2009 African Nations Championship Final

2009 African Nations Championship Final
Event 2009 African Nations Championship
Date 8 March 2009
Venue Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee Desiré Doué Nomandiez (Ivory Coast)
Attendance 35,000

The 2009 African Nations Championship 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
(Report) Kaluyituka  46'
Bedi  74'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ivory Coast Desiré Doué Nomandiez[2]

Lineups[3]

Ghana
GHANA:
GK 1 Philemon MacCarthy
RB 2Samuel Inkoom  33'
CB 5 Ofosu Appiah
CB 21Harrison Afful
LB 3 Daniel Nana Yeboah
CM 14 Charles Asampong Taylor  79'
CM 18Edmund Owusu Ansah
RM 7Jordan Opoku  83'
LM 8Ibrahim Ayeq
CF 9Yaw Antwi  71'
CF 23 Godwin Osei Bonsu
Substitutes:
FW 17 Francis Coffie  71'
FW 10Kwadwo Poku  79'
FW 15Stephen Manu  83'
Manager:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac
Democratic Republic of the Congo
DR CONGO:
GK 1Muteba Kidiaba
CB 12Bawaka Mabele
CB 18Gladys Bokese  63'
CB 15 Joel Kimuaki
CM 6 Kazembe Mihayo
CM 13 Matondu Salakiaku  88'
RM 7Ngandu Kasongu
LM 10Mbenza Bedi
CF 8 Mabi Mputu
CF 14Bongelli Lofo (c)  66'
CF 19 Dioko Kaluyituka
Substitutes:
FW 22Luyeye Mvete  88'
Manager:
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mutumbile Santos

Man of the Match:
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabi Mputu

Assistant referees:[2]
Niger Peter Edibe
Tunisia Chokri Saadallah
Fourth official:
Togo 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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