2010 African Cup of Nations
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The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa (CAF
). It was held in Angola
, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January.
In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who successfully advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo after a terrorist attack on their bus
upon arriving for the tournament reduced the number of participating nations to 15. A total of 29 games were played, instead of the scheduled 32 games. Egypt won the tournament, their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row, beating Ghana
1–0 in the final.
, Namibia
, Zimbabwe
and Senegal
were rejected. Gabon
and Equatorial Guinea
were also awarded the hosting rights to the 2012 Nations Cup, while Libya
would be hosting the event for the second time in 2014. Two-time former host Nigeria
is the reserve host for the 2010, 2012 and 2014 Nations Cups, in the event that any of the host countries fails to meet the requirements established by CAF.
announced that the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification would also be the qualification for this tournament. Despite the fact Angola are the host of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, they also needed to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup
qualification. A similar situation was true for South Africa. Although they will be the hosts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, they still needed to compete in the qualification tournament in order to qualify for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.
, Angola. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Angola were seeded as hosts and Egypt as reigning holders. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition. Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire had the two strongest records and so completed the top seeded Pot 1. The four seeded teams were placed into their groups in advance of the final draw.
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Sub-table of results between teams on equal points:
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Substitutes Richard Kingson
Gedo
Emmanuel Mbola
Karim Ziani
Achille Emana
Kwadwo Asamoah
Seydou Keita
André Ayew
Eric Mouloungui
Chinedu Obasi Salomon Kalou
Jacob Mulenga
3 goals Flávio
Ahmed Hassan
Asamoah Gyan
Seydou Keita
2 goals Manucho
Samuel Eto'o
Emad Moteab
Russel Mwafulirwa
Frédéric Kanouté
Peter Odemwingie
Jacob Mulenga
1 goal Hameur Bouazza
Madjid Bougherra
Rafik Halliche
Karim Matmour
Gilberto
1 goal Razak Omotoyossi
Achille Emana
Geremi
Mohammadou Idrissou
Landry N'Guémo
Didier Drogba
Gervinho Salomon Kalou
Kader Keïta
Siaka Tiéné
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
Hosny Abd Rabo
Ahmed Al-Muhammadi
Mohamed Zidan
Daniel Cousin
Fabrice Do Marcolino
André Ayew
Davi Banda
Elvis Kafoteka
Mamadou Bagayoko
Mustapha Yatabaré
1 goal Fumo
Miro
Obafemi Martins
Chinedu Obasi Victor Obinna
Yakubu
Amine Chermiti
Zouheir Dhaouadi
James Chamanga
Rainford Kalaba
Christopher Katongo
Own goals
2 goals Dario Khan
(playing against Benin
and Egypt)
1 goal Aurélien Chedjou
(playing against Tunisia
)
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals***
4 goals***
3 goals
2 goals
0 goals***
*** indicates the team played only two matches in the group stage, due to the Togo national football team attack
.
*** indicates the team played only two matches in the group stage, due to the Togo national football team attack
.
(Hippotragus niger variani), a national symbol and a treasured animal in Angola. In Angola, this animal is found only in the Cangandala National Park
in Malange Province.
Jabulani Angola, a modified version of the Adidas Jabulani
to be used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
, with the colours of the flag of Angola
.
was attacked by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola
as it travelled to the tournament. A spokesman for the Togolese football federation said assistant coach Amalete Abalo and press officer Stanislaud Ocloo had died as well as the driver. The separatist group Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
(FLEC) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Togolese team withdrew from the competition the following day. The players initially decided to compete to commemorate the victims in this way, but were immediately ordered to return by the Togolese government.
Following their departure from Angola, Togo
were formally disqualified from the tournament after failing to fulfil their opening Group B game against Ghana on 11 January.
On 30 January 2010, CAF banned Togo from participating in the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments and fined the team $50,000 due to "government involvement in the withdrawal from the tournament". Togo were unable to compete until the 2015 tournament, but that ban was lifted on 14 May 2010 by a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport
.
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 held in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January.
