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 |
 Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Nigeria |
| Third place |
 Algeria |
| Fourth place |
 Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.44 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Taher Abouzaid (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Théophile Abega |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
 Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Togo |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
7 March 1984 |
| Cameroon |
4–1 | Togo |
|---|---|---|
Djonkep  7' Abega 21', 61' Aoudou 45' |
Report | Moutairou 56' |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Attendance: 15,000 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
 Ghana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
 Malawi |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 14 March – Abidjan | |||||||
| Egypt (p) |
2 (7) | ||||||
| Nigeria |
2 (8) | ||||||
| 18 March – Abidjan | |||||||
| Nigeria |
1 | ||||||
| Cameroon |
3 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 14 March – Abidjan | 17 March – Abidjan | ||||||
| Algeria (p) |
0 (4) | Egypt |
1 | ||||
| Cameroon |
0 (5) | Algeria |
3 | ||||
Semifinals
14 March 1984 |
| Egypt |
2–2 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Suleiman 25' Abouzaid 38' |
Report | Keshi 43' (pen.) Bala 75' |
| 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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