1984 African Cup of Nations
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The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the African Cup of Nations
, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF
). It was hosted by Côte d'Ivoire
. Just like in 1982
, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroon
won its first championship, beating Nigeria
in the final 3-1.
Cote d'Ivoire qualified as hosts
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Angola won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Malawi won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Senegal won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Togo won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Rwanda won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Benin progress, Liberia withdrew.
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Mauritius progress, Lesotho withdrew.
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Mozambique progress, Swaziland withdrew.
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Algeria won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Egypt won 2–2 (6-5p) on aggregate.
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Ethiopia won 1–1 (4-2p) on aggregate.
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Togo won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Senegal won 2–2 on goals coin.
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Madagascar won 2–2 on goals coin.
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Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Tunisia won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Malawi progress, Zaire withdrew.
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Cameroon won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Togo won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Malawi won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Nigeria won 0–0 (4-3p) on aggregate.
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Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
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3 goals Théophile Abéga
2 goals Lakhdar Belloumi
Bonaventure Djonkep
Clement Temile
1 goal Tedj Bensaoula
Nacer Bouiche Ali Fergani
Rabah Madjer
Djamel Menad Hocine Yahi Ibrahim Aoudou
Ernest Ebongue
Rene N'Djeya Youssouf Fofana
Michel Goba
Tia Koffi Pascal Miezan
1 goal Magdi Abdelghani
Imad Suleiman Seth Amphadu Samuel Opoku N'ti Clifton Msiya Harry Waya Ali Bala Shipozor Ehilegbu Stephen Keshi
Muda Lawal Henry Nwosu
Moutairou Rafiou
Defenders Ali Shehata Ibrahim Youssef
Stephen Keshi
Isaac Sinkot
Midfielders Lakhdar Belloumi
Clement Temile
Théophile Abega
Taher Abouzaid
Forwards Clifton Msiya Djamel Menad
African Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...
, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
). It was hosted by Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire
The Republic of Côte d'Ivoire or Ivory Coast is a country in West Africa. It has an area of , and borders the countries Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Ghana; its southern boundary is along the Gulf of Guinea. The country's population was 15,366,672 in 1998 and was estimated to be...
. Just like in 1982
1982 African Cup of Nations
The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa . It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four...
, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroon
Cameroon national football team
The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed Les Lions Indomptables , is controlled by the Fédération Camerounaise de Football and is Africa's most successful side in FIFA world cup; having qualified for the FIFA World Cup six times – in 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2010– more than any...
won its first championship, beating Nigeria
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
in the final 3-1.
Qualifying Tournament
Ghana qualified as holdersCote d'Ivoire qualified as hosts
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Preliminary round
----Angola won 6–2 on aggregate.
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Malawi won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Mali won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Senegal won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Uganda won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Togo won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Rwanda won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Benin progress, Liberia withdrew.
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Mauritius progress, Lesotho withdrew.
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Mozambique progress, Swaziland withdrew.
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First round
----Algeria won 7–3 on aggregate.
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Egypt won 2–2 (6-5p) on aggregate.
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Ethiopia won 1–1 (4-2p) on aggregate.
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Togo won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Senegal won 2–2 on goals coin.
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Madagascar won 2–2 on goals coin.
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Morocco won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Nigeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Sudan won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Tunisia won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Malawi progress, Zaire withdrew.
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Second round
----Cameroon won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Egypt won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Togo won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Malawi won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Nigeria won 0–0 (4-3p) on aggregate.
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Algeria won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Participants
| (4th participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) (4th participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) (6th participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) (9th participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) |
(8th participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) (1st participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) (6th participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) (2nd participation in CAN African Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been... ) |
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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| Abidjan Abidjan Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal... |
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, nicknamed "le Félicia", is a multi-purpose stadium, which can host football, rugby and athletics, in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. It is the national stadium of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team. It is named after the first president of the country, Félix... |
40,000 |
| Bouaké Bouaké Bouaké is the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, with a population of 775,300 . It is the main urban settlement of the Bouaké Department with a population exceeding 1.2 million, in the Vallée du Bandama Region... |
Stade Bouaké Stade Bouaké Stade Bouaké is a multi-use stadium in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000 people. Along with Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, it was constructed for the 1984 African Nations Cup. It is the second largest stadium in the country after... |
35,000 |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals | |
Group A
All matches played in AbidjanAbidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
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| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |
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Group B
All matches played in BouakéBouaké
Bouaké is the second largest city in Côte d'Ivoire, with a population of 775,300 . It is the main urban settlement of the Bouaké Department with a population exceeding 1.2 million, in the Vallée du Bandama Region...
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| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
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Knockout stage
Semi-Finals
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3rd/4th places
----Final
----Best Scorers
4 goals Taher AbouzaidTaher Abouzaid
Amer Taher Abouzeid Sayed is a retired Egyptian footballer. He played as a midfielder for El-Ahly and the Egyptian national team....
3 goals Théophile Abéga
Théophile Abega
Théophile Abega is a former Cameroonian football player. The midfielder was part of the Cameroon national football team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984.In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the...
