Group A of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations was played from 14 to 22 January 2017 in Gabon.
The group consisted of hosts Gabon, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Guinea-Bissau.
[1] Burkina Faso and Cameroon advanced to the round of 16 as the top two teams.
In the quarter-finals: All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
[2] Man of the Match: Zezinho (Guinea-Bissau)[5] Assistant referees: Redouane Achik (Morocco) Waleed Ahmed (Sudan) Fourth official: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania) Man of the Match: Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso)[7] Assistant referees: Jerson Dos Santos (Angola) Marwa Range (Kenya) Fourth official: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco) Man of the Match: Denis Bouanga (Gabon)[9] Assistant referees: Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi) Tahssen Abo El Sadat Bedyer (Egypt) Fourth official: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) Man of the Match: Christian Bassogog (Cameroon)[11] Assistant referees: Anouar Hmila (Tunisia) Yahaya Mahamadou (Niger) Fourth official: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast) Man of the Match: Denis Bouanga (Gabon)[13] Assistant referees: Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Aboubacar Doumbouya (Guinea) Fourth official: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) Man of the Match: Préjuce Nakoulma (Burkina Faso)[15] Assistant referees: Abel Baba (Nigeria) Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Fourth official: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)