Egypt were the only side that played all the three games without conceding a goal, while Ghana until their final group D game had not let in a goal.

Mohammed Salah's powerful freekick in the 11th minute, however, ensured that Ghana for the first time conceded a goal as Egypt defeated the four times champions 1-0 to top group D.

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Zimbabwe shipped in the highest number of goals. Eight goals conceded in the group stage, hence emerged as the worst defensive side.

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Below is the full list of how the sixteen nations defended in the group stage.

Best defence

0 goal: Egypt

1 goal: Ghana

2 goals: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Gabon, Mali, Morocco, Senegal

3 goals: Côte d’Ivoire, Uganda, DR Congo

5 goals: Guinea Bissau, Tunisia

6 goals: Algeria, Togo

8 goals: Zimbabwe