1996 African Cup of Nations Final

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1996 African Cup of Nations Final
FNB-Stadion.jpg
FNB Stadium in Johannesburg hosted the final
Event1996 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Tunisia
South Africa Tunisia
2 0
Date3 February 1996
VenueFNB Stadium, Johannesburg
RefereeCharles Massembe (Uganda)
Attendance80,000
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The 1996 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 3 February 1996 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 1996 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0.[1] The match was attended by both then-president Nelson Mandela, deputy president F. W. de Klerk and by then Sport Minister Steve Tshwete, and Bafana Bafana were congratulated by them, lifting the trophy in front of the multiracial home crowd.[2][3]

Route to the final[]

South Africa Round Tunisia
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Cameroon 3–0 Match 1  Mozambique 1–1
 Angola 1–0 Match 2  Ghana 1–2
 Egypt 0–1 Match 3  Ivory Coast 3–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
 Angola 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Algeria 2–1 Quarterfinals  Gabon 1–1 (aet) (1–4 pen.)
 Ghana 3–0 Semifinals  Zambia 4–2

Match[]

Details[]

South Africa 2–0 Tunisia
Williams 73', 75' Report
Report
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
South Africa
Tunisia
GK 1 Andre Arendse
RB 2 Sizwe Motaung
CB 4 Lucas Radebe
CB 5 Mark Fish
LB 9 Neil Tovey (c)
RM 21 Eric Tinkler
CM 8 Linda Buthelezi Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 51'
CM 15 Doctor Khumalo
LM 10 John Moshoeu
CF 6 Phil Masinga downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 17 Shaun Bartlett
Substitutions:
MF 19 Helman Mkhalele upward-facing green arrow 51'
FW 11 Mark Williams upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
South Africa Clive Barker
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer (c)
RB 14 Sabri Jaballah Yellow card
CB 6 Ferid Chouchane
CB 4 Mounir Boukadida
LB 5 Hédi Berkhissa
RM 20 Riadh Bouazizi downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 12 Sofiane Fekhi
LM 8 Zoubeir Baya
CF 11 Adel Sellimi
CF 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane
Substitutions:
DF 21 Lassad Hanini Yellow card 67' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
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References[]

  1. ^ "20 years after the birth of Bafana". www.fifa.com.
  2. ^ "'South Africa's Rugby World Cup win was big – but this was even bigger'" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ Hawkey, Ian (June 24, 2019). "'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph". the Guardian.

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