2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 2012 Copa Africana de Naciones 2012 AFCON 2012 CAN 2012 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host countries | Gabon Equatorial Guinea |
Dates | 21 January – 12 February |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 28 (2.33 per match) |
Attendance | 188,500 (15,708 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Manucho (3 goals) |
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It is co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.[1]
Bids shortlist
The five countries who were shortlisted to host the tournament including one joint bid:[citation needed]
- Angola
- Gabon / Equatorial Guinea
- Libya
- Nigeria (reserve hosts)
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with two other bid winning nations, Angola and Libya. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010, Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 cup and Libya was originally scheduled to host the 2013 edition.[2] In light of the Libyan Civil War, Libya and South Africa then traded places, with the former arranging in 2017 and the latter in 2013 instead.[citation needed]
Qualification
The qualification process involves ten groups of four, one of which was reduced to a group of three after the withdrawal of Mauritania, and one group of five. The top team from each group goes through, as well as the second placed team from the group of five. The two best second place teams also qualify. At the end of the qualification process, fourteen teams would have qualified, as well as the two host nations. The first qualifiers were held on 1 July 2010.[3]
Qualified teams
Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals | Previous best performance | Regional body | FIFA ranking | Continental ranking |
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Gabon | Co-hosts | 29 July 2007 | 5th | Quarterfinals (1996) | UNIFFAC | 77 | 17 |
Equatorial Guinea | Co-hosts | 29 July 2007 | 1st | Debut appearance | UNIFFAC | 151 | 42 |
Mali | Group A Winner | 8 October 2011 | 7th | Second place (1972) | WAFU | 67 | 15 |
Guinea | Group B Winner | 8 October 2011 | 10th | Second place (1976) | WAFU | 79 | 18 |
Zambia | Group C Winner | 8 October 2011 | 15th | Second place (1974, 1994) | COSAFA | 79 | 19 |
Morocco | Group D Winner | 9 October 2011 | 14th | Winner (1976) | UNAF | 60 | 11 |
Senegal | Group E Winner | 3 September 2011 | 12th | Second place (2002) | WAFU | 44 | 6 |
Burkina Faso | Group F Winner | 3 September 2011 | 8th | Fourth place (1998) | WAFU | 62 | 13 |
Niger | Group G Winner | 8 October 2011 | 1st | Debut appearance | WAFU | 98 | 24 |
Ivory Coast | Group H Winner | 5 June 2011 | 19th | Winner (1992) | WAFU | 16 | 1 |
Ghana | Group I Winner | 8 October 2011 | 18th | Winner (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | WAFU | 29 | 2 |
Angola | Group J Winner | 8 October 2011 | 6th | Quarterfinals (2008, 2010) | COSAFA | 84 | 20 |
Botswana | Group K Winner | 26 March 2011 | 1st | Debut appearance | COSAFA | 96 | 23 |
Tunisia | Group K Runner-up | 8 October 2011 | 15th | Winner (2004) | UNAF | 60 | 11 |
Libya | Top Two Runner-Up | 8 October 2011 | 3rd | Second place (1982) | UNAF | 63 | 14 |
Sudan | Top Two Runner-Up | 9 October 2011 | 8th | Winner (1970) | CECAFA | 112 | 27 |
Controversies
Togo
Togo were initially banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following an attack on their team bus.[4] Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo are therefore free to play in the 2012 and 2013 qualifiers.[5]
Nigeria
On 30 June 2010, after Nigeria's exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan punished the team for a poor campaign by imposing a two-year ban from international competition.[6] This would have resulted in the Nigerians missing out on both the 2012 qualifying phase and the 2012 African Cup of Nations. However, on 5 July, the Nigerian government dropped the ban after FIFA threatened to impose harsher international sanctions as a result of the government interference.[7] Nigeria competed in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as scheduled.
Venues
The opening match, one semi-final and the third place match will be held in Equatorial Guinea while the other semi-final and the final will be held in Gabon.[8]
Libreville | Franceville | Bata | Malabo |
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Stade d'Angondjé | Stade de Franceville | Estadio de Bata | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
File:Bata Stadium 2012.jpg | |||
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 37,500 | Capacity: 15,250 |
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on 29 October 2011 at the Sipopo Conference Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.[9] The draw ceremony was attended by the two presidents from the host countries, President Ali Bongo of Gabon and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea.[10] The draw saw the 16 qualified teams being pitted into four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group will qualify for the quarter finals with the winners progressing to the semi finals and final eventually.
