# 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Group C of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations ran from 21 January until 29 January. It consisted of Zambia (holders), Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia. The matches were held in the South African cities of Nelspruit and Rustenburg.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |
All times South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

## Zambia vs. Ethiopia

| Zambia | Ethiopia |
| GK | 16 | Kennedy Mweene |
| RB | 6 | Davies Nkausu |
| CB | 13 | Stoppila Sunzu | 11' |
| CB | 5 | Hijani Himoonde |
| LB | 4 | Joseph Musonda | 45+1' | 60' |
| RM | 3 | Chisamba Lungu | 24' |
| CM | 19 | Nathan Sinkala |
| CM | 8 | Isaac Chansa | | 76' |
| LM | 17 | Rainford Kalaba |
| CF | 11 | Christopher Katongo (c) | | 85' |
| CF | 9 | Collins Mbesuma | 69' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Jacob Mulenga | | 60' |
| MF | 23 | Mukuka Mulenga | | 76' |
| FW | 20 | Emmanuel Mayuka | | 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
| GK | 22 | Jemal Tassew | 35' |
| RB | 17 | Siyoum Tesfaye |
| CB | 5 | Aynalem Hailu | 39' |
| CB | 12 | Biadigling Eliase |
| LB | 4 | Abebaw Butako | 90+4' |
| CM | 19 | Adane Girma (c) |
| CM | 8 | Asrat Megersa |
| RW | 18 | Shimelis Bekele | | 39' |
| LW | 14 | Minyahil Teshome | 90+3' | 90+4' |
| CF | 9 | Getaneh Kebede | | 64' |
| CF | 7 | Saladin Said |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 23 | Zerihun Tadele | | 39' |
| MF | 21 | Addis Hintsa | | 64' |
| MF | 13 | Fuad Ibrahim | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Sewnet Bishaw ||
* Man of the Match:
* Saladin Said (Ethiopia)
* Assistant referees:
* Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
* Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
* Fourth official:
* Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

## Nigeria vs. Burkina Faso

| Nigeria | Burkina Faso |
| GK | 1 | Vincent Enyeama |
| RB | 5 | Efe Ambrose | 38' 74' |
| CB | 14 | Godfrey Oboabona |
| CB | 2 | Joseph Yobo (c) |
| LB | 3 | Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé |
| DM | 10 | Mikel John Obi |
| CM | 13 | Fegor Ogude | 24' | 70' |
| CM | 20 | Nosa Igiebor | 73' |
| RW | 7 | Ahmed Musa |
| LW | 9 | Emmanuel Emenike | | 58' |
| CF | 8 | Brown Ideye | | 78' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Ikechukwu Uche | | 58' |
| MF | 17 | Ogenyi Onazi | | 70' |
| DF | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo | | 78' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephen Keshi ||
| GK | 16 | Abdoulaye Soulama |
| RB | 8 | Paul Koulibaly |
| CB | 12 | Saïdou Panandétiguiri |
| CB | 4 | Bakary Koné |
| LB | 5 | Mohamed Koffi |
| DM | 7 | Florent Rouamba | 82' |
| CM | 6 | Djakaridja Koné |
| CM | 11 | Jonathan Pitroipa |
| RW | 9 | Moumouni Dagano (c) |
| LW | 15 | Aristide Bancé | 65' |
| CF | 2 | Hugues-Wilfried Dah | 46' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 20 | Wilfried Sanou | 46' |
| MF | 10 | Alain Traoré | 65' |
| FW | 21 | Abdou Razack Traoré | 82' |
| Manager: ||
| Paul Put ||
* Man of the Match:
* Mikel John Obi (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Redouane Achik (Morocco)
* Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
* Fourth official:
* Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

## Zambia vs. Nigeria

| Zambia | Nigeria |
| GK | 16 | Kennedy Mweene |
| RB | 4 | Joseph Musonda |
| CB | 6 | Davies Nkausu |
| CB | 13 | Stoppila Sunzu |
| LB | 18 | Emmanuel Mbola | 73' |
| RM | 3 | Chisamba Lungu | | 66' |
| CM | 8 | Isaac Chansa | | 73' |
| CM | 19 | Nathan Sinkala | 64' |
| LM | 17 | Rainford Kalaba |
| CF | 11 | Christopher Katongo (c) | | 66' |
| CF | 20 | Emmanuel Mayuka |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 9 | Collins Mbesuma | | 66' |
| MF | 23 | Mukuka Mulenga | | 66' |
| MF | 21 | Jonas Sakuwaha | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
| GK | 1 | Vincent Enyeama (c) |
| RB | 17 | Ogenyi Onazi |
| CB | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| CB | 14 | Godfrey Oboabona | 35' |
| LB | 3 | Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé | 90+3' |
| DM | 20 | Nosa Igiebor | | 76' |
| CM | 13 | Fegor Ogude |
| CM | 10 | Mikel John Obi |
| RW | 11 | Victor Moses | | 79' |
| LW | 7 | Ahmed Musa | 69' | 89' |
| CF | 9 | Emmanuel Emenike | 87' |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 4 | Nwankwo Obiorah | | 76' |
| FW | 8 | Brown Ideye | | 79' |
| FW | 15 | Ikechukwu Uche | | 89' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephen Keshi ||
* Man of the Match:
* Kennedy Mweene (Zambia)
* Assistant referees:
* Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
* Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
* Fourth official:
* Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

