2017 Africa Cup of Nations

The **2017 Africa Cup of Nations** (also called **AFCON 2017** and **CAN 2017**) was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. The tournament hosted by Gabon. It was held from 14 January to 5 February 2017.

The winner of this tournament qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup tournament in Russia.

## Teams

The draw for the qualification stage took place on 8 April 2015. The following teams have qualified for the final tournament.

## Group stage

The draw took place on the 19th of October 2016 in Libreville.

### Group A

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|14 January 2017|||||
|****|**1–1**|****|||
|****|**1–1**|****|||
|18 January 2017|||||
|****|**1–1**|****|||
|****|**2–1**|****|||
|22 January 2017|||||
|****|**0–0**|****|||
|****|**0–2**|****|||

### Group B

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|15 January 2017|||||
|****|**2–2**|****|||
|****|**0–2**|****|||
|19 January 2017|||||
|****|**1–2**|****|||
|****|**2–0**|****|||
|23 January 2017|||||
|****|**2–2**|****|||
|****|**2–4**|****|||

### Group C

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|16 January 2017|||||
|****|**0–0**|****|||
|****|**1–0**|****|||
|20 January 2017|||||
|****|**2–2**|****|||
|****|**3–1**|****|||
|24 January 2017|||||
|****|**1–0**|****|||
|****|**1–3**|****|||

### Group D

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|17 January 2017|||||
|****|**1–0**|****|||
|****|**0–0**|****|||
|21 January 2017|||||
|****|**1–0**|****|||
|****|**1–0**|****|||
|25 January 2017|||||
|****|**1–0**|****|||
|****|**1–1**|****|||

### Top scorers

- 3 goals

- Junior Kabananga

- 2 goals

- Riyad Mahrez
- Islam Slimani
- Aristide Bancé
- Préjuce Nakoulma
- Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui
- Paul-José M'Poku
- Mohamed Salah
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
- André Ayew
- Sadio Mané
- Naïm Sliti

- 1 goal

- Sofiane Hanni
- Issoufou Dayo
- Alain Traoré
- Bertrand Traoré
- Vincent Aboubakar
- Christian Bassogog
- Benjamin Moukandjo
- Nicolas Nkoulou
- Sébastien Siani
- Neeskens Kebano
- Firmin Ndombe Mubele
- Mohamed Elneny
- Kahraba
- Abdallah Said
- Jordan Ayew
- Asamoah Gyan
- Piqueti
- Juary Soares
- Wilfried Bony
- Serey Dié
- Yves Bissouma
- Rachid Alioui
- Aziz Bouhaddouz
- Youssef En-Nesyri
- Romain Saïss
- Papakouli Diop
- Kara Mbodji
- Henri Saivet
- Moussa Sow
- Mathieu Dossevi
- Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
- Wahbi Khazri
- Taha Yassine Khenissi
- Youssef Msakni
- Farouk Miya
- Kudakwashe Mahachi
- Tendai Ndoro
- Nyasha Mushekwi
- Knowledge Musona

- Own goals

- Aïssa Mandi (against Tunisia)
- Rudinilson Silva (against Burkina Faso)

## Infobox (international football competition)

- **tourney name**: 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
- **other titles**: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2017 __
- **country**: Gabon
- **dates**: 14 January – 5 February
- **image**: Cameroon celebrating winning 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.jpg
- **size**: 200px
- **caption**: Cameroon won the tournament.
- **num teams**: 16
- **confederations**: 1
- **venues**: 4
- **cities**: 4
- **champion**: Cameroon
- **count**: 5
- **second**: Egypt
- **third**: Burkina Faso
- **fourth**: Ghana
- **matches**: 32
- **goals**: 66
- **top scorer**: Junior Kabananga (3)
- **player**: Christian Bassogog
- **prevseason**: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, 2015
- **nextseason**: _2019 Africa Cup of Nations, 2019_