1984 African Cup of Nations

14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations January 2024 African Cup of Nations 1984 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984 CAN 1984 (logo).png 200px Afcon 1984 official logo Ivory Coast 4–18 March 8 2 2 Cameroon 1 Nigeria Algeria Egypt 1972 16 39 EGY 1972 Taher Abouzaid(4 goals) CMR Théophile Abega CMR Joseph-Antoine Bell 1982 1986 The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by the Ivory Coast. Just like in 1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroon won its first championship, defeating Nigeria 3−1 in the final. Qualified teams 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. CIV Hosts 03 5 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980) GHA Holders 19 March 1982 02 7 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982) ALG 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 05 3 (1968, 1980, 1982) CMR 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 05 3 (1970, 1972, 1982) EGY 1972 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 01 8 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980) MWI 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 06 0 (debut) NGR 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 03 5 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982) TOG 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 05 1 (1972) Notes Squads 1984 African Cup of Nations squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké. Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire center 400 Côte d'Ivoire 5.316667 -4.033333 Abidjan bottom Côte d'Ivoire 7.683333 -5.016667 Bouaké top Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny Capacity: 40,000 150pxBouakéStade BouakéCapacity: 35,000150px Group stage Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: Goal difference in all group matches Greater number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots Group A main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers EGY, CMR, CIV, TOG complete 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 4 4 H 0 1 2 1 7 EGY 1972 CMR CIV TOG Q KO KO green1 Advance to Knockout stage 4 March 1984 CIV 3–0 TOG Koffi 27 Fofana 62 Goba 75 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia) Report 4 March 1984 EGY 1972 1–0 CMR Abouzaid 78 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) Report 7 March 1984 CMR 4–1 TOG Djonkep 7 Abega 21 61 Aoudou 45 Moutairou 56 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Mulenga Rezzin (Zambia) Report 7 March 1984 CIV 1–2 EGY 1972 Miézan 53 Abouzaid 66 72 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) Report 10 March 1984 EGY 1972 0–0 TOG Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Frank Valdemarca (Zimbabwe) Report 10 March 1984 CIV 0–2 CMR Milla 42 Djonkep 61 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Mohamed Larache (Morocco) Report Group B main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers ALG, NGR, GHA, MWI complete 2 1 0 5 0 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 2 2 4 0 1 2 2 6 ALG NGR GHA MWI Q KO KO green1 Advance to Knockout stage 5 March 1984 GHA 1–2 NGR Opoku N'ti 19 Nwosu 13 Ehilegbu 31 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Dodou N'Jie (Gambia) Report 5 March 1984 ALG 3–0 MWI Bouiche 29 Belloumi 36 Fergani 38 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Bakary Sarr (Senegal) Report 8 March 1984 MWI 2–2 NGR Waya 7 pen. Msiya 35 Temile 39 41 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Hassan Abdel Hafiz (Sudan) Report 8 March 1984 ALG 2–0 GHA Menad 75 Bensaoula 85 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Mohamed Bahhou (Morocco) Report 11 March 1984 ALG 0–0 NGR Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Karim Camara (Guinea) Report 11 March 1984 GHA 1–0 MWI Amphadu 32 Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Salem Mohamed Adal (Libya) Report Knockout stage Bracket 14 March – Abidjan EGY 1972 2 (7) NGA (pen.) 2 (8) 14 March – Bouaké ALG 0 (4) CMR (pen.) 0 (5) 18 March – Abidjan NGA 1 CMR 3 17 March – Abidjan EGY 1972 1 ALG 3 Semi-finals 14 March 1984 EGY 1972 2–2 yes NGR Sulaiman 25 Abouzaid 38 Keshi 43 pen. Bala 75 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Dodou N'Jie (Gambia) Report Abdelghani Shehata Ghareeb El Khatib Abouzeid Nassef Yassin Hassan Youssef 7–8 Kingsley Edobor Shofoluwe Ali Keshi Yekini Temile Adeshina Lawal 14 March 1984 ALG 0–0 yes CMR Stade Bouaké, Bouaké Edwin Picon-Ackong (Mauritius) Report Belloumi Yahi Kaci-Saïd Guendouz Madjer 4–5 Kundé Ebongué Aoudou Bell Ndoumbé Third place match 17 March 1984 ALG 3–1 EGY 1972 Madjer 68 Belloumi 71 Yahi 90 Abdelghani 76 pen. Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Mohammed Larache (Morocco) Report Final 1984 African Cup of Nations final 18 March 1984 CMR 3–1 NGR N'Djeya 32 Abega 79 Ebongué 84 Lawal 10 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan Ali Bennaceur (Tunisia) Report Goalscorers 39 16 EGY 1972 Taher Abouzeid CMR Théophile Abéga ALG Lakhdar Belloumi CMR Bonaventure Djonkep NGR Clement Temile ALG Tedj Bensaoula ALG Nasser Bouiche ALG Ali Fergani ALG Rabah Madjer ALG Djamel Menad ALG Hocine Yahi CMR Ibrahim Aoudou CMR Ernest Ebongué CMR René Ndjeya CMR Roger Milla EGY 1972 Magdi Abdelghani EGY 1972 Emad Soliman GHA Seth Ampadu GHA Opoku Nti CIV Youssouf Fofana CIV Michel Goba CIV Tia Koffi CIV Pascal Miezan Malawi 1964 Clifton Msiya Malawi 1964 Harry Waya NGR Ali Bala NGR Chibuzor Ehilegbu NGR Stephen Keshi NGR Muda Lawal NGR Henry Nwosu TOG Rafiou Moutairou Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders ForwardsCameroon Joseph-Antoine BellCameroon Isaac SinkotEgypt 1972 Ali ShehataEgypt 1972 Ibrahim YoussefNigeria Stephen KeshiAlgeria Lakhdar BelloumiCameroon Théophile AbegaEgypt 1972 Taher AbouzeidNigeria Clement TemileAlgeria Djamel MenadMalawi 1964 Clifton Msiya External links Details at RSSSF 1984 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1984 in Ivorian sport Category:International association football competitions hosted by Ivory Coast Category:Football competitions in Abidjan Category:Bouaké Category:March 1984 sports events in Africa