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2012 Africa Cup of Nations
  • Copa Africana de Naciones 2012
  • Campeonato Africano das Nações de 2012
  • Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2012
  • AFCON 2012
  • CAN 2012
Tournament details
Host countriesGabon
Equatorial Guinea
Dates21 January – 12 February
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (1st title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Mali
Fourth place Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored76 (2.38 per match)
Attendance456,332 (14,260 per match)
Top scorer(s)Angola Manucho
Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Ivory Coast Didier Drogba
Mali Cheick Diabaté
Morocco Houssine Kharja
Zambia Christopher Katongo
Zambia Emmanuel Mayuka
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Zambia Christopher Katongo
Fair play award Ivory Coast
← 2010
2013 →

The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The competition took place between 21 January and 12 February 2012 and was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006.

The matches were played in four stadiums in four host cities, with the final played at the newly built Stade d'Angondjé in Gabon's largest city, Libreville. Fourteen teams were selected for participation via a continental qualification tournament that began in July 2010.

The 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations took place against the backdrop of political turmoil. Libya and Tunisia qualified for the tournament, even as the Arab Spring brought upheaval and regime change to both nations.[1] Traditional African footballing nations such as reigning champions Egypt (also affected by political events), as well as Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa had failed to qualify. Players from third-placed Mali had pleaded for the insurgency in the north of their country to end.

In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These eight teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final. Both host nations, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, were eliminated from the competition at the quarter final stage.

In the final, unfancied Zambia, defeated third-time finalists Ivory Coast after a dramatic penalty shootout in the final, despite the fact that Ivory Coast did not concede a single goal during the entire tournament,[2] giving Zambia their first continental title.[3] The Zambian team dedicated their win to the members of the national team who died in a plane crash near the final's venue in Libreville in 1993.[4][deprecated source]

Host selection

Bids :

  • Angola
  • Gabon / Equatorial Guinea
  • Libya
  • Nigeria

Rejected Bids :

  • Benin / Central African Republic
  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Senegal
  • Zimbabwe

On 4 September 2006, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled out Nigeria. CAF agreed to award the next three editions from 2010 to Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Libya respectively. They assigned Angola in 2010, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which submitted a joint bid in 2012, and Libya for 2014.

This edition was awarded to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to rotate the hosting of the cup and give hosting chance for first-timer nations.

Two-time former host Nigeria is the reserve host for the 2010, 2012, and 2014 tournaments, in the event that any of the host countries fails to meet the requirements established by CAF.

The 2014 tournament was pushed forward to 2013 and subsequently held in odd-numbered years to avoid year-clash with the FIFA World Cup.[5]

Qualification

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The qualification process involved 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.[6]

Qualified teams

A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.
Country Qualified as Qualification date Appearance in finals Previous best performance Regional body FIFA ranking1 Continental ranking1
 Angola JWGroup J Winner 048 October 2011 066th 40Quarterfinals (2008, 2010) COSAFA 85 19
 Botswana KWGroup K Winner 0126 March 2011 011st 20none COSAFA 94 21
 Burkina Faso FWGroup F Winner 033 September 2011 088th 50Fourth place (1998) WAFU 66 14
 Ivory Coast HWGroup H Winner 025 June 2011 1919th 80Winner (1992) WAFU 18 1
 Equatorial Guinea AACo-host 0029 July 2007 011st 20none UNIFFAC 151 41
 Gabon AACo-host 0029 July 2007 055th 30Quarterfinals (1996) UNIFFAC 91 20
 Ghana IWGroup I Winner 048 October 2011 1818th 90Winner (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) WAFU 26 2
 Guinea BWGroup B Winner 048 October 2011 1010th 60Second place (1976) WAFU 79 17
 Libya RU Top Two Runner-Up 048 October 2011 033rd 60Second place (1982) UNAF 63 13
 Mali AWGroup A Winner 048 October 2011 077th 60Second place (1972) WAFU 69 15
 Morocco DWGroup D Winner 059 October 2011 1414th 80Winner (1976) UNAF 61 12
 Niger GWGroup G Winner 048 October 2011 011st 20none WAFU 98 22
 Senegal EWGroup E Winner 033 September 2011 1212th 60Second place (2002) WAFU 43 5
 Sudan RU Top Two Runner-Up 059 October 2011 088th 80Winner (1970) CECAFA 120 30
 Tunisia KXGroup K Runner-up 048 October 2011 1515th 80Winner (2004) UNAF 59 10
 Zambia CWGroup C Winner 048 October 2011 1515th 70Second place (1974, 1994) COSAFA 71 16
1 FIFA World Rankings, release of 18 January 2012.

