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Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984 | |
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Afcon 1984 official logo | |
Tournament details | |
Host country | Ivory Coast |
Dates | 4â18 March |
Teams | 8 |
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 → |
International football competition
The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the: 14th edition of theââAfrica 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 3â1.
Qualified teamsâ»
Main article: 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Ivory Coast | Hosts | 5 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980) | |
Ghana | Holders | 19 March 1982 | 7 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982) |
Algeria | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 3 (1968, 1980, 1982) |
Cameroon | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 3 (1970, 1972, 1982) |
Egypt | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 8 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980) |
Malawi | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 0 (debut) |
Nigeria | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 5 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982) |
Togo | 2nd round winners | 28 August 1983 | 1 (1972) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squadsâ»
Main article: 1984 African Cup of Nations squads
Venuesâ»
The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké.
Abidjan | Bouaké | |
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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Stade Bouaké | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
Group stageâ»
Keyââto colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advanceââto the semi-finals |
Group Aâ»
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Source:
Ivory Coast | 1â2 | Egypt |
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Miézan 53' | Report | Abouzaid 66', 72' |
Ivory Coast | 0â2 | Cameroon |
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Report | Milla 42' Djonkep 61' |
Group Bâ»
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
Source:
Knockout stageâ»
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 March â Abidjan | ||||||
Egypt | 2 (7) | |||||
18 March â Abidjan | ||||||
Nigeria (pen.) | 2 (8) | |||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
14 March â Abidjan | ||||||
Cameroon | 3 | |||||
Algeria | 0 (4) | |||||
Cameroon (pen.) | 0 (5) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
17 March â Abidjan | ||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||
Algeria | 3 |
Semifinalsâ»
Egypt | 2â2 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
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Sulaiman 25' Abouzaid 38' |
Report | Keshi 43' (pen.) Bala 75' |
Penalties | ||
Abdelghani Shehata Ghareeb El Khatib Abouzeid Nassef Yassin Hassan Youssef |
7â8 | Kingsley Edobor Shofoluwe Ali Keshi Yekini Temile Adeshina Lawal |
Algeria | 0â0 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Belloumi Yahi Kaci-SaĂŻd Guendouz Madjer |
4â5 | KundĂ© EbonguĂ© Aoudou Bell NdoumbĂ© |
Third place matchâ»
Finalâ»
Main article: 1984 African Cup of Nations Final
Scorersâ»
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Tedj Bensaoula
- Nasser Bouiche
- Ali Fergani
- Rabah Madjer
- Djamel Menad
- Hocine Yahi
- Ibrahim Aoudou
- Ernest Ebongué
- René Ndjeya
- Roger Milla
- Magdi Abdelghani
- Emad Soliman
- Seth Ampadu
- Opoku Nti
- Youssouf Fofana
- Michel Goba
- Tia Koffi
- Pascal Miezan
- Clifton Msiya
- Harry Waya
- Ali Bala
- Chibuzor Ehilegbu
- Stephen Keshi
- Muda Lawal
- Henry Nwosu
- Rafiou Moutairou
CAF Team of the Tournamentâ»
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Lakhdar Belloumi |