2012 Africa Cup of Nations

28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations September 2020 Africa Cup of Nations 2012 Copa Africana de Naciones 2012 Campeonato Africano das Nações de 2012 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 2012 AFCON 2012 CAN 2012 2012 Africa Cup of Nations logo.png 180px Equatorial Guinea Gabon 21 January – 12 February 16 4 4 Zambia 1 Ivory Coast Mali Ghana 32 76 ANG Manucho GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang CIV Didier Drogba MLI Cheick Diabaté MAR Houssine Kharja ZAM Christopher Katongo ZAM Emmanuel Mayuka (3 goals each) ZAM Christopher Katongo CIV 2010 2013 The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition took place between 21 January and 12 February 2012, and it was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006. The matches were played in four stadiums in four host cities, with the final played at the newly built Stade d'Angondjé in Gabon's capital and largest city, Libreville. Fourteen teams were selected for participation via a continental qualification tournament that began in July 2010. The 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations took place against the backdrop of political turmoil. Libya and Tunisia qualified for the tournament, even as the Arab Spring brought upheaval and regime change to both nations. http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2012/01/16/the-arab-spring-libya-and-the-african-cup-of-nations-the-effect-of-revolution-and-unrest-has-been-to-inspire-unite-and-embolden-160102/ The Arab Spring, Libya and the African Cup of Nations: The effect of revolution has been to inspire, unite and embolden 16 January 2012 Sporting Intelligence 6 June 2017 Traditional African footballing nations such as reigning champions Egypt (also affected by political events), as well as Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa had failed to qualify. Players from third-placed Mali had pleaded for the insurgency in the north of their country to end. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These eight teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final. Both host nations, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, were eliminated from the competition at the quarter-final stage. In the final, unfancied Zambia defeated third-time finalists Ivory Coast after a dramatic penalty shootout, despite the fact that Ivory Coast did not concede a single goal during the entire tournament, https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16999874 Zambia win dramatic shoot-out 12 February 2012 BBC Sport 13 February 2012 giving Zambia their first continental title. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html Zambia Takes a Modest and Emotional Path to Victory 13 February 2012 The New York Times 13 February 2012 Manager Hervé Renard dedicated their win to the members of the national team who died in a plane crash near the final's venue in Libreville in 1993.Zambia coach dedicates Africa Cup of Nations win to crash dead https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/17008081 6 September 2020 BBC Sport 13 February 2002 Host selection Bids : Angola (selected as hosts for 2010) Gabon / Equatorial Guinea (selected as hosts for 2012) Libya (selected as hosts for 2013) Nigeria (selected as reserve hosts for 2010, 2012 & 2013 tournaments) Rejected Bids : Benin / Central African Republic Botswana Mozambique Namibia Senegal Zimbabwe On 4 September 2006, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled out Nigeria. CAF agreed to award the next three editions from 2010 to Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Libya respectively. They assigned Angola in 2010, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which submitted a joint bid in 2012, and Libya for 2014. This edition was awarded to Gabon and Equatorial Guinea to rotate the hosting of the cup and give hosting chance for first-timer nations. Two-time former host Nigeria was the reserve host for the 2010, 2012 and 2014 tournaments, in the event that any of the host countries failed to meet the requirements established by CAF, although this ended up being unnecessary. The 2014 tournament was pushed forward to 2013 and subsequently held in odd-numbered years to avoid clashing with the FIFA World Cup.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8685251.stm Africa Cup of Nations Cup to move to odd-numbered years 16 May 2010 BBC Sport 13 February 2012 Qualification 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification The qualification process involved ten groups of four, one of which was reduced to a group of three after the withdrawal of Mauritania, and one group of five. The top team from each group goes through, as well as the second placed team from the group of five. The two best second place teams also qualify. At the end of the qualification process, fourteen teams would have qualified, as well as the two host nations. The first qualifiers were held on 1 July 2010. