1984 African Cup of Nations

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1984 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984
CAN 1984 (logo).png
Afcon 1984 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates4–18 March
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Third placeFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Fourth placeFlag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Taher Abouzaid
(4 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Cameroon.svg Théophile Abega
Best goalkeeper Flag of Cameroon.svg 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.

Contents

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Hosts5 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Holders19 March 19827 ( 1963 , 1965 , 1968, 1970, 1978 , 1980, 1982 )
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2nd round winners28 August 19833 (1968, 1980, 1982)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2nd round winners28 August 19833 (1970, 1972 , 1982)
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 2nd round winners28 August 19838 ( 1957 , 1959 , 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974 , 1976, 1980)
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2nd round winners28 August 19830 (debut)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2nd round winners28 August 19835 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980 , 1982)
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 2nd round winners28 August 19831 (1972)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

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

Abidjan
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Capacity: 40,000
StadeFHB.jpg
Bouaké
Stade Bouaké
Capacity: 35,000
Stade de la paix en reconstruction.PNG

Group stage

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 321031+25Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 320162+44
3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast (H)31024402
4Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 301217−61
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–0Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Koffi Soccerball shade.svg27'
Fofana Soccerball shade.svg62'
Goba Soccerball shade.svg75'		 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg1–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Abouzaid Soccerball shade.svg78' Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg4–1Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Djonkep Soccerball shade.svg7'
Abega Soccerball shade.svg21', 61'
Aoudou Soccerball shade.svg45'		 Report Moutairou Soccerball shade.svg56'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mulenga Rezzin (Zambia)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–2Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Miézan Soccerball shade.svg53' Report Abouzaid Soccerball shade.svg66', 72'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg0–0Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo
Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report Milla Soccerball shade.svg42'
Djonkep Soccerball shade.svg61'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 321050+55Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 312043+14
3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 310224−22
4Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 301226−41
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Opoku N'ti Soccerball shade.svg19' Report Nwosu Soccerball shade.svg13'
Ehilegbu Soccerball shade.svg31'
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Bouiche Soccerball shade.svg29'
Belloumi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Fergani Soccerball shade.svg38'		 Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg2–2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Waya Soccerball shade.svg7' (pen.)
Msiya Soccerball shade.svg35'		 Report Temile Soccerball shade.svg39', 41'
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hassan Abdel Hafiz (Sudan)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg2–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Menad Soccerball shade.svg75'
Bensaoula Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohamed Bahhou (Morocco)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
Amphadu Soccerball shade.svg32' Report
Stade Bouaké, Bouaké
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mohamed Adal (Libya)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 14 March – Abidjan
 
 
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 2 (7)
 
 18 March – Abidjan
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (pen.)2 (8)
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
 
 14 March – Abidjan
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 3
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0 (4)
 
 
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (pen.)0 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
 17 March – Abidjan
 
 
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt 1
 
 
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3

Semifinals

Third place match

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg3–1Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg  Egypt
Madjer Soccerball shade.svg68'
Belloumi Soccerball shade.svg71'
Yahi Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Abdelghani Soccerball shade.svg76' (pen.)
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Larache (Morocco)

Final

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
N'Djeya Soccerball shade.svg32'
Abega Soccerball shade.svg79'
Ebongué Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Report Lawal Soccerball shade.svg10'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Attendance: 27,456
Referee: Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia)

Goalscorers

There were 39 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of Cameroon.svg Joseph-Antoine Bell

Flag of Cameroon.svg Isaac Sinkot
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Ali Shehata
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Ibrahim Youssef
Flag of Nigeria.svg Stephen Keshi

Flag of Algeria.svg Lakhdar Belloumi
Flag of Cameroon.svg Théophile Abega
Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Taher Abouzeid
Flag of Nigeria.svg Clement Temile

Flag of Algeria.svg Djamel Menad
Flag of Malawi.svg Clifton Msiya

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