2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Last updated June 27, 2025

The knockout stage of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 2 February with the round of 16 and ended on 10 February 2013 with the final held at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg. A total of 8 teams (the top two teams from each group) advanced to the knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination style tournament.

Format

In the knockout stage, except for the third place play-off, if a match was level at the end of 90 minutes of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each). If still tied after extra time, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. In the third place play-off, if the scores remained level after 90 minutes the match would go directly to a penalty shoot-out, without any extra time being played.

Qualified teams

The top two placed teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Group	Winners	Runners-up
A	South Africa	Cape Verde
B	Ghana	Mali
C	Burkina Faso	Nigeria
D	Ivory Coast	Togo

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

2 February – Durban

South Africa	1 (1)
		6 February – Durban
Mali (p)	1 (3)
		Mali	1
3 February – Rustenburg
		Nigeria	4
Ivory Coast	1
				10 February – Johannesburg
Nigeria	2
				Nigeria	1
3 February – Nelspruit
				Burkina Faso	0
Burkina Faso (a.e.t.)	1
		6 February – Nelspruit
Togo	0
		Burkina Faso (p)	1 (3)
2 February – Port Elizabeth
		Ghana	1 (2)	Third place play-off
Ghana	2
				9 February – Port Elizabeth
Cape Verde	0
				Mali	3

				Ghana	1

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

Quarter-finals

Ghana vs. Cape Verde

2 February 2013

17:00

Ghana	2–0	Cape Verde
Wakaso 54' (pen.), 90+5'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Attendance: 8,000^[1]

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

Ghana

Cape Verde


GK	16	Fatau Dauda
RB	4	John Paintsil	63'
CB	21	John Boye
CB	15	Isaac Vorsah
LB	23	Harrison Afful	68'
DM	11	Mohammed Rabiu	27'	84'
RM	10	Albert Adomah		47'
CM	8	Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
LM	7	Christian Atsu		78'
SS	20	Kwadwo Asamoah
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan (c)
Substitutions:
FW	22	Mubarak Wakaso		47'
MF	14	Solomon Asante		78'
MF	9	Derek Boateng		84'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah


GK	1	Vozinha
RB	23	Carlitos	53'
CB	3	Fernando Varela
CB	6	Nando (c)
LB	18	Nivaldo
DM	8	Toni Varela		67'
CM	15	Marco Soares
CM	5	Babanco	16'
RW	10	Héldon Ramos
LW	20	Ryan Mendes		51'
CF	11	Julio Tavares		80'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Platini		51'
FW	21	Djaniny		67'
FW	9	Rambé	87'	80'
Manager:
Lúcio Antunes

Man of the Match:^[2]
Fatau Dauda (Ghana)

Assistant referees:
Yéo Songuifolo (Ivory Coast)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

South Africa vs. Mali

2 February 2013

20:30

South Africa	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Mali
Rantie 31'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}	Keita 58'
Penalties
Tshabalala Furman Mahlangu Majoro	1–3	Diabaté Tamboura Ma. Traoré

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 45,000^[1]

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

South Africa

Mali


GK	16	Itumeleng Khune
RB	2	Siboniso Gaxa
CB	21	Siyabonga Sangweni
CB	14	Bongani Khumalo (c)	24'
LB	3	Tsepo Masilela	109'
CM	15	Dean Furman
CM	12	Reneilwe Letsholonyane
RW	18	Thuso Phala	45+3'	89'
AM	19	May Mahlangu
LW	17	Bernard Parker		105+2'
CF	23	Tokelo Rantie	39'	41'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Lehlohonolo Majoro	91'	41'
MF	10	Thulani Serero		89'
MF	8	Siphiwe Tshabalala		105+2'
Manager:
Gordon Igesund


GK	16	Soumbeïla Diakité
RB	2	Fousseni Diawara
CB	13	Molla Wague
CB	4	Adama Coulibaly
LB	3	Adama Tamboura
DM	6	Mohamed Sissoko		55'
CM	12	Seydou Keita (c)
CM	18	Samba Sow	69'
RW	20	Samba Diakité		24'
LW	10	Modibo Maïga
CF	15	Mahamadou Samassa		88'
Substitutions:
MF	11	Sigamary Diarra		24'
MF	17	Mahamane Traoré	111'	55'
FW	9	Cheick Diabaté		88'
Manager:
Patrice Carteron

Man of the Match:^[2]
Seydou Keita (Mali)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Peter Edibe (Nigeria)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria

3 February 2013

17:00

Ivory Coast	1–2	Nigeria
Tioté 50'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}	Emenike 43' Mba 78'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg

Attendance: 25,000^[1]