In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who successfully advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo after a terrorist attack on their bus
Togo national football team attack
The Togo national football team bus attack was a terrorist attack on the team bus of the Togo national football team that occurred on 8 January 2010 as the team traveled through the Angolan province of Cabinda on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which began on 10 January...
upon arriving for the tournament reduced the number of participating nations to 15. A total of 29 games were played, instead of the scheduled 32 games. Egypt won the tournament, their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row, beating 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...
1–0 in the final.
Host selection
Angola was awarded the right to host the tournament by CAF in a decision to rotate the hosting of the Cup and allow new nations like Angola, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea a chance to host the tournament. Bids from MozambiqueMozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
, Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
and Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
were rejected. Gabon
Gabon
Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
and Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea where the capital Malabo is situated.Annobón is the southernmost island of Equatorial Guinea and is situated just south of the equator. Bioko island is the northernmost point of Equatorial Guinea. Between the two islands and to the...
were also awarded the hosting rights to the 2012 Nations Cup, while 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....
would be hosting the event for the second time in 2014. Two-time former host Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
is the reserve host for the 2010, 2012 and 2014 Nations Cups, in the event that any of the host countries fails to meet the requirements established by CAF.
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2010 African Cup of Nations.| Referees | Assistant Referees |
|---|---|
 Mohamed BenouzaMohamed Benouza Mohamed Benouza is an Algerian football referee who currently resides in Oran. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001....  Hélder Martins de Carvalho Coffi CodjiaCoffi Codjia Coffi Codjia is a Beninese football referee.An international referee since 1994, Codjia was a referee at the FIFA World Cup in 2002 and 2006, the FIFA Confederations Cup in 1999 and 2003 and the African Cup of Nations in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, in which he was the referee for the final, and...  Noumandiez Désiré Doué Essam Abd El FatahEssam Abd El Fatah Essam Abd El Fatah is an Egyptian football referee. Abd El Fatah has been a referee since 2001; his first international game was between Morocco and Sierra Leone in 2003. He was the referee for the match between Australia and Japan in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...  Koman CoulibalyKoman Coulibaly Koman Coulibaly is a Malian football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 1999, and officiated his first international match on April 19, 2000, between Mali and Burkina Faso. Coulibaly is one of Mali's most experienced officials, having been selected for five Africa Cup...  Rajindraparsad SeechurnRajindraparsad Seechurn Rajindraparsad Seechurn is a football referee from Mauritius. He started his career in 1996 and reached the first grade for referees in 2001. He has also taken charge of matches for the African Federation and since 2003 he has been an international judge. In 2010 he was elected to be a referee for...  Khalil Al Ghamdi Badara Diatta Eddy MailletEddy Maillet Eddy Allen Maillet is a Seychellois football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001.He was selected as a referee for the 2004 African Cup of Nations in Tunisia, the 2006 African Cup of Nations in Egypt, 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana,...  Daniel BennettDaniel Bennett (referee) Daniel Frazer Bennett is an English-South African football referee. He was voted PSL Referee of the Season in 2000–01 and 2010-11 and is an international referee since 2003.... Jerome DamonJerome Damon Jerome Damon is a South African football referee.An international referee since 2000, Damon was on stand-by for the 2006 FIFA World Cup and was a referee at the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, 2008 Africa Cup of Nations and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.He was preselected as a...  Khalid Abdel Rahman Kokou DjaoupeKokou Djaoupe Kokou Djaoupe is a Togolese football referee, who has refereed 21 games in African competitions.He was selected to be one of the referees of the 2008 and 2010 African Cup of Nations....  Kacem Bennaceur Muhmed Ssegonga |
Inácio Manuel Candido Desire Gahungu Evarist Menkouande Nasser Sadek Abdel Nabi Angesom Ogbamariam Ayuba Haruna Hassan Kamranifar Fooad El Maghrabi Moffat Champiti Redouane Achik Peter Edibe Mohammed Al Ghamdi Enock Molefe Celestin Ntagungira Bechir Hassani Kenneth Chichenga |
Qualification
The Confederation of African FootballConfederation 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...
announced that the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification would also be the qualification for this tournament. Despite the fact Angola are the host of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, they also needed to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualification. A similar situation was true for South Africa. Although they will be the hosts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, they still needed to compete in the qualification tournament in order to qualify for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.
