The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of African nations run by the CAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, there were eight teams, which were split into two groups of four. Ghana won its fourth championship, beating Libya on penalties 7−6 after a 1–1 draw.[1]
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982 | |
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.png) ACN 1982 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Libya |
| Dates | 5–19 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 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 |
← 1980 1984 → | |
Qualified teams
editThe 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | Hosts | 0 (debut) | |
 Nigeria | Holders | 22 March 1980 | 4 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980) |
| Ghana | 2nd round winners | 2 August 1981 | 6 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980) |
 Cameroon | 2nd round winners | 30 August 1981 | 2 (1970, 1972) |
| Zambia | 2nd round winners | 30 August 1981 | 2 (1974, 1978) |
| Algeria | 2nd round winners | 20 September 1981 | 2 (1968, 1980) |
 Ethiopia | 2nd round winners | 4 October 1981 | 8 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976) |
 Tunisia | 2nd round winners | 1981 | 4 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978) |
- Notes
- ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
editVenues
editThe competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.
| Tripoli | |
|---|---|
| 11 June Stadium | |
| Capacity: 88,000 | |
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| Benghazi | |
| 28 March Stadium | |
| Capacity: 55,000 | |
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Group stage
editTiebreakers
editIf two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Ghana | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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John Ebow Essien  28' |
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Zambia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 March – Benghazi | ||||||
| Ghana (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| 19 March – Tripoli | ||||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| Ghana (pen.) | 1 (7) | |||||
| 16 March – Tripoli | ||||||
| Libya | 1 (6) | |||||
| Libya | 2 | |||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 March – Tripoli | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Zambia | 2 | |||||
Semifinals
editThird place match
editFinal
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Goalscorers
editThere were 32 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Peter Fregene (against Zambia)
- Okey Isima (against Algeria)
- Kamel Seddik (against Libya)
CAF Team of the Tournament
edit| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References
edit- ↑ Anaman, Fiifi (19 March 2017). "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.