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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 19 January – 10 February |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place |  Ghana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 69 (2.16 per match) |
| Attendance | 729,000 (22,781 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Emmanuel EmenikeMubarak Wakaso (4 goals each) |
| Best player | Jonathan Pitroipa |
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The2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as theOrange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29thAfrica Cup of Nations, thefootball championship of Africa organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF).[1] Starting from this edition, the tournament was switched to being held in odd-numbered years instead of even-numbered years so that it does not clash with theFIFA World Cup.[2] This edition was therefore the first to be held in an odd numbered year since1965.
South Africa hosted the tournament for the second time, after previously hosting the1996 African Cup of Nations. The 2013 tournament is the highest attended edition of the Africa Cup of Nations under the 16-team format. TheSouth African team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mali, following a penalty shoot-out.Zambia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.
Nigeria won its third Africa Cup of Nations championship with a 1–0 victory overBurkina Faso in thefinal. Nigeria participated in the2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CAF.[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 Libya for the second time after1982 African Cup of Nations.
Two-time former host Nigeria was the reserve host for the2010,2012 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 to 2013 and subsequently held in odd-numbered years to avoid year-clash with theFIFA World Cup.[2]
Due to theLibyan Civil War, Libya traded years with South Africa, so that South Africa hosted in 2013 and Libya would be hosting in2017. This was ratified in September 2011 atCAF's Executive Committee inCairo, Egypt.[4]
A total of 47 countries entered the qualification, includingSouth Africa, which automatically qualified.Libya was not allowed to keep its automatic qualification after being stripped of its hosting rights due to theLibyan Civil War.Many teams made their return to the finals in this tournament. The hosts, South Africa returned after a 4-year absence. Ethiopia appeared for the first time since 1982 (a 31-year absence). Other teams absent from the 2012 finals that featured in 2013 wereNigeria,Togo,DR Congo, andAlgeria.Cape Verde made its finals debut. Teams that didn't qualify for this tournament from the2012 African Cup of Nations were both co-hosts, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal, Sudan, Guinea and Botswana. South Sudan was ineligible to participate as the qualifying competition had already started by the time its membership of CAF was confirmed.
TheSouth African Football Association opened bidding to all2010 FIFA World Cup host cities[5] however a maximum of seven venues would be used.[6] The final list of stadiums was initially to be announced by 30 March,[7] but was pushed back to 4 April,[8] 20 April, and then 3 May 2012.[9]
The venues were announced on 4 May 2012.FNB Stadium hosted the opening match and the final.[10] The other venues selected for matches wereMbombela Stadium,Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium,Royal Bafokeng Stadium andMoses Mabhida Stadium.[11]
The average daytime temperature of the host cities ranges from 25.0 °C (77.0 °F) to 30.3 °C (86.5 °F).[12]
| Host city | Venues |
|---|---|
| Durban | Durban Peoples Park,King Zwelithini Stadium,Princess Magogo Stadium |
| Johannesburg | Dobsonville Stadium,Millpark Stadium,Orlando Stadium,Rand Stadium[13] |
| Nelspruit | |
| Port Elizabeth | Gelvandale Stadium,NMMU Stadium, Westbourne Oval, Zwide Stadium[14] |
| Rustenburg |
The official matchball for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was manufactured byAdidas and named theKatlego, which means "success" inTswana language. The name was chosen by African football fans via an online voting competition where it beat alternate names,Khanya (light) andMotswako (mixture).[15]
The official mascot of the tournament was Takuma, ahippopotamus wearing sports kit in South Africa's official yellow and green. The mascot was designed by Tumelo Nkoana, a 13-year-old South African student fromHammanskraal inGauteng.[16]
The draw for the final tournament took place on 24 October 2012 inDurban.[17][18] Positions A1 and C1 were already assigned to the hosts (South Africa) and holders (Zambia) respectively.[19] The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010 and 2012 editions.