Qualified teams
(hosts) (withdrew; see below)Venues
| Luanda Luanda Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million... |
Cabinda Cabinda (city) Cabinda or Tchiowa, as it is called by the Cabindans, is a city that is located in the Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola. Angolan sovereignty over Cabinda is disputed by the Republic of Cabinda... |
Benguela Benguela Benguela is a city in western Angola, south of Luanda, and capital of Benguela Province. It lies on a bay of the same name, in 12° 33’ S., 13° 25’ E... |
Lubango Lubango Lubango is the capital city of the Angolan province of Huíla. Its last known population was 100,757. Until 1975, the city's official name was Sá da Bandeira.-Portuguese rule:... |
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| Estádio 11 de Novembro Estádio 11 de Novembro The Estádio 11 de Novembro is a multi-use stadium in Luanda, Angola. Completed in 2010 ahead of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, it hosted nine matches during the tournament, including five Group A matches, one group b match, one quarter final, one semi-final, and the final. Its capacity is... |
Estádio Nacional do Chiazi | Estádio Nacional de Ombaka | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 November 2009 at the Talatona Convention Centre in LuandaLuanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
, Angola. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Angola were seeded as hosts and Egypt as reigning holders. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition. Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire had the two strongest records and so completed the top seeded Pot 1. The four seeded teams were placed into their groups in advance of the final draw.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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(withdrew) |
Group stage
All times given as local time (UTC+1UTC+1
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| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the quarter-finals | |
Tie-breaking criteria
If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
- Algeria finished ahead of Mali due to winning the match between the teams (see tie-breaking criteria).
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
| withdrew, officially disqualified | ||||||||
- Togo were disqualified from the tournament after missing their opening game against Ghana. Group B became a three-team group.
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Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
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Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Sub-table of results between teams on equal points:
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
- The tie-breaking criteria for teams level on points consider only the results of matches between those teams (in this case, this excludes their results against Tunisia). This is shown in the sub-table above. All three teams were level on points and goal difference, and were ranked based on goals scored: Zambia 4, Cameroon 3, Gabon 2.
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Knockout phase
All times given as local time (UTC+1UTC+1
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Final
Awards
- Best player of the competition: Ahmed HassanAhmed HassanAhmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
- Fair Play player of the competition: Ahmed FathyAhmed FathyAhmed Fathy is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for El-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays a variety of roles in the midfield such as right midfielder and defensive midfielder and occasionally in the right back role for club and country.-Club career:Fathy...
- Discovery Player of the Tournament: GedoMohamed NagyMohamed Nagy Ismail known by his nickname Gedo is an Egyptian football player who plays in the Egyptian Premier League for Al-Ahly, as well as Egypt national football team.- Club career :...
- Goalkeeper of the competition: Essam El-HadaryEssam El-HadaryEssam El-Hadary is an Egyptian goalkeeper, playing for Sudan Premier League side El-Merreikh.-Club career:Swiss club FC Sion announced that they had signed El-Hadary to a four-year contract in February 2008, despite claims to the contrary from his club Al-Ahly...
- Top scorer: GedoMohamed NagyMohamed Nagy Ismail known by his nickname Gedo is an Egyptian football player who plays in the Egyptian Premier League for Al-Ahly, as well as Egypt national football team.- Club career :...