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.[7] 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 were therefore free to play in the 2012 and 2013 qualifiers.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] Nigeria competed in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as scheduled but failed to qualify.

Venues

The opening match, one semi-final and the third place match were held in Equatorial Guinea, while the other semi-final and the final were held in Gabon.[11]

Bata, Equatorial Guinea Libreville, Gabon
Estadio de Bata Stade d'Angondjé
Capacity: 37,500 Capacity: 40,000
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Franceville, Gabon
Nuevo Estadio de Malabo Stade de Franceville
Capacity: 15,250 Capacity: 22,000

Draw

The draw for the final tournament took place on 29 October 2011 at the Sipopo Conference Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.[12] 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.[13] 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 previous three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.[14] 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
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:

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

 Equatorial Guinea (co-hosts; assigned to A1)
 Gabon (co-hosts; assigned to C1)
 Ghana (22 pts)
 Ivory Coast (17 pts)

 Angola (11 pts)
 Tunisia (9 pts)
 Zambia (9 pts)
 Guinea (6 pts)

 Mali (5 pts)
 Senegal (5 pts)
 Morocco (3 pts)
 Burkina Faso (3 pts)

 Sudan (2 pts)
 Libya (1 pt)
 Botswana (0 pts)
 Niger (0 pts)

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[15]

Referees Linesmen

Mohamed Benouza
Djamel Haimoudi
Néant Alioum
Noumandiez Doué
Gehad Grisha
Eric Otogo-Castane
Bakary Gassama
Hamada Nampiandraza
Koman Coulibaly
Ali Lemghaifry
Rajindraparsad Seechurn
Bouchaïb El Ahrach
Badara Diatta
Eddy Maillet
Daniel Bennett
Khalid Abdel Rahman
Slim Jedidi
Janny Sikazwe

Albdelhak Etchiali
Jean-Claude Birumushahu
Evarist Menkouande
Yanoussa Moussa
Richard Bouende-Malonga
Songuifolo Yeo
Angesom Ogbamariam
Theophile Vinga
Aboubacar Doumbouya
Marwa Range
Moffat Champiti
Balla Diarra
Balkrishna Bootun
Redouane Achik
David Shaanika
Peter Edibe
Felicien Kabanda
Djibril Camara
Jason Damoo
Zakhele Siwela
Bechir Hassani

Squads

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Each team's squad for the tournament consisted of 23 players; only players in these squads were 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 was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first match of the tournament.[16]

Group stage

Groups A and B took place in Equatorial Guinea, while Groups C and D were held in Gabon.[17] Notably, there was not a single goalless draw during the group stage.

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:[16]

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
  7. drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Key to colours in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to the quarterfinals

All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1).

