2009 African Championship of Nations Final

2009 African Championship of Nations Final
Event 2009 African Championship of Nations
Ghana DR Congo
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Date 8 March 2009
Venue Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee Desiré Doué Nomandiez (Ivory Coast)
Attendance 35,000
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The 2009 African Championship of Nations final was a football match held on March 8, 2009, and was the culmination of the inaugural tournament organised by CAF, aimed at players playing in their domestic leagues. The final was contested by DR Congo and Ghana, who had met earlier in the group stage, where Ghana ran out 3-0 winners. However, this was not to be the case, as DR Congo comfortably won 2-0 to record their first triumph in a continental competition since the 1974 African Nations Cup, where, as Zaire, they defeated Zambia 2-0 in the replay[1]

Match details

March 8, 2009
16:00
 Ghana 0 – 2 DR Congo Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Desiré Doué Nomandiez[2]
(Report) Kaluyituka  46'
Bedi  74'

Lineups[3]


GHANA:
GK 1 Philemon MacCarthy
RB 2 Samuel Inkoom 33'
CB 5 Ofosu Appiah
CB 21 Harrison Afful
LB 3 Daniel Nana Yeboah
CM 14 Charles Asampong Taylor 79'
CM 18 Edmund Owusu Ansah
RM 7 Jordan Opoku 83'
LM 8 Ibrahim Ayeq
CF 9 Yaw Antwi 71'
CF 23 Godwin Osei Bonsu
Substitutes:
FW 17 Francis Coffie 71'
FW 10 Kwadwo Poku 79'
FW 15 Stephen Manu 83'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac

DR CONGO:
GK 1 Muteba Kidiaba
CB 12 Bawaka Mabele
CB 18 Gladys Bokese 63'
CB 15 Joel Kimuaki
CM 6 Kazembe Mihayo
CM 13 Matondu Salakiaku 88'
RM 7 Ngandu Kasongu
LM 10 Mbenza Bedi
CF 8 Mabi Mputu
CF 14 Bongelli Lofo (c) 66'
CF 19 Dioko Kaluyituka
Substitutes:
FW 22 Luyeye Mvete 88'
Manager:
Mutumbile Santos

Man of the Match:
Mabi Mputu

Assistant referees:[2]
Peter Edibe
Chokri Saadallah
Fourth official:
Koko Djaoupé

Match rules:

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if scores level
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Of 12 substitutes named, 3 may be used

References

  1. ^ DR Congo lift CHAN trophy, BBC Sport, March 7, 2009
  2. ^ a b Officials for final match CAF Online, 8 March 2009. Accessed 2009-05-17. Archived 2009-06-11.
  3. ^ Match Report: Ghana 0-2 DR Congo CAF Online, March 8, 2009