1984 African Cup of Nations
| Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984 | |
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.png) Afcon 1984 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | 4 – 18 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(4 goals) |
| Best player |
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| Best goalkeeper |
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The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the fooball championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast. Just like in 1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroon won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 3−1.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
| Abidjan | Bouaké | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Stade Bouaké | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Koffi  Fofana Goba |
Report |
| Ivory Coast |
1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Miézan |
Report | Abouzaid |
| Ivory Coast |
0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Milla Djonkep |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Ghana |
1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Opoku N'ti |
Report | Nwosu Ehilegbu |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| | 2 (7) | |||||
| 18 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| | 2 (8) | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| 14 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| | 3 | |||||
| | 0 (4) | |||||
| | 0 (5) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 3 | |||||
Semifinals
| Egypt |
2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sulaiman Abouzaid |
Report | Keshi Bala |
| Penalties | ||
Abdelghani  Shehata Ghareeb El Khatib Beedho Nacef Yassin Hassan  Youssef |
7–8 | |
Third place match
Final
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 1984 Champions |
|---|
Cameroon 1st title |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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CAF Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
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