1996 African Cup of Nations final

The 1996 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 3 February 1996 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 1996 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

1996 African Cup of Nations Final
FNB Stadium in Johannesburg hosted the final
Event1996 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Tunisia
South Africa Tunisia
2 0
Date3 February 1996
VenueFNB Stadium, Johannesburg
RefereeCharles Massembe (Uganda)
Attendance80,000

South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0.[1] The match was attended by both then-president Nelson Mandela, deputy president F. W. de Klerk and by then Sport Minister Steve Tshwete, and Bafana Bafana were congratulated by them, lifting the trophy in front of the multiracial home crowd.[2][3]

Route to the final
South Africa Round Tunisia
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Cameroon 3–0 Match 1  Mozambique 1–1
 Angola 1–0 Match 2  Ghana 1–2
 Egypt 0–1 Match 3  Ivory Coast 3–1
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 320141+36
 Egypt 320143+16
 Cameroon 311157−24
 Angola 301246−21
 Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 330061+59
 Tunisia 311154+14
 Ivory Coast 310225−33
 Mozambique 301214−31
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Algeria 2–1 Quarterfinals  Gabon 1–1 (aet) (1–4 pen.)
 Ghana 3–0 Semifinals  Zambia 4–2

Match details
South Africa 2–0 Tunisia
Williams 73', 75' Report
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
South Africa
Tunisia
GK1Andre Arendse
RB2Sizwe Motaung
CB5Mark Fish
CB4Lucas Radebe
LB9Neil Tovey (c)
RM15Doctor Khumalo
CM21Eric Tinkler
CM8Linda ButheleziYellow card 29'downward-facing red arrow 51'
LM10John Moshoeu
CF17Shaun Bartlett
CF6Phil Masingadownward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF19Helman Mkhaleleupward-facing green arrow 51'
FW11Mark Williamsupward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
South Africa Clive Barker
GK1Chokri El Ouaer (c)
RB14Sabri Jaballah
CB6Ferid Chouchane
CB4Mounir Boukadida
LB5Hédi Berkhissa
RM20Riadh Bouazizidownward-facing red arrow 77'
CM10Kaies Ghodhbanedownward-facing red arrow 46'
CM12Sofiane Fekhi
LM8Zoubeir Baya
CF11Adel Sellimi
CF18Mehdi Ben Slimane
Substitutions:
DF21Lassad HaniniYellow card 67'upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW9Abdelkader Ben Hassenupward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

References
  1. "20 years after the birth of Bafana". www.fifa.com.
  2. "'South Africa's Rugby World Cup win was big – but this was even bigger'". BBC Sport.
  3. Hawkey, Ian (24 June 2019). "'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph". the Guardian.
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