1984 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Côte d'Ivoire |
Dates | 4 – 18 March |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Best player |
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The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Côte d'Ivoire. 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
Main article: 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Main article: 1984 African Cup of Nations squads
Venues
Abidjan | Bouaké | |
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Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Stade Bouaké | |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | |
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Group stage
Key to colours in group tables | |
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
7 March 1984 |
Cameroon ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Djonkep ![]() Abega ![]() Aoudou ![]() |
Report | Moutairou ![]() |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Attendance: 15,000 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
14 March – Abidjan | |||||||
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2 (7) | ||||||
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2 (8) | ||||||
18 March – Abidjan | |||||||
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1 | ||||||
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3 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
14 March – Abidjan | 17 March – Abidjan | ||||||
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0 (4) | ![]() |
1 | ||||
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0 (5) | ![]() |
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Semifinals
14 March 1984 |
Egypt ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
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Suleiman ![]() Abouzaid ![]() |
Report | Keshi ![]() Bala ![]() |
Penalties | ||
7–8 |
Third place match
Final
Winners
African Cup of Nations 1984 Champions |
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![]() Cameroon 1st title |
Scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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External links
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