Best XI
The following players were selected as the best in their respective positions, based on their performances throughout the tournament. Their performances were analysed by the tournament's Technical Study Group (TSG), who picked the team.| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary Essam El-Hadary is an Egyptian goalkeeper, playing for Sudan Premier League side El-Merreikh.-Club career:Swiss club FC Sion announced that they had signed El-Hadary to a four-year contract in February 2008, despite claims to the contrary from his club Al-Ahly... |
Madjid Bougherra Madjid Bougherra Madjid Bougherra is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Lekhwiya and the Algeria national team. He is a defender, who can also play as a midfielder.... Wael GomaaWael Gomaa Wael Gomaa is an Egyptian footballer. He plays as a defender for Egypt's African Champion Al-Ahly club as well as Egypt's National Football Team-Club career:... MabináJosé Pedro Alberto José Pedro Alberto better known as Mabiná is an Angolan football midfielder. He currently plays for Atlético Petróleos Luanda.-Career:... |
Ahmed Fathy Ahmed Fathy Ahmed Fathy is an Egyptian international football player. He currently plays for El-Ahly in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays a variety of roles in the midfield such as right midfielder and defensive midfielder and occasionally in the right back role for club and country.-Club career:Fathy... Peter OdemwingiePeter Odemwingie Peter Osaze Odemwingie is a footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. His name, Osaze, means "God chooses ".... Alexandre SongAlexandre Song Alexandre "Alex" Dimitri Song Billong , more commonly known as Alex Song, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Premier League side Arsenal and the Cameroon national team as a midfielder. He is the cousin of The Panthers central defender Rigobert Song... Ahmed HassanAhmed Hassan Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team... |
Asamoah Gyan Asamoah Gyan Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Emirati club Al Ain in the UAE Pro-League , and the Ghana national team.... Mohamed ZidanMohamed Zidan Mohamed Abdullah Zidan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the German club Borussia Dortmund as well as the Egyptian national team. Nicknamed "Zizou", he is known for putting unique designs in his hair.-Early career:Zidan was born in Port Said, Egypt, to an Egyptian... FlávioFlávio Amado Flávio da Silva Amado , better known as Flávio, is an Angolan football forward who most recently played for Lierse S.K in Belgium.... |
Substitutes Richard Kingson
Richard Kingson
Richard Paul Franck Kingson is a Ghanaian professional football goalkeeper, who is currently a free agent. He is also known as Faruk Gürsoy and is frequently misnamed Kingston due to "irregularity on his identity documents"...
Gedo
Mohamed Nagy
Mohamed Nagy Ismail known by his nickname Gedo is an Egyptian football player who plays in the Egyptian Premier League for Al-Ahly, as well as Egypt national football team.- Club career :...
Emmanuel Mbola
Emmanuel Mbola
Emmanuel Mbola , is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Congolese club TP Mazembe.- Career :Mbola began his career 2007 with Zambian club Mining Rangers and in 2008 joined another Zambian club Zanaco. In January 2009 he was scouted by Armenian club Pyunik Yerevan and joined them...
Karim Ziani
Karim Ziani
Karim Koceila Yanis Ziani is an Algerian professional footballer. He currently plays as a creative midfielder for the Qatari club Al-Jaish on loan from German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, and for the Algerian national team...
Achille Emana
Achille Emana
Achille Emana Edzimbi , known as Emana, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Al-Hilal FC in Saudi Arabia, as an attacking midfielder.-Toulouse:...
Kwadwo Asamoah
Kwadwo Asamoah
Kojo "Kwadwo" Asamoah is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Udinese in Italy and the Ghana national team.- Early career:...
Seydou Keita
Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...
André Ayew
André Ayew
André Morgan Rami Ayew is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays for French club Marseille in Ligue 1. He is often referred to as simply Dédé. Ayew plays as a winger, but can play as a striker...
Eric Mouloungui
Eric Mouloungui
Eric Mouloungui is a Gabonese international footballer who plays for French Ligue 1 club OGC Nice. Originally a striker, he is actually used as a midfielder.-Career:...
Chinedu Obasi Salomon Kalou
Salomon Kalou
Salomon Armand Magloire Kalou is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for Chelsea in the Premier League.He is often used on the wings at Chelsea. He has a preference for playing on the left wing as this gives him opportunities to cut inside and take shots with his favoured right foot...
Jacob Mulenga
Jacob Mulenga
Jacob Mulenga is a Zambian football striker. He currently plays for FC Utrecht.- External links:**...
Scorers
5 goals GedoMohamed Nagy
Mohamed Nagy Ismail known by his nickname Gedo is an Egyptian football player who plays in the Egyptian Premier League for Al-Ahly, as well as Egypt national football team.- Club career :...
3 goals Flávio
Flávio Amado
Flávio da Silva Amado , better known as Flávio, is an Angolan football forward who most recently played for Lierse S.K in Belgium....
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan
Ahmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Emirati club Al Ain in the UAE Pro-League , and the Ghana national team....
