| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1982 | |
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.png) ACN 1982 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Libya |
| Dates | 5–19 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 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 | Fawzi Al-Issawi |
←1980 1984 → | |
The1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of theAfrica Cup of Nations, theassociation football championship of African nations run by theCAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in1980, there were eight teams, which were split into two groups of four.Ghana won its fourth championship, beatingLibya onpenalties 7−6 after a 1–1 draw.[1]
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
The competition was played in two venues inTripoli andBenghazi.
| Tripoli | |
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| 11 June Stadium | |
| Capacity:88,000 | |
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| Benghazi | |
| 28 March Stadium | |
| Capacity:55,000 | |
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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:
| 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 toKnockout 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 |
| Ghana | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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John Ebow Essien 28' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Advance toKnockout 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 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Libya | 2–1 | Zambia |
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| Al-Beshari 38',84' | Report | 29'Kaumba |
| 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-BeshariSolaAl-AjeliBen-SuleimanAl-FarjaniGhonaïmJaranahZeiyu |
There were 32 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match.
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Peter Fregene (against Zambia)Okey Isima (against Algeria)Kamel Seddik (against Libya)| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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