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2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations Ghana 2008

Africa Cup of Nations 2008 official logo
Tournament details
Teams 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Egypt (6th title)
Runners-up  Cameroon
Third place  Ghana
Fourth place  Côte d'Ivoire
Tournament statistics
Matches played 32
Goals scored 99 (3.09 per match)
Attendance 714,000 (22,313 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Cameroon Samuel Eto'o (5 goals)
Best player Flag of Egypt Hosny Abd Rabo

The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was staged at four venues around Ghana between 20 January and 10 February 2008. Egypt won the tournament, beating Cameroon 1–0 in the final. As the de facto champions of Africa for the next two years, Egypt will represent CAF at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. With 99 goals, it was the highest-scoring Africa Cup of Nations ever.

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[edit] Background

Ghana won the right to host the tournament after defeating Libya 9–3 in a vote among Confederation of African Football (CAF) executive committee members in Cairo. South Africa withdrew their bid after winning the right to host the 2010 World Cup.

[edit] Host venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Kumasi Baba Yara Stadium 40,000
Accra Ohene Djan Stadium 40,000
Tamale Tamale Stadium 20,000
Sekondi-Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium 20,000

[edit] Squads

Main article: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squads

[edit] Qualification

Main article: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The entrants were divided into 12 groups. All group winners and the best three runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) qualified for the finals. Host Ghana qualified automatically. Qualifying took place between 2 September 2006 and 13 October 2007.

[edit] Teams

A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.
  •  Ghana – Host, 16th appearance (4 titles)
  •  Côte d'Ivoire – Group 1 winner, 17th appearance (1 title)
  •  Egypt – Group 2 winner, 21st appearance (5 titles)
  •  Nigeria – Group 3 winner, 15th appearance (2 titles)
  •  Sudan – Group 4 winner, 7th appearance (1 title)
  •  Cameroon – Group 5 winner, 15th appearance (4 titles)
  •  Angola – Group 6 winner, 4th appearance
  •  Senegal – Group 7 winner, 11th appearance
  •  Guinea – Group 8 winner, 9th appearance
  •  Mali – Group 9 winner, 5th appearance
  •  Namibia – Group 10 winner, 2nd appearance
  •  Zambia – Group 11 winner, 13th appearance
  •  Morocco – Group 12 winner, 13th appearance (1 title)
  •  Tunisia – Group 4 runner-up, 13th appearance (1 title)
  •  Benin – Group 9 runner-up, 2nd appearance
  •  South Africa – Group 11 runner-up, 7th appearance (1 title)

[edit] Match officials

16 referees and 16 assistant referees were selected for the tournament, including two from Japan and one from North Korea.[1]

Referees Assistant Referees
Flag of Algeria Mohamed Benouza Flag of Algeria Brahim Djezzar
Flag of Cameroon Divine Evehe Flag of Cameroon Evarist Menkouande
Flag of Japan Yuichi Nishimura Flag of Japan Toru Sagara
Flag of Morocco Abderrahim El Arjoun Flag of Morocco Redouane Achik
Flag of South Africa Jerome Damon Flag of South Africa Enock Molefe
Flag of Togo Kokou Djaoupe Flag of Togo Komi Konyoh
Flag of Tunisia Kacem Bennaceur Flag of Tunisia Bechir Hassani
Flag of Algeria Djamel Haimoudi Flag of North Korea Hae Sang Jeong
Flag of Benin Coffi Codjia Flag of Rwanda Celestin Ntagungira
Flag of The Gambia Modou Sowe Flag of Eritrea Angesom Ogbamariam
Flag of Ghana Alex Kotey Flag of Burundi Desire Gahungu
Flag of Mali Koman Coulibaly Flag of Burkina Faso Lassina Paré
Flag of Senegal Badara Diatta Flag of Nigeria Peter Edibe
Flag of the Seychelles Eddy Maillet Flag of Angola Inacio Manuel Candido
Flag of Uganda Muhmed Ssegonga Flag of Egypt Nasser Sadek Abdel Nabi
Flag of Zimbabwe Kenias Marange Flag of Zambia Kenneth Chichenga

[edit] Seeding and grouping procedure

The draw for the tournament took place on 19 October 2007. The sixteen teams were divided into four pots according to their performances in past Cup of Nations tournaments. Ghana, as host, were automatically seeded as the top team in Group A. Egypt, the defending champions, were seeded as the top team in Group C.[2] Each group consists of four teams, one drawn from each of the pots.

  • Pot 1: Ghana (Group A), Egypt (Group C), Nigeria, Tunisia
  • Pot 2: Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Morocco, Senegal
  • Pot 3: Guinea, Mali, South Africa, Zambia
  • Pot 4: Angola, Benin, Namibia, Sudan

[edit] Group stage

Key to colors in group tables
Top two placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals
Third and fourth placed teams were eliminated

[edit] Tie-breaking criteria

Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[3]

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
  4. number of away goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
  5. goal difference in all group matches;
  6. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  7. drawing of lots by the organizing committee.

