1984 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ivory Coast |
Dates | 4–18 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cameroon (1st title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Algeria |
Fourth place | Egypt |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Taher Abouzaid (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | Théophile Abega |
Best goalkeeper | Joseph-Antoine Bell |
The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football 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
[edit]The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Ivory Coast | Hosts | 5 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980) | |
Ghana | Holders | 19 March 1982 | 7 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982) |
Algeria | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 3 (1968, 1980, 1982) |
Cameroon | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 3 (1970, 1972, 1982) |
Egypt | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 8 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980) |
Malawi | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 0 (debut) |
Nigeria | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 5 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982) |
Togo | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 1 (1972) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké.
Abidjan | Bouaké | |
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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Stade Bouaké | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
Group stage
[edit]Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ivory Coast | 1–2 | Egypt |
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Miézan 53' | Report | Abouzaid 66', 72' |
Ivory Coast | 0–2 | Cameroon |
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Report | Milla 42' Djonkep 61' |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Malawi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 March – Abidjan | ||||||
Egypt | 2 (7) | |||||
18 March – Abidjan | ||||||
Nigeria (pen.) | 2 (8) | |||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
14 March – Abidjan | ||||||
Cameroon | 3 | |||||
Algeria | 0 (4) | |||||
Cameroon (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
17 March – Abidjan | ||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||
Algeria | 3 |
Semifinals
[edit]Egypt | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
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Sulaiman 25' Abouzaid 38' |
Report | Keshi 43' (pen.) Bala 75' |
Penalties | ||
Abdelghani Shehata Ghareeb El Khatib Abouzeid Nassef Yassin Hassan Youssef |
7–8 | Kingsley Edobor Shofoluwe Ali Keshi Yekini Temile Adeshina Lawal |
Algeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Belloumi Yahi Kaci-Saïd Guendouz Madjer |
4–5 | Kundé Ebongué Aoudou Bell Ndoumbé |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]Scorers
[edit]- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Tedj Bensaoula
- Nasser Bouiche
- Ali Fergani
- Rabah Madjer
- Djamel Menad
- Hocine Yahi
- Ibrahim Aoudou
- Ernest Ebongué
- René Ndjeya
- Roger Milla
- Magdi Abdelghani
- Emad Soliman
- Seth Ampadu
- Opoku Nti
- Youssouf Fofana
- Michel Goba
- Tia Koffi
- Pascal Miezan
- Clifton Msiya
- Harry Waya
- Ali Bala
- Chibuzor Ehilegbu
- Stephen Keshi
- Muda Lawal
- Henry Nwosu
- Rafiou Moutairou
CAF Team of the Tournament
[edit]Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Lakhdar Belloumi |
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