Group A of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations took place from 9 to 17 January 2022.
The group consisted of Burkina Faso, hosts Cameroon, Cape Verde and Ethiopia.
[1] Cameroon and Burkina Faso as the top two teams, along with Cape Verde as one of the four best third-placed teams, advanced to the round of 16.
Notes Man of the Match: Vincent Aboubakar (Cameroon)[2] Assistant referees: Abdelhak Etchiali (Algeria) Mokrane Gourari (Algeria) Fourth official: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Video assistant referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco) Assistant video assistant referee: Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco) Man of the Match: Kenny Rocha Santos (Cape Verde)[3] Assistant referees: Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt) Zakaria Brinsi (Morocco) Fourth official: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Video assistant referee: Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referee: Khalil Hassani (Tunisia) Man of the Match: Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon)[4] Assistant referees: Olivier Safari (DR Congo) Gilbert Cheruiyot (Kenya) Fourth official: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) Video assistant referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Assistant video assistant referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya) Man of the Match: Blati Touré (Burkina Faso)[5] Assistant referees: Mahmoud Ahmed Abouelregal (Egypt) Attia Amsaaed (Libya) Fourth official: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana) Video assistant referee: Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referee: Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Man of the Match: Pico (Cape Verde)[6] Assistant referees: Khalil Hassani (Tunisia) Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim (Sudan) Fourth official: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) Video assistant referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) Assistant video assistant referee: Ahmed Hossam Taha (Egypt) Man of the Match: Amanuel Yohannes (Ethiopia)[7] Assistant referees: Mostafa Akarkad (Morocco) Samuel Pwadutakam (Nigeria) Fourth official: Bernard Camille (Seychelles) Video assistant referee: Mahmoud Mohamed Ashour (Egypt) Assistant video assistant referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)