1982 African Cup of Nations
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982 | |
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 ACN 1982 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Libya |
| Dates | 5−19 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| 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 played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | George Alhassan (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Fawzi Al-Issawi |
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 penalty kicks 7−6 after a 1−1 draw.[1]
Qualified teams[]
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads[]
Venues[]
The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.
| Tripoli | Benghazi | |
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| June 11 Stadium | March 28 Stadium | |
| Capacity: 88,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |
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First round[]
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi Finals.
Group A[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Libya
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Cameroon
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Tunisia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
| Libya | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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 42' (o.g.) Al-Bor'osi 89' |
Report |
Group B[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Algeria
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Zambia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
 Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
 Ethiopia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Source:[citation needed]
Knockout stage[]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 March – Benghazi | ||||||
| Ghana (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
| 19 March – Tripoli | ||||||
| Algeria | 2 | |||||
| Ghana (p) | 1 (7) | |||||
| 16 March – Tripoli | ||||||
| Libya | 1 (6) | |||||
| Libya | 2 | |||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 March – Tripoli | ||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||
| Zambia | 2 | |||||
Semifinals[]
| Libya | 2–1 | Zambia |
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| Al-Beshari 38', 84' |
Report | 29' Kaumba |
Third place match[]
Final[]
| Ghana | 1–1 | Libya |
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| Alhassan 35' |
Report | Al-Beshari 70' |
| Penalties | ||
 Alhassan Paha  Quarshie Afriyie |
7–6 | Al-Beshari |
Top scorers[]
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
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CAF Team of the Tournament[]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References[]
- ^ Anaman, Fiifi. "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1982 African Cup of Nations
- 1982 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by Libya
- 1982 in Libyan sport
- Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
- March 1982 sports events in Africa