1996 African Cup of Nations final

July 2023 July 2023 1996 African Cup of Nations final 200 FNB Stadium in Johannesburg hosted the final 1996 African Cup of Nations South Africa RSA 30px 2 Tunisia TUN 30px 0 3 February 1996 FNB Stadium Johannesburg Charles Massembe (Uganda) 80,000 1994 1998 The 1996 African Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 3 February 1996 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 1996 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Host nation South Africa won their first title, defeating Tunisia 2–0.https://www.fifa.com/news/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com20-years-after-the-birth-of-bafana-2770233 20 years after the birth of Bafana FIFA The match was attended by both then-president Nelson Mandela, deputy president F. W. de Klerk and by then Sport Minister Steve Tshwete, and Bafana Bafana were congratulated by them, lifting the trophy in front of the multiracial home crowd.https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60083320 'South Africa's Rugby World Cup win was big – but this was even bigger' BBC Sport http://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/south-africa-cup-of-nations-mandela-1996-bafana-bafana 'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph Ian Hawkey 24 June 2019 The Guardian Route to the final South AfricaRoundTunisiaOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultCMR3–0Match 1MOZ1–1ANG1–0Match 2GHA1–2EGY0–1Match 3CIV3–1 Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points RSA320141+36 EGY320143+16 CMR311157−24 ANG301246−21Final standings Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points GHA330061+59 TUN 1959311154+14 CIV310225−33 MOZ301214−31OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultALG2–1Quarter-finalsGAB1–1 4–1GHA3–0Semi-finalsZAM 19644–2 Match details 3 February 1996 16:30 SAST (UTC+2) RSA 2–0 Report 1 Report 2 TUN Williams 73 75 FNB Stadium, Johannesburg 80,000 Charles Masembe (Uganda) _rsa96 _rsa96 _rsa96 _2_stripes_white 347C17 347C17 South Africa _tuncan96h _tuncan96h _tuncan96h _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF Tunisia GK 1Andre ArendseCB 5Mark FishCB 4Lucas RadebeCB 9Neil Tovey (c)RM 2Sizwe MotaungCM 8Linda Buthelezi 29 51CM 21Eric TinklerLM 17Shaun BartlettAM 15Doctor KhumaloAM 10John MoshoeuCF 6Phil Masinga 65Substitutions:MF 19Helman Mkhalele 51FW 11Mark Williams 65Manager:Clive Barker GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer (c)RB 14 Sabri Jaballah 22CB 6 Ferid ChouchaneCB 4 Mounir BoukadidaLB 5 Hédi BerkhissaDM 20 Riadh Bouazizi 77CM 12 Sofiane FekihCM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane 46RF 18 Mehdi Ben SlimaneCF 11 Adel SellimiLF 8 Zoubeir BayaSubstitutions:DF 21 Lassad Hanini 67 46FW 9 Abdelkader Ben Hassen 77Manager:POL Henryk Kasperczak References External links Final match details - worldfootball.net 11v11.com Qualifications details - rsssf Category:1996 African Cup of Nations Category:Africa Cup of Nations finals Category:1990s in Johannesburg Category:Tunisia national football team matches Category:South Africa national soccer team matches Category:February 1996 sports events in Africa Category:1995–96 in South African soccer Category:1995–96 in Tunisian football Category:Sports competitions in Johannesburg Category:Soccer matches in South Africa