1984 African Cup of Nations

1984 African Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984
Afcon 1984 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Ivory Coast
Dates	4–18 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
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
← 1982 1986 →

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[]

The 8 qualified teams are:

Squads[]

Venues[]

The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké.

Group stage[]

Key to colours in group tables
	Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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Knockout stage[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	14 March – Abidjan
	Egypt (p)	2 (7)
					18 March – Abidjan
	Nigeria	2 (8)
					Nigeria	1
	14 March – Abidjan
					Cameroon	3
	Algeria (p)	0 (4)
	Cameroon	0 (5)
					Third place
					17 March – Abidjan
					Egypt	1
					Algeria	3

Semifinals[]

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Third place match[]

Final[]

Scorers[]

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final standing[]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Result
1	A	Cameroon	5	3	1	1	9	3	+6	10	1st
2	B	Nigeria	5	1	3	1	7	18	−11	6	2nd
3	B	Algeria	5	2	2	1	8	1	+7	8	3rd
4	A	Egypt	5	2	2	1	6	6	0	8
5	A	Ivory Coast	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3	Eliminated in group stage
6	B	Ghana	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	3
7	B	Malawi	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1
8	A	Togo	3	0	1	2	1	7	−6	1

CAF Team of the Tournament[]

Goalkeepers	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Joseph-Antoine Bell	Isaac Sinkot Ibrahim Youssef Stephen Keshi	Lakhdar Belloumi Théophile Abega Taher Abouzeid Clement Temile	Djamel Menad

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