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8613171.stm African International Competitions BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 28 January 2012 Qualified teams thumb|300px|A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached. Country Qualified as Qualification date Appearance in finals Previous best performance Regional body FIFA ranking1 Continental ranking1 ANG JWGroup J Winner 048 October 2011 066th 40Quarterfinals (2008, 2010) COSAFA 85 19 BOT KWGroup K Winner 0126 March 2011 011st 20none COSAFA 94 21 BFA FWGroup F Winner 033 September 2011 088th 50Fourth place (1998) WAFU 66 14 CIV HWGroup H Winner 025 June 2011 1919th 80Winner (1992) WAFU 18 1 EQG AACo-host 0029 July 2007 011st 20none UNIFFAC 151 41 GAB AACo-host 0029 July 2007 055th 30Quarterfinals (1996) UNIFFAC 91 20 GHA IWGroup I Winner 048 October 2011 1818th 90Winner (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) WAFU 26 2 GUI BWGroup B Winner 048 October 2011 1010th 60Second place (1976) WAFU 79 17 LBY RU Top Two Runner-Up 048 October 2011 033rd 60Second place (1982) UNAF 63 13 MLI AWGroup A Winner 048 October 2011 077th 60Second place (1972) WAFU 69 15 MAR DWGroup D Winner 059 October 2011 1414th 80Winner (1976) UNAF 61 12 NIG GWGroup G Winner 048 October 2011 011st 20none WAFU 98 22 SEN EWGroup E Winner 033 September 2011 1212th 60Second place (2002) WAFU 43 5 SUD RU Top Two Runner-Up 059 October 2011 088th 80Winner (1970) CECAFA 120 30 TUN KXGroup K Runner-up 048 October 2011 1515th 80Winner (2004) UNAF 59 10 ZAM CWGroup C Winner 048 October 2011 1515th 70Second place (1974, 1994) COSAFA 71 16 1 FIFA World Rankings, release of 18 January 2012. Controversies Togo Togo were initially banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following an attack on their team bus. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8450529.stm Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations 11 January 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 14 May 2010 Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo were therefore free to play in the 2012 and 2013 qualifiers. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/8682511.stm Togo's African Cup ban is lifted 14 May 2010 BBC Sport British Broadcasting Corporation 14 May 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20160112085019/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/8682511.stm 12 January 2016 live Nigeria On 30 June 2010, after Nigeria's exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan punished the team for a poor campaign by imposing a two-year ban from international competition. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/nigeria-s-president-suspends-soccer-team-1.927735 Nigeria's President Suspends Soccer Team 30 June 2010 CBC Sports Canadian Broadcasting Corporation 8 July 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100703042806/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/nigeria/story/2010/06/30/sp-nigeria-suspended.html 3 July 2010 live This would have resulted in the Nigerians missing out on both the 2012 qualifying phase and the 2012 African Cup of Nations. However, on 5 July, the Nigerian government dropped the ban after FIFA threatened to impose harsher international sanctions as a result of the government interference.http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5355645/ce/us/nigeria-president-goodluck-jonathan-dropping-plan-suspend-tea?cc=5901&ver=us Nigeria backs down on soccer ban 6 July 2010 ESPN Soccernet 8 June 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100708201006/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5355645/ce/us/nigeria-president-goodluck-jonathan-dropping-plan-suspend-tea?cc=5901&ver=us 8 July 2010 Nigeria competed in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as scheduled but failed to qualify. Venues The opening match, one semi-final and the third place match were held in Equatorial Guinea, while the other semi-final and the final were held in Gabon.http://www.gaboneco.com/show_article.php?IDActu=16437 Gabon : Libreville et Malabo s'accordent pour la CAN 2012 Gaboneco fr Gabon: Libreville and Malabo agree for the 2012 ACN 5 January 2010 13 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100107172540/http://www.gaboneco.com/show_article.php?IDActu=16437 7 January 2010 dead 350 350 0.06 11.900 6 n-circle Location of the host cities of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations 8em Equatorial Guinea #ce1126  white 1  Bata #ce1126  white 2  Malabo     Gabon #009e60  white 3  Franceville #009e60  white 4  Libreville #ce1126 Bata Estadio de Bata 1.85 9.74 #ce1126 Malabo Estadio de Malabo 3.74 8.78 #009e60 Franceville Stade de Franceville -1.6386 13.6018 #009e60 0.5218 9.3928 Libreville Stade de l'Amitié CityStadiumCapacityEQG BataEstadio de Bata41,000GAB FrancevilleStade de Franceville22,000GAB LibrevilleStade d'Angondjé40,000EQG MalaboEstadio de Malabo20,000 Draw The draw for the final tournament took place on 29 October 2011 at the Sipopo Conference Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.Official Draw for the Orange CAN 2012 fixed for October 29, 2011 http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/10250-official-draw-for-the-orange-can-2012-fixed-for-october-29-2011.html CAF Online Confederation of African Football 26 June 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110629180210/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/10250-official-draw-for-the-orange-can-2012-fixed-for-october-29-2011.html 29 June 2011 The draw ceremony was attended by the two presidents from the host countries, President Ali Bongo of Gabon and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea.2012 Africa Cup of Nations draw conducted http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11854-orange-can-2012-final-fixtures-released-today.html CAF Online Confederation of African Football 29 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111031181135/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11854-orange-can-2012-final-fixtures-released-today.html 31 October 2011 The draw saw the 16 qualified teams being pitted into four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals