1982 African Cup of Nations
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The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the African Cup of Nations
, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF
). It was hosted by Libya
. Just like in 1980
, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Ghana
won its fourth championship, beating Libya
on penalty kicks
7-6 after a 1-1 draw.
Congo-Brazzaville won 1–1 on goals coin.
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Liberia won 1–1 on goals coin.
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Madagscar won 1–1 on goals coin.
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Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Mozambique won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Equatorial Guinea progress, Benin withdrew.
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Rwanda progress, Uganda withdrew.
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Upper Volta progress, Gabon withdrew.
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Algeria won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Ethiopia won 1–1 (4-3p) on aggregate.
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Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Egypt won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Morocco won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Zaire won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Guinea progress, Equatorial Guinea withdrew.
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Madagascar progress, Tanzania withdrew.
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Upper Volta progress.
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Algeria won 8–1 on aggregate.
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Cameroon won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Ethiopia won 3–3 on goals coin.
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Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Tunisia progress, Egypt withdrew.
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Matches:
5 March 1982
9 March 1982
12 March 1982
Matches:
7 March 1982
10 March 1982
13 March 1982
3 goals Ali Al-Beshari Peter Kaumba
2 goals Salah Assad
Samuel Opoku Nti Stephen Keshi
Geofrey Munshya
1 goal Rabah Madjer
Chaabane Merzekane
Djamel Zidane Grégoire Mbida
John Essien Faraj Al-Bar'ussi
1 goal Fawzi Al-Esawi Abdul-Razak Jaranah Kamel Adeshina Ademola Okey Isima Iron Njovu
Defenders M El-Bashari Chaabane Merzekane
Sampson "Gaddafi" Lamptey Haruna Yusif
Midfielders Kofi Badu Albert Asaase Emmanuel Quarshie Salah Assad
Forwards Rabah Madjer
Fawzi El-Esawi
African Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
). It was hosted by Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. Just like in 1980
1980 African Cup of Nations
The 1980 African Cup of Nations was the 12th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Nigeria. Just like in 1978, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four...
, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Ghana
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team, popularly known as the Black Stars, is the national association football team of Ghana and is controlled by the Ghana Football Association...
won its fourth championship, beating Libya
Libya national football team
The Libya national football team is the national association football team of Libya and is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for the senior FIFA World Cup. They have qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations, one in 1982 where they finished runners-up and...
on penalty kicks
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...
7-6 after a 1-1 draw.
Preliminary round
----Congo-Brazzaville won 1–1 on goals coin.
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Liberia won 1–1 on goals coin.
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Madagscar won 1–1 on goals coin.
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Zimbabwe won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.
----
Mozambique won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Senegal won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Equatorial Guinea progress, Benin withdrew.
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Rwanda progress, Uganda withdrew.
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Upper Volta progress, Gabon withdrew.
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First round
----Algeria won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Cameroon won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Ethiopia won 1–1 (4-3p) on aggregate.
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Ghana won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Egypt won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Morocco won 6–1 on aggregate.
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Tunisia won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Zaire won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Zambia won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Guinea progress, Equatorial Guinea withdrew.
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Madagascar progress, Tanzania withdrew.
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Upper Volta progress.
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Second round
----Algeria won 8–1 on aggregate.
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Cameroon won 6–3 on aggregate.
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Ghana won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Ethiopia won 3–3 on goals coin.
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Zambia won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Tunisia progress, Egypt withdrew.
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Squads
For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1982 African Cup of Nations (squads)1982 African Cup of Nations (squads)
-Cameroon:Coach: Branko Zutic|-Ghana:Coach: Charles Kumi Gyamfi -Libya:Coach: Bela Gotl|-Tunisia:Coach: Ryszard Kulesza|-Algeria:Coach: Mahieddine Khalef|...
