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1984 African Cup of Nations

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1984 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984
Afcon 1984 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
Dates4–18 March
Teams8
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 played16
Goals scored39 (2.44 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Taher Abouzaid
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Cameroon Théophile Abega
Best goalkeeperCameroon Joseph-Antoine Bell
1982
1986

The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa 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 3−1.

Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 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
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

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Venues

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The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké.

Abidjan
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Capacity: 40,000
Bouaké
Stade Bouaké
Capacity: 35,000

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
1  Egypt 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 5 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 4
3  Ivory Coast (H) 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2
4  Togo 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ivory Coast 3–0 Togo
Koffi 27'
Fofana 62'
Goba 75'
Report

Egypt 1–0 Cameroon
Abouzaid 78' Report

Cameroon 4–1 Togo
Djonkep 7'
Abega 21', 61'
Aoudou 45'
Report Moutairou 56'

Ivory Coast 1–2 Egypt
Miézan 53' Report Abouzaid 66', 72'

Egypt 0–0 Togo
Report

Ivory Coast 0–2 Cameroon
Report Milla 42'
Djonkep 61'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Algeria 3 2 1 0 5 0 +5 5 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
3  Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
4  Malawi 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana 1–2 Nigeria
Opoku N'ti 19' Report Nwosu 13'
Ehilegbu 31'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

Algeria 3–0 Malawi
Bouiche 29'
Belloumi 36'
Fergani 38'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Malawi 2–2 Nigeria
Waya 7' (pen.)
Msiya 35'
Report Temile 39', 41'
Attendance: 15,000

Algeria 2–0 Ghana
Menad 75'
Bensaoula 85'
Report
Attendance: 15,000

Algeria 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Karim Camara (Guinea)

Ghana 1–0 Malawi
Amphadu 32' Report
Attendance: 3,000

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 March – Abidjan
 
 
 Egypt 2 (7)
 
18 March – Abidjan
 
 Nigeria (pen.) 2 (8)
 
 Nigeria 1
 
14 March – Abidjan
 
 Cameroon 3
 
 Algeria 0 (4)
 
 
 Cameroon (pen.) 0 (5)
 
Third place
 
 
17 March – Abidjan
 
 
 Egypt 1
 
 
 Algeria 3

Semifinals

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Third place match

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Algeria 3–1 Egypt
Madjer 68'
Belloumi 71'
Yahi 90'
Report Abdelghani 76' (pen.)

Final

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Cameroon 3–1 Nigeria
N'Djeya 32'
Abega 79'
Ebongué 84'
Report Lawal 10'

Goalscorers

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There were 39 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2.44 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

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Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Cameroon Joseph-Antoine Bell

Cameroon Isaac Sinkot
Egypt Ali Shehata
Egypt Ibrahim Youssef
Nigeria Stephen Keshi

Algeria Lakhdar Belloumi
Cameroon Théophile Abega
Egypt Taher Abouzeid
Nigeria Clement Temile

Algeria Djamel Menad
Malawi Clifton Msiya

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