Seydou Keita
Seydou Keita (footballer)
Seydou Keita is a Malian footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in Spain and the Malian national team. He also holds a French passport.A versatile midfielder, he can operate as both a central or defensive midfielder.-Marseille:...
2 goals Manucho
Manucho
Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves , better known as Manucho, is an Angolan footballer who currently plays for Real Valladolid.He moved from Petro Atletico to Manchester United in January 2008...
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o Fils is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Russian team Anzhi Makhachkala. He is also the current captain of the Cameroon national team.Eto'o trained at Kadji Sports Academy...
Emad Moteab
Emad Moteab
Emad Moteab is an Egyptian football striker. He plays for Al-Ahly Egyptian club as well as the Egyptian national team...
Russel Mwafulirwa
Russel Mwafulirwa
Russell Mwafulirwa is a Malawian football player who last played for IFK Norrköping.-Career:Mwafulirwa began his career with Silver Strikers in Malawi. In 2003, he signed for South African Premier Soccer League club Jomo Cosmos. After almost four years with Jomo Cosmos, he joined Ajax Cape Town in...
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Kanouté
Frédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...
Peter Odemwingie
Peter Odemwingie
Peter Osaze Odemwingie is a footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. His name, Osaze, means "God chooses "....
Jacob Mulenga
Jacob Mulenga
Jacob Mulenga is a Zambian football striker. He currently plays for FC Utrecht.- External links:**...
1 goal Hameur Bouazza
Hameur Bouazza
Hamer Bouazza , first name sometimes misspelled as Hameur, is an Algerian footballer who currently plays for Millwall in the Football League Championship. He usually plays as a left winger, but can also play on the right....
Madjid Bougherra
Madjid Bougherra
Madjid Bougherra is a professional footballer. He currently plays for Lekhwiya and the Algeria national team. He is a defender, who can also play as a midfielder....
Rafik Halliche
Rafik Halliche
Rafik Halliche is an Algerian footballer who plays for Fulham in England, as a central defender.-Early years / Nacional:In the January 2008 transfer window, NA Hussein Dey's Halliche received interest from a number of French clubs, namely AJ Auxerre and Valenciennes FC. However, on the 30th, he...
Karim Matmour
Karim Matmour
Karim Matmour is an Algerian professional footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for German 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Algerian national team.-Club career:...
Gilberto
Sebastião Gilberto
Felisberto Sebastião de Graca Amaral, more commonly known as Gilberto , is an Angolan footballer. He was formerly playing for Egypt's Al-Ahly, but currently he is playing for Belgian club Lierse S.K.. He suffered a knee injury that lasted about a year. He is the top left winger. He came from...
1 goal Razak Omotoyossi
Razak Omotoyossi
Razak Omotoyossi is a Nigerian-born Beninese footballer who plays for Egyptian club Zamalek and also for the Benin national football team....
Achille Emana
Achille Emana
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Geremi
Geremi Njitap
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Mohammadou Idrissou
Mohammadou Idrissou
Mohammadou Idrissou is a Cameroonian football player who currently plays for German club Eintracht Frankfurt.- Club career :On the last day of the summer transfer window 2011, he moved to 2...
Landry N'Guémo
Landry N'Guémo
Landry Joel Tsafack N'Guémo is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for French club Girondins de Bordeaux in Ligue 1.-Early career:...
Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily is an Ivorian footballer who plays in the centre forward position. He currently plays for Chelsea in the Premier League, where he is deputy vice-captain, and is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team...
Gervinho Salomon Kalou
Salomon Kalou
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Kader Keïta
Abdul Kader Keïta
Abdel-Kader Keïta is an Ivorian professional football player. Keïta plays as a winger for Al-Sadd in the Qatar Stars League and the Cote d'Ivoire national football team....
Siaka Tiéné
Siaka Tiéné
Siaka Tiéné is an Ivorian football midfielder who currently plays for French club Paris Saint-Germain. He is usually a left sided defender, although he can also play as a holding midfielder or winger.- Career :...
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy
Mohamed Abdel-Shafy is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a Left-back for Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek. He is also a member of the Egypt national football team and was part of the squad that won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations....
