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1982 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982
ACN 1982 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryLibya
Dates5–19 March
Teams8
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 played16
Goals scored32 (2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana George Alhassan
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Libya Fawzi Al-Issawi
← 1980
1984 →

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]

Qualified teams

Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 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
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.

Tripoli
11 June Stadium
Capacity: 88,000
Benghazi
28 March Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

Group stage

Tiebreakers

If 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:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Libya 2–2 Ghana
Jaranah 58'
Al-Issawi 76'		 Report Alhassan 28'
Opoku Nti 89'
Attendance: 45,200
Cameroon 1–1 Tunisia
M'Bida 61' Report Gabsi 60'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)
Cameroon 0–0 Ghana
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Libya 2–0 Tunisia
Seddik 42' (o.g.)
Al-Bor'osi 89'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Ghana 1–0 Tunisia
John Ebow Essien 28' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Libya 0–0 Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 40,000

Group B

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
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 3–0 Ethiopia
Keshi 27', 84'
Adeshina 40'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
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
Algeria 0–0 Ethiopia
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hugues Opangault
Zambia 3–0 Nigeria
Kaumba 25'
Njovu 80'
Fregene 81' (o.g.)		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 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

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

Final

Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations Final
Ghana 1–1 (a.e.t.) Libya
Alhassan 35' Report Al-Beshari 70'
Penalties
Lamptey soccer ball with check mark
Alhassan soccer ball with check mark
Paha soccer ball with check mark
Asaase soccer ball with check mark
Abbrey soccer ball with check mark
Mensah soccer ball with red X
Quarshie soccer ball with check mark
Afriyie soccer ball with check mark		 7–6 soccer ball with check mark Al-Beshari
soccer ball with check mark Sola
soccer ball with check mark Al-Ajeli
soccer ball with check mark Ben-Suleiman
soccer ball with check mark Al-Farjani
soccer ball with red X Ghonaïm
soccer ball with check mark Jaranah
soccer ball with red X Zeiyu
Attendance: 50,000

Goalscorers

There 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

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 (19 March 2017). "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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