Group A

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Equatorial Guinea 1–0 Libya
Balboa 87' Report
Attendance: 35,000[18]
Senegal 1–2 Zambia
N'Doye 73' Report Mayuka 12'
Kalaba 20'
Attendance: 17,500[18]
Libya 2–2 Zambia
Saad 5', 48' Report Mayuka 29'
C. Katongo 54'
Attendance: 1,500[18]
Equatorial Guinea 2–1 Senegal
Randy 61'
Kily 90+3'		 Report Sow 89'
Attendance: 35,000[18]
Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Zambia
Report C. Katongo 68'
Attendance: 44,000[18]
Libya 2–1 Senegal
Boussefi 5', 84' Report D. N'Diaye 10'
Attendance: 10,000[18]
21 January 2012
Equatorial Guinea  1–0  Libya Estadio de Bata, Bata
Senegal  1–2  Zambia Estadio de Bata, Bata
25 January 2012
Libya  2–2  Zambia Estadio de Bata, Bata
Equatorial Guinea  2–1  Senegal Estadio de Bata, Bata
29 January 2012
Equatorial Guinea  0–1  Zambia Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Libya  2–1  Senegal Estadio de Bata, Bata

Group B

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Drogba 39' Report
Attendance: 5,000[18]
Burkina Faso 1–2 Angola
A. Traoré 58' Report Mateus Galiano 48'
Manucho 68'
Attendance: 17,000[18]
Sudan 2–2 Angola
Bashir 32', 74' Report Manucho 4', 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,500[18]
Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina Faso
Kalou 16'
B. Koné 82' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 4,000[18]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Sudan 2–1 Burkina Faso
Mudather Karika 33', 79' Report Ouédraogo 90+5'
Attendance: 132[18]
Ivory Coast 2–0 Angola
Eboué 33'
Bony 64'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500[18]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
22 January 2012
Ivory Coast  1–0  Sudan Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Burkina Faso  1–2  Angola Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
26 January 2012
Sudan  2–2  Angola Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
Ivory Coast  2–0  Burkina Faso Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo
30 January 2012
Sudan  2–1  Burkina Faso Estadio de Bata, Bata
Ivory Coast  2–0  Angola Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Group C

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Gabon 2–0 Niger
Aubameyang 31'
N'Guéma 42'		 Report
Attendance: 38,000[18]
Morocco 1–2 Tunisia
Kharja 86' Report Korbi 34'
Msakni 76'
Attendance: 28,000[18]
Niger 1–2 Tunisia
N'Gounou 9' Report Msakni 4'
Jemâa 89'
Attendance: 20,000[18]
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Gabon 3–2 Morocco
Aubameyang 76'
Cousin 79'
Mbanangoyé 90+10'		 Report Kharja 24', 90+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 35,000[18]
Gabon 1–0 Tunisia
Aubameyang 61' Report
Attendance: 22,000[18]
Niger 0–1 Morocco
Report Belhanda 78'
Attendance: 4,000[18]
23 January 2012
Gabon  2–0  Niger Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Morocco  1–2  Tunisia Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
27 January 2012
Niger  1–2  Tunisia Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Gabon  3–2  Morocco Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
31 January 2012
Gabon  1–0  Tunisia Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Niger  0–1  Morocco Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville

Group D

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Ghana 1–0 Botswana
John Mensah 25' Report
Attendance: 5,000[18]
Mali 1–0 Guinea
B. Traoré 30' Report
Attendance: 10,000[18]
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Botswana 1–6 Guinea
Selolwane 23' (pen.) Report S. Diallo 15', 27'
A. R. Camara 42'
Traoré 45'
M. Bah 83'
Soumah 86'
Attendance: 4,000[18]
Ghana 2–0 Mali
Gyan 64'
A. Ayew 71'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000[18]
Botswana 1–2 Mali
Ngele 50' Report Dembélé 56'
Keita 75'
Attendance: 20,000[18]
Ghana 1–1 Guinea
Agyemang-Badu 27' Report A. R. Camara 45'
Attendance: 5,500[18]
24 January 2012
Ghana  1–0  Botswana Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Mali  1–0  Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville
28 January 2012
Botswana  1–6  Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville
Ghana  2–0  Mali Stade de Franceville, Franceville
1 February 2012
Botswana  1–2  Mali Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville
Ghana  1–1  Guinea Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Knockout stage

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 4 February with the quarter-finals and ended on 12 February 2012 with the final held at the Stade d'Angondjé in Libreville. A total of 8 teams (the top two teams from each group) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.

