1982 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Libya |
Dates | 5–19 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ghana (4th title) |
Runners-up | Libya |
Third place | Zambia |
Fourth place | Algeria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 32 (2 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | George Alhassan (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Fawzi Al-Issawi |
The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the
penalties 7−6 after a 1–1 draw.[1]
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Libya | Hosts | 0 (debut) | |
Nigeria | Holders | 22 March 1980 | 4 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980) |
Ghana | 2nd round winners | 2 August 1981 | 6 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980) |
Cameroon | 2nd round winners | 30 August 1981 | 2 (1970, 1972) |
Zambia | 2nd round winners | 30 August 1981 | 2 (1974, 1978) |
Algeria | 2nd round winners | 20 September 1981 | 2 (1968, 1980) |
Ethiopia | 2nd round winners | 4 October 1981 | 8 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976) |
Tunisia | 2nd round winners | 1981 | 4 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.
First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi-finals.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Libya | 2–2 | Ghana |
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Jaranah 58' Al-Issawi 76' |
Report | Opoku Nti 89' |
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 45,200
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius
)Cameroon | 0–0 | Ghana |
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Report |
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco
)Libya | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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Al-Bor'osi 89' |
Report |
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire
)Ghana | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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John Ebow Essien 28' | Report |
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali
)Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
16 March – a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
19 March – Tripoli | ||||||
Algeria | 2 | |||||
pen.) | 1 (7) | |||||
16 March – Tripoli | ||||||
Libya | 1 (6) | |||||
Libya | 2 | |||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
18 March – Tripoli | ||||||
Algeria | 0 | |||||
Zambia | 2 |
Semifinals
Libya | 2–1 | Zambia |
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Al-Beshari 38', 84' | Report | 29' Kaumba |
Senegal
)Third place match
Final
Ghana | 1–1 | Libya |
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Alhassan 35' | Report | Al-Beshari 70' |
Penalties | ||
Lamptey Alhassan Paha Asaase Abbrey Mensah Quarshie Afriyie |
7–6 | Al-Beshari Sola Al-Ajeli Ben-Suleiman Al-Farjani Ghonaïm Jaranah Zeiyu |
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius
)Top scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Salah Assad
- Samuel Opoku Nti
- Stephen Keshi
- Godfrey Munshya
- 1 goal
- Chaabane Merzekane
- Djamel Zidane
- Grégoire Mbida
- John Essien
- Faraj Al-Barasi
- Fawzi Al-Issawi
- Abdel Razak Jaranah
- Ademola Adeshina
- Emmanuel Osigwe
- Aaron Njovu
- Kamel Gabsi
- Own goal
- Peter Fregene (against Zambia)
- Okey Isima (against Algeria)
- Kamel Seddik (against Libya)
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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George Alhassan |
References
- ^ Anaman, Fiifi. "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.