| Classification | Points awarded |
|---|---|
| Winner | 7 |
| Runner-up | 5 |
| Losing semi-finalists | 3 |
| Losing quarter-finalists | 2 |
| Eliminated in 1st round | 1 |
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking. Each group contained one team from each pot.[20]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa(hosts) Zambia(title holders) Ghana(22 pts) Ivory Coast(22 pts) | Mali(12 pts) Tunisia(10 pts) Angola(9 pts) Nigeria(8 pts) |  Algeria(6 pts) Burkina Faso(5 pts) Morocco(4 pts) Niger(3 pts) |  Togo(2 pts) Cape Verde(0 pts) DR Congo(0 pts) Ethiopia(0 pts) |
The following referees were chosen for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[21]
Mohamed BenouzaDjamel Haimoudi
Sidi AlioumNoumandiez Doué
Gehad Grisha
Eric Otogo-Castane
Bakary Gassama
Sylvester Kirwa
Hamada NampiandrazaKoman Coulibaly
Ali Lemghaifry
Rajindraparsad Seechurn Bouchaïb El Ahrach
Badara Diatta
Bernard CamilleDaniel Bennett Slim Jedidi Janny Sikazwe Albdelhak Etchiali Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos
Jean-Claude Birumushahu Evarist Menkouande Yanoussa Moussa Yéo Songuifolo
Angesom Ogbamariam Theophile Vinga Malik Alidu Salifu Marwa Range Balla Diarra Redouane Achik
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula Peter Edibe
Félicien Kabanda Djibril Camara El Hadji Malick Samba Zakhele Siwela
Ali Waleed Ahmed Béchir Hassani Anouar HmilaEach team could register a squad of 23 players.[19]
The schedule of the final tournament was released on 8 September 2012.[22]
If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[19]
All timesSouth African Standard Time (UTC+2)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa(H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
Sangweni 30'Majoro 62' | Report |
| Morocco | 1–1 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| El-Arabi 78' | Report | Platini 35' |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1–1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Emenike 23' | Report | Al. Traoré 90+4' |
| Burkina Faso | 4–0 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Al. Traoré 34',74' D. Koné 79'Pitroipa 90+5' | Report |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance toknockout stage |
| 2 | Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time,extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by apenalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place, where no extra time would be played.[19]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2 February –Durban | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| 6 February –Durban | ||||||||||
| Mali(p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 February –Rustenburg | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 4 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||||||
| 10 February –Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 February –Nelspruit | ||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso(a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 February –Nelspruit | ||||||||||
| Togo | 0 | |||||||||
| Burkina Faso(p) | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 2 February –Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 (2) | Third place play-off | ||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 February –Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||
| Cape Verde | 0 | |||||||||
| Mali | 3 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 2–0 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
| Wakaso 54' (pen.),90+5' | Report |
| South Africa | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Rantie 31' | Report | Keita 58' |
| Penalties | ||
Tshabalala Furman  Mahlangu Majoro | 1–3 | DiabatéTambouraMa. Traoré |
| Burkina Faso | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Togo |
|---|---|---|
| Pitroipa 105' | Report |
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Bancé 60' | Report | Wakaso 13' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| B. Koné H. Traoré Paul Koulibaly Bancé | 3–2 | VorsahAtsuAffulClotteyAgyemang-Badu |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Mba 40' | Report |
The following awards were given for the tournament:[30]
| Player name | Games played | Goals scored | Assists | Minutes played | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Emenike | 5 | 4 | 3 | 403 | [31] |
| Mubarak Wakaso | 5 | 4 (3penalties) | 0 | 396[32] | [33] |
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Enyeama | Bakary KonéNandoSiaka TiénéEfe Ambrose | Jonathan PitroipaSeydou KeitaMikel John ObiVictor Moses | Asamoah GyanEmmanuel Emenike |
| Ranking criteria |
|---|
For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[34]
For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[34]
|
| Pos. | Team | G | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | C | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | C | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| 3 | Mali | B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| 4 | Ghana | B | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| Eliminated in the quarter-finals | ||||||||||
| 5 | South Africa | A | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | D | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| 7 | Togo | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Cape Verde | A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Eliminated in the group stage | ||||||||||
| 9 | Tunisia | D | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | −2 |
| 10 | Morocco | A | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | DR Congo | B | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Zambia | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Algeria | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 |
| 14 | Angola | A | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 15 | Niger | B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| 16 | Ethiopia | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
Sofiane FeghouliHillal SoudaniAristide BancéDjakaridja KonéPlatiniHéldon RamosFernando VarelaTrésor MputuAdane GirmaEmmanuel Agyemang-BaduChristian Atsu TwasamJohn BoyeAsamoah GyanWilfried BonyDidier DrogbaCheick TiotéDidier Ya KonanCheick Fantamady DiarraSigamary DiarraIssam El AdouaYoussef El-ArabiAbdelilah HafidiUwa Elderson EchiéjiléBrown IdeyeAhmed MusaMay MahlanguLehlohonolo MajoroTokelo RantieEmmanuel AdebayorJonathan AyitéSerge GakpéDové WomeKhaled MouelhiYoussef MsakniCollins MbesumaKennedy MweeneNando (playing against Angola)South African public broadcasterSABC was the host broadcaster of the tournament. It paid R65 million (US$7.5 million) for the rights, which entitle it to transmit all of the games across its radio and television platforms.
| Territory | Broadcaster | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | SuperSport | [citation needed] |
| Australia | Eurosport | [35] |
| Botswana | Botswana TV | [36] |
| Brazil | SporTV | [37][failed verification] |
| Cape Verde | RTC | [citation needed] |
| Europe1 | Eurosport | [38] |
| France | Canal+ | [39] |
| Ghana | GTV | [40] |
| Hong Kong | Now TV | [41] |
| Ireland | ITV4,British Eurosport | [42] |
| Israel | Eurosport | [38] |
| Malaysia | Media Prima | [43] |
| MENA | Al Jazeera | [44] |
| Romania | Romanian Eurosport | [citation needed] |
| Russia | Russian Eurosport | [citation needed] |
| South Africa | SABC | [45] |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | [46] |
| Thailand | CH7 | [citation needed] |
| United Kingdom | ITV4,British Eurosport | [42] |
| South America2 | DirecTV | [47] |
| United States | ESPN | [48][49] |
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