The two hosts were automatically seeded into pot 1. The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2006, 2008 and 2010 editions.[11] For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries:
Classification | Points awarded |
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Winner | 7 |
Runner-up | 5 |
Losing semi-finalists | 3 |
Losing quarter-finalists | 2 |
Eliminated in 1st round | 1 |
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
- 2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 3
- 2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 2
- 2006 edition: points to be multiplied by 1
The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking. Each group contained one team from each pot.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Equatorial Guinea (assigned to A1) |
Angola (11 pts) |
Mali (5 pts) |
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]
Squads
Each team's squad for the tournament consists of 23 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Each participating national association had to submit their squad by 11 January 2012 (midnight CET). Replacement of seriously injured players is permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first match of the tournament.[13]
Group stage
Groups A and B will take place in Equatorial Guinea, while Groups C and D will take place in Gabon.[14]
Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[15]
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Key to colours in group tables |
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Top two placed teams advance to the quarterfinals |
Third and fourth placed teams are eliminated |
All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Equatorial Guinea (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Libya |
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Balboa 87' | Report |
Equatorial Guinea | 0–1 | Zambia |
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Report | C. Katongo 68' |
Libya | 2–1 | Senegal |
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Boussefi 5', 84' | Report | D. N'Diaye 10' |
On the next matchday (29 January):
- Equatorial Guinea will win the group if they do not lose to Zambia.
- Zambia
- will win the group if:
- they defeat Equatorial Guinea.
- will advance to the quarterfinals as the second-placed team in the group if:
- they draw against Equatorial Guinea, or
- they lose to Equatorial Guinea and Libya fail to defeat Senegal, or
- they lose to Equatorial Guinea by a margin of exactly one goal and Libya defeat Senegal by a margin of exactly one goal and
- Libya score at most one more goal than Zambia do, or
- Libya score exactly two more goals than Zambia do and Zambia prevail over Libya by tie-breaking criteria No. 6 and 7.
- will win the group if:
- Libya will advance to the quarterfinals as the second-placed team in the group if:
- they defeat Senegal and Equatorial Guinea defeat Zambia and
- the combined margin of the two wins is at least three goals, or
- Libya score at least three more goals than Zambia do, or
- the combined margin of the two wins is exactly two goals and Libya score exactly two more goals than Zambia do and prevail over Zambia by tie-breaking criteria No. 6 and 7.
- they defeat Senegal and Equatorial Guinea defeat Zambia and
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Sudan |
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Drogba 39' | Report |
Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Angola |
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A. Traoré 58' | Report | Mateus Galiano 48' Manucho 68' |
Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
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Kalou 16' B. Koné 82' (o.g.) |
Report |
Sudan | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Mudather Karika 33', 79' | Report | Ouédraogo 90+5' |
Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Angola |
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Eboué 33' Bony 64' |
Report |
On the next matchday (30 January):
- Côte d'Ivoire will win the group if they do not lose to Angola.
- Angola
- will win the group if:
- they defeat Côte d'Ivoire.
- will advance to the quarterfinals as the second-placed team in the group if:
- they draw against Côte d'Ivoire, or
- they lose to Côte d'Ivoire and Sudan fail to defeat Burkina Faso, or
- they lose to Côte d'Ivoire by a margin of exactly one goal and Sudan defeat Burkina Faso by a margin of exactly one goal and
- Sudan score at most one more goal than Angola do, or
- Sudan score exactly two more goals than Angola do and Angola prevail over Sudan by tie-breaking criteria No. 6 and 7.
- will win the group if:
- Sudan will advance to the quarterfinals as the second-placed team in the group if:
- they defeat Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire defeat Angola and
- the combined margin of the two wins is at least three goals, or
- Sudan score at least three more goals than Angola do, or
- the combined margin of the two wins is exactly two goals and Sudan score exactly two more goals than Angola do and prevail over Angola by tie-breaking criteria No. 6 and 7.
