1982 African Cup of Nations
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]
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982 | |
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.png.webp) ACN 1982 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Libya |
| Dates | 5−19 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (4th title) |
| Runners-up | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Libya |
| Third place | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zambia |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 32 (2 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | George Alhassan (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Fawzi Al-Issawi |
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.
| Tripoli | Benghazi | |
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| June 11 Stadium | March 28 Stadium | |
| Capacity: 88,000 | Capacity: 55,000 | |
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First round
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi-finals.
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Libya |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
| Libya | 2–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
Seddik  42' (o.g.) Al-Bor'osi 89' |
Report |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Zambia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Source:
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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
| Libya | 2–1 | Zambia |
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| Al-Beshari 38', 84' |
Report | 29' Kaumba |
Third place match
Top scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Salah Assad
- Samuel Opoku Nti
- Stephen Keshi
- Godfrey Munshya
- 1 goal
- Chaabane Merzekane
- Djamel Zidane
- Grégoire Mbida
- John Essien
- Faraj Al-Barasi
- Fawzi Al-Issawi
- Abdel Razak Jaranah
- Ademola Adeshina
- Emmanuel Osigwe
- Aaron Njovu
- Kamel Gabsi
- Own goal
- Peter Fregene (against Zambia)
- Okey Isima (against Algeria)
- Kamel Seddik (against Libya)
CAF Team of the Tournament
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References
- Anaman, Fiifi. "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links
- Details at RSSSF
- Photographs of different ACN Finals (includes Libya 82)
- 1982 African Cup of Nations on www.world-results.net
- 1982 African Cup of Nations for football mundial
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| Miscellaneous | |
Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.  Football in Africa portal | |
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