 African Cup of Nations 1996 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 13 January – 3 February |
| Teams | 15 |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Zambia |
| Fourth place |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 78 (2.69 per match) |
| Attendance | 640,880 (22,099 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Kalusha Bwalya (5 goals) |
| Best player | Kalusha Bwalya |
←1994 1998 → | |
The1996 African Cup of Nations, also known as theCoca-Cola 1996 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of theAfrica Cup of Nations, thefootball championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, split into four groups of four; the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However,Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment under pressure from then-dictatorSani Abacha, reducing the field to 15.[1]South Africa won its first championship, beatingTunisia in the final 2–0.[2]
For full qualification see:1996 African Cup of Nations qualification
| Johannesburg | Durban | |
|---|---|---|
| FNB Stadium | Kings Park Stadium | |
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| Capacity:80,000 | Capacity:52,000 | |
| Bloemfontein | Port Elizabeth | |
| Free State Stadium | EPRU Stadium | |
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| Capacity:40,000 | Capacity:33,852 |
Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa(H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 |
| South Africa | 3–0 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
Masinga 15'Williams 37'Moshoeu 55' |
| South Africa | 1–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 57' |
| South Africa | 0–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| El-Kass 7' |
| Angola | 3–3 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Joni 38' (pen.) Paulão 57'Quinzinho 80' | Omam-Biyik 25' Mouyeme 82'Vicente 90' (o.g.) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 0 |
| Sierra Leone | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Sessay 11' Kallon 89' | Ouédraogo 74' |
| Algeria | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Meçabih 41',63' |
| Algeria | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Lounici 2' Dziri 75' | Zongo 83' |
| Zambia | 4–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| K. Bwalya 2',9',84' Malitoli 87' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 |  Zaire | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
Nigeria withdrew, so their three matches were canceled.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Ghana | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Yeboah 20' Pelé 70' |
| Tunisia | 1–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Berkhissa 24' | Tico-Tico 4' |
| Ghana | 2–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Pelé 50' Akonnor 77' | Ben Younes 72' |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Tiéhi 32' |
| Tunisia | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Younes 32',38' Ben Hassen 48' | M. Traoré 84' |
| Ghana | 2–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Pelé 42' Aboagye 68' |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 January –Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| 31 January –Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Algeria | 1 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| 28 January –Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 February –Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Zaire | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 January –Bloemfontein | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 3 | |||||||||
| 31 January –Durban | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 January –Durban | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Gabon | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| 3 February –Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Tunisia (pen.) | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
| Gabon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Mackaya 16' | Report | Baya 10' |
| Penalties | ||
Mackaya Ngoma Bekogo  | 1–4 | SellimiFekhiBen SlimaneEl Ouaer |
| South Africa | 3–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Moshoeu 22',87' Bartlett 46' |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 73',75' |
There were 78 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Billel DziriTarek LaziziKhaled LouniciJoniPaulãoAboubakari Ouédraogo Youssouf TraoréBoureima ZongoGeorges MouyéméAlphonse TchamiJoël TiéhiMoussa TraoréSamir IbrahimAli MaherAurélien BekogoGuy NzengFelix AboagyeCharles AkonnorKwame AyewMass Sarr Jr.Kelvin SebweTico-TicoMohamed KallonGbassay SessayShaun BartlettMark FishPhil MasingaAbdelkader Ben HassenHédi BerkhissaKaies Ghodhbane Liombi EssendeRoger LukakuElijah LitanaHillary MakasaVincent Mutale1 own goal
Hélder Vicente (for Cameroon)Goalkeeper
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