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Ivory Coast

Nigeria


GK	1	Boubacar Barry
RB	21	Emmanuel Eboué
CB	5	Didier Zokora
CB	22	Sol Bamba	81'
LB	17	Siaka Tiéné
CM	9	Cheick Tioté
CM	6	Romaric		83'
RW	8	Salomon Kalou	47'	69'
AM	19	Yaya Touré	39'
LW	10	Gervinho
CF	11	Didier Drogba (c)
Substitutions:
FW	15	Max Gradel		69'
FW	18	Lacina Traoré		83'
Manager:
Sabri Lamouchi


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama (c)	90'
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	22	Kenneth Omeruo
CB	14	Godfrey Oboabona
LB	3	Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
DM	17	Ogenyi Onazi	28'
CM	19	Sunday Mba
CM	10	Mikel John Obi
RW	9	Emmanuel Emenike
LW	11	Victor Moses		90'
CF	8	Brown Ideye
Substitutions:
DF	2	Joseph Yobo		90'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi

Man of the Match:^[2]
Sunday Mba (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos (Angola)
Fourth official:
Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

Burkina Faso vs. Togo

3 February 2013

20:30

Burkina Faso	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Togo
Pitroipa 105'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 27,000^[1]

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

Burkina Faso

Togo


GK	1	Daouda Diakité
RB	5	Mohamed Koffi
CB	4	Bakary Koné
CB	8	Paul Koulibaly
LB	12	Saïdou Panandétiguiri
CM	6	Djakaridja Koné
CM	18	Charles Kaboré	43'
RW	20	Wilfried Sanou		96'
AM	11	Jonathan Pitroipa		108'
LW	13	Issouf Ouattara	40'	66'
CF	9	Moumouni Dagano (c)
Substitutions:
FW	22	Prejuce Nakoulma		66'
MF	21	Abdou Razack Traoré		96'
MF	7	Florent Rouamba		108'
Manager:
Paul Put


GK	16	Kossi Agassa
RB	21	Djené
CB	5	Serge Akakpo		106'
CB	9	Vincent Bossou	120+3'
LB	2	Daré Nibombé
RM	6	Abdoul-Gafar Mamah	40'
CM	15	Alaixys Romao	92'
CM	8	Komlan Amewou		116'
LM	10	Floyd Ayité	20'	67'
SS	17	Serge Gakpé	34'
CF	4	Emmanuel Adebayor (c)	112'
Substitutions:
MF	14	Prince Segbefia		67'
MF	3	Dové Womé		106'
MF	7	Moustapha Salifou		116'
Manager:
Didier Six

Man of the Match:^[2]
Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso)

Assistant referees:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Semi-finals

Mali vs. Nigeria

6 February 2013

17:00

Mali	1–4	Nigeria
C. Diarra 75'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}	Echiéjilé 25' Ideye 30' Emenike 44' Musa 60'

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Attendance: 54,000^[1]

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

Mali

Nigeria


GK	1	Mamadou Samassa
RB	2	Fousseni Diawara	84'
CB	13	Molla Wague
CB	21	Mahamadou N'Diaye
LB	3	Adama Tamboura
DM	8	Mohamed Kalilou Traoré
CM	12	Seydou Keita (c)
CM	6	Mohamed Sissoko		56'
RW	10	Modibo Maïga	38'	46'
LW	17	Mahamane Traoré		67'
CF	15	Mahamadou Samassa
Substitutions:
FW	7	Cheick Fantamady Diarra		46'
FW	9	Cheick Diabaté		56'
MF	18	Samba Sow	69'	67'
Manager:
Patrice Carteron


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB	5	Efe Ambrose	26'	81'
CB	22	Kenneth Omeruo
CB	14	Godfrey Oboabona
LB	3	Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
DM	10	Mikel John Obi
CM	19	Sunday Mba
CM	17	Ogenyi Onazi
RW	9	Emmanuel Emenike
LW	11	Victor Moses		53'
CF	8	Brown Ideye		72'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Ahmed Musa		53'
MF	18	Ejike Uzoenyi		72'
DF	2	Joseph Yobo		81'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi

Man of the Match:^[3]
Emmanuel Emenike (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Angesom Ogbamariam (Eritrea)
Félicien Kabanda (Rwanda)
Fourth official:
Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

Burkina Faso vs. Ghana

6 February 2013

20:30

Burkina Faso	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Ghana
Bancé 60'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}	Wakaso 13' (pen.)
Penalties
B. Koné H. Traoré Paul Koulibaly Bancé	3–2	Vorsah Atsu Afful Clottey Agyemang-Badu

Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit

Attendance: 35,000^[1]

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Burkina Faso

Ghana


GK	1	Daouda Diakité
RB	5	Mohamed Koffi		90+2'
CB	4	Bakary Koné
CB	8	Paul Koulibaly	77'
LB	12	Saïdou Panandétiguiri
CM	6	Djakaridja Koné
CM	7	Florent Rouamba
RW	22	Prejuce Nakoulma
AM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)
LW	11	Jonathan Pitroipa	67' 117'
CF	15	Aristide Bancé

