1982 African Cup of Nations

1982 African Cup of Nations

كأس الأمم الأفريقية لكرة القدم 1982 (Arabic) Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1982
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 (3 goals)
Best player	Fawzy El-Esawi
← 1980 1984 →

The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Ghana won its fourth championship, beating Libya on penalty kicks 7-6 after a 1-1 draw.

Contents 1 Qualifying Tournament 1.1 Preliminary round 1.2 First round 1.3 Second round 2 Squads 3 Final tournament 3.1 First round 3.1.1 Group A 3.1.2 Group B 3.2 Knockout stage 3.2.1 Semifinals 3.2.2 Third place playoff 3.2.3 Final 4 Top scorers 5 CAF Team of the Tournament 6 External links

Qualifying Tournament

Nigeria qualified as holders

Libya qualified as hosts

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Preliminary round

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	Angola	1 – 1	Congo-Brazzaville	Angola

	Congo-Brazzaville	0 – 0	Angola	Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Brazzaville won 1–1 on goals coin.

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	Liberia	0 – 0	Gambia	Liberia

	Gambia	1 – 1	Liberia	Gambia

Liberia won 1–1 on goals coin.

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	Madagascar	0 – 0	Mauritius	Madagascar

	Mauritius	1 – 1	Madagascar	Mauritius

Madagscar won 1–1 on goals coin.

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	Malawi	0 – 1	Zimbabwe	Malawi

	Zimbabwe	1 – 1	Malawi	Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.

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	Mali	2 – 0	Mauritania	Mali

	Mauritania	2 – 1	Mali	Mauritania

Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.

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	Mozambique	6 – 1	Lesotho	Mozambique

	Lesotho	2 – 1	Mozambique	Lesotho

Mozambique won 7–3 on aggregate.

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	Senegal	2 – 0	Sierra Leone	Senegal

	Sierra Leone	1 – 2	Senegal	Sierra Leone

Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.

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	Equatorial Guinea	w / o	Benin

Equatorial Guinea progress, Benin withdrew.

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	Rwanda	w / o	Uganda

Rwanda progress, Uganda withdrew.

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	Upper Volta	w / o	Gabon

Upper Volta progress, Gabon withdrew.

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First round

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	Algeria	5 – 1	Mali	Algeria

	Mali	3 – 0	Algeria	Mali

Algeria won 5–4 on aggregate.

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	Cameroon	4 – 0	Togo	Cameroon

	Togo	2 – 2	Cameroon	Togo

Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.

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	Ethiopia	1 – 0	Rwanda	Ethiopia

	Rwanda	1 – 0	Ethiopia	Rwanda

Ethiopia won 1–1 (4-3p) on aggregate.

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	Ghana	1 – 1	Congo-Brazzaville	Ghana

	Congo-Brazzaville	0 – 1	Ghana	Congo-Brazzaville

Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.

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	Kenya	3 – 5	Egypt	Kenya

	Egypt	2 – 0	Kenya	Egypt

Egypt won 7–3 on aggregate.

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	Morocco	3 – 1	Liberia	Morocco

	Liberia	0 – 5	Morocco	Liberia

Morocco won 6–1 on aggregate.

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	Tunisia	1 – 0	Senegal	Tunisia

	Senegal	0 – 0	Tunisia	Senegal

Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.

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	Zaire	2 – 1	Mozambique	Zaire

	Mozambique	3 – 3	Zaire	Mozambique

Zaire won 5–4 on aggregate.

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	Zimbabwe	0 – 1	Zambia	Zimbabwe

	Zambia	2 – 0	Zimbabwe	Zambia

Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate.

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	Guinea	w / o	Equatorial Guinea

Guinea progress, Equatorial Guinea withdrew.

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	Madagascar	w / o	Tanzania

Madagascar progress, Tanzania withdrew.

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Upper Volta progress.

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Second round

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	Algeria	7 – 0	Upper Volta	Algeria

	Upper Volta	1 – 1	Algeria	Upper Volta

Algeria won 8–1 on aggregate.

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	Cameroon	5 – 1	Madagascar	Cameroon

	Madagascar	2 – 1	Cameroon	Madagascar

Cameroon won 6–3 on aggregate.

