1982 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982 | |
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ACN 1982 official logo | |
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 (4 goals) |
Best player | Fawzi Al-Issawi |
The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa 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.[1]
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
Tripoli | Benghazi | |
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June 11 Stadium | March 28 Stadium | |
Capacity: 88,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |
First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi Finals.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
16 March – Benghazi | |||||||
Ghana (aet) | 3 | ||||||
Algeria | 2 | ||||||
19 March – Tripoli | |||||||
Ghana (p) | 1 (7) | ||||||
Libya | 1 (6) | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
16 March – Tripoli | 18 March – Tripoli | ||||||
Libya | 2 | Algeria | 0 | ||||
Zambia | 1 | Zambia | 2 |
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
19 March 1982 |
Ghana | 1–1 | Libya |
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Alhassan 35' | Report | Al-Beshari 70' |
Penalties | ||
Lamptey Alhassan Paha Asaase Abbrey Mensah Quarshie Afriyie |
7–6 | Al-Beshari Sola Al-Ajeli Ben-Suleiman Al-Farjani Ghonaïm Jaranah Zeiyu |
Winners
African Cup of Nations 1982 Champions |
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Ghana 4th title |
Top scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Chaabane Merzekane |
George Alhassan |
References
- ↑ Anaman, Fiifi. "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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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