1982 African Cup of Nations

1982 African Cup of Nationsكأس أمم إفريقيا 1982

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|  Libya
Third place|  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

← 1980

1984 →

International football competition

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]

## Qualified teams

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Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Previous appearances in tournament[a]

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Libya | Hosts |  | 0 (debut)
Nigeria | Holders | 22 March 1980 | 4 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980)
Ghana | 2nd round winners | 2 August 1981 | 6 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980)
Cameroon | 2nd round winners | 30 August 1981 | 2 (1970, 1972)
Zambia | 2nd round winners | 30 August 1981 | 2 (1974, 1978)
Algeria | 2nd round winners | 20 September 1981 | 2 (1968, 1980)
Ethiopia | 2nd round winners | 4 October 1981 | 8 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976)
Tunisia | 2nd round winners | 1981 | 4 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978)

Notes

1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

## Squads

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Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations squads

## Venues

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

Tripoli

Benghazi

| Tripoli

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11 June Stadium
Capacity: 88,000
Benghazi
28 March Stadium
Capacity: 55,000

## Group stage

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### Tiebreakers

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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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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Libya (H) | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 2  | +2  | 4  | Advance to Knockout stage
2  |  Ghana | 3  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 2  | +1  | 4
3  |  Cameroon | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  |
4  |  Tunisia | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 4  | −3  | 1

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

5 March 1982

Libya | 2–2|  Ghana

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Jaranah 58'
Al-Issawi 76' | Report | Alhassan 28'
Opoku Nti 89'

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 45,200

Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

5 March 1982

Cameroon | 1–1|  Tunisia

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M'Bida 61' | Report | Gabsi 60'

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

* * *

9 March 1982

Cameroon | 0–0|  Ghana

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| Report |

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)

9 March 1982

Libya | 2–0|  Tunisia

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Seddik 42' (o.g.)
Al-Bor'osi 89' | Report |

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

* * *

12 March 1982

Ghana | 1–0|  Tunisia

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John Ebow Essien 28' | Report |

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

12 March 1982

Libya | 0–0|  Cameroon

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| Report |

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Babacar Fall (Senegal)

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Algeria | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 1  | +2  | 5  | Advance to Knockout stage
2  |  Zambia | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 4
3  |  Nigeria | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 5  | −1  | 2  |
4  |  Ethiopia | 3  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 4  | −4  | 1

Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

7 March 1982

Nigeria | 3–0|  Ethiopia

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Keshi 27', 84'
Adeshina 40' | Report |

28 March Stadium, Benghazi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

7 March 1982

Algeria | 1–0|  Zambia

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Merzekane 85' | Report |

28 March Stadium, Benghazi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

* * *

10 March 1982

Zambia | 1–0|  Ethiopia

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Munshya 68' | Report |

28 March Stadium, Benghazi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Bashir Mahamed Jama

10 March 1982

Algeria | 2–1|  Nigeria

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Isima 44' (o.g.)
Assad 65' | Report | Osigwe 40'

28 March Stadium, Benghazi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

* * *

13 March 1982

Algeria | 0–0|  Ethiopia

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| Report |

28 March Stadium, Benghazi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Hugues Opangault

13 March 1982

Zambia | 3–0|  Nigeria

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Kaumba 25'
Njovu 80'
Fregene 81' (o.g.) | Report |

28 March Stadium, Benghazi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius)

## Knockout stage

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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|  |  |  |  |  |

|  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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16 March 1982

Ghana | 3–2 (a.e.t.)|  Algeria

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Alhassan 4', 103'
Opoku Nti 90' | Report | Zidane 29'
Assad 62'

28 March Stadium, Benghazi

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

* * *

16 March 1982

Libya | 2–1|  Zambia

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Al-Beshari 38', 84' | Report |  29' Kaumba

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

### Third place match

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18 March 1982

Zambia | 2–0|  Algeria

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Kaumba 2'
Munshya 25' | Report |

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

### Final

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Main article: 1982 African Cup of Nations Final

19 March 1982

Ghana | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Libya

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Alhassan 35' | Report | Al-Beshari 70'
Penalties
Lamptey
Alhassan
Paha
Asaase
Abbrey
Mensah
Quarshie
Afriyie | 7–6 |  Al-Beshari
Sola
Al-Ajeli
Ben-Suleiman
Al-Farjani
Ghonaïm
Jaranah
Zeiyu

11 June Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

## Goalscorers

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

4 goals

* George Alhassan

3 goals

* Ali Al-Beshari
* Peter Kaumba

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

1 own goal

* Peter Fregene (against Zambia)
* Okey Isima (against Algeria)
* Kamel Seddik (against Libya)

## CAF Team of the Tournament

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Goalkeepers  | Defenders  | Midfielders  | Forwards

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Thomas Nkono

Chaabane Merzekane
Sampson Lamptey
Haruna Yusif
Ali Al-Beshari

George Alhassan
Samuel Opoku Nti
Emmanuel Quarshie
Fawzi Al-Issawi

Salah Assad
Rabah Madjer

## References

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1. ^ Anaman, Fiifi (19 March 2017). "The Last Time: How Ghana managed an unlikely ascension unto the African football throne". Retrieved 10 July 2017.

## External links

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* 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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Africa Cup of Nations

Editions|

* Sudan 1957
* United Arab Republic 1959
* Ethiopia 1962
* Ghana 1963
* Tunisia 1965
* Ethiopia 1968
* Sudan 1970
* Cameroon 1972
* Egypt 1974
* Ethiopia 1976
* Ghana 1978
* Nigeria 1980
* Libya 1982
* Ivory Coast 1984
* Egypt 1986
* Morocco 1988
* Algeria 1990
* Senegal 1992
* Tunisia 1994
* South Africa 1996
* Burkina Faso 1998
* Ghana/Nigeria 2000
* Mali 2002
* Tunisia 2004
* Egypt 2006
* Ghana 2008
* Angola 2010
* Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012
* South Africa 2013
* Equatorial Guinea 2015
* Gabon 2017
* Egypt 2019
* Cameroon 2021
* Ivory Coast 2023
* Morocco 2025
* Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027
* TBD 2029

Qualification|

* 1957
* 1959
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023
* 2025

Finals|

* 1957
* 1959
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023
* 2025

Bids|

* 2027
* 2029

Squads|

* 1957
* 1959
* 1962
* 1963
* 1965
* 1968
* 1970
* 1972
* 1974
* 1976
* 1978
* 1980
* 1982
* 1984
* 1986
* 1988
* 1990
* 1992
* 1994
* 1996
* 1998
* 2000
* 2002
* 2004
* 2006
* 2008
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2021
* 2023

Statistics|

* Finals
* Appearances
* Awards
* Records and statistics
* Hat-tricks

Miscellaneous|

* Balls
* Mascots
* Music
* Trophy

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.

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