1982 African Cup of Nations

1982 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982

ACN 1982 official logo
Tournament details
Host country Libya
Dates 5 − 19 March
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
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) Ghana George Alhassan
(4 goals)
Best player Libya Fawzi Al-Issawi

The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Ghana won its fourth championship, beating Libya on penalty kicks 7−6 after a 1−1 draw.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Squads

Venues

Tripoli
Locations of the 1982 African Cup of Nations venues
Benghazi
June 11 Stadium March 28 Stadium
Capacity: 88,000 Capacity: 55,000

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi Finals.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Libya 312042+24
 Ghana 312032+14
 Cameroon 30301103
 Tunisia 301214−31

5 March 1982
Libya  2–2  Ghana
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
M'Bida  50' Report Gabsi  49'
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

9 March 1982
Cameroon  0–0  Ghana
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mohamed Larache (Morocco)

9 March 1982
Libya  2–0  Tunisia
Seddik  42' (o.g.)
Al-Al-Bor'osi  89'
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Kambaji Kabongo (Zaire)

12 March 1982
Ghana  1–0  Tunisia
Essien  28' Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Idrissa Traoré (Mali)

12 March 1982
Libya  0–0  Cameroon
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Babacar Fall (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Algeria 321031+25
 Zambia 320141+34
 Nigeria 310245−12
 Ethiopia 301204−41

7 March 1982
Nigeria  3–0  Ethiopia
Keshi  27', 84'
Adeshina  40'
Report
28 March Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bester Kalombo (Malawi)

7 March 1982
Algeria  1–0  Zambia
Merzekane  85' Report
28 March Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dodou N'Jie (Gambia)

10 March 1982
Zambia  1–0  Ethiopia
Munshya  68' Report
28 March Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bashir Mahamed Jama

10 March 1982
Algeria  2–1  Nigeria
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
Report
28 March Stadium, Benghazi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Hugues Opangault

13 March 1982
Zambia  3–0  Nigeria
Kaumba  25'
Njovu  80'
Fregene  81' (o.g.)
Report

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
16 March – Benghazi
   Ghana (aet)   3  
   Algeria   2  
 
19 March – Tripoli
       Ghana (p)   1 (7)
     Libya   1 (6)
Third place
16 March – Tripoli 18 March – Tripoli
   Libya   2    Algeria   0
   Zambia   1      Zambia   2

Semifinals

16 March 1982
Ghana  3–2
(a.e.t)
 Algeria
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
Al-Beshari  38', 84' Report  29' Kaumba
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Bakary Sarr (Senegal)

Third place match

18 March 1982
Zambia  2–0  Algeria
Kaumba  2'
Munshya  25'
Report
11 June Stadium, Tripoli
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Cheikh Djibril MBaye (Senegal)

Final

19 March 1982
Ghana  1–1  Libya
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)

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1982 Champions 

Ghana
4th title

Top scorers

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

  • Zambia Geofrey Munshya

1 goal

  • Nigeria Okey Isima
  • Nigeria Emmanuel Osigwe
  • Zambia Iron Njovu
  • Tunisia Kamel Gabsi

Own goal

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Cameroon Thomas Nkono

Algeria Chaabane Merzekane
Ghana Sampson Lamptey
Ghana Haruna Yusif
Libya Ali Al-Beshari

Ghana George Alhassan
Ghana Samuel Opoku Nti
Ghana Emmanuel Quarshie
Libya Fawzi Al-Issawi

Algeria Salah Assad
Algeria Rabah Madjer

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