1996 African Cup of Nations - South Africa

Teams	15
Host	South Africa
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Matches Played	29
Goals Scored	78 (2.69 per match)
Top Scorer(s)	Mark Williams (RSA) Kalusha Bwalya (ZAM) 5 goals

The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to sixteen 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, reducing Group C to only three teams, and the field to fifteen. South Africa won its first championship, beating Tunisia in the final 2-0. Image File history File links Af96logo. ... Mark Williams is the name of the following people: Mark Williams (politician) - British Member of Parliament for Ceredigion Mark Williams (snooker) - professional snooker player Mark Williams (actor) - British actor and comedian Mark Williams (AFL footballer and coach) - Australian football (coach of Port Adelaide, player with Brisbane and Collingwood) Mark Williams... he was a great player that play in mexico in Club America along with François Omam-Biyik that made every gaolkeper was afraid This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... CAF Logo The 53 member Confederation of African Football (CAF; French: Confédération Africaine de Football) represents international football in Africa, and organises the African Cup of Nations as well as the African Champions League. ...

Host Cities & Venues

City motto: Unity in Development Province Gauteng Mayor Amos Masondo Area  - % water 1,644 km² 0. ... FNB-Stadium, Johannesburg First National Bank Stadium (FNB Stadium or Soccer City) is a stadium built in 1987, located in Johannesburg, South Africa. ... City motto: Debile Principium Melion Fortuna Sequetu (Latin: Better Fortune Follows A Difficult Beginning) Province KwaZulu-Natal Mayor Obed Mlaba Area  - % water 2,292 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 3,346,799 1,460/km² Established 1835 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 031 edit... Kings Park Stadium is a football stadium in Durban, South Africa which was originally built in 1891 and renovated in 1990. ... Bloemfontein at night Coat of arms of Bloemfontein Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans for fountain of Bloem (bloom) or for flower fountain) is one of South Africas three capital cities, along with Pretoria and Cape Town. ... The Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom Park Stadium, is a football (soccer) stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. ... Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ... EPRFU Stadium, also known by its original name of Boet Erasmus Stadium, is a stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. ...

Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see 1996 African Cup of Nations (squads)

Qualification

For qualification results, see 1996 African Cup of Nations (qualification)

Participating Teams

Nigeria withdrew prior to the start of the finals. Guinea, as the best side to not qualify, was offered Nigeria's spot in the finals, but declined due to a lack of preparation time. Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gabon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Nigeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zaire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ...

Finals

Group Stages

Teams in Bold progress to the Quarter Finals, teams in italics are eliminated from the tournament.

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
South Africa	6	3	2	0	1	4	1	+3
Egypt	6	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1
Cameroon	4	3	1	1	1	5	7	-2
Angola	1	3	0	1	2	4	6	-2

January 13, 1996
	South Africa	3-0	Cameroon	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Ref: Said Belqola (Morocco)
	Masinga 15' Williams 37' Moshoeu 55'

January 15, 1996
	Egypt	2-1	Angola	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 6,000 Ref: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
	El Kass 30', 33'		Quinzinho 77'

January 18, 1996
	Cameroon	2-1	Egypt	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 4,000 Ref: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Omam-Biyik 36' (pen) Tchami 59'		Maher 48'

January 20, 1996
	South Africa	1-0	Angola	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 30,000 Ref: Fethi Boucetta (Tunisia)
	Williams 57'

January 24, 1996
	South Africa	0-1	Egypt	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 20,000 Ref: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
			El Kass 7'

January 24, 1996
	Angola	3-3	Cameroon	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 6,000 Ref: Mohamed Kouradji (Algeria)
	Joni 38' (pen) Paulao 57' Quinzinho 80'		Omam-Biyik 25' Mouyeme 82' Vicente 90' (OG)

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Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Zambia	7	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8
Algeria	7	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3
Sierra Leone	3	3	1	0	2	2	7	-5
Burkina Faso	0	3	0	0	3	3	9	-6

January 14, 1996
	Zambia	0-0	Algeria	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 9,000 Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

January 15, 1996
	Sierra Leone	2-1	Burkina Faso	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 1,500 Ref: Okoampa (Ghana)
	Sessay 11' Kallon 89'		Ouédraogo 74'

January 18, 1996
	Algeria	2-0	Sierra Leone	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 1,500 Ref: Ian McLeod (South Africa)
	Messabih 41', 63'

January 20, 1996
	Zambia	5-1	Burkina Faso	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 2,000 Ref: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
	Malitoli 18' K. Bwalya 24', 35' Lota 44' J. Bwalya 45'		Y. Traoré 53'

January 24, 1996
	Algeria	2-1	Burkina Faso	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 180 Ref: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Lounici 2' Dziri 75'		Zongo 83'

January 24, 1996
	Zambia	4-0	Sierra Leone	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 200 Ref: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	K. Bwalya 2', 9', 84' Malitoli 87'

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Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria_(bordered). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... EPRFU Stadium, also known by its original name of Boet Erasmus Stadium, is a stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. ... Port Elizabeth is a city in South Africa, situated in the Eastern Cape Province, at 33°58′ S 25°36′ E. The city is located on Algoa Bay, and is one of the major seaports in South Africa. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... The Free State Stadium, also known as Vodacom Park Stadium, is a football (soccer) stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa. ... 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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Gabon	3	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Zaire	3	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Liberia	3	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1
Nigeria	Withdrew