All match times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Format

In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A  Zambia  Equatorial Guinea
B  Ivory Coast  Sudan
C  Gabon  Tunisia
D  Ghana  Mali

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 February – Bata
 
 
 Zambia3
 
8 February – Bata
 
 Sudan0
 
 Zambia1
 
5 February – Franceville
 
 Ghana0
 
 Ghana (a.e.t.)2
 
12 February – Libreville
 
 Tunisia1
 
 Zambia (p)0 (8)
 
5 February – Libreville
 
 Ivory Coast0 (7)
 
 Gabon1 (4)
 
8 February – Libreville
 
 Mali (p)1 (5)
 
 Mali0
 
4 February – Malabo
 
 Ivory Coast1 Third place play-off
 
 Ivory Coast3
 
11 February – Malabo
 
 Equatorial Guinea0
 
 Ghana0
 
 
 Mali2
 

All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1).

Quarter-finals

Zambia vs. Sudan

Zambia 3–0 Sudan
Sunzu 15'
C. Katongo 66'
Chamanga 86'		 Report
Attendance: 200[18]
Zambia
Sudan
GK 16 Kennedy Mweene
DF 5 Hijani Himoonde
DF 4 Joseph Musonda
DF 13 Stophira Sunzu
DF 6 Davies Nkausu
MF 8 Isaac Chansa
MF 17 Rainford Kalaba
MF 19 Nathan Sinkala Yellow card 45+1'
MF 3 Chisamba Lungu downward-facing red arrow 56'
FW 11 Christopher Katongo (c) downward-facing red arrow 89'
FW 20 Emmanuel Mayuka downward-facing red arrow 64'
Substitutions:
DF 2 Francis Kasonde upward-facing green arrow 56'
FW 12 James Chamanga upward-facing green arrow 64'
MF 21 Jonas Sakuwaha upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 21 Akram Salim
DF 3 Mowaia Bashir
DF 5 Ala'a Yousif downward-facing red arrow 30'
DF 15 Ahmed Al-Basha Yellow card 37'
DF 6 Mosaab Omer
MF 19 Mohamed Bashir
MF 23 Hamid Nizar downward-facing red arrow 42'
MF 8 Haitham Mustafa (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 9 Masawi Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 65'
FW 10 Muhannad Tahir Yellow card 45+2'
FW 17 Mudathir El-Tahir
Substitutions:
DF 13 Amer Kamal upward-facing green arrow 30'
FW 7 Ramadan Agab upward-facing green arrow 42'
MF 12 Bader Galag upward-facing green arrow 69'
Manager:
Mohamed Abdalla


Assistant referees:
Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)


Ivory Coast vs. Equatorial Guinea

Ivory Coast 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
Drogba 35', 69'
Y. Touré 81'		 Report
Attendance: 12,500[18]
Ivory Coast
Equatorial Guinea
GK 1 Boubacar Barry
DF 4 Kolo Touré
DF 3 Arthur Boka
DF 22 Sol Bamba
DF 5 Didier Zokora downward-facing red arrow 76'
MF 19 Yaya Touré
MF 14 Kafoumba Coulibaly downward-facing red arrow 86'
MF 6 Jean-Jacques Gosso
MF 15 Max Gradel downward-facing red arrow 84'
FW 11 Didier Drogba (c)
FW 10 Gervinho
Substitutions:
FW 12 Wilfried Bony upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 8 Salomon Kalou upward-facing green arrow 84'
DF 21 Emmanuel Eboué upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
François Zahoui
GK 1 Danilo
DF 3 Kily
DF 15 Lawrence Doe
DF 4 Rui
DF 5 Fousseny Kamissoko downward-facing red arrow 83'
MF 14 Ben Konaté
MF 11 Javier Balboa
MF 17 Narcisse Ekanga downward-facing red arrow 70'
MF 6 Juvenal (c) Yellow card 80'
FW 20 Daniel Ekedo downward-facing red arrow 46'
FW 8 Randy
Substitutions:
FW 12 Thierry Fidjeu upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 10 Iván Bolado upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 19 Raúl Fabiani upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Brazil Gílson Paulo