with the winners progressing to the semi-finals and final eventually. The two hosts were automatically seeded into pot 1. The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the previous three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.Orange CAN 2012 Official Draw 29 Oct 2011 – Procedures http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/Orange%20CAN%202012%20Official%20Draw%2029_Oct%202011%20-%20Procedures%20(English)%5B1%5D.pdf CAF Online Confederation of African Football 12 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130919054954/http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/Orange%20CAN%202012%20Official%20Draw%2029_Oct%202011%20-%20Procedures%20%28English%29%5B1%5D.pdf 19 September 2013 For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries: Classification Points awarded Winner 7 Runner-up 5 Losing semi-finalists 3 Losing quarter-finalists 2 Eliminated in 1st round 1 Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows: 2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 3 2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 2 2006 edition: points to be multiplied by 1 The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking. Each group contained one team from each pot. Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, as co-hosts, were automatically seeded as the top team in Group A and C respectively. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4EQG (co-hosts)GAB (co-hosts)GHA (22 pts)CIV (17 pts)ANG (11 pts)TUN (9 pts)ZAM (9 pts)GUI (6 pts)MLI (5 pts)SEN (5 pts)MAR (3 pts)BFA (3 pts)SUD (2 pts)LBY (1 pt)BOT (0 pts)NIG (0 pts) Match officials The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/referees Referees CAF Online Confederation of African Football 4 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111228015802/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/referees 28 December 2011 Referees LinesmenMohamed Benouza Djamel Haimoudi Néant Alioum Noumandiez Doué Gehad Grisha Eric Otogo-Castane Bakary Gassama Hamada Nampiandraza Koman Coulibaly Ali Lemghaifry Rajindraparsad Seechurn Bouchaïb El Ahrach Badara Diatta Eddy Maillet Daniel Bennett Khalid Abdel Rahman Slim Jedidi Janny SikazweAlbdelhak Etchiali Jean-Claude Birumushahu Evarist Menkouande Yanoussa Moussa Richard Bouende-Malonga Songuifolo Yeo Angesom Ogbamariam Theophile Vinga Aboubacar Doumbouya Marwa Range Moffat Champiti Balla Diarra Balkrishna Bootun Redouane Achik David Shaanika Peter Edibe Felicien Kabanda Djibril Camara Jason Damoo Zakhele Siwela Bechir Hassani Squads 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squads Each team's squad for the tournament consisted of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament. Each participating national association had to submit their squad by 11 January 2012 (midnight CET). Replacement of seriously injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team in question's first match of the tournament. Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Gabon-Equatorial Guinea 2012 http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Regulation/Reglements%20CAN%202012%20English.pdf CAF Online Confederation of African Football 21 January 2012 Group stage Groups A and B took place in Equatorial Guinea, while Groups C and D were held in Gabon.Fixtures of the 28th Orange -Africa Cup of Nations, CAN 2012 Equatorial Guinea –Gabon http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/CAN2012_Fixtures_Final_Tournament.pdf CAF Online Confederation of African Football 29 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111111200954/http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Comp/CAN2012_Fixtures_Final_Tournament.pdf 11 November 2011 Notably, there was not a single goalless draw during the group stage. Tie-breaking criteria If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria: points earned in the matches between the teams concerned; goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned; number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned; goal difference in all group matches; number of goals scored in all group matches; fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards; drawing of lots by the organising committee. All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1). Group A 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A standings no_hide_class_rules a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 Group B 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B standings no_hide_class_rules a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 Group C 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group C standings no_hide_class_rules a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 Group D 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group D standings no_hide_class_rules a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6 Knockout stage 2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary. Bracket Bracket Quarter-finals QF1 QF2 QF3 QF4 Semi-finals SF1 SF2 Third place play-off 3rd Final 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final Final Awards Player of the tournament: ZAM Christopher Katongo Top goalscorer of the competition: ZAM Emmanuel Mayuka Fair Player of the competition: CIV Jean-Jacques Gosso Fair Play award: CIV Orange CAN 2012 Awards Orange CAN 2012 Awards http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/13144-orange-can-2012-awards.html cafonline.com 12 February 2012 12 February 2012 Team of the tournament The following players were selected