The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the
Orange
Orange most often refers to:
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** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
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* ...
Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29th
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
football
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championship of Africa organized by the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
(CAF).
Starting from this edition, the tournament was switched to being held in odd-numbered years instead of even-numbered years so that it does not clash with the
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
.
This edition was therefore the first to be held in an odd numbered year since
1965
Events January–February
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* January 20
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.
South Africa hosted the tournament for the second time, after previously hosting the
1996 African Cup of Nations
The 1996 African Cup of Nations was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, s ...
. The 2013 tournament is the highest attended edition of the Africa Cup of Nations under the current, 16-team format. The
South African team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mali, following a penalty shoot-out.
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...
were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.
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 ...
won its third Africa Cup of Nations championship with a 1–0 victory over
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
in the
final
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*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
. Nigeria participated in the
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
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in Brazil as the representative from CAF.
Host selection
Bids :
*Angola
*Gabon / Equatorial Guinea
*Libya
*Nigeria
Rejected Bids :
*Benin / Central African Republic
*Botswana
*Mozambique
*Namibia
*Senegal
*Zimbabwe
On 4 September 2006, the
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administ ...
(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 Libya for the second time after
1982 African Cup of Nations.
Two-time former host Nigeria was the reserve host for the
2010
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,
2012
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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 year-clash with the
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament ha ...
.
Libyan withdrawal
Due to the
Libyan Civil War
Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the Libyan population. The ...
, Libya traded years with South Africa, so that South Africa hosted in 2013 and Libya will be hosting in
2017
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. This was ratified in September 2011 at
CAF's Executive Committee in
Cairo
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, Egypt.
Qualification
A total of 47 countries entered the qualification, including
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
, which automatically qualified.
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 ...
was not allowed to keep its automatic qualification after being stripped of its hosting rights due to the
Libyan Civil War
Demographics of Libya is the demography of Libya, specifically covering population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, and religious affiliations, as well as other aspects of the Libyan population. The ...
.
Many teams made their return to the finals in this tournament. The hosts, South Africa returned after a 4-year absence. Ethiopia appeared for the first time since 1982 (a 31-year absence). Other teams absent from the 2012 finals that featured in 2013 were
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 ...
,
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ...
,
DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
, and
Algeria
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.
Cape Verde
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made its finals debut. Teams that didn't qualify for this tournament from the
2012 African Cup of Nations
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 ( ...
were both co-hosts, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal, Sudan, Guinea and Botswana. South Sudan was ineligible to participate as the qualifying competition had already started by the time its membership of CAF was confirmed.
Qualified nations
![African Cup of Nations 2013](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/African_Cup_of_Nations_2013.png)
:
† Bold indicates champion for that year
:
† ''Italic'' indicates host
Venues
Host cities
The
South African Football Association opened bidding to all
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host cities however a maximum of seven venues would be used. The final list of stadiums was initially to be announced by 30 March, but was pushed back to 4 April, 20 April, and then 3 May 2012.
The venues were announced on 4 May 2012.
FNB Stadium
First National Bank Stadium or simply FNB Stadium ( af, ENB-stadion), also known as Soccer City ( af, Sokkerstad) and The Calabash, is an association football (soccer) and Rugby union stadium located in Nasrec, bordering the Soweto area of Johan ...
hosted the opening match and the final. The other venues selected for matches were
Mbombela Stadium
The Mbombela Stadium is a football and Rugby union all-seater stadium in Mbombela in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, It was one of 10 venues for the tournament and one of 5 newly constructed stadiums ...
,
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is a soccer and rugby union stadium in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa, It hosted 2010 FIFA World Cup matches and the third place play off. It is the home of Chippa United Football Club and formerly of r ...
,
Royal Bafokeng Stadium
The Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace is a football, rugby and athletics stadium in Phokeng near Rustenburg, South Africa. It was built and is managed by the Royal Bafokeng Nation. It was used as the home stadium for Premier Soccer League club Plat ...
and
Moses Mabhida Stadium
The Moses Mabhida Stadium is a association football, football stadium in Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa, named after Moses Mabhida, a former General Secretary of the South African Communist Party. It is a multi-use stadium. ...
