The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

, the

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championship of African nations run by the CAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in

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, there were eight teams, which were split into two groups of four.

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

won its fourth championship, beating

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

on penalty kicks 7−6 after a 1−1 draw.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: * * * * * (host) * (holders) * *

Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in

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and

Benghazi Benghazi () , ; it, Bengasi; tr, Bingazi; ber, Bernîk, script=Latn; also: ''Bengasi'', ''Benghasi'', ''Banghāzī'', ''Binghāzī'', ''Bengazi''; grc, Βερενίκη (''Berenice'') and ''Hesperides''., group=note (''lit. Son of he Ghazi ...

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi Finals.

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Top scorers

;4 goals *

George Alhassan George Alhassan, nicknamed Jair referring to Jairzinho is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He is best known for his exploits in the 1982 Africa Cup of Nations which saw him lift the trophy for the second time in his career. During his career he ...

;3 goals * Ali Al-Beshari * Peter Kaumba ;2 goals *

Salah Assad Salah Assad ( ar, صالح عصاد; born 10 June 1958, in Larbaâ Nath Irathen) is a former Algerian football striker and manager. He played for RC Kouba, where he won an Algerian championship in 1981, and in France for FC Mulhouse For Algeri ...

* Samuel Opoku Nti *

Stephen Keshi Stephen Okechukwu Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager. During his playing career, Keshi played as a defender and earned 60 caps for the Nigeria national team, making him the nation's second-most ...

* Godfrey Munshya ;1 goal * Chaabane Merzekane *

Djamel Zidane Djamel Zidane (born 28 April 1955) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played in two World Cups. He appeared for the Algeria national team at the 1982 World Cup and at the 1986 World Cup, in which he scored ...

Grégoire Mbida Grégoire is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname / Family name *Alexandre Grégoire (1922–2001), Haitian painter * Augustus Gregoire (1936–1972), Dominican cricketer *Christine Gregoire (born 1947), ...

* John Essien * Faraj Al-Barasi *

Fawzi Al-Issawi Fawzi Omar Ahmed Al-Issawi ( ar, فوزي العيساوي; born 27 February 1960 in Benghazi) is a former Libyan football midfielder. He was awarded best player of 1982 African Cup of Nations. Honours Personnel * Best player of the 1982 Africa ...

* Abdel Razak Jaranah * Ademola Adeshina * Emmanuel Osigwe * Aaron Njovu * Kamel Gabsi ;Own goal * Peter Fregene (against Zambia) * Okey Isima (against Algeria) * Kamel Seddik (against Libya)

CAF Team of the Tournament

References

External links

Details at RSSSF

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International association football competitions hosted by Libya

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Africa Cup of Nations tournaments

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