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	Ghana	2 – 2	Zaire	Ghana

	Zaire	1 – 2	Ghana	Zaire

Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.

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	Guinea	2 – 2	Ethiopia	Guinea

	Ethiopia	1 – 1	Guinea	Ethiopia

Ethiopia won 3–3 on goals coin.

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	Morocco	2 – 1	Zambia	Morocco

	Zambia	2 – 0	Morocco	Zambia

Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.

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	Tunisia	w / o	Egypt

Tunisia progress, Egypt withdrew.

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Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1982 African Cup of Nations (squads)

Algeria  Cameroon  Ethiopia  Ghana

Libya  Nigeria  Tunisia  Zambia

Final tournament

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi Finals.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Libya	4	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2
Ghana	4	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1
Cameroon	3	3	0	3	0	1	1	0
Tunisia	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3

Matches:

5 March 1982

Libya Abdul-Razak Jaranah  58' Fawzi Al-Esawi  76'	2 - 2	Ghana George Alhassan  28' Samuel Opoku Nti  89'	11 June Stadium
Cameroon Grégoire Mbida  50'	1 - 1	Tunisia Kamel Al-Qabisi  49'	11 June Stadium

9 March 1982

Cameroon	0 - 0	Ghana	11 June Stadium
Libya Kamel  42' (pen.) Faraj Al-Bar'ussi  83'	2 - 0	Tunisia	11 June Stadium

12 March 1982

Ghana John Essien  28'	1 - 0	Tunisia	11 June Stadium
Libya	0 - 0	Cameroon	11 June Stadium

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	5	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
Zambia	4	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3
Nigeria	2	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
Ethiopia	1	3	0	1	2	0	4	-4

Matches:

7 March 1982

Nigeria Keshi 27', 82' Ademola 40'	3 - 0	Ethiopia	28 March Stadium
Algeria Merzekane 85'	1 - 0	Zambia	28 March Stadium

10 March 1982

Zambia Munshya 68'	1 - 0	Ethiopia	28 March Stadium
Algeria Madjer 45' Assad 65'	2 - 1	Nigeria Isima 44'	28 March Stadium

13 March 1982

Algeria	0 - 0	Ethiopia	28 March Stadium
Zambia Kaumba 25' Njovu 80 Fregence (og) 81'	3 - 0	Nigeria	28 March Stadium

Knockout stage

Semifinals

16 March 1982

Semi Final 1	Ghana Alhassan 64', 103' Opoku Nti 90	3 - 2 (AET)	Algeria Zidane 29' Assad 62	28 March Stadium
Semi Final 2	Libya Beshari 38', 84'	2 - 1	Zambia Kaumba 29	11 June Stadium

Third place playoff

18 March 1982

Zambia Kaumba 2' Munshya 25'

2 - 0

Algeria

11 June Stadium

Final

19 March 1982

	Ghana Alhassan 35'	1 - 1 aet	Libya Beshari 70'	11 June Stadium
	Penalties:	7 - 6

African Cup of Nations 1982 Champions
Ghana 4th title

Top scorers

4 goals George Alhassan 3 goals Ali Al-Beshari Peter Kaumba

2 goals Salah Assad Samuel Opoku Nti Stephen Keshi Geofrey Munshya

1 goal Rabah Madjer Chaabane Merzekane Djamel Zidane Grégoire Mbida John Essien Faraj Al-Bar'ussi

1 goal Fawzi Al-Esawi Abdul-Razak Jaranah Kamel Adeshina Ademola Okey Isima Iron Njovu

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Thomas Nkono

Defenders

• M El-Bashari
• Chaabane Merzekane
• Sampson "Gaddafi" Lamptey
• Haruna Yusif

Midfielders

• Kofi Badu
• Albert Asaase
• Emmanuel Quarshie
• Salah Assad

Forwards

• Rabah Madjer
• Fawzi El-Esawi

External links

• Details at RSSSF
• Photographs of different ACN Finals (includes Libya 82)
• 1982 African Cup of Nations on www.world-results.net
• 1982 African Cup of Nations for football mundial

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