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2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final
File:Ohene Djan stadium, Accra.jpg
Event2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Cameroon Egypt
Cameroon Egypt
0 1
Date10 February 2008
VenueOhene Djan Stadium, Accra
Man of the MatchMohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
RefereeCoffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance35,500[1]
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The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2008 at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana to determine the winner of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of African national teams organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

It was contested between Cameroon and Egypt. Egypt defeated Cameroon 1–0 to win their sixth title.

Details

Cameroon 0–1 Egypt
Report Aboutrika 77'
Attendance: 35,500[1]
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Cameroon
Egypt
GK 1 Carlos Kameni
RB 8 Geremi
CB 4 Rigobert Song (c)
CB 3 Bill Tchato
LB 5 Timothée Atouba Yellow card 62'
CM 19 Stéphane Mbia downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 15 Alex Song downward-facing red arrow 16'
RAM 14 Joël Epalle
CAM 10 Achille Emaná downward-facing red arrow 56'
LAM 12 Alain N'Kong
CF 9 Samuel Eto'o
Substitutions:
MF 2 Gilles Binya upward-facing green arrow 16'
FW 17 Mohamadou Idrissou upward-facing green arrow 56' Yellow card 88'
MF 7 Modeste M'bami upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Germany Otto Pfister
GK 1 Essam El-Hadary
CB 5 Shady Mohamed
CB 6 Hany Said
CB 20 Wael Gomaa
RWB 7 Ahmed Fathy
CM 17 Ahmed Hassan (c) Yellow card 87'
CM 8 Hosny Abd Rabo
LWB 14 Sayed Moawad
AM 22 Mohamed Aboutrika downward-facing red arrow 89'
CF 10 Emad Moteab downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 19 Amr Zaki downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutions:
FW 9 Mohamed Zidan upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 11 Mohamed Shawky upward-facing green arrow 84'
DF 4 Ibrahim Said upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Hassan Shehata

Man of the match
Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)

Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

  1. ^ a b Vickers, Steve (10 February 2008). "Final and third place". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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