- 1996 African Cup of Nations
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.
Finals
Group Stages
Teams in Bold progress to the Quarter Finals, teams in "italics" are eliminated from the tournament.
Group A
footballbox | date =
January 16 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GAB
score = 1-2
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team2 = fb|LBR
goals1 = Nzeng 59'
goals2 = Sebwe 5' (pen)
Sarr 54'
stadium =Kings Park Stadium ,Durban
Attendance: 5,000
Ref: Al-Ghandour (Egypt)----footballbox | date =January 19 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GAB
score = 2-0
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team2 = fb|ZAI
goals1 = Mackaya 21' (pen)
Bekogo 34'
goals2 =
stadium =Kings Park Stadium ,Durban
Attendance: 4,000
Ref: Yengo (Congo)----footballbox | date =January 25 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|ZAI
score = 2-0
report=
team2 = fb|LBR
goals1 = Lukaku 5' (pen)
Essende 72'
goals2 =
stadium =FNB Stadium ,Johannesburg
Attendance: 3,000
Ref: Belqola (Morocco)----fb|NGA withdrew, so their three matches were cancelled.
*vs. fb|ZAI,January 16 ,1996
*vs. fb|LBR,January 19 ,1996
*vs. fb|GAB,January 25 ,1996 Group D
footballbox | date =
January 14 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GHA
score = 2-0
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team2 = fb|CIV
goals1 = Yeboah 20'
Pelé 70'
goals2 =
stadium =EPRFU Stadium ,Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 8,000
Ref: Masayoshi Okada (Japan)----footballbox | date =January 16 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|TUN
score = 1-1
report=
team2 = fb|MOZ
goals1 = Ben Rekhissa 24'
goals2 = Bucane 4'
stadium =EPRFU Stadium ,Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 1,000
Ref: Charles Masembe (Uganda)----footballbox | date =January 19 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GHA
score = 2-1
report=
team2 = fb|TUN
goals1 = Pelé 50'
Akonnor 77'
goals2 = Ben Younes 72'
stadium =EPRFU Stadium ,Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 1,000
Ref: Petros Mathabela (South Africa)----footballbox | date =January 21 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|CIV
score = 1-0
report=
team2 = fb|MOZ
goals1 = Tiéhi 32'
goals2 =
stadium =EPRFU Stadium ,Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 500
Ref: Gamal Al-Ghandour (Egypt)----footballbox | date =January 25 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|TUN
score = 3-1
report=
team2 = fb|CIV
goals1 = Ben Younes 32', 38'
Ben Hassen 48'
goals2 = M. Traoré 57'
stadium =EPRFU Stadium ,Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 1,000
Ref: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)----footballbox | date =January 25 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GHA
score = 2-0
report=
team2 = fb|MOZ
goals1 = Pele 42'
Aboagye 68'
goals2 =
stadium =Free State Stadium ,Bloemfontein
Attendance: 3,500
Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)Knockout Stages
Round8-with third
January 27 -Johannesburg |fb|RSA|2|fb|ALG|1January 28 -Port Elizabeth |fb|GHA|1|fb|ZAI|0January 27 -Bloemfontein |fb|ZAM|3|fb|EGY|1January 28 -Durban |fb|GAB|1 (1)|fb|TUN (pen)|1 (4)January 31 -Johannesburg |fb|RSA|3|fb|GHA|0January 31 -Durban |fb|ZAM|2|fb|TUN|4February 3 -Johannesburg |fb|RSA|2|fb|TUN|0February 3 -Johannesburg |fb|GHA|0|fb|ZAM|1Quarterfinals
footballbox | date =
January 27 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|RSA
score = 2-1
report=
team2 = fb|ALG
goals1 = Fish 72'
Moshoeu 85'
goals2 = Lazizi 84'
stadium =FNB Stadium ,Johannesburg
Attendance: 30,000
Ref: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)----footballbox | date =January 27 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|ZAM
score = 3-1
report=
team2 = fb|EGY
