Africa Cup 2008
Africa Cup 2008 | |
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MTN Africa Cup of Nations 2008 | |
Number of nations | 16 (of 48 applicants) |
African champions | Egypt (6th title) |
venue | Ghana |
Opening game | January 20, 2008 |
Endgame | February 10, 2008 |
Games | 32 |
Gates | 99 (⌀: 3.09 per game) |
spectator | 634,000 (⌀: 19,813 per game) |
Top scorer | Samuel Eto'o (5 goals) |
Best player | Hosni Abd-Rabou |
yellow cards | 102 (⌀: 3.19 per game) |
Yellow-red cards | 0 |
Red cards | 3 (⌀: 0.09 per game) |
The Africa Cup 2008 ( English African Cup of Nations , French Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the 26th edition of the African continental football championship and took place from January 20 to February 10 for the fourth time after 1963 , 1978 and 2000 (together with Nigeria) in Ghana . On June 8, 2004, the 13-member Executive Committee of the CAF announced at a press conference in the Egyptian capital Cairo that the Africa Cup 2008 would be awarded to Ghana. In the vote, the West African country prevailed with 9: 3 votes against the competitor from Libya .
As before, there was a qualification to reduce the field of participants from 47 applicants to the sixteen finalists. 46 national teams took part in the 132 qualifying matches, in which 15 places were awarded in the finals, with hosts Ghana automatically qualifying. For the first time with Egypt the defending champion had to compete in the qualification. Ultimately, the following teams qualified: Egypt , Angola , Benin , Ivory Coast , Ghanaian national soccer team , Guinea , Cameroon , Malian national soccer team , Morocco , Namibia , Nigeria , Zambia , Senegal , South Africa , Sudan , Tunisia .
→ see main article: Africa Cup 2008 / qualification
The game was played with four groups of four teams each. In the event of a tie between two teams, the table position and progression were decided in the following order: the goal difference and the higher number of goals scored from all group matches, the direct encounters between the teams concerned (higher number of points, goal difference, goals scored), and finally the fair play list (which results from the lower number of yellow and red cards) or the lot. The two best teams in each group then played the tournament winner from the quarter-finals in the knockout system as usual . If the games in the final round were tied after the regular playing time of 90 minutes, there was an extension of 15 minutes twice and possibly (if there is still no winner) a penalty shoot-out .
Egypt defended their 2006 title and became African champions in football for the sixth time. Egypt thus qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.
Venues
Kumasi |
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Tamale | ||
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Baba Yara Stadium | Tamale Stadium | |||
Capacity: 40,500 | Capacity: 21,000 | |||
Sekondi-Takoradi | Accra | |||
Sekondi Takoradi Stadium | Ohene Djan Stadium | |||
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 40,000 | |||
Squad
→ Main article: 2008 Africa Cup of Nations squad
referee
A total of 16 referees were nominated for the tournament.
Group stage
The group drawing took place on October 19, 2007 in Accra . With the exception of the opening in Group A and the last day of the match, the group games were held as part of double events.
Group A
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5: 1 | +4 | 9 |
2. | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 4th |
3. | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7: 6 | +1 | 3 |
4th | Namibia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2: 7 | −5 | 1 |
January 20 at 6:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Ghana | - | Guinea | 2: 1 (0: 0) |
January 21 at 4:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Namibia | - | Morocco | 1: 5 (1: 4) |
January 24th at 6:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Guinea | - | Morocco | 3: 2 (1: 0) |
January 24th at 8:30 p.m. in Accra | |||
Ghana | - | Namibia | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
January 28 at 6:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Ghana | - | Morocco | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
January 28 at 6:00 p.m. in Sekondi-Takoradi | |||
Guinea | - | Namibia | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
Group B
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8: 1 | +7 | 9 |
2. | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: 1 | +1 | 4th |
3. | Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1: 3 | −2 | 4th |
4th | Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: 7 | −6 | 0 |
January 21 at 6:00 p.m. in Sekondi-Takoradi | |||
Nigeria | - | Ivory Coast | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
January 21 at 8:30 p.m. in Sekondi-Takoradi | |||
Mali | - | Benin | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
January 25 at 6:00 p.m. in Sekondi-Takoradi | |||
Ivory Coast | - | Benin | 4: 1 (2: 0) |
January 25th at 8:30 p.m. in Sekondi-Takoradi | |||
Nigeria | - | Mali | 0-0 |
January 29th at 6:00 p.m. in Sekondi-Takoradi | |||
Nigeria | - | Benin | 2: 0 (0: 0) |
January 29th at 6:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Ivory Coast | - | Mali | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
Group C
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8: 3 | +5 | 7th |
2. | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10: 5 | +5 | 6th |
3. | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 6 | −1 | 4th |