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
Matches:
5 March 1982
Abdul-Razak Jaranah Fawzi Al-Esawi |
2 - 2 | George Alhassan George Alhassan George Alhassan, commonly referred to as Jair is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He is best known for his exploits in the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations which saw him lift the trophy for the second time in his career... Samuel Opoku Nti |
11 June Stadium |
Grégoire Mbida Grégoire Mbida Grégoire Mbida is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer. He competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.... |
1 - 1 | Kamel Al-Qabisi |
11 June Stadium |
9 March 1982
| 0 - 0 | 11 June Stadium | ||
Kamel Kamel Kamel is a given name meaning perfect or the perfect one. It may refer to:People with the given name Kamel:* Abdullah Kamel Abdullah Kamel Al Kandari , Kuwaiti extrajudicial prisoner of the United States... Faraj Al-Bar'ussi |
2 - 0 | 11 June Stadium |
12 March 1982
John Essien |
1 - 0 | 11 June Stadium | |
| 0 - 0 | 11 June Stadium |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
Matches:
7 March 1982
Keshi 27', 82' Ademola 40 |
3 - 0 | 28 March Stadium | |
Merzekane Chaabane Merzekane Chaabane Merzekane is a former Algerian footballer, who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Algerian National Team that took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in all three of the teams games.Merzekane's first club was his neighborhood team, Onalait... 85 |
1 - 0 | 28 March Stadium |
10 March 1982
Munshya 68 |
1 - 0 | 28 March Stadium | |
Madjer Rabah Madjer Mustapha Rabah Madjer is a retired Algerian footballer.A skilled striker, he reached stardom as an F.C. Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time. He is widely remembered for scoring on 77 minutes, an audacious back-heeled... 45' Assad Salah Assad Salah Assad is a former Algerian football striker and manager.He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian tournament in 1981 and one African Cup Winner's Cup, and in France for FC Mulhouse and Paris Saint-Germain FC... 65 |
2 - 1 | Isima 44 |
28 March Stadium |
13 March 1982
| 0 - 0 | 28 March Stadium | ||
Kaumba 25' Njovu 80 Fregence (og) 81 |
3 - 0 | 28 March Stadium |
Semifinals
16 March 1982| Semi Final 1 | Alhassan George Alhassan George Alhassan, commonly referred to as Jair is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He is best known for his exploits in the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations which saw him lift the trophy for the second time in his career... 64', 103' Opoku Nti Opoku Nti Samuel Opoku Nti is a former Ghanaian football forward.- Biography :He is generally considered to have been Ghana's top footballer in the early to mid 1980's; prior to the international advent of Abedi Pele... 90 |
3 - 2 (AET) | Zidane 29' Assad Salah Assad Salah Assad is a former Algerian football striker and manager.He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian tournament in 1981 and one African Cup Winner's Cup, and in France for FC Mulhouse and Paris Saint-Germain FC... 62 |
28 March Stadium |
| Semi Final 2 | Beshari 38', 84 |
2 - 1 | Kaumba 29 |
11 June Stadium |
Third place playoff
18 March 1982Kaumba 2' Munshya 25 |
2 - 0 | 11 June Stadium |
Final
19 March 1982Alhassan George Alhassan George Alhassan, commonly referred to as Jair is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He is best known for his exploits in the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations which saw him lift the trophy for the second time in his career... 35 |
1 - 1 aet |
Beshari 70 |
11 June Stadium | |
| Penalties: |
7 - 6 |
Top scorers
4 goals George AlhassanGeorge Alhassan
George Alhassan, commonly referred to as Jair is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He is best known for his exploits in the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations which saw him lift the trophy for the second time in his career...
3 goals Ali Al-Beshari Peter Kaumba
2 goals Salah Assad
Salah Assad
Salah Assad is a former Algerian football striker and manager.He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian tournament in 1981 and one African Cup Winner's Cup, and in France for FC Mulhouse and Paris Saint-Germain FC...
Samuel Opoku Nti Stephen Keshi
Stephen Keshi
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi is a former football defender from Nigeria.-Playing career:An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was captain of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.His last club was...
Geofrey Munshya
1 goal Rabah Madjer
Rabah Madjer
Mustapha Rabah Madjer is a retired Algerian footballer.A skilled striker, he reached stardom as an F.C. Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time. He is widely remembered for scoring on 77 minutes, an audacious back-heeled...
Chaabane Merzekane
Chaabane Merzekane
Chaabane Merzekane is a former Algerian footballer, who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Algerian National Team that took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in all three of the teams games.Merzekane's first club was his neighborhood team, Onalait...
Djamel Zidane Grégoire Mbida
Grégoire Mbida
Grégoire Mbida is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer. He competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup....
John Essien Faraj Al-Bar'ussi
1 goal Fawzi Al-Esawi Abdul-Razak Jaranah Kamel Adeshina Ademola Okey Isima Iron Njovu
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper Thomas NkonoDefenders M El-Bashari Chaabane Merzekane
Chaabane Merzekane
Chaabane Merzekane is a former Algerian footballer, who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Algerian National Team that took part in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in all three of the teams games.Merzekane's first club was his neighborhood team, Onalait...
Sampson "Gaddafi" Lamptey Haruna Yusif
Midfielders Kofi Badu Albert Asaase Emmanuel Quarshie Salah Assad
Salah Assad
Salah Assad is a former Algerian football striker and manager.He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian tournament in 1981 and one African Cup Winner's Cup, and in France for FC Mulhouse and Paris Saint-Germain FC...
Forwards Rabah Madjer
Rabah Madjer
Mustapha Rabah Madjer is a retired Algerian footballer.A skilled striker, he reached stardom as an F.C. Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time. He is widely remembered for scoring on 77 minutes, an audacious back-heeled...
Fawzi El-Esawi