ||
| GK | 1 | Petros Mhari |
| RB | 22 | Takudzwa Chimwemwe |
| CB | 5 | Gerald Takwara |
| CB | 15 | Teenage Hadebe | 52' |
| LB | 14 | Onismor Bhasera |
| DM | 4 | Kelvin Madzongwe | 90+5' |
| RM | 7 | Ishmael Wadi |
| CM | 17 | Knowledge Musona (c) | | 88' |
| CM | 8 | Kundai Benyu | | 71' |
| LM | 12 | Bruce Kangwa |
| CF | 18 | Prince Dube | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Tino Kadewere | | 46' |
| MF | 13 | Thabani Kamusoko | | 71' |
| MF | 11 | Never Tigere | | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Norman Mapeza ||
* Man of the Match:
* Sadio Mané (Senegal)
* Assistant referees:
* Olivier Safari (DR Congo)
* Attia Amsaaed (Libya)
* Fourth official:
* Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
* Video assistant referee:
* Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

### Guinea vs Malawi

| Guinea | Malawi |
| GK | 1 | Aly Keita |
| CB | 5 | Saïdou Sow | | 71' |
| CB | 13 | Mohamed Ali Camara |
| CB | 4 | Ibrahima Conté II | 75' |
| RWB | 19 | Mamadou Kané |
| LWB | 3 | Issiaga Sylla |
| CM | 23 | Aguibou Camara | | 46' |
| CM | 6 | Amadou Diawara |
| CM | 8 | Naby Keïta (c) |
| CF | 9 | José Kanté | | 71' |
| CF | 11 | Mohamed Bayo | | 88' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Ibrahima Cissé | | 46' |
| DF | 17 | Ousmane Kanté | | 71' |
| FW | 25 | Mamadou Diallo | | 71' |
| FW | 21 | Sory Kaba | | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Kaba Diawara ||
| GK | 16 | Ernest Kakhobwe |
| CB | 21 | Chikoti Chirwa |
| CB | 19 | Limbikani Mzava (c) |
| CB | 5 | Dennis Chembezi |
| RM | 7 | Micium Mhone |
| CM | 8 | Chimwemwe Idana | 81' |
| CM | 17 | John Banda |
| LM | 10 | Francisco Madinga |
| AM | 13 | Peter Banda | | 80' |
| CF | 20 | Yamikani Chester | | 65' |
| CF | 22 | Khuda Muyaba |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Richard Mbulu | 83' | 65' |
| FW | 18 | Zebron Kalima | | 80' |
| Coach: ||
| Mario Marinică ||
* Man of the Match:
* Naby Keita (Guinea)
* Assistant referees:
* Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
* Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria)
* Fourth official:
* Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
* Video assistant referee:
* Victor Gomes (South Africa)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Mustapha Akarkad (Morocco)

### Senegal vs Guinea

| Senegal | Guinea |
| GK | 1 | Seny Dieng |
| RB | 21 | Ibrahima Mbaye |
| CB | 4 | Pape Abou Cissé |
| CB | 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| LB | 2 | Saliou Ciss |
| CM | 25 | Mamadou Loum |
| CM | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté | 74' |
| RW | 20 | Bouna Sarr | | 90' |
| AM | 10 | Sadio Mané (c) |
| LW | 27 | Mame Thiam | | 74' |
| CF | 9 | Boulaye Dia | | 81' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 11 | Habib Diallo | | 74' |
| MF | 13 | Joseph Lopy | | 81' |
| FW | 7 | Keita Baldé | | 90' |
| Coach: ||
| Aliou Cissé ||
| GK | 1 | Aly Keita | 83' |
| CB | 5 | Saïdou Sow |
| CB | 13 | Mohamed Ali Camara |
| CB | 4 | Ibrahima Conté II |
| RWB | 7 | Ibrahima Cissé |
| LWB | 3 | Issiaga Sylla | 80' |
| CM | 14 | Ilaix Moriba | | 66' |
| CM | 6 | Amadou Diawara | 49' | 78' |
| CM | 8 | Naby Keïta (c) | 64' |
| CF | 11 | Mohamed Bayo |
| CF | 10 | Morgan Guilavogui | | 90' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 12 | Ibrahima Conté I | | 66' |
| MF | 24 | Mory Konaté | | 78' |
| MF | 2 | Morlaye Sylla | | 90' |
| Coach: ||
| Kaba Diawara ||
* Man of the Match:
* Naby Keïta (Guinea)
* Assistant referees:
* Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
* James Fredrick Emile (Seychelles)
* Fourth official:
* Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
* Video assistant referee:
* Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)