2 goals Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa and the world. He is said to have invented the Blind Pass...
Bonaventure Djonkep
Bonaventure Djonkep
Bonaventure Djonkep is a former Cameroonian association football player and coach.Djonkep spent his entire playing career between the 1982 and 1995 at Union Douala, winning one Cameroonian League title in 1990 and one Cameroonian Cup in 1985.Internationally Djonkep first played for Cameroon U20 at...
Clement Temile
Clement Temile
Clement Temile is a retired Nigerian football player who is currently the coach of English side Kentish Town, who play at Step 5 of the English Non-League football pyramid. He is the father of Israeli international Toto Tamuz, who was raised by an Israeli woman after Temile, who was playing in...
1 goal Tedj Bensaoula
Tedj Bensaoula
Tedj Bensaoula is an Algerian football manager and former player. He currently manages CR Témouchent in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.-Club career:...
Nacer Bouiche Ali Fergani
Ali Fergani
Ali Fergani is an Algerian association football manager and former footballer. He is currently managing the Algeria A' national football team. He played at the midfield position as a playmaker.-Career:...
Rabah Madjer
Rabah Madjer
Mustapha Rabah Madjer is a retired Algerian footballer.A skilled striker, he reached stardom as an F.C. Porto player during the 1980s, and is widely regarded as one of the best Algerian football players of all time. He is widely remembered for scoring on 77 minutes, an audacious back-heeled...
Djamel Menad Hocine Yahi Ibrahim Aoudou
Ibrahim Aoudou
Ibrahim Aoudou is a retired Cameroonian professional footballer. He competed for the Cameroon national football team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup as a winger...
Ernest Ebongue
Ernest Ebongué
Érnest-Lottin Ebongué is a former football midfielder. He was capped 8 times for the Cameroonian national team, scoring once and was part of the team for the 1982 World Cup, playing in all 3 matches....
Rene N'Djeya Youssouf Fofana
Youssouf Falikou Fofana
Youssouf Falikou Fofana is a retired Côte d'Ivoire footballer who played for clubs like ASEC Mimosas, AS Cannes, AS Monaco FC, Girondins de Bordeaux, Karşıyaka S.K. and Al-Nassr as well as the Côte d'Ivoire national football team...
Michel Goba
Michel Goba
Michel Goba is a retired Ivorian footballer. A striker, his career developed from playing with Ligue 2 clubs, including Brest, Dunkerque and Abbeville.-Personal life:Goba is the uncle of Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba...
Tia Koffi Pascal Miezan
Pascal Miézan
Pascal Miézan Aka was a Côte d'Ivoire international football player.-Career:Miézan spent most of his career playing for Abidjan side Africa Sports...
1 goal Magdi Abdelghani
Magdi Abdelghani
Magdi Abdelghani Sayed Ahmed , known as Abdelghani, is a former Egyptian footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder .-Club career:...
Imad Suleiman Seth Amphadu Samuel Opoku N'ti Clifton Msiya Harry Waya Ali Bala Shipozor Ehilegbu Stephen Keshi
Stephen Keshi
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi is a former football defender from Nigeria.-Playing career:An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was captain of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.His last club was...
Muda Lawal Henry Nwosu
Henry Nwosu
Henry Onyemanze Nwosu is a former Nigerian footballer turned manager.-Career:Nwosu spent his career at home with New Nigeria Bank of Benin City and African Continental Bank of Lagos...
Moutairou Rafiou
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine BellJoseph-Antoine Bell
Joseph-Antoine Bell, sometimes referred to as JoJo Bell is a former Cameroonian international football goalkeeper, one of the best African goalkeepers of all time...
Defenders Ali Shehata Ibrahim Youssef
Ibrahim Youssef
Ibrahim Youssef Awadallah is a retired Eyptian football player.He played for Zamalek as a defender. He competed for Egypt at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles...
Stephen Keshi
Stephen Keshi
Stephen Okechukwu Keshi is a former football defender from Nigeria.-Playing career:An important player for Nigeria, Keshi was captain of the squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and played in five different African Nations Cup tournaments, helping to win the 1994 African Nations Cup.His last club was...
Isaac Sinkot
Midfielders Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi is a former Algerian football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa and the world. He is said to have invented the Blind Pass...
Clement Temile
Clement Temile
Clement Temile is a retired Nigerian football player who is currently the coach of English side Kentish Town, who play at Step 5 of the English Non-League football pyramid. He is the father of Israeli international Toto Tamuz, who was raised by an Israeli woman after Temile, who was playing in...
Théophile Abega
Théophile Abega
Théophile Abega is a former Cameroonian football player. The midfielder was part of the Cameroon national football team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984.In 2006, he was selected by CAF as one of the...
Taher Abouzaid
Taher Abouzaid
Amer Taher Abouzeid Sayed is a retired Egyptian footballer. He played as a midfielder for El-Ahly and the Egyptian national team....
Forwards Clifton Msiya Djamel Menad