Group A of the 2022 African Nations Championship, consisting of hosts Algeria, Libya, Ethiopia and Mozambique, began on 13 January and will end on 21 January 2023.
[1] Man of the Match: Houssem Eddine Mrezigue (Algeria)[2] Assistant referees: Ivanildo Meirelles De O Sanche Lopes (Angola) Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana) Fourth official: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda) Man of the Match: Gatoch Panom (Ethiopia)[3] Assistant referees: Carine Atezambong (Cameroon) Diana Chikotescha (Zambia) Fourth official: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) Man of the Match: Melque (Mozambique)[4] Assistant referees: Emery Niyongabo (Burundi) Hamza Hagi Abdi (Somalia) Fourth official: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon) Man of the Match: Abderrahmane Meziane (Algeria)[5] Assistant referees: Ditsoga Boris Marlaise (Gabon) Dos Reis Abelmiro Montenegro (São Tomé and Príncipe) Fourth official: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius) Man of the Match: Saâdi Radouani (Algeria)[6] Assistant referees: Kwasi Brobbey (Ghana) Hamza Hagi Abdi (Somalia) Fourth official: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad) Man of the Match: Anis Saltou (Libya)[7] Assistant referees: Hensley Petrousse (Seychelles) Modibo Samake (Mali) Fourth official: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius) Fair play points would have been used as tiebreakers if the overall and head-to-head records of teams were tied.
These were calculated based on yellow and red cards received in all group matches as follows: Only one of the above deductions was applied to a player in a single match.