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1982 African Cup of Nations

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1982 African Cup of Nations
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The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of African nations run by the CAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, there were eight teams, which were split into two groups of four. Ghana won its fourth championship, beating Libya on penalties 7−6 after a 1–1 draw.[1]

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Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

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Notes
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
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Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.

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Group stage

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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

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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
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Attendance: 45,200
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)
More information Cameroon, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)
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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

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Attendance: 40,000
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Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Babacar Fall (Senegal)

Group B

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Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Nigeria, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bashir Mahamed Jama
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hugues Opangault
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Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 March – Benghazi
 
 
 Ghana (a.e.t.) 3
 
19 March – Tripoli
 
 Algeria 2
 
 Ghana (pen.) 1 (7)
 
16 March – Tripoli
 
 Libya 1 (6)
 
 Libya 2
 
 
 Zambia 1
 
Third place
 
 
18 March – Tripoli
 
 
 Algeria 0
 
 
 Zambia 2

Semifinals

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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Third place match

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Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

Final

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Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)
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Goalscorers

There were 32 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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CAF Team of the Tournament

References

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