The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, split into four groups of four; the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However, Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment under pressure from then-dictator Sani Abacha, reducing the field to 15.[1] South Africa won its first championship, beating Tunisia in the final 2–0.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 13 January – 3 February |
Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Africa (1st title) |
Runners-up | Tunisia |
Third place | Zambia |
Fourth place | Ghana |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 29 |
Goals scored | 78 (2.69 per match) |
Attendance | 640,880 (22,099 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Kalusha Bwalya (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Kalusha Bwalya |
Qualified teams
For full qualification see: 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification
- Algeria
- Angola
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
- Egypt
- Gabon
- Ghana
- Liberia
- Mozambique
- Nigeria (holders)*
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa (hosts)
- Tunisia
- Zaire
- Zambia
* Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals. Guinea, as the best side to not qualify, was offered Nigeria's spot in the finals, but declined due to a lack of preparation time.
Squads
Venues
Johannesburg | Durban | |
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FNB Stadium | Kings Park Stadium | |
Capacity: 80,000 | Capacity: 52,000 | |
Bloemfontein | Port Elizabeth | |
Free State Stadium | EPRU Stadium | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 33,852 |
First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
South Africa | 3–0 | Cameroon |
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Masinga 15' Williams 37' Moshoeu 55' |
Egypt | 2–1 | Angola |
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El-Kass 30', 33' | Quinzinho 77' |
Cameroon | 2–1 | Egypt |
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Omam-Biyik 36' (pen.) Tchami 59' | Maher 48' |
South Africa | 1–0 | Angola |
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Williams 57' |
South Africa | 0–1 | Egypt |
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El-Kass 7' |
Angola | 3–3 | Cameroon |
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Joni 38' (pen.) Paulão 57' Quinzinho 80' | Omam-Biyik 25' Mouyeme 82' Hélder Vicente 90' (o.g.) |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 |
Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
Zambia | 0–0 | Algeria |
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Sierra Leone | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Sessay 11' Mohamed Kallon 89' | Ouédraogo 74' |
Algeria | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
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Meçabih 41', 63' |
Zambia | 5–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Malitoli 18' K. Bwalya 24', 35' Lota 44' J. Bwalya 45' | Y. Traoré 53' |
Algeria | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Lounici 2' Dziri 75' | Zongo 83' |
Zambia | 4–0 | Sierra Leone |
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K. Bwalya 2', 9', 84' Malitoli 87' |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
Zaire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Gabon | 1–2 | Liberia |
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Nzeng 59' | Sebwe 5' (pen.) Sarr 54' |
Gabon | 2–0 | Zaire |
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Mackaya 21' (pen.) Bekogo 34' |
Zaire | 2–0 | Liberia |
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Lukaku 5' (pen.) Essende 72' |
Nigeria withdrew, so their three matches were canceled.
- vs. Zaire, 16 January 1996
- vs. Liberia, 19 January 1996
- vs. Gabon, 25 January 1996
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 |
Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Ghana | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Yeboah 20' Pelé 70' |
Tunisia | 1–1 | Mozambique |
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Berkhissa 24' | Bucuane 4' |
Ghana | 2–1 | Tunisia |
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Pelé 50' Akonnor 77' | Ben Younes 72' |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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Tiéhi 32' |
Tunisia | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Ben Younes 32', 38' Ben Hassen 48' | M. Traoré 84' |
Ghana | 2–0 | Mozambique |
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Pelé 42' Aboagye 68' |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
January 27 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
January 31 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
January 28 - Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
February 3 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
Zaire | 0 | |||||||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
January 27 - Bloemfontein | ||||||||||
Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||
Zambia | 3 | |||||||||
January 31 - Durban | ||||||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
Zambia | 2 | |||||||||
January 28 - Durban | ||||||||||
Tunisia | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
Gabon | 1 (1) | |||||||||
February 3 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
Tunisia (p) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||||||
Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
South Africa | 2–1 | Algeria |
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Fish 72' Moshoeu 85' | Report | Lazizi 84' |
Zambia | 3–1 | Egypt |
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Litana 58' Mutale 65' Lota 76' | Report | S. Kamouna 43' |
Gabon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
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Mackaya 16' | Report | Baya 10' |
Penalties | ||
Mackaya Kassa-Ngoma Bekogo-Zogo | 1–4 | Sellimi Fekhi Ben Slimane El Ouaer |
Ghana | 1–0 | Zaire |
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Yeboah 22' | Report |
Semifinals
South Africa | 3–0 | Ghana |
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Moshoeu 22', 87' Bartlett 46' |
Zambia | 2–4 | Tunisia |
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Lota 68' Makasa 90' | Sellimi 16', 85' (pen.) Baya 20' Ghodhbane 47' |
Third place match
Ghana | 0–1 | Zambia |
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J. Bwalya 51' |
Final
South Africa | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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Williams 73', 75' |
Scorers
5 goals
- Kalusha Bwalya
4 goals
- John Moshoeu
- Mark Williams
3 goals
- Abedi Pele
- Ahmed El-Kass
- Imed Ben Younes
- Dennis Lota
2 goals
- Ali Meçabih
- Quinzinho
- François Omam-Biyik
- Brice Mackaya
- Tony Yeboah
- Zoubeir Baya
- Adel Sellimi
- Johnson Bwalya
- Kenneth Malitoli
1 goal
- Billel Dziri
- Tarek Lazizi
- Khaled Lounici
- Joni
- Paulão
- Aboubakari Ouédraogo
- Youssouf Traoré
- Boureima Zongo
- Georges Mouyémé
- Alphonse Tchami
- Joël Tiéhi
- Moussa Traoré
- Samir Ibrahim
- Ali Maher
- Aurelien Bekogo
- Guy Nzeng
- Felix Aboagye
- Charles Akonnor
- Kwame Ayew
- Mass Sarr Jr.
- Kelvin Sebwe
- Tico-Tico
- Mohamed Kallon
- John Gbassay Sessay
- Shaun Bartlett
- Mark Fish
- Phil Masinga
- Abdelkader Ben Hassen
- Hédi Berkhissa
- Kaies Ghodhbane
- Liombi Essende
- Roger Lukaku
- Elijah Litana
- Hillary Makasa
- Vincent Mutale
Own goal
- Helder Vicente
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
- Chokri El Ouaer
Defenders
- Yasser Radwan
- Mark Fish
- Elijah Litana
- Isaac Asare
Midfielders
- Zoubeir Baya
- Hazem Emam
- Abedi Pele
- Mark Williams
Forwards
- Kalusha Bwalya
- Tony Yeboah
References
- ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/nigerian-players-back-boycott-of-finals-1323344.html
External links
- Details at RSSSF
- Details at www.angelfire.com