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Felicien Kabanda (Rwanda)
Fourth official:
Badara Diatta (Senegal)


Gabon vs. Mali

Gabon 1–1 (a.e.t.) Mali
Mouloungui 54' Report Diabaté 85'
Penalties
Poko soccer ball with check mark
Mbanangoyé soccer ball with check mark
Mouloungui soccer ball with check mark
Aubameyang soccer ball with red X
Manga soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Diabaté
soccer ball with check mark Yatabaré
soccer ball with check mark Kanté
soccer ball with check mark B. Traoré
soccer ball with check mark Keita
Attendance: 30,000[18]
Gabon
Mali
GK 1 Didier Ovono
DF 5 Bruno Ecuele Manga
DF 17 Moïse Brou Apanga
DF 3 Edmond Mouele Yellow card 75'
DF 22 Charly Moussono
MF 18 Cédric Moubamba Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 93'
MF 14 Lévy Madinda downward-facing red arrow 102'
MF 15 André Biyogo Poko
MF 11 Eric Mouloungui
FW 10 Daniel Cousin (c) downward-facing red arrow 69'
FW 9 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Substitutions:
FW 20 Fabrice Do Marcolino Yellow card 74' upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 8 Lloyd Palun upward-facing green arrow 93'
MF 13 Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé upward-facing green arrow 102'
Manager:
Germany Gernot Rohr
GK 16 Soumbeïla Diakité
DF 5 Cédric Kanté (c)
DF 3 Adama Tamboura
DF 4 Ousmane Berthé
DF 14 Drissa Diakité Yellow card 21'
MF 12 Seydou Keita
MF 7 Abdou Traoré downward-facing red arrow 63'
MF 15 Bakaye Traoré
MF 18 Samba Sow downward-facing red arrow 75'
FW 20 Samba Diakité
FW 10 Modibo Maïga Yellow card 85'
Substitutions:
FW 6 Mustapha Yatabaré upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 9 Cheick Diabaté upward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
France Alain Giresse

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Albdelhak Etchiali (Algeria)
Fourth official:
Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

Ghana vs. Tunisia

Ghana 2–1 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
John Mensah 9'
A. Ayew 100'		 Report Khelifa 41'
Attendance: 8,000[18]
Ghana
Tunisia
GK 16 Adam Larsen Kwarasey
DF 5 John Mensah (c) downward-facing red arrow 52'
DF 21 John Boye Yellow card 23'
DF 14 Masahudu Alhassan
DF 7 Samuel Inkoom
MF 11 Sulley Muntari downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 6 Anthony Annan Yellow card 113'
MF 20 Kwadwo Asamoah
MF 8 Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu Yellow card 76'
FW 3 Asamoah Gyan downward-facing red arrow 99'
FW 10 André Ayew
Substitutions:
DF 15 Isaac Vorsah upward-facing green arrow 52'
FW 13 Jordan Ayew upward-facing green arrow 64'
FW 12 Prince Tagoe upward-facing green arrow 99'
Manager:
Serbia Goran Stevanović
GK 16 Aymen Mathlouthi
DF 3 Karim Haggui (c) Yellow card 31'
DF 20 Aymen Abdennour Red card 108'
DF 12 Khalil Chemmam
DF 2 Bilel Ifa downward-facing red arrow 81'
MF 6 Hocine Ragued
MF 14 Mejdi Traoui
MF 21 Jamel Saihi downward-facing red arrow 68'
MF 15 Zouheir Dhaouadi downward-facing red arrow 105'
FW 19 Saber Khelifa
FW 7 Youssef Msakni
Substitutions:
FW 17 Issam Jemâa upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 18 Anis Boussaïdi upward-facing green arrow 81'
MF 10 Oussama Darragi upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
Sami Trabelsi


Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Semi-finals

Zambia vs. Ghana

Zambia 1–0 Ghana
Mayuka 78' Report
Attendance: 12,000[18]
Zambia
Ghana
GK 16 Kennedy Mweene
RB 6 Davies Nkausu
CB 13 Stophira Sunzu Yellow card 52'
CB 5 Hijani Himoonde
LB 4 Joseph Musonda
CM 19 Nathan Sinkala
CM 2 Francis Kasonde Yellow card 10' downward-facing red arrow 66'
RW 17 Rainford Kalaba
LW 11 Christopher Katongo (c)
SS 8 Isaac Chansa Yellow card 70'
CF 12 James Chamanga downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Emmanuel Mayuka upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 3 Chisamba Lungu upward-facing green arrow 66'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 16 Adam Larsen Kwarasey
RB 7 Samuel Inkoom
CB 21 John Boye Yellow card 15'
CB 5 John Mensah (c) downward-facing red arrow 72'
LB 17 Lee Addy
CM 9 Derek Boateng Yellow card 63' Yellow-red card 83'
CM 6 Anthony Annan
RW 10 André Ayew downward-facing red arrow 87'
LW 13 Jordan Ayew
SS 20 Kwadwo Asamoah
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutions:
DF 15 Isaac Vorsah upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 12 Prince Tagoe upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 11 Sulley Muntari upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
Serbia Goran Stevanović


Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Mali vs. Ivory Coast

Mali 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Gervinho 45'
Attendance: 32,000[18]
Mali
Ivory Coast
GK 16 Soumbeïla Diakité
RB 14 Drissa Diakité downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 4 Ousmane Berthé Yellow card 6'
CB 5 Cédric Kanté (c)
LB 3 Adama Tamboura
CM 15 Bakaye Traoré
CM 20 Samba Diakité Yellow card 89'
RW 6 Mustapha Yatabaré downward-facing red arrow 73'
LW 18 Samba Sow downward-facing red arrow 84'
SS 12 Seydou Keita Yellow card 7'
CF 9 Cheick Diabaté
Substitutions:
DF 23 Ousmane Coulibaly upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 11 Garra Dembélé upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 17 Mahamane Traoré upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
France Alain Giresse
GK 1 Boubacar Barry
RB 6 Jean-Jacques Gosso
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 22 Sol Bamba
LB 17 Siaka Tiéné Yellow card 90+3'
CM 9 Cheick Tioté Yellow card 83'
CM 5 Didier Zokora
AM 19 Yaya Touré downward-facing red arrow 90'
RF 10 Gervinho
CF 11 Didier Drogba (c)
LF 8 Salomon Kalou downward-facing red arrow 79'
Substitutions:
MF 18 Abdul Kader Keïta upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 13 Didier Ya Konan upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
François Zahoui

Assistant referees:
Jason Damoo (Seychelles)
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Fourth official:
Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)


Third place match

Ghana 0–2 Mali
Report Diabaté 23', 80'
Attendance: 15,000[18]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Ghana
Mali
GK 16 Adam Larsen Kwarasey
RB 4 John Paintsil (c)
CB 19 Jonathan Mensah
CB 15 Isaac Vorsah Yellow card 47' Yellow-red card 64'
LB 17 Lee Addy
CM 6 Anthony Annan
CM 23 Mohammed Abu downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 20 Kwadwo Asamoah downward-facing red arrow 68'
RW 7 Samuel Inkoom downward-facing red arrow 35'
LW 10 André Ayew
CF 13 Jordan Ayew Yellow card 26'
Substitutions:
FW 12 Prince Tagoe upward-facing green arrow 35'
MF 11 Sulley Muntari upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 14 Masahudu Alhassan upward-facing green arrow 68'
Manager:
Serbia Goran Stevanović
GK 1 Oumar Sissoko
RB 23 Ousmane Coulibaly
CB 2 Abdoulaye Maïga
CB 5 Cédric Kanté (c)
LB 3 Adama Tamboura
DM 15 Bakaye Traoré Yellow card 56'
CM 20 Samba Diakité
CM 12 Seydou Keita
RW 11 Garra Dembélé downward-facing red arrow 86'
LW 18 Samba Sow Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 86'
CF 9 Cheick Diabaté
Substitutions:
MF 8 Souleymane Keita upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW 6 Mustapha Yatabaré upward-facing green arrow 86'
Manager:
France Alain Giresse

Man of the Match:
Cheick Diabaté (Mali)

Assistant referees:
Peter Edibe (Nigeria)
Moffat Champiti (Malawi)
Fourth official:
Bakary Gassama (Gambia)


Final

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Zambia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
C. Katongo soccer ball with check mark
Mayuka soccer ball with check mark
Chansa soccer ball with check mark
F. Katongo soccer ball with check mark
Mweene soccer ball with check mark
Sinkala soccer ball with check mark
Lungu soccer ball with check mark
Kalaba soccer ball with red X
Sunzu soccer ball with check mark		 8–7 soccer ball with check mark Tioté
soccer ball with check mark Bony
soccer ball with check mark Bamba
soccer ball with check mark Gradel
soccer ball with check mark Drogba
soccer ball with check mark Tiéné
soccer ball with check mark Ya Konan
soccer ball with red X K. Touré
soccer ball with red X Gervinho
Attendance: 32,000


Zambia
Ivory Coast
GK 16 Kennedy Mweene
RB 6 Davies Nkausu
CB 13 Stophira Sunzu
CB 5 Hijani Himoonde
LB 4 Joseph Musonda downward-facing red arrow 12'
RM 3 Chisamba Lungu
CM 8 Isaac Chansa
CM 19 Nathan Sinkala
LM 17 Rainford Kalaba
CF 11 Christopher Katongo (c)
CF 20 Emmanuel Mayuka
Substitutions:
DF 23 Nyambe Mulenga Yellow card 69' upward-facing green arrow 12' downward-facing red arrow 74'
MF 10 Felix Katongo upward-facing green arrow 74'
Manager:
France Hervé Renard
GK 1 Boubacar Barry
RB 6 Jean-Jacques Gosso
CB 4 Kolo Touré
CB 22 Sol Bamba Yellow card 66'
LB 17 Siaka Tiéné
RM 5 Didier Zokora downward-facing red arrow 75'
CM 19 Yaya Touré downward-facing red arrow 87'
LM 9 Cheick Tioté Yellow card 63'
AM 10 Gervinho
AM 8 Salomon Kalou downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 11 Didier Drogba (c)
Substitutions:
MF 15 Max Gradel upward-facing green arrow 63'
MF 13 Didier Ya Konan upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 12 Wilfried Bony upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager:
François Zahoui

Assistant referees:
Bechir Hassani (Tunisia)
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)


Notes

  1. ^ Original kick-off at 17:00 but was delayed due to heavy rain.[19]
  2. ^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but was pushed back due to the delay of the Libya–Zambia match.
  3. ^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but CAF announced on 9 February 2012 that the final would be delayed by half an hour due to "technical and logistical reasons".[20]

References

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External links

Quarterfinals

Zambia 3–0 Sudan
Sunzu 15'
C. Katongo 66'
Chamanga 86'		 Report
Attendance: 200[1]
Ivory Coast 3–0 Equatorial Guinea
Drogba 35', 69'
Y. Touré 81'		 Report
Attendance: 12,500[1]
Gabon 1–1 (a.e.t.) Mali
Mouloungui 54' Report Diabaté 85'
Penalties
Poko soccer ball with check mark
Mbanangoyé soccer ball with check mark
Mouloungui soccer ball with check mark
Aubameyang soccer ball with red X
Manga soccer ball with check mark		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Diabaté
soccer ball with check mark Yatabaré
soccer ball with check mark Kanté
soccer ball with check mark B. Traoré
soccer ball with check mark Se. Keita
Attendance: 30,000[1]
Ghana 2–1 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
John Mensah 9'
A. Ayew 100'		 Report Khelifa 41'
Attendance: 8,000[1]

