2006 Africa Cup of Nations
| كأس أمم أفريقيا 2006 | |
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Africa Cup of Nations 2006 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 20 January – 10 February |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Egypt (5th title) |
| Runners-up |
 Ivory Coast |
| Third place |
 Nigeria |
| Fourth place |
 Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 73 (2.28 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Samuel Eto'o (5 goals) |
| Best player |
Ahmed Hassan |
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Cote d'Ivoire in the final 4−2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw.
Qualification
For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done through the CAF's qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Whereas only the winner of each group qualified for the World Cup, the top 3 finishers in each of the five qualification groups gained entry into the Africa Cup of Nations. The exception was qualification group 3, which contained hosts Egypt. Since Egypt qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations automatically as the hosts, the final berth was instead awarded to the fourth-place finishers, Libya.
2006 also marked the first time that the defending champion did not automatically qualify for the finals. Tunisia, 2004's champion, qualified for the Cup of Nations by winning their group in the qualification process.
Participating teams
Participating nations
Squads
For more details on this topic, see 2006 Africa Cup of Nations squads.
Venues
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Cairo | Cairo | |
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| Cairo International Stadium | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 74,100 | Capacity: 25,500 | ||
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| Alexandria | Port Said | Alexandria | Ismailia |
| Harras El-Hedoud Stadium | Port Said Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | Ismailia Stadium |
| Capacity: 21,650 | Capacity: 24,060 | Capacity: 19,676 | Capacity: 16,606 |
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Croconile, the championship's official mascot
Group stage
Teams highlighted in green progress to the quarter-finals.
All times local: EET (UTC+2)
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
 Morocco |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Libya |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Cameroon |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
.svg.png){kind=small} DR Congo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Angola |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
 Togo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
29 January 2006 19:00 |
| Angola |
3–2 | Togo |
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Flávio  9', 38' Maurito 86' |
Kader 24' Cherif Touré 67' |
Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco) |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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 Guinea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
 Zambia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
 South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
26 January 2006 17:15 |
| Zambia |
1–2 | Guinea |
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| Tana 33' |
Feindouno 73' (pen.), 90+1' |
Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, Alexandria Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
| Senegal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
27 January 2006 17:15 |
| Ghana |
1–0 | Senegal |
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| Amoah 13' |
Port Said Stadium, Port Said Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco) |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 February – Cairo | ||||||||||
| Egypt |
4 | |||||||||
| 7 February – Cairo | ||||||||||
| DR Congo |
1 | |||||||||
| Egypt |
2 | |||||||||
| 3 February – Alexandria | ||||||||||
| Senegal |
1 | |||||||||
| Guinea |
2 | |||||||||
| 10 February – Cairo | ||||||||||
| Senegal |
3 | |||||||||
| Egypt (p) |
0 (4) | |||||||||
| 4 February – Cairo | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast |
0 (2) | |||||||||
| Cameroon |
1 (11) | |||||||||
| 7 February – Alexandria | ||||||||||
| Ivory Coast (p) |
1 (12) | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast |
1 | Third place | ||||||||
| 4 February – Port Said | ||||||||||
| Nigeria |
0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria (p) |
1 (6) | Senegal |
0 | |||||||
| Tunisia |
1 (5) | Nigeria |
1 | |||||||
| 9 February – Cairo | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
3 February 2006 15:00 |
| Guinea |
2–3 | Senegal |
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| Diawara 24' Feindouno 90+5' |
Diop 61' Niang 83' H. Camara 90+3' |
3 February 2006 19:00 |
| Egypt |
4–1 | DR Congo |
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| A. Hassan 33', 89' (pen.) H. Hassan 39' Moteab 57' |
El-Saqqa 45+2' (o.g.) |
4 February 2006 15:00 |
| Nigeria |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
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| Obinna 6' |
Haggui 49' | |
| Penalties | ||
Yobo  Taiwo  Ayila Obinna Martins Mikel Enyeama Kanu |
6–5 | Namouchi Guemamdia Chedli Ben Achour Clayton Boumnijel Hadj Massaoud Bouazizi |
4 February 2006 19:00 |
| Cameroon |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
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| Meyong Ze 95' |
B. Koné 92' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Eto'o Geremi Atouba Kome Meyong Ze Makoun Song Saidou Douala Bikey Hamidou Eto'o |
11–12 | Drogba K. Touré B. Koné Faé A. Koné Kouassi Romaric Boka Zokora Zoro Tizié Drogba |
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
Main article: 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final
10 February 2006 18:00 |
| Egypt |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
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| Penalties | ||
| A. Hassan Abdelwahab Abdel Halim Ali Zaky Aboutrika |
4–2 | Drogba K. Touré B. Koné Eboué |
Winners
| 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Winners |
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Egypt Fifth title |
Scorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
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- 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
Goalkeeper
Defenders
- Emmanuel Eboué
- Rigobert Song
- Wael Gomaa
- Taye Taiwo
Midfielders
- Stephen Appiah
- Mohamed Aboutreika
- Ahmed Hassan
- Pascal Feindouno
Forwards
See also
- Cairo
- Egyptian Soccer Cup
External links
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