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Group D of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 23 June to 1 July 2019. The group consisted of Ivory Coast, Morocco, Namibia and South Africa.

Morocco and Ivory Coast as the top two teams, along with South Africa 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
								April 2019	June 2019
D1	Morocco	UNAF	Group B winners	17 November 2018	17th	2017	Winners (1976)	45	47
D2	Ivory Coast	WAFU	Group H runners-up	18 November 2018	23rd	2017	Winners (1992, 2015)	65	62
D3	South Africa	COSAFA	Group E runners-up	24 March 2019	10th	2015	Winners (1996)	73	72
D4	Namibia	COSAFA	Group K runners-up	23 March 2019	3rd	2008	Group stage (1998, 2008)	113	113

Notes

1. The rankings of April 2019 were used for seeding for the final draw.

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco	3	3	0	0	3	0	+3	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
3	South Africa	3	1	0	2	1	2	−1	3
4	Namibia	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	0

In the round of 16:

• The winners of Group D, Morocco, advanced to play the third-placed team of Group F, Benin.
• The runners-up of Group D, Ivory Coast, advanced to play the winners of Group E, Mali.
• The third-placed team of Group D, South Africa, advanced to play the winners of Group A, Egypt.

Matches

Morocco vs Namibia

Morocco	1–0	Namibia
Keimuine 89' (o.g.)	Report

Morocco

Namibia

GK 1 Yassine Bounou RB 17 Nabil Dirar CB 5 Mehdi Benatia (c) CB 6 Romain Saïss LB 2 Achraf Hakimi CM 15 Youssef Aït Bennasser  70' CM 18 Mehdi Bourabia  58' RW 7 Hakim Ziyech AM 14 Mbark Boussoufa LW 16 Nordin Amrabat CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri  78' Substitutions: FW 9 Sofiane Boufal  58' MF 8 Karim El Ahmadi  70' FW 13 Khalid Boutaïb  78' Manager: Hervé Renard

GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua RB 6 Larry Horaeb CB 22 Ryan Nyambe CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb LB 4 Riaan Hanamub RM 19 Petrus Shitembi CM 12 Ronald Ketjijere (c) CM 10 Manfred Starke  64' LM 7 Deon Hotto  87' CF 13 Peter Shalulile CF 11 Absalom Iimbondi  80' Substitutions: MF 15 Marcel Papama  64' FW 17 Itamunua Keimuine  90+3'  80' MF 8 Willy Stephanus  87' Manager: Ricardo Mannetti

Ivory Coast vs South Africa

Ivory Coast	1–0	South Africa
Kodjia 64'	Report

Ivory Coast

South Africa

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo RB 17 Serge Aurier (c) CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon  61' LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly  87' DM 20 Serey Dié CM 10 Jean Michaël Seri  41'  69' CM 8 Franck Kessié RW 19 Nicolas Pépé LW 15 Max Gradel  58'  87' CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia Substitutions: FW 9 Wilfried Zaha  69' DF 3 Souleyman Doumbia  87' FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  87' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

GK 22 Ronwen Williams RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize CB 18 Sifiso Hlanti CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi LB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CM 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo RW 15 Dean Furman AM 19 Percy Tau LW 7 Lebohang Maboe  75' CF 9 Lebo Mothiba  23'  82' CF 11 Themba Zwane Substitutions: MF 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi  75' FW 21 Lars Veldwijk  82' Manager: Stuart Baxter

Morocco vs Ivory Coast

Morocco	1–0	Ivory Coast
En-Nesyri 23'	Report

Morocco

Ivory Coast

GK 1 Yassine Bounou RB 17 Nabil Dirar CB 5 Medhi Benatia (c) CB 6 Romain Saïss LB 2 Achraf Hakimi DM 8 Karim El Ahmadi  69' RM 7 Hakim Ziyech  75' CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa  90+3' CM 10 Younès Belhanda LM 16 Nordin Amrabat  82' CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri Substitutions: FW 9 Sofiane Boufal  75' DF 3 Noussair Mazraoui  82' DF 4 Manuel da Costa  90+3' Manager: Hervé Renard

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo RB 17 Serge Aurier (c)  69' CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly  59' DM 20 Serey Dié CM 10 Jean Michaël Seri  63' CM 8 Franck Kessié RW 19 Nicolas Pépé LW 15 Max Gradel  55' CF 14 Jonathan Kodjia Substitutions: FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  55' FW 12 Wilfried Bony  63' DF 22 Mamadou Bagayoko  69' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

South Africa vs Namibia

South Africa	1–0	Namibia
Zungu 68'	Report

South Africa

Namibia

GK 1 Darren Keet RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize  67' CB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi LB 18 Sifiso Hlanti RM 20 Hlompho Kekana CM 8 Bongani Zungu  84' CM 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi  85' LM 11 Themba Zwane  79' CF 9 Lebo Mothiba CF 19 Percy Tau Substitutions: DF 6 Ramahlwe Mphahlele  67' MF 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo  84' FW 21 Lars Veldwijk  85' Manager: Stuart Baxter

GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua RB 6 Larry Horaeb  71' CB 22 Ryan Nyambe CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb LB 4 Riaan Hanamub RM 19 Petrus Shitembi CM 12 Ronald Ketjijere (c) CM 10 Manfred Starke  46'  76' LM 7 Hotto Kavendji  87' CF 9 Benson Shilongo  46' CF 13 Peter Shalulile Substitutions: FW 18 Isaskar Gurirab  46' MF 14 Joslin Kamatuka  76' Manager: Ricardo Mannetti

South Africa vs Morocco

South Africa	0–1	Morocco
	Report	Boussoufa 90'

South Africa

Morocco

GK 22 Ronwen Williams RB 5 Thamsanqa Mkhize CB 14 Thulani Hlatshwayo (c) CB 2 Buhle Mkhwanazi LB 18 Sifiso Hlanti CM 10 Thulani Serero CM 12 Kamohelo Mokotjo CM 8 Bongani Zungu  31'  81' RF 19 Percy Tau CF 9 Lebo Mothiba  73' LF 11 Themba Zwane  18'  75' Substitutions: FW 21 Lars Veldwijk  73' MF 17 Sibusiso Vilakazi  75' MF 20 Hlompho Kekana  81' Manager: Stuart Baxter

GK 12 Munir Mohand Mohamedi RB 3 Noussair Mazraoui  75' CB 4 Manuel da Costa CB 6 Romain Saïss LB 2 Achraf Hakimi CM 8 Karim El Ahmadi  54' CM 14 Mbark Boussoufa (c) RW 7 Hakim Ziyech  89' AM 10 Younès Belhanda LW 16 Nordin Amrabat CF 19 Youssef En-Nesyri Substitutions: MF 17 Youssef Aït Bennasser  54' DF 17 Nabil Dirar  75' MF 11 Fayçal Fajr  89' Manager: Hervé Renard

Namibia vs Ivory Coast

Namibia	1–4	Ivory Coast
Kamatuka 71'	Report	Gradel 39' Dié 58' Zaha 84' Cornet 89'

Namibia

Ivory Coast

GK 23 Lloyd Kazapua RB 6 Larry Horaeb (c) CB 4 Riaan Hanamub  87' CB 2 Denzil Hoaseb LB 22 Ryan Nyambe RM 19 Petrus Shitembi CM 7 Hotto Kavendji  78' CM 15 Marcel Papama  62' LM 12 Ronald Ketjijere CF 13 Peter Shalulile  83' CF 14 Joslin Kamatuka  73' Substitutions: MF 8 Willy Stephanus  62' FW 18 Isaskar Gurirab  73' FW 9 Benson Shilongo  83' Manager: Ricardo Mannetti

GK 16 Sylvain Gbohouo RB 22 Mamadou Bagayoko (c) CB 6 Ismaël Traoré CB 5 Wilfried Kanon LB 2 Wonlo Coulibaly DM 20 Serey Dié DM 4 Jean-Philippe Gbamin  80' CM 8 Franck Kessié RF 9 Wilfried Zaha CF 12 Wilfried Bony  85' LF 15 Max Gradel  68' Substitutions: FW 11 Maxwel Cornet  68' MF 18 Ibrahim Sangaré  80' FW 14 Jonathan Kodjia  85' Manager: Ibrahim Kamara

References

1. "The AFCON 2019 games revealed". CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
2. "Regulations of the Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Confederation of African Football.
3. "Morocco vs. Namibia". ESPN. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
4. Confederation of African Football (23 June 2019). "M. Boussoufa has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Twitter.
5. "Ivory Coast vs. South Africa". ESPN. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
6. Confederation of African Football (24 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @Serge_aurier!" (Tweet). Retrieved 24 June 2019 – via Twitter.
7. "Morocco vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
8. Confederation of African Football (28 June 2019). "And the winner of the Total Man of the Match is @NAmrabat53!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
9. "South Africa vs. Namibia". ESPN. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
10. Confederation of African Football (28 June 2019). "P.Tau has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 June 2019 – via Twitter.
11. "South Africa vs. Morocco". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
12. Confederation of African Football (1 July 2019). "MOUBARAK BOUSSOUFA has been selected as the Total Man of the Match, well done!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.
13. "Namibia vs. Ivory Coast". ESPN. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
14. Confederation of African Football (1 July 2019). "The jury has given it's [sic] verdict! SEREY DIÉ is the Total Man of the Match!" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 July 2019 – via Twitter.

External links

• Official website

• 2019 Africa Cup of Nations