Hosny Abd Rabo
Hosny Abd Rabo
Hosny Abd Rabo Abdel Mottaleb Ibrahim is an Egyptian footballer, who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for the Egyptian Premier League club Ismaily...
Ahmed Al-Muhammadi
Ahmed Al-Muhammadi
Ahmed Eissa Elmehamady Abdel-Fattah is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Sunderland. He is widely regarded as one of the future stars of Egyptian football. Elmohamady was part of the Egyptian squads that won the 2008 & 2010 African Nations Cups...
Mohamed Zidan
Mohamed Zidan
Mohamed Abdullah Zidan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for the German club Borussia Dortmund as well as the Egyptian national team. Nicknamed "Zizou", he is known for putting unique designs in his hair.-Early career:Zidan was born in Port Said, Egypt, to an Egyptian...
Daniel Cousin
Daniel Cousin
Daniel Michel Cousin is a Gabonese footballer who plays as a striker. He last played for Larissa and represents Gabon, for whom he is captain. Previously he has played for , Martigues, , Le Mans Union Club 72, RC Lens and Hull City....
Fabrice Do Marcolino
Fabrice Do Marcolino
Fabrice Do Marcolino is a Gabonese striker currently playing for Stade Lavallois after signing from Angers SCO in the summer of 2009.The curious fact is that Angers and Laval are rivals....
André Ayew
André Ayew
André Morgan Rami Ayew is a Ghanaian football player who currently plays for French club Marseille in Ligue 1. He is often referred to as simply Dédé. Ayew plays as a winger, but can play as a striker...
Davi Banda
Davi Banda
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Elvis Kafoteka
Elvis Kafoteka
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Mamadou Bagayoko
Mamadou Bagayoko
Mamadou Bagayoko is a French-born Malianinternational football striker who currently plays for PAS Giannina in Ioannina.His debut at senior level came in 1999 for RC Strasbourg...
Mustapha Yatabaré
Mustapha Yatabaré
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1 goal Fumo
Carlos Fumo Gonçalves
Carlos Fumo Gonçalves , known as Fumo, is a Mozambican footballer who plays for Akritas Chlorakas in Cyprus, as a forward.-External links:**...
Miro
Almiro Lobo
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Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Martins
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Chinedu Obasi Victor Obinna
Victor Nsofor Obinna
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Yakubu
Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Yakubu Aiyegbeni , generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Blackburn Rovers and the Nigerian national football team. His nickname is "The Yak".-Early career:...
Amine Chermiti
Amine Chermiti
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Zouheir Dhaouadi
Zouheir Dhaouadi
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James Chamanga
James Chamanga
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Rainford Kalaba
Rainford Kalaba
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Christopher Katongo
Christopher Katongo
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Own goals
2 goals Dario Khan
Dario Khan
Dario Ivan Khan is a Mozambican football defender currently playing for Liga Muculmana Maputo. Khan is a member of the Mozambique national football team....
(playing against Benin
Benin national football team
The Benin national football team, nicknamed Les Écureuils , is the national football team of Benin and is controlled by the Fédération Béninoise de Football. They were known as the Dahomey national football team until 1975, when Dahomey became Benin. They have never made the World Cup but have...
and Egypt)
1 goal Aurélien Chedjou
Aurélien Chedjou
Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang is a Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Lille and the Cameroon national team.On 21 October 2010, he scored the only goal against Levski Sofia after a Stéphane Dumont assist to help his team to a 1:0 win in a UEFA Europa League game.-External links:...
(playing against Tunisia
Tunisia national football team
The Tunisia national football team , nicknamed Les Aigles de Carthage , is the national team of Tunisia and is controlled by the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. They have qualified for four FIFA World Cups, the first one in 1978, but have yet to make it out of the first round...
)
Goals scored per nation
15 goals7 goals
6 goals
5 goals***
4 goals***
3 goals
2 goals
0 goals***
Togo national football team attack
The Togo national football team bus attack was a terrorist attack on the team bus of the Togo national football team that occurred on 8 January 2010 as the team traveled through the Angolan province of Cabinda on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which began on 10 January...
