The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the
Africa Cup of Nations, the
football championship of Africa (
CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast. Just like in
1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
won its first championship, beating
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
in the final 3−1.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
* (4th participation in
CAN)
* (4th participation in
CAN)
* (6th participation in
CAN)
(host)
* (9th participation in
CAN)
* (8th participation in
CAN)
(holders)
* (1st participation in
CAN)
* (6th participation in
CAN)
* (2nd participation in
CAN)
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in
Abidjan
Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p ...
and
Bouaké
Bouaké (or Bwake, N’ko: ߓߐ߰ߞߍ߫ ''Bɔ̀ɔkɛ́'') is the second-largest city in Ivory Coast, with a population of 740,000 (2021 census). It is the seat of three levels of subdivision— Vallée du Bandama District, Gbêkê Region, and Bo ...
.
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Third place match
Final
Scorers
;4 goals
*
Taher Abouzeid
;3 goals
*
Théophile Abéga
;2 goals
*
Lakhdar Belloumi
Lakhdar Belloumi ( ar, لخضر بلومي; born on 29 December 1958) is an Algerian former football player and manager. He is widely considered as the best Algerian player of all time and one of the best players in Africa. He is said to have inv ...
*
Bonaventure Djonkep
Bonaventure Djonkep (born 20 August 1961) is a former Cameroonian association football player and coach.
Djonkep spent his entire playing career between the 1982 and 1995 at Union Douala, winning one Cameroonian League title in 1990 and one Ca ...
*
Clement Temile
;1 goal
*
Tedj Bensaoula
* Nasser Bouiche
*
Ali Fergani
Ali Fergani ( ar, علي فرقاني) (born September 21, 1952) is an Algerian football manager and former player who played in the midfield position as a playmaker.
Career
Fergani played club football for NA Hussein Dey and JE Tizi-Ouzou. Ferg ...
*
Rabah Madjer
*
Djamel Menad
Djamel Menad ( ar, جمال مناد; born 22 July 1960) is an Algerian retired professional footballer, who played as a forward and who manages USM El Harrach.
Club career
Born in El Bayadh, Menad started his playing career with CR Belouizdad ...
*
Hocine Yahi
*
Ibrahim Aoudou
Ibrahim Aoudou (23 August 1955 – 19 April 2022) was a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was born in Mbalmayo. He competed for the Cameroon national team at the 1982 FIFA World Cup as a winger. At a c ...
*
Ernest Ebongué
*
René Ndjeya
*
Roger Milla
Albert Roger Miller (born 20 May 1952), known as Roger Milla, is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three Wor ...
*
Magdi Abdelghani
*
Emad Soliman
*
Seth Ampadu
*
Opoku Nti
*
Youssouf Fofana
*
Michel Goba
* Tia Koffi
*
Pascal Miezan
* Clifton Msiya
* Harry Waya
* Ali Bala
* Chibuzor Ehilegbu
*
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 ...
*
Muda Lawal
*
Henry Nwosu
*
Rafiou Moutairou
Rafiou Moutairou is a retired Togolese football player. He finished in 3rd place in the 1983 African Footballer of the Year polling while playing for OC Agaza in Lomé. Rafiou Moutairo is the half brother from Bachirou Salou.
Moutairou played ...
Final standing
CAF Team of the Tournament
External links
Details at RSSSF
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Nations
A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by t ...
International association football competitions hosted by Ivory Coast
African Cup Of Nations, 1984
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
March 1984 sports events in Africa