goals1 = Litana 58'
Mutale 65'
Lota 76'
goals2 = S. Kamouna 43'
stadium =Free State Stadium ,Bloemfontein
Attendance: 8,500
Ref: Charles Masembe (Uganda)----footballbox | date =January 28 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GAB
score = 1-1 (AET)
1-4 (PEN)
report=
team2 = fb|TUN
goals1 = Mackaya 16'
goals2 = Beya 10'
stadium =Kings Park Stadium ,Durban
Attendance: 4,000
Ref: Lim Kee Chong (Mauritius)penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Mackaya: El Ouaer saved
Kassa-Ngoma: missed
Bekogo-Zogo: scored
penaltyscore = 1-4
penalties2 = Sellimi: scored
Fekhi: scored
Ben Slimane: scored
El Ouaer: scored----footballbox | date =January 28 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GHA
score = 1-0
report=
team2 = fb|ZAI
goals1 = Yeboah 22'
goals2 =
stadium =EPRFU Stadium ,Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 8,000
Ref: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)emifinals
footballbox | date =
January 31 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|RSA
score = 3-0
report=
team2 = fb|GHA
goals1 = Moshoeu 22', 87'
Williams 46'
goals2 =
stadium =FNB Stadium ,Johannesburg
Attendance: 75,000
Ref: Al-Ghandour (Egypt)----footballbox | date =January 31 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|ZAM
score = 2-4
report=
team2 = fb|TUN
goals1 = Lota 68'
Makasa 90'
goals2 = Sellimi 16', 85' (pen)
Beya 20'
Godhbane 47'
stadium =Kings Park Stadium ,Durban
Attendance: 5,000
Ref: Bouchardeau (Niger)Third place playoff
footballbox | date =
February 3 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|GHA
score = 0-1
report=
team2 = fb|ZAM
goals1 =
goals2 = J. Bwalya 51'
stadium =FNB Stadium ,Johannesburg
Attendance: 80,000
Ref: Omer Yengo (Congo)Final
footballbox | date =
February 3 ,1996
team1 = fb-rt|RSA
score = 2-0
report=
team2 = fb|TUN
goals1 = Williams 73', 75'
goals2 =
stadium =FNB Stadium ,Johannesburg
Attendance: 80,000
Ref: Charles Masembe (Uganda)Individual scorers
5 goals
*flagicon|South Africa Mark Williams
*flagicon|ZambiaKalusha Bwalya 4 goals
*flagicon|South AfricaJohn Moshoeu 3 goals
*flagicon|GhanaAbédi Pelé
*flagicon|EgyptAhmed El-Kass
*flagicon|TunisiaImed Ben Younes
*flagicon|ZambiaDennis Lota 2 goals
*flagicon|AlgeriaAli Messabih
*flagicon|AngolaQuinzinho
*flagicon|CameroonFrançois Omam-Biyik
*flagicon|GabonBrice Mackaya
*flagicon|GhanaAnthony Yeboah
*flagicon|TunisiaZoubeir Beya
*flagicon|TunisiaAdel Sellimi
*flagicon|ZambiaJohnson Bwalya
*flagicon|ZambiaKenneth Malitoli Own goal s
*flagicon|AngolaHelder Vicente (1)
1 goal
*flagicon|AlgeriaBillal Dziri
*flagicon|AlgeriaTarek Lazizi
*flagicon|AlgeriaKhaled Lounici
*flagicon|AngolaJoni
*flagicon|AngolaPaulao
*flagicon|Burkina FasoAboubakari Ouédraogo
*flagicon|Burkina FasoYoussouf Traoré
*flagicon|Burkina FasoBoureima Zongo
*flagicon|CameroonGeorge Mouyeme
*flagicon|CameroonAlphonse Tchami
*flagicon|Cote d'IvoireJoël Tiéhi
*flagicon|Cote d'IvoireMoussa Traoré
*flagicon|EgyptSamir "Kamouna" Ibrahim
*flagicon|EgyptAly Maher
*flagicon|GabonAurelien Bekogo
*flagicon|GabonGuy Nzeng
*flagicon|GhanaFelix Aboagye
*flagicon|GhanaCharles Akonnor
*flagicon|GhanaKwame Ayew
*flagicon|LiberiaMass Sarr Jr
*flagicon|LiberiaKelvin Sebwe
*flagicon|MozambiqueManuel Bucane
*flagicon|Sierra LeoneMusa Kallon
*flagicon|Sierra LeoneJohn Gbassay Sessay
*flagicon|South AfricaMark Fish
*flagicon|South AfricaPhil Masinga
*flagicon|TunisiaAbdelkader Ben Hassen
*flagicon|TunisiaHedi Ben Rekhissa
*flagicon|TunisiaKhais Godhbane
*flagicon|ZaireLiombi Essende
*flagicon|ZaireMenana Lukaku
*flagicon|ZambiaElijah Litana
*flagicon|ZambiaHillary Makasa
*flagicon|ZambiaVincent Mutale External links
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/96a-det.html Details at RSSSF]
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