Substitutions:
DF	3	Henri Traoré		90+2'
Manager:
Paul Put


GK	16	Fatau Dauda
RB	4	John Paintsil		10'
CB	21	John Boye
CB	15	Isaac Vorsah
LB	23	Harrison Afful
DM	11	Mohammed Rabiu	21'	47'
CM	8	Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
RW	7	Christian Atsu
AM	22	Mubarak Wakaso		104'
LW	20	Kwadwo Asamoah
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan (c)
Substitutions:
MF	14	Solomon Asante		10'
MF	9	Derek Boateng	71'	47'
FW	17	Emmanuel Clottey		104'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah

Man of the Match:^[3]
Aristide Bancé (Burkina Faso)

Assistant referees:
Béchir Hassani (Tunisia)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official:
Bouchaib El Ahrach (Morocco)

Third place play-off

9 February 2013

20:00

Mali	3–1	Ghana
Mah. Samassa 21' Keita 48' S. Diarra 90+4'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}	Asamoah 82'

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Attendance: 6,000^[1]

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Mali

Ghana


GK	16	Soumbeïla Diakité
RB	2	Fousseni Diawara
CB	4	Adama Coulibaly
CB	19	Salif Coulibaly
LB	3	Adama Tamboura	46'
DM	8	Mohamed Kalilou Traoré
CM	17	Mahamane Traoré
RW	23	Ousmane Coulibaly
AM	12	Seydou Keita (c)
LW	15	Mahamadou Samassa		78'
CF	9	Cheick Diabaté
Substitutions:
MF	11	Sigamary Diarra		78'
Manager:
Patrice Carteron


GK	16	Fatau Dauda
RB	23	Harrison Afful
CB	21	John Boye		46'
CB	15	Isaac Vorsah	33'
LB	2	Richard Boateng
DM	5	Mohamed Awal
CM	20	Kwadwo Asamoah
AM	7	Christian Atsu		70'
RW	14	Solomon Asante	90+1'
LW	22	Mubarak Wakaso	25'
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan (c)		75'
Substitutions:
DF	19	Jonathan Mensah		46'
MF	10	Albert Adomah		70'
FW	17	Emmanuel Clottey		75'
Manager:
James Kwesi Appiah

Man of the Match:^{[ citation needed ]}
Seydou Keita (Mali)

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Final

10 February 2013

20:30

Nigeria	1–0	Burkina Faso
Mba 40'	Report ^{[ usurped ]}

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 85,000^[1]

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Nigeria

Burkina Faso


GK	1	Vincent Enyeama (c)
RB	5	Efe Ambrose
CB	22	Kenneth Omeruo	57'
CB	14	Godfrey Oboabona
LB	3	Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé		67'
CM	17	Ogenyi Onazi	38'
CM	10	Mikel John Obi	57'
RW	11	Victor Moses
AM	19	Sunday Mba		89'
LW	8	Brown Ideye	90+2'
CF	15	Ikechukwu Uche		54'
Substitutions:
FW	7	Ahmed Musa		54'
DF	21	Juwon Oshaniwa	71'	67'
DF	2	Joseph Yobo		89'
Manager:
Stephen Keshi


GK	1	Daouda Diakité
RB	5	Mohamed Koffi
CB	4	Bakary Koné
CB	8	Paul Koulibaly		84'
LB	12	Saïdou Panandétiguiri
CM	6	Djakaridja Koné		90'
CM	7	Florent Rouamba	33'	65'
RW	22	Prejuce Nakoulma
AM	18	Charles Kaboré (c)
LW	11	Jonathan Pitroipa
CF	15	Aristide Bancé
Substitutions:
MF	20	Wilfried Sanou		65'
FW	9	Moumouni Dagano		84'
MF	21	Abdou Razack Traoré		90'
Manager:
Paul Put

Man of the Match:^[4]
Mikel John Obi (Nigeria)

Assistant referees:
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Fourth official:
Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2013 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
1 2 3 4 "Orange AFCON 2013 player Awards before Semi-finals". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
1 2 "Orange AFCON 2013 player Awards for Semi-finals". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
↑ "Orange AFCON 2013 player Awards final". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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[espn_2013_afcon-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2013 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

[motm-qf-2] 1 2 3 4 "Orange AFCON 2013 player Awards before Semi-finals". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2013.

[motm-sf-3] 1 2 "Orange AFCON 2013 player Awards for Semi-finals". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

[4] "Orange AFCON 2013 player Awards final". Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2013.

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v t e 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Qualification Squads
Venues	Johannesburg Durban Port Elizabeth Nelspruit Rustenburg

2013 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

Contents

Format

Qualified teams

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Ghana vs. Cape Verde

South Africa vs. Mali

Ivory Coast vs. Nigeria

Burkina Faso vs. Togo

Semi-finals

Mali vs. Nigeria

Burkina Faso vs. Ghana

Third place play-off

Final

References

External links