.
The average daytime temperature of the host cities ranges from to .
*Host city during
1996 African Cup of Nations
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*Stadium/site used during 1996 African Cup of Nations
*As "National Stadium"
*Stadium expandable
*All capacities are approximate
Training venues
Match ball
The official match
ball
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for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was manufactured by
Adidas
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and named the ''Katlego'', which means "success" in
Tswana language
Tswana, also known by its Endonym and exonym, native name , and previously spelled Sechuana in English, is a Bantu language spoken in Southern Africa by about 8.2 million people. It belongs to the Bantu languages, Bantu language family withi ...
. The name was chosen by African football fans via an online voting competition where it beat alternate names, ''Khanya'' (light) and ''Motswako'' (mixture).
Mascot
The official mascot of the tournament was Takuma, a
hippopotamus
The hippopotamus ( ; : hippopotamuses or hippopotami; ''Hippopotamus amphibius''), also called the hippo, common hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extan ...
wearing sports kit in South Africa's official yellow and green. The mascot was designed by Tumelo Nkoana, a 13-year-old South African student from
Hammanskraal
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History
The historica ...
in
Gauteng
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Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...
.
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on 24 October 2012 in
Durban
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. Positions A1 and C1 were already assigned to the hosts (South Africa) and holders (Zambia) respectively.
The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010 and 2012 editions.
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
*
2012 edition: points to be multiplied by 3
*
2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 2
*
2008 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.
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
;Referees
*
Mohamed Benouza
Mohamed Abderrezak Benouza ( ar, محمد بنوزة) (born 26 September 1972 in Oran) is an Algerian football referee who currently resides in Oran. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001.
Career
He was selected as a ...
*
Djamel Haimoudi
Djamel Haimoudi ( ar, جمال حيمودي; born December 10, 1970) is an Algerian football referee. He has been a FIFA listed international referee since 2004.
Career
Haimoudi was born in Relizane. He was a referee at the 2008 Africa Cup of N ...
*
Sidi Alioum
Sidi Alioum (born 17 July 1982) is a Cameroonian football referee. He has officiated at five editions of the Africa Cup of Nations and was the referee for the 2019 final. Alioum has also officiated at two editions of the FIFA Club World Cup, ...
*
Noumandiez Doué
Noumandiez Desiré Doué (born 29 September 1970) is a football referee from Côte d'Ivoire.
He became a FIFA referee in 2004. Doué has refereed in international tournaments including the 2010, 2012, and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations competitions. ...
*
Gehad Grisha
Gehad Zaglol Grisha ( ar, جهاد زغلول جريشة; born 29 February 1976) is an Egyptian former football referee who refereed in the Egyptian Premier League from 2005 to 2021 and was a FIFA-listed referee from 2008 to 2021. He refereed ...
* Eric Otogo-Castane
*
Bakary Gassama
Bakary Papa Gassama (born 10 February 1979) is a Gambian football referee. He became a FIFA referee in 2007. He officiated at the 2012 Olympic tournament, in which he was the fourth official for the gold medal match between Mexico and Brazi ...
* Sylvester Kirwa
* Hamada Nampiandraza
*
Koman Coulibaly
Koman Coulibaly (born 4 July 1970) is a Malian football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 1999 and officiated his first international match on 19 April 2000, between Mali and Burkina Faso. Coulibaly is one of Mal ...
*
Ali Lemghaifry
Ali Lemghaifry (born 1975) is a Mauritanian football referee. He was born in Nouadhibou (Dakhlet NDB), the second biggest city in Mauritania. He has a degree in accounting .
Lemghaifry became a FIFA referee in 2005. He has officiated at the 20 ...
*
Rajindraparsad Seechurn
* Bouchaïb El Ahrach
*
Badara Diatta
* Bernard Camille
*
Daniel Bennett
* Slim Jedidi
* Janny Sikazwe
;Assistant referees
* Albdelhak Etchiali
* Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos
* Jean-Claude Birumushahu
* Evarist Menkouande
* Yanoussa Moussa
* Yéo Songuifolo
* Angesom Ogbamariam
* Theophile Vinga
* Malik Alidu Salifu
* Marwa Range
* Balla Diarra
* Redouane Achik
* Arsénio Chadreque Marengula
* Peter Edibe
* Félicien Kabanda
* Djibril Camara
* El Hadji Malick Samba
* Zakhele Siwela
* Ali Waleed Ahmed
* Béchir Hassani
* Anouar Hmila
Squads
Each team could register a squad of 23 players.