### Malawi vs Zimbabwe

| Malawi | Zimbabwe |
| GK | 16 | Ernest Kakhobwe | 90+1' |
| CB | 21 | Chikoti Chirwa |
| CB | 19 | Limbikani Mzava (c) | | 27' |
| CB | 5 | Dennis Chembezi |
| RM | 2 | Stanley Sanudi | 49' |
| CM | 17 | John Banda |
| CM | 8 | Chimwemwe Idana | | 84' |
| LM | 10 | Francisco Madinga | | 84' |
| AM | 11 | Gabadinho Mhango |
| CF | 9 | Richard Mbulu | | 66' |
| CF | 22 | Khuda Muyaba | | 66' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 15 | Lawrence Chaziya | | 27' |
| FW | 13 | Peter Banda | | 66' |
| FW | 20 | Yamikani Chester | | 66' |
| MF | 27 | Gerald Phiri Jr. | | 84' |
| MF | 3 | Charles Petro | | 84' |
| Coach: ||
| Mario Marinică ||
| GK | 1 | Petros Mhari |
| RB | 22 | Takudzwa Chimwemwe |
| CB | 5 | Gerald Takwara |
| CB | 15 | Teenage Hadebe | 29' |
| LB | 14 | Onismor Bhasera |
| DM | 4 | Kelvin Madzongwe | 83' |
| RM | 7 | Ishmael Wadi | | 84' |
| CM | 17 | Knowledge Musona (c) | | 78' |
| CM | 8 | Kundai Benyu |
| LM | 12 | Bruce Kangwa | 20' | 67' |
| CF | 10 | Tino Kadewere |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 3 | Jordan Zemura | | 67' |
| FW | 19 | Admiral Muskwe | | 78' |
| MF | 16 | Kudakwashe Mahachi | | 84' |
| Coach: ||
| Norman Mapeza ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gabadinho Mhango (Malawi)
* Assistant referees:
* Mahamadou Yahaya (Niger)
* Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria)
* Fourth official:
* Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco)

### Malawi vs Senegal

| Malawi | Senegal |
| GK | 1 | Charles Thomu | 83' |
| RB | 2 | Stanley Sanudi |
| CB | 15 | Lawrence Chaziya | 58' |
| CB | 5 | Dennis Chembezi |
| LB | 21 | Gomezgani Chirwa |
| RM | 7 | Micium Mhone | | 67' |
| CM | 8 | Chimwemwe Idana | | 79' |
| CM | 17 | John Banda (c) |
| LM | 10 | Francisco Madinga | | 79' |
| CF | 22 | Khuda Muyaba | | 67' |
| CF | 11 | Gabadinho Mhango |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Richard Mbulu | | 67' |
| FW | 20 | Yamikani Chester | | 67' |
| MF | 27 | Gerald Phiri Jr. | | 79' |
| FW | 14 | Robin Ngalande | | 79' |
| Coach: ||
| Mario Marinică ||
| GK | 16 | Édouard Mendy |
| RB | 20 | Bouna Sarr |
| CB | 3 | Kalidou Koulibaly (c) |
| CB | 22 | Abdou Diallo |
| LB | 2 | Saliou Ciss | | 86' |
| CM | 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté | 20' |
| CM | 6 | Nampalys Mendy | | 72' |
| CM | 5 | Idrissa Gueye |
| RF | 9 | Boulaye Dia | | 72' |
| CF | 11 | Habib Diallo | | 60' |
| LF | 10 | Sadio Mané |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Bamba Dieng | | 60' |
| MF | 26 | Pape Gueye | 75' | 72' |
| FW | 19 | Famara Diédhiou | | 72' |
| DF | 12 | Fodé Ballo-Touré | | 86' |
| Coach: ||
| Aliou Cissé ||
* Man of the Match:
* Charles Thomu (Malawi)
* Assistant referees:
* Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
* Olivier Safari (DR Congo)
* Fourth official:
* Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
* Video assistant referee:
* Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Mokrane Gourari (Algeria)

### Zimbabwe vs Guinea

| Zimbabwe | Guinea |
| GK | 21 | Talbert Shumba | 56' |
| RB | 2 | Godknows Murwira |
| CB | 20 | Peter Muduhwa |
| CB | 5 | Gerald Takwara |
| LB | 12 | Bruce Kangwa |
| DM | 13 | Thabani Kamusoko |
| RM | 16 | Kudakwashe Mahachi | 86' | 88' |
| CM | 11 | Never Tigere |
| CM | 17 | Knowledge Musona (c) | | 46' |
| LM | 3 | Jordan Zemura | | 75' |
| CF | 19 | Admiral Muskwe | | 75' |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 14 | Onismor Bhasera | 90+1' | 46' |
| FW | 10 | Tino Kadewere | | 75' |
| FW | 18 | Prince Dube | | 75' |
| DF | 22 | Takudzwa Chimwemwe | | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Norman Mapeza ||
| GK | 1 | Aly Keita |
| CB | 17 | Ousmane Kanté |
| CB | 13 | Mohamed Ali Camara |
| CB | 4 | Ibrahima Conté II |
| RWB | 7 | Ibrahima Cissé | 34' |
| LWB | 3 | Issiaga Sylla | | 88' |
| CM | 14 | Ilaix Moriba | | 63' |
| CM | 19 | Mamadou Kané | 90+3' |
| CM | 8 | Naby Keïta (c) | 90+1' |
| CF | 21 | Sory Kaba | | 63' |
| CF | 9 | José Kanté | | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 25 | Mamadou Diallo | | 46' |
| MF | 2 | Morlaye Sylla | | 63' |
| FW | 11 | Mohamed Bayo | | 63' |
| DF | 20 | Pa Konate | | 88' |
| Coach: ||
| Kaba Diawara ||
* Man of the Match:
* Gerald Takwara (Zimbabwe)
* Assistant referees:
* Carine Atezambong Fomo (Cameroon)
* Fatiha Jermoumi (Morocco)
* Fourth official:
* Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
* Video assistant referee:
* Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
* Assistant video assistant referee:
* Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan)