1982 African Cup of Nations
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 penalty kicks 7−6 after a 1−1 draw.[1]
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982 | |
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ACN 1982 official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Libya |
Dates | 5−19 March |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
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 |
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
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:
Libya | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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Seddik 42' (o.g.) Al-Bor'osi 89' |
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:
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
16 March – Benghazi | ||||||
Ghana (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
19 March – Tripoli | ||||||
Algeria | 2 | |||||
Ghana (p) | 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
Top scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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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.
External links
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