All times given as local time (UTC+0)

[edit] Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9
 Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Morocco 3 1 0 2 7 6 +1 3
 Namibia 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1
2008-01-20
17:00		 Ghana  2 – 1  Guinea Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet Flag of the Seychelles
A. Gyan Scored in the 55th minute 55' (pen.)
Muntari Scored in the 90th minute 90'		 (Report) Kalabane Scored in the 65th minute 65'
2008-01-21
15:00		 Namibia  1 – 5  Morocco Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Divine Evehe Flag of Cameroon
Brendell Scored in the 24th minute 24' (Report) Alloudi Scored in the 1st minute 1' Scored in the 5th minute 5' Scored in the 28th minute 28'
Sektioui Scored in the 40th minute 40' (pen.)
Zerka Scored in the 74th minute 74'
2008-01-24
17:00		 Guinea  3 – 2  Morocco Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jerome Damon Flag of South Africa
Feindouno Scored in the 11th minute 11' Scored in the 63rd minute 63' (pen.)
Bangoura Scored in the 59th minute 59'		 (Report) Aboucherouane Scored in the 60th minute 60'
Ouaddou Scored in the 90th minute 90'
2008-01-24
19:30		 Ghana  1 – 0  Namibia Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur Flag of Tunisia
Agogo Scored in the 41st minute 41' (Report)
2008-01-28
17:00		 Ghana  2 – 0  Morocco Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Modou Sowe Flag of The Gambia
Essien Scored in the 26th minute 26'
Muntari Scored in the 45th minute 45'		 (Report)
2008-01-28
17:00		 Guinea  1 – 1  Namibia Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga Flag of Uganda
Youla Scored in the 62nd minute 62' (Report) Brendell Scored in the 80th minute 80'

[edit] Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9
 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 Mali 3 1 1 1 1 3 -2 4
 Benin 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0
2008-01-21
17:00		 Nigeria  0 – 1  Côte d'Ivoire Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Mohamed Benouza Flag of Algeria
(Report) Kalou Scored in the 66th minute 66'
2008-01-21
19:45[4]		 Mali  1 – 0  Benin Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jerome Damon Flag of South Africa
Kanouté Scored in the 49th minute 49' (pen.) (Report)
2008-01-25
17:00		 Côte d'Ivoire  4 – 1  Benin Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Kenias Marange Flag of Zimbabwe
Drogba Scored in the 40th minute 40'
Y. Touré Scored in the 44th minute 44'
Keïta Scored in the 53rd minute 53'
Dindane Scored in the 63rd minute 63'		 (Report) Omotoyossi Scored in the 90th minute 90'
2008-01-25
19:30		 Nigeria  0 – 0  Mali Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun Flag of Morocco
(Report)
2008-01-29
17:00		 Nigeria  2 – 0  Benin Sekondi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kacem Bennaceur Flag of Tunisia
Mikel Scored in the 53rd minute 53'
Yakubu Scored in the 86th minute 86'		 (Report)
2008-01-29
17:00		 Côte d'Ivoire  3 – 0  Mali Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet Flag of the Seychelles
Drogba Scored in the 9th minute 9'
Zoro Scored in the 54th minute 54'
Sanogo Scored in the 86th minute 86'		 (Report)

[edit] Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
 Zambia 3 1 1 1 5 6 -1 4
 Sudan 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 0
2008-01-22
17:00		 Egypt  4 – 2  Cameroon Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 42,000
Referee: Modou Sowe Flag of The Gambia
Hosny Scored in the 14th minute 14' (pen.) Scored in the 82nd minute 82'
Zidan Scored in the 17th minute 17' Scored in the 45th minute 45'		 (Report) Eto'o Scored in the 51st minute 51' Scored in the 90th minute 90' (pen.)
2008-01-22
19:30		 Sudan  0 – 3  Zambia Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Badara Diatta Flag of Senegal
(Report) Chamanga Scored in the 2nd minute 2'
J. Mulenga Scored in the 50th minute 50'
F. KatongoScored in the 59th minute 59'
2008-01-26
17:00		 Cameroon  5 – 1  Zambia Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura Flag of Japan
Geremi Scored in the 28th minute 28'
Job Scored in the 32nd minute 32' Scored in the 82nd minute 82'
Emana Scored in the 44th minute 44'
Eto'o Scored in the 66th minute 66' (pen.)		 (Report) C. Katongo Scored in the 90th minute 90'
2008-01-26
19:30		 Egypt  3 – 0  Sudan Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia Flag of Benin
Hosny Scored in the 29th minute 29' (pen.)
Aboutreika Scored in the 78th minute 78' Scored in the 83rd minute 83'		 (Report)
2008-01-30
17:00		 Cameroon  3 – 0  Sudan Tamale Stadium, Tamale
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe Flag of Togo
Eto'o Scored in the 27th minute 27' (pen.) Scored in the 90th minute 90'
El Khider Scored in the 33rd minute 33' (o.g.)		 (Report)
2008-01-30
17:00		 Egypt  1 – 1  Zambia Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Koman Coulibaly Flag of Mali
Zaki Scored in the 15th minute 15' (Report) C. Katongo Scored in the 88th minute 88'

[edit] Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Tunisia 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5