| Campeonato Africano das Nações de 2010 (Angolan Portuguese) | |
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 Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 10–31 January |
| Teams | 15 |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 543,500 (18,741 per match) |
| Top scorer | Gedo (5 goals) |
| Best player | Ahmed Hassan |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Essam El Hadary |
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The2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as theOrange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27thAfrica Cup of Nations, the biennialfootball championship of Africa (CAF). It was held inAngola, from 10 January to 31 January 2010.[1][2]
In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo two days before the tournament began, after aterrorist attack on their bus upon arriving in Angola, reduced the number of participating nations to 15. A total of 29 games were played, instead of the scheduled 32 because of the reduced teams.Egypt won the tournament, their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row, beatingGhana 1–0 in the final.[3]
Bids :
Rejected Bids :
On 4 September 2006, theConfederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled out Nigeria. CAF agreed to award the next three editions from 2010 to Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Libya respectively. They assigned Angola in 2010, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which submitted a joint bid in 2012, and Libya for 2014.
This edition was awarded to Angola to encourage the country to move towards peace after theAngolan Civil War.
Two-time former host Nigeria was the reserve host for the 2010,2012 and 2014 tournaments, in the event that any of the host countries failed to meet the requirements established by CAF, although this ended up being unnecessary.
The 2014 tournament was pushed forward to2013 and subsequently held in odd-numbered years to avoid year-clash with theFIFA World Cup.[4]
TheConfederation of African Football announced that the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification would also be the qualification for this tournament. Despite the fact Angola were the host of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, they also needed to participate in the2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. South Africa suffered the same situation, being the hosts for the World Cup but still needing to compete in qualification in order to qualify for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
Algeria
Angola (hosts)
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cameroon Egypt
Gabon Ghana
Ivory Coast
Malawi
Mali
Mozambique Nigeria
Togo (withdrew)
Tunisia
Zambia| Luanda | Cabinda | |
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| Estádio 11 de Novembro | Estádio Nacional do Chiazi | |
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| Capacity:50,000 | Capacity:20,000 | |
| Benguela | Lubango | |
| Estádio Nacional de Ombaka | Estádio Nacional da Tundavala | |
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| Capacity:35,000 | Capacity:20,000 |
The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 November 2009 at the Talatona Convention Centre inLuanda, Angola. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Angola were seeded as hosts and Egypt as reigning holders. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition. Cameroon and Ivory Coast had the two strongest records and so completed the top seeded Pot 1. The four seeded teams were placed into their groups in advance of the final draw.[citation needed]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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| Angola(hosts) Egypt(title holders) Cameroon Ivory Coast | Ghana Nigeria Tunisia Mali | Zambia Benin Algeria Togo(withdrew) | Burkina Faso Mozambique Gabon Malawi |
The following referees were chosen for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.
If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[6]
All times given as local time (UTC+1)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola(H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Angola | 4–4 | Mali |
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Flávio 36',42'Gilberto 67' (pen.)Manucho 74' (pen.) | Report | Keita 79',90+3' Kanouté 88'Yatabaré 90+4' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Togo(D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[a] |
| Burkina Faso | Cancelled | Togo |
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| Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Ghana |
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| Report | A. Ayew 30' |
| Ivory Coast | Cancelled | Togo |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Mozambique | 2–2 | Benin |
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| Miro 29' Fumo 54' | Report | Omotoyossi 14' (pen.) Khan 20' (o.g.) |
| Egypt | 2–0 | Benin |
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| Elmohamady 7' Moteab 23' | Report |
| Nigeria | 3–0 | Mozambique |
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| Odemwingie 45',47' Martins 86' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 3 | Gabon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Zambia | 1–1 | Tunisia |
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| J. Mulenga 19' | Report | Dhaouadi 40' |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | Zambia |
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| Geremi 68' Eto'o 72'Idrissou 86' | Report | J. Mulenga 8' C. Katongo 81' (pen.) |
In the knockout stage,extra time and apenalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 January –Luanda | ||||||||||
| Angola | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 January –Luanda | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 January –Lubango | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 31 January –Luanda | ||||||||||
| Nigeria(p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 January –Cabinda | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 January –Benguela | ||||||||||
| Algeria(a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 January –Benguela | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 4 | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Egypt(a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| 30 January –Benguela | ||||||||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| Algeria | 0 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Nigeria |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Chivuta C. Katongo Mayuka Nyrienda  Mweene | 4–5 | MikelMartinsObinnaOdemwingieEnyeama |
Ahmed Hassan[8]Ahmed Fathy[8]Gedo[8]Essam El-Hadary[8]Gedo[8]The following players were selected as the best in their respective positions, based on their performances throughout the tournament. Their performances were analysed by the tournament's Technical Study Group (TSG), who picked the team.[9]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Richard KingsonGedoEmmanuel MbolaKarim ZianiAchille EmanáKwadwo AsamoahSeydou KeitaAndré AyewÉric MoulounguiChinedu ObasiSalomon KalouJacob Mulenga
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| Ranking criteria |
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For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[10]
For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[10]
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| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
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| 1 | Egypt | C | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 2 | +13 |
| 2 | Ghana | B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Nigeria | C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 4 | Algeria | A | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | −6 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | Angola | A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| 6 | Zambia | D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| 8 | Cameroon | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Mali | A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| 10 | Gabon | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Tunisia | D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Malawi | A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
| 14 | Benin | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 15 | Mozambique | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
Egypt and Mali Algeria Mozambique Egypt and Burkina Faso*** and Ivory Coast*** Egypt Mali (againstMalawi ) Egypt (againstCameroon ) Angola 4–4Mali Ivory Coast vs.Burkina Faso , – Angola vs.Algeria , – Gabon vs.Tunisia – Zambia vs.Nigeria Zambia (againstCameroon ); and Ivory Coast (againstAlgeria ) Angola 4–4Mali Egypt (4–0 vs.Algeria )*** indicates the team played only two matches in the group stage, due to thewithdrawal of Togo from the tournament.
The Mascot for the Tournament is Palanquinha, which was inspired by theGiant Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger variani), a national symbol and a treasured animal in Angola. In Angola, this animal is found only in theCangandala National Park inMalange Province.
The official matchball for the tournament is theAdidas Jabulani Angola, a modified version of theAdidas Jabulani to be used at the2010 FIFA World Cup, with the colours of theflag of Angola.
Tournament had seven sponsors,Doritos,MTN Group, NASUBA,Orange,Pepsi,Samsung and only African corporate sponsorStandard Bank.[citation needed]
On 8 January 2010, the team bus of theTogo national football team was attacked by gunmen inCabinda,Angola as it travelled to the tournament. A spokesman for the Togolese football federation said assistant coachAméleté Abalo and press officer Stanislaud Ocloo had died as well as the driver. The separatist groupFront for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Military Position claimed responsibility for the attack. The Togolese team withdrew from the competition the following day. The players initially decided to compete as a way to commemorate the victims, but were immediately ordered to return by the Togolese government.[11]
Following their departure from Angola,Togo were formally disqualified from the tournament after failing to fulfil their opening Group B game against Ghana on 11 January.
On 30 January 2010, CAF banned Togo from participating in the next two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and fined the team $50,000 due to "government involvement in the withdrawal from the tournament".[12] The ban would have meant that Togo would be unable to compete until the 2015 tournament, but that ban was lifted on 14 May 2010 by a ruling from theCourt of Arbitration for Sport.[13]
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