The 1982 African Cup of Nations Final was a

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match on March 19, 1982, at the Stade de 11-Juin in

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, Libya, to determine the winner of the

1982 African Cup of Nations The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of African nations run by the CAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, there were eight teams, which were split into ...

. Ghana defeated Libya 7–6 on

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after regulation ended 1–1 with goals from George Alhassan for Ghana and

Ali Al-Beshari Ali Al-Beshari ( ar, علي البشاري), (born 1962) could be transliterated as Bshari, is a Libyan footballer. He scored three goals in the 1982 African cup of nations The 1982 African Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup ...

for Libya. This was Ghana's fourth and last continental title as of 2019.

Road to the final

Match

Details

References

External links

- ''11v11''
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1981–82 in Ghanaian football 1981–82 in Libyan football 20th century in Tripoli, Libya March 1982 sports events in Africa