Africa Cup 1984

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Africa Cup 1984
African Cup of Nations 1984
Number of nations 8  (of 36 applicants)
African champions CameroonCameroon Cameroon (1st title)
venue Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast
Opening game 4th March 1984
Endgame March 18, 1984
Games 16
Gates 39  (⌀: 2.44 per game)
Top scorer Egypt 1972Egypt Taher Abouzaid (4 goals)

The Africa Cup 1984 ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the 14th game of the African continental championship in football and took place from March 4th to 18th in Ivory Coast . Organized by the African continental football federation Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from Algeria , Egypt , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Cameroon , Nigeria , Malawi and Togo took part.

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants with a record number of 36 applicants to eight finalists, with hosts Ivory Coast and defending champions Ghana automatically qualifying.

→ see main article: Africa Cup 1984 / qualification

As usual, the game was played with two groups of four teams each. The two best teams in each group then played the tournament winner from the semi-finals in the knockout system . The final round matches were played in the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan and in the Stade Bouaké in Bouaké.

Cameroon won the tournament and became African champions for the first time in football.

Venues 1984 in Ivory Coast

The tournament

Group A

All games as part of double events in Abidjan.

4th of March
Ivory Coast - Togo 3: 0 (1: 0)
Egypt - Cameroon 1: 0 (0: 0)
7th March
Cameroon - Togo 4: 1 (3: 0)
Egypt - Ivory Coast 2: 1 (0: 0)
March 10th
Egypt - Togo 0-0
Cameroon - Ivory Coast 2: 0 (1: 0)
Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Egypt 1972Egypt Egypt  3  2  1  0 003: 100  +2 05: 10
 2. CameroonCameroon Cameroon  3  2  0  1 006: 200  +4 04: 20
 3. Ivory CoastIvory Coast Ivory Coast  3  1  0  2 004: 400  ± 0 02: 40
 4th TogoTogo Togo  3  0  1  2 001: 700  −6 01: 50

Group B

All matches in the context of double events in Bouaké

5. March
Nigeria - Ghana 2: 1 (2: 1)
Algeria - Malawi 3: 0 (3: 0)
8th of March
Malawi - Nigeria 2: 2 (2: 2)
Algeria - Ghana 2: 0 (0: 0)
March 11
Algeria - Nigeria 0-0
Ghana - Malawi 1: 0 (1: 0)
Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria  3  2  1  0 005-000  +5 05: 10
 2. NigeriaNigeria Nigeria  3  1  2  0 004: 300  +1 04: 20
 3. GhanaGhana Ghana  3  1  0  2 002: 400  −2 02: 40
 4th Malawi 1964Malawi Malawi  3  0  1  2 002: 600  −4 01: 50

Semifinals

March 14th in Abidjan
Egypt 1972Egypt Egypt - NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 2: 2 n.V. (2: 2, 2: 1), 7: 8 i. E.
March 14th in Bouaké
AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria - CameroonCameroon Cameroon 0: 0 a.d., 4: 5 i. E.

3rd place match

March 17th in Abidjan
AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria - Egypt 1972Egypt Egypt 3: 1 (0: 0)

final

March 18 in Abidjan
CameroonCameroon Cameroon - NigeriaNigeria Nigeria 3: 1 (1: 1)

Best goal scorers

rank player Gates
1 Egypt 1972Egypt Taher Abouzaid 4th
2 CameroonCameroon Théophile Abega 3
3 AlgeriaAlgeria Lakhdar Belloumi 2
CameroonCameroon Bonaventure Djonkep 2
NigeriaNigeria Clement Temile 2

Another 26 players with one hit each.

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