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Scoring
- Total number of goals scored: 71
- Average goals per match: 2.45
- Most goals scored by a team in the first round: 7 – and
- Most goals conceded by a team: 9 –
- Most goals conceded by a team in the first round: 7 –
- Fewest goals conceded by a team in the first round: 1 – and *** and ***
- Fewest goals conceded by a team continuing on to the second round: 2 –
- Fastest goal in a match: 36th second: KanoutéFrédéric KanoutéFrédéric Oumar Kanouté is a French-born Malian footballer who currently plays for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga. On 2 February 2008, Kanouté was named the 2007 African Footballer of the Year and is the first foreign-born player to win it.-Lyon:Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Rhône, Kanouté's...
for (against ) - Latest goal scored in a match: 104th minute: Ahmed HassanAhmed HassanAhmed Hassan is an Egyptian footballer. He currently plays as an attacking midfielder or on the right wing for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek SC and the Egyptian national team...
for (against ) - Most goals scored in a match: 8 – 4–4
- Fewest goals scored in a match: 0 – vs. , – vs. , – vs. – vs.
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 – (against ); and (against )
- Most goals scored in a draw: 8 – 4–4
- Most goals scored by a winning team: 4 – (4–0 vs. )
Togo national football team attack
The Togo national football team bus attack was a terrorist attack on the team bus of the Togo national football team that occurred on 8 January 2010 as the team traveled through the Angolan province of Cabinda on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which began on 10 January...
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Mascot
The Mascot for the Tournament is Palanquinha, which was inspired by the Giant Sable AntelopeGiant Sable Antelope
The Giant Sable Antelope, Hippotragus niger variani, also known in Portuguese as the Palanca Negra Gigante, is a large, rare subspecies of Sable Antelope native and endemic to the region between Cuango and Luando Rivers in Angola....
(Hippotragus niger variani), a national symbol and a treasured animal in Angola. In Angola, this animal is found only in the Cangandala National Park
Cangandala National Park
Cangandala National Park is a national park in Malanje Province, Angola. It is situated between the Cuije river and 2 unnamed territories of the Cuanza, with the towns of Culamagia and Techongolola on the edges of the park. It is the smallest national park in Angola.-History:The park was created in...
in Malange Province.
Match ball
The official match ball for the tournament is the AdidasAdidas
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Jabulani Angola, a modified version of the Adidas Jabulani
Adidas Jabulani
The Jabulani is an Association football ball manufactured by Adidas. It was the official match ball for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.The ball is made from eight spherically molded panels and has a textured surface intended to improve aerodynamics...
to be used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
, with the colours of the flag of Angola
Flag of Angola
The national flag of Angola came into use at independence on November 11, 1975. It is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower black half.As in some other African countries, this flag is a modification of the ruling party's flag...
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Attack on the Togo national team
On 8 January 2010, the team bus of the Togo national football teamTogo national football team
The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks, is controlled by the Fédération Togolaise de Football.They played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Their team bus...
was attacked by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
as it travelled to the tournament. A spokesman for the Togolese football federation said assistant coach Amalete Abalo and press officer Stanislaud Ocloo had died as well as the driver. The separatist group Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda
The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda is a guerrilla and political movement fighting for the independence of the Angolan province of Cabinda. Formerly under Portuguese administration, with the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975, the territory became an exclave province...
(FLEC) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Togolese team withdrew from the competition the following day. The players initially decided to compete to commemorate the victims in this way, but were immediately ordered to return by the Togolese government.
Following their departure from Angola, Togo
Togo national football team
The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers The Togo national football team, nicknamed Les Eperviers (The Sparrow Hawks, is controlled by the Fédération Togolaise de Football.They played at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Their team bus...
were formally disqualified from the tournament after failing to fulfil their opening Group B game against Ghana on 11 January.
On 30 January 2010, CAF banned Togo from participating in the next two African Cup of Nations tournaments and fined the team $50,000 due to "government involvement in the withdrawal from the tournament". Togo were unable to compete until the 2015 tournament, but that ban was lifted on 14 May 2010 by a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
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External links
- Official Site
- Dossier on African Cup of Nations – Radio France InternationaleRadio France InternationaleRadio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
- African Cup of Nations Guide
- African Cup of Nations –
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations at ESPN