- they defeat Burkina Faso and Côte d'Ivoire defeat Angola and
Ivory Coast | 2 – 0 | Burkina Faso |
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Kalou 16' B. Koné 82' (o.g.) |
Report |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Gabon (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Gabon | 2–0 | Niger |
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Aubameyang 31' N'Guéma 42' |
Report |
Gabon | 3–2 | Morocco |
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Aubameyang 76' Cousin 79' Mbanangoyé 90+10' |
Report | Kharja 24', 90+1' (pen.) |
Gabon | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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Aubameyang 61' | Report |
On the next match day (27 Jan)
- Gabon will advance to the quarterfinals (and Morocco will be eliminated) if they defeat Morocco.
- Tunisia will advance to the quarterfinals (and Niger will be eliminated) Morocco do not defeat Gabon.
Gabon | v | Morocco |
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Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Ghana | 1–0 | Botswana |
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John Mensah 25' | Report |
Botswana | 1–6 | Guinea |
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Selolwane 23' (pen.) | Report | S. Diallo 15', 27' A. R. Camara 42' Traoré 45' M. Bah 83' Soumah 86' |
Ghana | 1–1 | Guinea |
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Agyemang-Badu 27' | Report | A. R. Camara 45' |
On the next match day (28 Jan)
- Ghana will advance to the quarterfinals if they defeat Mali and Guinea do not defeat Botswana.
- Mali will advance to the quarterfinals if they defeat Ghana and Botswana do not defeat Guinea.
- Guinea will be eliminated if they lose to Botswana and Mali do not defeat Ghana.
- Botswana will be eliminated if they lose to Guinea and Ghana do not defeat Mali.
Botswana | v | Guinea |
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Ghana | v | Mali |
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Knockout phase
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 February – Bata | ||||||||||
Winner Group A | ||||||||||
8 February – Bata | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||
5 February – Franceville | ||||||||||
Winner Group D | ||||||||||
12 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||
5 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
Winner Group C | ||||||||||
8 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||
4 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
Third place | ||||||||||
Winner Group B | ||||||||||
11 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Winner Group A | Match 25 | Runner-up Group B |
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Winner Group B | Match 26 | Runner-up Group A |
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Winner Group C | Match 27 | Runner-up Group D |
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Winner Group D | Match 28 | Runner-up Group C |
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Semi-finals
Winner Match 25 | Match 29 | Winner Match 28 |
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Winner Match 27 | Match 30 | Winner Match 26 |
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Third place play-off
Loser Match 29 | Match 31 | Loser Match 30 |
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Final
Winner Match 29 | Match 32 | Winner Match 30 |
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Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- 1 own goal
- Bakary Koné (playing against Côte d'Ivoire)
Mascot
The mascot for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations was unveiled on 16 September 2011 at a ceremony in Libreville, Gabon. The mascot, named Gaguie, is a gorilla sporting the national team colors of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.[18]
Match ball
The official match ball for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, manufactured by Adidas, is named the Comoequa. The name is inspired from the Como River which runs through the host nations, and the Equator which runs throughout Africa and unites the host nations.[19]
Notes
- ^ Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.[17]
- ^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but was pushed back due to the delay of the Libya–Zambia match.
- ^ Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.
- ^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but was pushed back due to the delay of the Libya–Zambia match.
References
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- ^ "Caf take Afcon away from Libya". Super Sport. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Full schedule of qualifiers matches for CAN 2012". 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Togo's African Cup ban is lifted". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Nigeria's President Suspends Soccer Team". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Nigeria backs down on soccer ban". ESPN Soccernet. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Gabon : Libreville et Malabo s'accordent pour la CAN 2012". Gaboneco (in French). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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- ^ "Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Gabon-Equatorial Guinea 2012" (PDF). CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Fixtures of the 28th Orange -Africa Cup of Nations, CAN 2012 Equatorial Guinea –Gabon" (PDF). CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 29 October 2011.
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- ^ "CAF and Adidas present the official match ball for the African Cup of Nations". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
External links
- Africa Cup of Nations at CAFonline.com