Group stage
The schedule of the final tournament was released on 8 September 2012.
;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
South African Standard Time
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(
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
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)
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout phase
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time,
extra time
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shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by
kicks from the penalty mark
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to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played.
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
Final
Player awards
The following awards were given for the tournament:
;
Orange
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** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
* ...
Player of the Tournament
*
Jonathan Pitroipa
Beninwende Yann Jonathan Pitroipa (born 12 April 1986) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Since making his debut for Burkina Faso in 2006, he has featured at the 2010, 2012 and 2013 editions of the African ...
;
Pepsi
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History
Pepsi was ...
Tournament Top Scorer
*
Emmanuel Emenike
Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike (born 10 May 1987) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker. He most recently played for Belgian club Westerlo.
Club career
Delta Force F.C.
Emenike started his football career with Delta Force. At t ...
;
Samsung
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Fair Player of the Tournament
*
Victor Moses
Victor Moses (born 12 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Russian club Spartak Moscow. He has also been deployed as a wing-back at times during his career.
Moses began his career in t ...
;
Nissan
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Goal of the tournament
*
Youssef Msakni
Youssef Msakni ( ar, يوسف المساكني; born 28 October 1990) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Qatar Stars League club Al Arabi, on loan from Al-Duhail, and the Tunisia national team.
Msa ...
vs.
Algeria
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;Team of the Tournament
Goalscorers
;4 goals
*
Emmanuel Emenike
Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike (born 10 May 1987) is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker. He most recently played for Belgian club Westerlo.
Club career
Delta Force F.C.
Emenike started his football career with Delta Force. At t ...
*
Mubarak Wakaso
;3 goals
*
Alain Traoré
Sibiri Alain Traoré (born 31 December 1988) is a Burkinabé footballer who plays as a striker for Arta/Solar7, and the Burkina Faso national team. He started his career with local side Planète Champion, before moving to France as a 17-year- ...
*
Seydou Keita
Seydou Keïta (; anglicised to Keita; born 16 January 1980) is a Malian former footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder.
Keita most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four ...
;2 goals
*
Jonathan Pitroipa
Beninwende Yann Jonathan Pitroipa (born 12 April 1986) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Since making his debut for Burkina Faso in 2006, he has featured at the 2010, 2012 and 2013 editions of the African ...
*
Dieumerci Mbokani
*
Kwadwo Asamoah
Kwadwo Asamoah (, ; born 9 December 1988) is a Ghanaian former professional Association football, footballer. Mainly a Midfielder#Wide midfielder, left midfielder or Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back, he was also occasionally d ...
*
Gervinho
Gervais Yao Kouassi (born 27 May 1987), known as Gervinho, is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League club Aris and the Ivory Coast national team.
Gervinho began his career at ASEC Abidjan and Toumod ...
*
Yaya Touré
Gnégnéri Yaya Touré (born 13 May 1983) is an Ivorian professional football coach and former player who played as a midfielder. He is an academy coach for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.
Touré aspired to be a striker during his you ...
*
Mahamadou Samassa
*
Sunday Mba
Sunday Mba (born 28 November 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who last played as a attacking midfielder for Yeni Malatyaspor and the Nigeria national team.
Club career
Mba joined Rangers on loan in May 2013 from Warri Wolves. He scored in his ...
*
Victor Moses
Victor Moses (born 12 December 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger on either flank for Russian club Spartak Moscow. He has also been deployed as a wing-back at times during his career.
Moses began his career in t ...
*
Siyabonga Sangweni
;1 goal
*
Sofiane Feghouli
Sofiane Feghouli ( ar, سفيان فيغولي; born 26 December 1989) is a professional footballer who is a free agent currently, and plays for the Algeria national team. He mainly operates as a right midfielder, but can also play as a winger ...