4th | Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0: 9 | −9 | 0 |
January 22nd at 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Egypt | - | Cameroon | 4: 2 (3: 0) |
January 22nd at 8:30 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Sudan | - | Zambia | 0: 3 (0: 1) |
January 26 at 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Cameroon | - | Zambia | 5: 1 (3: 0) |
January 26th at 8:30 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Egypt | - | Sudan | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
January 30th at 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Egypt | - | Zambia | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
January 30th at 6:00 p.m. in Tamale | |||
Cameroon | - | Sudan | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
Group D
Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5: 3 | +2 | 5 |
2. | Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4: 2 | +2 | 5 |
3. | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4: 6 | −2 | 2 |
4th | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3: 5 | −2 | 2 |
January 23 at 6:00 p.m. in Tamale | |||
Tunisia | - | Senegal | 2: 2 (1: 1) |
January 23 at 8:30 p.m. in Tamale | |||
South Africa | - | Angola | 1: 1 (0: 1) |
January 27 at 6:00 p.m. in Tamale | |||
Senegal | - | Angola | 1: 3 (1: 0) |
January 27th at 8:30 p.m. in Tamale | |||
Tunisia | - | South Africa | 3: 1 (3: 0) |
January 31 at 6:00 p.m. in Tamale | |||
Tunisia | - | Angola | 0-0 |
January 31 at 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Senegal | - | South Africa | 1: 1 (1: 1) |
Final round
In the quarter and semi-finals, in the game for third place and in the final, the knockout system is used . If the games in the final round are tied after the regular playing time of 90 minutes, there will be two extra times of 15 minutes and, if there is still no winner after the end of extra time, there will be a penalty shoot-out .
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||
February 3, 6:00 p.m. in Accra | ||||||||||
Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
February 7, 6:00 p.m. in Accra | ||||||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||||||
February 4th, 9:30 p.m. in Tamale | ||||||||||
Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||
Tunisia | 2 | |||||||||
February 10, 6:00 p.m. in Accra | ||||||||||
Cameroon | 3 | |||||||||
Cameroon | 0 | |||||||||
February 3, 9:30 p.m. in Sekondi | ||||||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
Ivory Coast | 5 | |||||||||
February 7, 9:30 p.m. in Kumasi | ||||||||||
Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
Ivory Coast | 1 | Game for third place | ||||||||
February 4th, 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | ||||||||||
Egypt | 4th | |||||||||
Egypt | 2 | Ghana | 4th | |||||||
Angola | 1 | Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||
February 9, 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | ||||||||||
Quarter finals
February 3 at 6:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Ghana | - | Nigeria | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
February 3rd at 9:30 p.m. in Sekondi-Takoradi | |||
Ivory Coast | - | Guinea | 5: 0 (1: 0) |
February 4th at 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Egypt | - | Angola | 2: 1 (2: 1) |
February 4th at 9:30 p.m. in Tamale | |||
Tunisia | - | Cameroon | 2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 2) |
Semifinals
February 7 at 6:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Ghana | - | Cameroon | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
February 7th at 9:30 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Ivory Coast | - | Egypt | 1: 4 (0: 1) |
3rd place match
February 9 at 6:00 p.m. in Kumasi | |||
Ghana | - | Ivory Coast | 4: 2 (1: 2) |
final
February 10 at 6:00 p.m. in Accra | |||
Cameroon | - | Egypt | 0: 1 (0: 0) |
Awards
The Egyptian Hosni Abd-Rabou was chosen as the best player of the tournament, and Alexandre Song from Cameroon was chosen as the best young player . The top scorer was the Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o with five goals .
In addition, the Technical Study Group of the CAF put together a team of the eleven best players in the tournament (reserve in brackets):
Goal: Essam El-Hadary
( Richard Kingson )
Defense: Geremi Njitap , Wael Gomaa , Michael Essien , Sulley Muntari
( Hani Zaid , Ahmed Faty )
Midfield: Yaya Touré , Alexandre Song , Hosni Abd-Rabou , Mohamed Abo Treka
( Saber Ben Frej , Stéphane Mbia )
Attack: Amr Zaki , Manucho
( Didier Drogba , Abdul Kader Keïta )
List of goalscorers
With five goals, Samuel Eto'o was the top scorer for the second time since 2006 . 56 players scored 98 goals, plus an own goal. They are sorted alphabetically according to the number of hits or if the number of goals is the same.
Official match ball
The game ball of the Africa Cup of 2008 is the wawa aba from adidas . It is the first game ball specially designed for an Africa Cup and includes classic African elements in its design. In terms of color, it is held in red, yellow, green and black, the national colors of Ghana , and visually differs greatly from the classic color scheme with white as the basic tone. The name translates as "seeds of the abachi tree " and stands for strength and flexibility. Apart from the coloring, the ball corresponds to the EUROPASS for the European Championship 2008 and also has the fine structure of the surface, which the manufacturer calls "goose bumps", which should help the ball to improve flight characteristics and control.