1982 African Cup of Nations

1982 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982
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) Ghana George Alhassan
(4 goals)
Best player Libya Fawzi Al-Issawi

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 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
Locations of the 1982 African Cup of Nations venues
Benghazi
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
 Libya 312042+24
 Ghana 312032+14
 Cameroon 30301103
 Tunisia 301214−31
Libya  2–2  Ghana
Jaranah  58'
Al-Issawi  76'
Report Alhassan  28'
Opoku Nti  89'
Attendance: 45,200
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

Cameroon  1–1  Tunisia
M'Bida  50' Report Gabsi  49'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Cameroon  0–0  Ghana
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)

Libya  2–0  Tunisia
Seddik  42' (o.g.)
Al-Bor'osi  89'
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

Ghana  1–0  Tunisia
Essien  28' Report
Attendance: 40,000

Libya  0–0  Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Babacar Fall (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 321031+25
 Zambia 320141+34
 Nigeria 310245−12
 Ethiopia 301204−41
Nigeria  3–0  Ethiopia
Keshi  27', 84'
Adeshina  40'
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

Algeria  1–0  Zambia
Merzekane  85' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

Zambia  1–0  Ethiopia
Munshya  68' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bashir Mahamed Jama

Algeria  2–1  Nigeria
Isima  44' (o.g.)
Assad  65'
Report Osigwe  40'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

Algeria  0–0  Ethiopia
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hugues Opangault

Zambia  3–0  Nigeria
Kaumba  25'
Njovu  80'
Fregene  81' (o.g.)
Report

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 March – Benghazi
 
 
 Ghana (aet) 3
 
19 March – Tripoli
 
 Algeria 2
 
 Ghana (p) 1 (7)
 
16 March – Tripoli
 
 Libya 1 (6)
 
 Libya 2
 
 
 Zambia 1
 
Third place
 
 
18 March – Tripoli
 
 
 Algeria 0
 
 
 Zambia 2

Semifinals

Ghana  3–2
(a.e.t)
 Algeria
Alhassan  4', 103'
Opoku Nti  90'
Report Zidane  29'
Assad  62'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

Libya  2–1  Zambia
Al-Beshari  38', 84' Report  29' Kaumba
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Third place match

Zambia  2–0  Algeria
Kaumba  2'
Munshya  25'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

Final

Ghana  1–1  Libya
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
Attendance: 42,500
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1982 Champions 

Ghana
4th title

Top scorers

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Cameroon Thomas Nkono

Algeria Chaabane Merzekane
Ghana Sampson Lamptey
Ghana Haruna Yusif
Libya Ali Al-Beshari

Ghana George Alhassan
Ghana Samuel Opoku Nti
Ghana Emmanuel Quarshie
Libya Fawzi Al-Issawi

Algeria Salah Assad
Algeria Rabah Madjer

References

  1. Anaman, Fiifi. "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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