in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament for their performances throughout the tournament. The team was selected by the tournament's Technical Study Group (TSG).Orange CAN 2012 Best XI http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/13145-orange-can-2012-best-ix.html cafonline.com 12 February 2012 12 September 2026 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120215061642/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/13145-orange-can-2012-best-ix.html 15 February 2012 Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders ForwardsZAM Kennedy Mweene CIV Jean-Jacques Gosso ZAM Stophira Sunzu GHA John Mensah MLI Adama Tamboura ZAM Emmanuel Mayuka CIV Yaya Touré CIV Gervinho MLI Seydou Keita ZAM Christopher Katongo CIV Didier Drogba Substitutes CIV Boubacar Barry EQG Rui TUN Youssef Msakni ANG Manucho GAB Éric Mouloungui GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang GUI Sadio Diallo MLI Cheick Diabaté MAR Houssine Kharja SUD Mudather El Tahir ZAM Rainford Kalaba GHA Kwadwo Asamoah Tournament rankings Ranking criteriaFor teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023) https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/miscellaneous-regulations/AFC-Competition-Operations-Manual-(Edition-2023).pdf Asian Football Confederation 25 January 2024 Goal difference in round eliminated; Goals scored in round eliminated; If teams eliminated in the semi-finals or quarter-finals are tied, the above criteria are reapplied for the previous knockout round, with this process repeated once more should two semi-finalists remain tied; Points in group stage; Goal difference in group stage; Goals scored in group stage; Disciplinary points. For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings: Position in group; Points; Goal difference; Goals scored; Disciplinary points. yes yes yes 95 1 ZAM A yes 4 2 0 9 3 gold 2 CIV B yes 5 1 0 9 0 silver 3 MLI D yes 3 1 2 6 5 #c96 4 GHA D yes 3 1 2 6 5 |- | colspan="11"| Eliminated in the quarter-finals |- 5 GAB C yes 3 1 0 7 3 6 TUN C yes 2 0 2 5 5 7 EQG A yes 2 0 2 3 5 8 SUD B yes 1 1 2 4 7 |- | colspan="11"| Eliminated in the group stage |- 9 GUI D yes 1 1 1 7 3 10 LBY B yes 1 1 1 4 4 11 ANG C yes 1 1 1 4 5 12 MAR A yes 1 0 2 4 5 13 SEN A yes 0 0 3 3 6 14 BUR B yes 0 0 3 2 6 15 NIG C yes 0 0 3 1 5 16 BOT D yes 0 0 3 2 9 |} Scorers 3 goals 22em ANG Manucho GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang CIV Didier Drogba MLI Cheick Diabaté MAR Houssine Kharja ZAM Christopher Katongo ZAM Emmanuel Mayuka 2 goals 22em GHA André Ayew GHA John Mensah GUI Abdoul Camara GUI Sadio Diallo LBY Ihaab Boussefi LBY Ahmed Saad Osman SUD Mohamed Ahmed Bashir SUD Mudather El Tahir TUN Youssef Msakni 1 goal 22em ANG Mateus BOT Mogakolodi Ngele BOT Dipsy Selolwane BFA Issiaka Ouédraogo BFA Alain Traoré EQG Javier Balboa EQG Kily EQG Randy GAB Daniel Cousin GAB Bruno Zita Mbanangoyé GAB Éric Mouloungui GAB Stéphane N'Guéma GHA Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu GHA Asamoah Gyan GUI Mamadou Bah GUI Naby Soumah GUI Ibrahima Traoré CIV Wilfried Bony CIV Emmanuel Eboué CIV Gervinho CIV Salomon Kalou CIV Yaya Touré MLI Garra Dembélé MLI Seydou Keita MLI Bakaye Traoré MAR Younès Belhanda NIG William N'Gounou SEN Deme N'Diaye SEN Dame N'Doye SEN Moussa Sow TUN Issam Jemâa TUN Saber Khelifa TUN Khaled Korbi ZAM James Chamanga ZAM Rainford Kalaba ZAM Stophira Sunzu Own goal BFA Bakary Koné (playing against Ivory Coast) Mascot The mascot for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations was unveiled on 16 September 2011 at a ceremony in Libreville, Gabon. The mascot, named Gaguie, is a gorilla sporting the national team colors of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.Orange CAN 2012 mascot Gaguie unveiled http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11420-orange-can-2012-mascot-gaguieo-unveiled.html CAF Online Confederation of African Football 16 September 2011 16 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110925071523/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/11420-orange-can-2012-mascot-gaguieo-unveiled.html 25 September 2011 Match ball The official match ball for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, manufactured by Adidas, was the Comoequa. The name was inspired by the Komo River, which runs through the host nations, and the Equator, which runs throughout Africa and unites the host nations.http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12522-adidas-presents-the-official-match-ball-for-the-african-cup-of-nations.html CAF and Adidas present the official match ball for the African Cup of Nations CAF Online Confederation of African Football 3 January 2011 3 January 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120110122458/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12522-adidas-presents-the-official-match-ball-for-the-african-cup-of-nations.html 10 January 2012 Notes References 30em External links Africa Cup of Nations at CAFonline.com 2012 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:2012 in Equatoguinean sport Category:2012 in Gabonese sport Category:Men's football in Equatorial Guinea Category:Men's football in Gabon Category:International association football competitions hosted by Equatorial Guinea Category:International association football competitions hosted by Gabon Category:21st century in Libreville Category:Sports competitions in Libreville Category:Sport in Malabo Category:Bata, Equatorial Guinea Category:Haut-Ogooué Province Category:January 2012 sports events in Africa Category:February 2012 sports events in Africa