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All winners of the Man of the Match of AFCON 2017

Gabon 1-1 Guinea Bissau

Man of the Match: Zezinho of Guinea Bissau

J.L Lopez, popularly known as Zezinho of Guinea Bissau was the first player to win the Man of the Match award in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He did that in the opening game of the tournament when the debutants held the hosts Gabon to a 1-1 draw.

AFCON 2017

Burkina Faso 1-1 Cameroon

Adama Traore of Burkina Faso

Algeria 2-2 Zimbabwe

Riyad Mahrez of Algeria, the Africa Footballer of the Year, after he scored twice in that  game.

Senegal 2-2 Tunisia

Diallo, the goalkeeper of Senegal won the Man of the Match to emerge as the only goalkeeper to  win the award

Togo 0-0 Ivory Coast

Lalawele Atakora of Togo. He is a winger or forward.

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Dr Congo 1-0 Morocco

Mbark Boussoufa an attacking midfielder of Morocco. He is so far the only player to win the Man of the Match award from the losing end.

Ghana 1-0 Uganda

Christian Atsu, an attacking midfielder of Ghana

Mali 0-0 Egypt

Moussa Marega of Mali. He plays as striker.

Gabon 2-2 Burkina

Denis Boaunga of Gabon is a midfielder for Gabon

Cameroon 2-1 Guinea Bissau

Christian Bassogog of Cameroon.He is an attacking midfielder

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Algeria 1-2 Tunisia

Youssef Msakni, an attacking midfielder for Tunisia

Senegal 2-0 Zimbabwe

Cheikhou Kouyaté of Senegal is a midfielder

Ivory Coast 2-2 DR Congo

Serey Die, is an Ivorian midfielder

Morocco 3-1 Togo

Fayçal Fajr is an attacking midfielder for Morocco

Ghana 1-0 Mali

Thomas Partey of Ghana is an attacking midfielder

Egypt 1-0 Uganda

Abdallah El Said of Egypt is an attacking midfielder

Additional information: No defender has been named as Man of the Match, after the second round of matches of the group phase.

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