## Burkina Faso vs. Ethiopia

| Burkina Faso | Ethiopia |
| GK | 16 | Abdoulaye Soulama | 60' |
| RB | 5 | Mohamed Koffi |
| CB | 4 | Bakary Koné |
| CB | 8 | Paul Koulibaly |
| LB | 12 | Saïdou Panandétiguiri |
| DM | 18 | Charles Kaboré (c) | | 90+4' |
| CM | 6 | Djakaridja Koné |
| CM | 10 | Alain Traoré |
| RW | 20 | Wilfried Sanou | | 63' |
| LW | 11 | Jonathan Pitroipa | 54' |
| CF | 15 | Aristide Bancé | | 64' |
| Substitutions: ||
| GK | 1 | Daouda Diakité | | 63' |
| MF | 7 | Florent Rouamba | | 64' |
| DF | 14 | Benjamin Balima | | 90+4' |
| Manager: ||
| Paul Put ||
| GK | 23 | Zerihun Tadele |
| RB | 17 | Siyoum Tesfaye | 72' |
| CB | 5 | Aynalem Hailu |
| CB | 2 | Degu Debebe (c) |
| LB | 10 | Birhanu Bogale |
| RM | 18 | Shimelis Bekele | | 55' |
| CM | 8 | Asrat Megersa | | 43' |
| CM | 21 | Addis Hintsa |
| LM | 14 | Minyahil Teshome |
| SS | 19 | Adane Girma | | 11' |
| CF | 7 | Saladin Said |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 20 | Behailu Assefa | | 11' |
| MF | 3 | Yared Zinabu | | 43' |
| FW | 9 | Getaneh Kebede | | 55' |
| Manager: ||
| Sewnet Bishaw ||
* Man of the Match:
* Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso)
* Assistant referees:
* Peter Edibe (Nigeria)
* Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
* Fourth official:
* Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

## Burkina Faso vs. Zambia

| Burkina Faso | Zambia |
| GK | 1 | Daouda Diakité |
| RB | 5 | Mohamed Koffi |
| CB | 4 | Bakary Koné |
| CB | 8 | Paul Koulibaly |
| LB | 12 | Saïdou Panandétiguiri | 67' |
| DM | 7 | Florent Rouamba |
| CM | 6 | Djakaridja Koné |
| CM | 18 | Charles Kaboré (c) |
| RW | 14 | Benjamin Balima | | 46' |
| LW | 10 | Alain Traoré | | 11' |
| CF | 11 | Jonathan Pitroipa | | 90+2' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | Aristide Bancé | | 11' |
| FW | 2 | Hugues-Wilfried Dah | | 46' |
| MF | 21 | Abdou Razack Traoré | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Paul Put ||
| GK | 16 | Kennedy Mweene (c) |
| RB | 6 | Davies Nkausu | | 15' |
| CB | 13 | Stoppila Sunzu |
| CB | 5 | Hijani Himoonde |
| LB | 18 | Emmanuel Mbola |
| RM | 17 | Rainford Kalaba |
| CM | 19 | Nathan Sinkala |
| CM | 8 | Isaac Chansa | | 55' |
| LM | 3 | Chisamba Lungu | | 80' |
| CF | 20 | Emmanuel Mayuka | 37' |
| CF | 9 | Collins Mbesuma |
| Substitutions: ||
| DF | 4 | Joseph Musonda | 31' | 15' |
| MF | 23 | Mukaka Mulenga | | 55' |
| MF | 21 | Jonas Sakuwaha | | 80' |
| Manager: ||
| Hervé Renard ||
* Man of the Match:
* Djakaridja Koné (Burkina Faso)
* Assistant referees:
* Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
* Yanoussa Moussa (Cameroon)
* Fourth official:
* Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

## Ethiopia vs. Nigeria

| Ethiopia | Nigeria |
| GK | 1 | Sisay Bancha | 82' 85' |
| RB | 6 | Alula Girma | 78' |
| CB | 2 | Degu Debebe (c) | 42' |
| CB | 12 | Biadigling Elias | 21' |
| LB | 4 | Abebaw Butako |
| RM | 9 | Getaneh Kebede |
| CM | 21 | Addis Hintsa |
| CM | 15 | Dawit Estifanos | | 46' |
| LM | 16 | Yussuf Saleh | | 68' |
| SS | 11 | Oumed Oukri | | 46' |
| CF | 7 | Saladin Said |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 13 | Fuad Ibrahim | | 46' |
| MF | 14 | Minyahil Teshome | | 46' |
| DF | 10 | Birhanu Bogale | | 68' |
| Manager: ||
| Sewnet Bishaw ||
| GK | 1 | Vincent Enyeama (c) |
| RB | 5 | Efe Ambrose |
| CB | 22 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| CB | 14 | Godfrey Oboabona |
| LB | 3 | Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé |
| DM | 10 | Mikel John Obi | | 90+2' |
| CM | 19 | Sunday Mba | 62' |
| CM | 13 | Fegor Ogude | 63' |
| RW | 9 | Emmanuel Emenike | | 75' |
| LW | 11 | Victor Moses |
| CF | 15 | Ikechukwu Uche | | 65' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 7 | Ahmed Musa | | 65' |
| FW | 8 | Brown Ideye | | 75' |
| DF | 2 | Joseph Yobo | | 90+2' |
| Manager: ||
| Stephen Keshi ||
* Man of the Match:
* Vincent Enyeama (Nigeria)
* Assistant referees:
* Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda)
* Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
* Fourth official:
* Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)