Semifinals

Zambia 1–0 Ghana
Mayuka 78' Report
Attendance: 12,000[1]
Mali 0–1 Ivory Coast
Report Gervinho 45'
Attendance: 32,000[1]

Third place match

Ghana 0–2 Mali
Report Diabaté 23', 80'
Attendance: 15,000[1]
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Final

Main article: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Zambia 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
C. Katongo soccer ball with check mark
Mayuka soccer ball with check mark
Chansa soccer ball with check mark
F. Katongo soccer ball with check mark
Mweene soccer ball with check mark
Sinkala soccer ball with check mark
Chisamba soccer ball with check mark
Kalaba soccer ball with red X
Sunzu soccer ball with check mark		 8–7 soccer ball with check mark Tioté
soccer ball with check mark Bony
soccer ball with check mark Bamba
soccer ball with check mark Gradel
soccer ball with check mark Drogba
soccer ball with check mark Tiéné
soccer ball with check mark Ya Konan
soccer ball with red X K. Touré
soccer ball with red X Gervinho
Attendance: 40,000

Awards

Team of the tournament

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

Team statistics

Pos. Team Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1  Zambia 6 4 2 0 14 9 3 +6
2  Ivory Coast 6 5 1 0 16 9 0 +9
3  Mali 6 3 1 2 10 6 5 +1
4  Ghana 6 3 1 2 10 6 5 +1
Eliminated in the quarterfinals
5  Gabon 4 3 1 0 10 7 3 +4
6  Tunisia 4 2 0 2 6 5 5 0
7  Equatorial Guinea 4 2 0 2 6 3 5 −2
8  Sudan 4 1 1 2 4 4 7 −3
Eliminated in the group stage
9  Guinea 3 1 1 1 4 7 3 +4
10  Libya 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 0
11  Angola 3 1 1 1 4 4 5 −1
12  Morocco 3 1 0 2 3 4 5 −1
13  Senegal 3 0 0 3 0 3 6 −3
14  Burkina Faso 3 0 0 3 0 2 6 −4
15  Niger 3 0 0 3 0 1 5 −4
16  Botswana 3 0 0 3 0 2 9 −7
Total 32(1) 27 5(2) 27 91 76 76 0

Updated to games played on 12 February 2012. Team(s) rendered in italics represent(s) the host nation(s). The competition's winning team is rendered in bold.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

By sub-region

Sub-region T Pld W D L Pts APts Pts/T
Central Africa 2 8 5 1 2 16 2.00 8.00
East Africa 1 4 1 1 2 4 1.00 4.00
North Africa 3 10 4 1 5 13 1.30 4.33
Southern Africa 3 12 5 3 4 18 1.50 6.00
West Africa 7 30 12 4 14 40 1.33 5.71
Total 16 32(1) 27 5(2) 27 91 1.42 5.69

Updated to games played on 12 February 2012. Host nation(s) are situated in the region(s) rendered in italics.
(1) – Total games lost not counted in total games played (total games lost = total games won)
(2) – Total number of games drawn (tied) for all teams = Total number of games drawn (tied) ÷ 2 (both teams involved)
(3) – As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

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.[5]

Match ball

The official match ball for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, manufactured by Adidas, was the Comoequa. The name was inspired by the Komo River, which runs through the host nations, and the Equator, which runs throughout Africa and unites the host nations.[6]

Marketing

Sponsorship

Notes

  1. ^ Original kick-off at 20:00 but CAF announced on 9 February 2012 that the final would be delayed by half an hour due to "technical and logistical reasons".[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Africa Cup of Nations final kick-off delayed". BBC.com. 9 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Orange CAN 2012 Awards Orange CAN 2012 Awards". cafonline.com. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Orange CAN 2012 Best XI". cafonline.com. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Orange CAN 2012 mascot Gaguie unveiled". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  6. ^ "CAF and Adidas present the official match ball for the African Cup of Nations". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 3 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2011.

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