1984 African Cup of Nations
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Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984 | |
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Taher Abouzaid (4 goals) | |
Best player(s) | Théophile Abega |
Best goalkeeper | Joseph-Antoine Bell |
The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast. Just like in 1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroon won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 3−1.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Ivory Coast | Hosts | 5 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980) | |
Ghana | Holders | 19 March 1982 | 7 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982) |
Algeria | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 3 (1968, 1980, 1982) |
Cameroon | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 3 (1970, 1972, 1982) |
Egypt | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 8 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980) |
Malawi | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 0 (debut) |
Nigeria | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 5 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982) |
Togo | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 1 (1972) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké.
Group stage
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Togo |
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75' | Report |
Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia
)Egypt | 1–0 | Cameroon |
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Abouzaid 78' |
Report |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia
)Cameroon | 4–1 | Togo |
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Djonkep 7' Abega 21', 61' Aoudou 45' |
Report | Moutairou 56' |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mulenga Rezzin (Zambia
)Ivory Coast | 1–2 | Egypt |
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Miézan 53' | Report | Abouzaid 66', 72' |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius
)Egypt | 0–0 | Togo |
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Report |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe
)Ivory Coast | 0–2 | Cameroon |
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Report | Milla 42' Djonkep 61' |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco
)Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Malawi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Malawi | 2–2 | Nigeria |
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Waya 7' (pen.) Msiya 35' |
Report | Temile 39', 41' |
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hassan Abdel Hafiz (Sudan
)Algeria | 2–0 | Ghana |
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Menad 75' Bensaoula 85' |
Report |
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Bahhou (Morocco
)Ghana | 1–0 | Malawi |
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Amphadu 32' | Report |
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mohamed Adal (Libya
)Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 March – pen. ) | 2 (8) | |||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
14 March – Abidjan | ||||||
Cameroon | 3 | |||||
pen. ) | 0 (5) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
17 March – Abidjan | ||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||
Algeria | 3 |
Semifinals
Algeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Belloumi Yahi Kaci-Saïd Guendouz Madjer |
4–5 | Ndoumbé |
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius
)Third place match
Algeria | 3–1 | Egypt |
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Madjer 68' Belloumi 71' Yahi 90' |
Report | Abdelghani 76' (pen.) |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Larache (Morocco
)Final
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Tedj Bensaoula
- Nasser Bouiche
- Ali Fergani
- Rabah Madjer
- Djamel Menad
- Hocine Yahi
- Ibrahim Aoudou
- Ernest Ebongué
- René Ndjeya
- Roger Milla
- Magdi Abdelghani
- Emad Soliman
- Seth Ampadu
- Opoku Nti
- Youssouf Fofana
- Michel Goba
- Tia Koffi
- Pascal Miezan
- Clifton Msiya
- Harry Waya
- Ali Bala
- Chibuzor Ehilegbu
- Stephen Keshi
- Muda Lawal
- Henry Nwosu
- Rafiou Moutairou
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Lakhdar Belloumi |
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