January 16, 1996
	Gabon	1-2	Liberia	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 5,000 Ref: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
	Nzeng 59'		Sebwe 5' (pen) Sarr 54'

January 19, 1996
	Gabon	2-0	Zaire	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 4,000 Ref: Omer Yengo (Congo)
	Mackaya 21' (pen) Bekogo 34'

January 25, 1996
	Zaire	2-0	Liberia	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 3,000 Ref: Said Belqola (Morocco)
	Lukaku 5' (pen) Essende 72'

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Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Ghana	9	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5
Tunisia	4	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1
Côte d'Ivoire	3	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3
Mozambique	1	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3

January 14, 1996
	Ghana	2-0	Côte d'Ivoire	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 8,000 Ref: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)
	Yeboah 20' Pelé 70'

January 16, 1996
	Tunisia	1-1	Mozambique	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 1,000 Ref: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Ben Rekhissa 24'		Bucane 4'

January 19, 1996
	Ghana	2-1	Tunisia	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 1,000 Ref: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)
	Pelé 50' Akonnor 77'		Ben Younes 72'

January 21, 1996
	Côte d'Ivoire	1-0	Mozambique	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 500 Ref: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
	Tiéhi 32'

January 25, 1996
	Tunisia	3-1	Côte d'Ivoire	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 1,000 Ref: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
	Ben Younes 32', 38' Ben Hassen 48'		M. Traoré 57'

January 25, 1996
	Ghana	2-0	Mozambique	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 3,500 Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
	Ayew 42' Agboaye 68'

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Knockout Stages

	Quarter finals				Semi finals				Final
	January 27 - Johannesburg
	South Africa	2
					January 31 - Johannesburg
	Algeria	1
					South Africa	3
	January 28 - Port Elizabeth
					Ghana	0
	Ghana	1
									February 3 - Johannesburg
	Zaire	0
									South Africa	2
	January 27 - Bloemfontein
									Tunisia	0
	Zambia	3
					January 31 - Durban
	Egypt	1
					Zambia	2			Third place
	January 28 - Durban
					Tunisia	4
	Gabon	1 (1)							Ghana	0
	Tunisia (pen)	1 (4)							Zambia	1
									February 3 - Johannesburg

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Quarterfinals

January 27, 1996
	South Africa	2-1	Algeria	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 30,000 Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)
	Fish 72' Moshoeu 85'		Lazizi 84'

January 27, 1996
	Zambia	3-1	Egypt	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Attendance: 8,500 Ref: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Litana 58' Mutale 65' Lota 76'		Kamouna 43'

January 28, 1996
	Gabon	1-1 (AET) 1-4 (PEN)	Tunisia	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 4,000 Ref: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)
	Mackaya 16'		Beya 10'

January 28, 1996
	Ghana	1-0	Zaire	EPRFU Stadium, Port Elizabeth Attendance: 8,000 Ref: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)
	Yeboah 22'

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Semifinals

January 31, 1996
	South Africa	3-0	Ghana	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 75,000 Ref: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)
	Moshoeu 22', 87' Williams 46'

January 31, 1996
	Zambia	2-4	Tunisia	Kings Park Stadium, Durban Attendance: 5,000 Ref: Lucien Bouchardeau (Niger)
	Lota 68' Makasa 90'		Sellimi 16', 85' (pen) Beya 20' Godhbane 47'

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Third place playoff

February 3, 1996
	Ghana	0-1	Zambia	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Ref: Omer Yengo (Congo)
			J. Bwalya 51'

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Final

February 3, 1996
	South Africa	2-0	Tunisia	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg Attendance: 80,000 Ref: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
	Williams 73', 75'

African Cup of Nations 1996 Champions: SOUTH AFRICA

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Individual scorers

Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Algeria. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Joni Eareckson Tada (born Joni Eareckson October 15, 1949 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American Christian author, artist, and founder and CEO of Joni and Friends, an organization accelerating Christian ministry in the disability community. She wrote an autobiography entitled Joni, and appeared in a film of the same name. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Angola. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Burkina_Faso. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cameroon. ... Alphonse Tchami (born 14 February 1971) is a retired Cameroonian football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cote_d'Ivoire. ... Moussa Traoré (born 25 September 1936) is a Malian soldier and politician. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Egypt. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gabon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Gabon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Charles Kwablan Akonnor (known as Charlie; born March 12, 1974 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian and German footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... Kwame Ayew (born in Accra, December 28, 1973) is a football forward from Ghana, who currently playing in Chinese Super League with Xian Chanba. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mozambique. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Musa Kallon is a football (soccer) player and coach in Sierra Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sierra_Leone. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Mark Fish (born 14 March 1974) is a former South African footballer. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... Phil Masinga (born June 21, 1969) is a South African football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Tunisia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zaire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zaire. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ... Hillary Makasa (born 12 January 1976) is a Zambian football defender who, as of 2006, was playing for Nchanga Rangers. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Zambia. ...

External links

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