1996 African Cup of Nations

1996 African Cup of Nations

1996 Africa Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	13 January – 3 February
Teams	15 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runner-up	Tunisia
Third place	Zambia
Fourth place	Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	78 (2.69 per match)
Attendance	640,880 (22,099 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Kalusha Bwalya (5 goals)
Best player	Mark Williams
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The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to sixteen teams, split into four groups of four; the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However, Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment, reducing Group C to only three teams, and the field to fifteen. South Africa won its first championship, beating Tunisia in the final 2-0.

Host Cities & Venues

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1996 African Cup of Nations (squads)

Participating teams

Participating nations

For full qualification see: 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification

Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals. Guinea, as the best side to not qualify, was offered Nigeria's spot in the finals, but declined due to a lack of preparation time.

Final tournament

First Round

Teams in Bold progress to the Quarter Finals, teams in italics are eliminated from the tournament.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
South Africa	6	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3
Egypt	6	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1
Cameroon	4	3	1	1	1	5	7	-2
Angola	1	3	0	1	2	4	6	-2

January 13, 1996	South Africa	3-0	Cameroon	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Said Belqola (Morocco)
	Masinga 15' Williams 37' Moshoeu 55'

January 15, 1996	Egypt	2-1	Angola	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
	El-Kass 30', 33'		Quinzinho 77'

January 18, 1996	Cameroon	2-1	Egypt	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Omam-Biyik 36' (pen) Tchami 59'		Maher 48'

January 20, 1996	South Africa	1-0	Angola	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 78,000 Referee: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)
	Williams 57'

January 24, 1996	South Africa	0-1	Egypt	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
			El-Kass 7'

January 24, 1996	Angola	3-3	Cameroon	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)
	Joni 38' (pen) Paulao 57' Quinzinho 80'		Omam-Biyik 25' Mouyeme 82' Vicente 90' (OG)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Zambia	7	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8
Algeria	7	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
Sierra Leone	3	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5
Burkina Faso	0	3	0	0	3	3	9	-6

January 14, 1996	Zambia	0-0	Algeria	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

January 15, 1996	Sierra Leone	2-1	Burkina Faso	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Okoampa (Ghana)
	Sessay 11' Mohamed Kallon 89'		Ouédraogo 74'

January 18, 1996	Algeria	2-0	Sierra Leone	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
	Mecabih 41', 63'

January 20, 1996	Zambia	5-1	Burkina Faso	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
	Malitoli 18' K. Bwalya 24', 35' Lota 44' J. Bwalya 45'		Y. Traoré 53'

January 24, 1996	Algeria	2-1	Burkina Faso	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 180 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Lounici 2' Dziri 75'		Zongo 83'

January 24, 1996	Zambia	4-0	Sierra Leone	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 200 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	K. Bwalya 2', 9', 84' Malitoli 87'

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Gabon	3	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Zaire	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Liberia	3	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1

January 16, 1996	Gabon	1-2	Liberia	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
	Nzeng 59'		Sebwe 5' (pen) Sarr 54'

January 19, 1996	Gabon	2-0	Zaire	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Yengo (Congo)
	Mackaya 21' (pen) Bekogo 34'

January 25, 1996	Zaire	2-0	Liberia	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Belqola (Morocco)
	Lukaku 5' (pen) Essende 72'

 Nigeria withdrew, so their three matches were cancelled.

• vs.  Zaire, January 16, 1996
• vs.  Liberia, January 19, 1996
• vs.  Gabon, January 25, 1996

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Ghana	9	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Tunisia	4	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1
Côte d'Ivoire	3	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3
Mozambique	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3

January 14, 1996	Ghana	2-0	Côte d'Ivoire	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
	Yeboah 20' Pelé 70'

January 16, 1996	Tunisia	1-1	Mozambique	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Berkhissa 24'		Bucuane 4'

January 19, 1996	Ghana	2-1	Tunisia	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
	Pelé 50' Akonnor 77'		Ben Younes 72'

January 21, 1996	Côte d'Ivoire	1-0	Mozambique	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 500 Referee: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
	Tiéhi 32'

January 25, 1996	Tunisia	3-1	Côte d'Ivoire	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
	Ben Younes 32', 38' Ben Hassen 48'		M. Traoré 57'

January 25, 1996	Ghana	2-0	Mozambique	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
	Pele 42' Aboagye 68'

Knockout Stages

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	January 27 - Johannesburg
	South Africa	2
					January 31 - Johannesburg
	Algeria	1
					South Africa	3
	January 28 - Port Elizabeth
					Ghana	0
	Ghana	1
									February 3 - Johannesburg
	Zaire	0
									South Africa	2
	January 27 - Bloemfontein
									Tunisia	0
	Zambia	3
					January 31 - Durban
	Egypt	1
					Zambia	2			Third place
	January 28 - Durban
					Tunisia	4
	Gabon	1 (1)							Ghana	0
	Tunisia (pen)	1 (4)							Zambia	1
									February 3 - Johannesburg

Quarterfinals

January 27, 1996	South Africa	2-1	Algeria	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
	Fish 72' Moshoeu 85'		Lazizi 84'

January 27, 1996	Zambia	3-1	Egypt	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Litana 58' Mutale 65' Lota 76'		S. Kamouna 43'

January 28, 1996	Gabon	1-1 (AET) 1-4 (PEN)	Tunisia	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Mackaya 16'		Baya 10'

		Penalties
	Mackaya Kassa-Ngoma Bekogo-Zogo	1-4	Sellimi Fekhi Ben Slimane El Ouaer

January 28, 1996	Ghana	1-0	Zaire	EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
	Yeboah 22'

Semifinals

January 31, 1996	South Africa	3-0	Ghana	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
	Moshoeu 22', 87' Bartlett 46'

January 31, 1996	Zambia	2-4	Tunisia	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bouchardeau (Niger)
	Lota 68' Makasa 90'		Sellimi 16', 85' (pen) Baya 20' Ghodhbane 47'

Third place playoff

February 3, 1996	Ghana	0-1	Zambia	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Omer Yengo (Congo)
			J. Bwalya 51'

Final

February 3, 1996	South Africa	2-0	Tunisia	Soccer City, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Williams 73', 75'

African Cup of Nations 1996 Champions
South Africa 1st title

Scorers

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Chokri El Ouaer

Defenders

• Yasser Radwan
• Mark Fish
• Elijah Litana
• Isaac Asare

Midfielders

• Zoubeir Baya
• Hazem Emam
• Abedi Pele
• Mark Williams

Forwards

• Kalusha Bwalya
• Anthony Yeboah

External links

• Details at RSSSF
• Details at www.angelfire.com

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