1982 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
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 |
← 1980 1984 → |
The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of African nations run by the CAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, there were eight teams, which were split into two groups of four. Ghana won its fourth championship, beating Libya on penalties 7−6 after a 1−1 draw.[1]
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.
Tripoli | Benghazi | |
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June 11 Stadium | March 28 Stadium | |
Capacity: 88,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |
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]
Ghana | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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John Ebow Essien 28' | Report |
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 – Benghazi | ||||||
Ghana (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
19 March – Tripoli | ||||||
Algeria | 2 | |||||
Ghana (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 |
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 |
Top scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- 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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Chaabane Merzekane |
George Alhassan |
References
- ^ Anaman, Fiifi. "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.