*
Hillal Soudani
El Arabi Hilal Soudani ( ar, العربي هلال سوداني; born 25 November 1987) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Damac and the Algeria national team.
Soudani made his international debut in 2010, and ...
*
Aristide Bancé
Aristide Bancé (born 19 September 1984) is a Burkinabé former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He started his European career at Lokeren, scoring 27 goals in 87 Jupiler Pro League games. After a season in Ukraine with Metal ...
*
Djakaridja Koné
*
Platini
Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French football administrator and former player and manager. Regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, Platini won the Ballon d'Or three times in a row, in 1983, 1984 and 1985, a ...
*
Héldon Ramos
*
Fernando Varela
*
Trésor Mputu
Trésor Mputu Mabi (born 10 December 1985) is a Congolese footballer who plays as a midfielder or striker for TP Mazembe and the DR Congo national team.
He has been described by former Cameroon and DR Congo coach Claude Le Roy as being "the ...
*
Adane Girma
*
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (born 2 December 1990), known mononymously as Badu ( ), is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Accra Great Olympics. He has earned 78 caps for the Ghana national team.
Club career
Early care ...
*
Christian Atsu Twasam
Christian Atsu Twasam (10 January 1992 – ) was a Ghanaian professional footballer who primarily played as a winger, although he was also deployed as an attacking midfielder or left back.
Atsu began his career with Porto, also spending a sea ...
*
John Boye
John Boye (born 23 April 1987) is a Ghana national football team, Ghanaian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender.
Club career
Early career
Born in Accra, Boye began his career w ...
*
Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan ( ; born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Legon Cities FC and is the former captain of the Ghanaian national team.
Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier Leag ...
*
Wilfried Bony
Wilfried Guemiand Bony (born 10 December 1988) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Having begun his career at Issia Wazi, Bony moved to Sparta Prague in 2007, helping them to the Czech First League title in 2009–10 ...
*
Didier Drogba
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at ...
*
Cheick Tioté
Cheick Ismaël Tioté (; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
After playing youth football for FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 200 ...
*
Didier Ya Konan
Didier Ya Konan (born 22 May 1984) is an Ivorian former footballer who played as a forward for the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career
Born in Angouakro, Ya Konan started his professional career with ASEC Mimosas in 2003, a club that i ...
*
Cheick Fantamady Diarra
*
Sigamary Diarra
Sigamary Diarra (born 10 January 1984) is a retired Malian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Diarra was born in Villepinte. Having started out at Caen in 2002–03, he took his first professional contract at Sochaux, where he rec ...
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Issam El Adoua
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Club career
Born in Casablanca, El Adoua made his senior debuts for his hometown's Wydad Casablanca and formed a solid partnership ...
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Youssef El-Arabi
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He began his career with hometown club Caen in Ligue 1, making his debut i ...
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Abdelilah Hafidi
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Career Club
During the 2011–1 ...
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Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé
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Brown Ideye
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Ahmed Musa
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Musa became the first Nigerian to score more than once in a ...
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May Mahlangu
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Club career Early career
Mahlangu joined the Stars of Africa Academy at age 15 and played for their team Alexandra United FC.
Helsing ...
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Lehlohonolo Majoro
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Club career Kaizer Chiefs
He made his unofficial debut in ...
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Tokelo Rantie
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Club career Early career
Born in Parys, Free State, Rantie started his career in different ...
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Emmanuel Adebayor
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Jonathan Ayité
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Career
In 20 ...
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Serge Gakpé
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Dové Wome
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Khaled Mouelhi
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International career
Mouelhi was a member of the Tunisian 2004 Olympic football team, which exited in the first round. The squad finish ...
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Youssef Msakni
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Msa ...
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Collins Mbesuma
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Club career
Mbesuma was born in Luanshya. His father, Franci ...
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Kennedy Mweene
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;Own goals
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Nando
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(playing against Angola)
Team statistics
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Marketing
Sponsorship
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Orange
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*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
*Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum
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Standard Bank
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History
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Pepsi
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History
Pepsi was ...
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Samsung
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Nissan
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Adidas
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Media
South African public broadcaster
SABC
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was the host broadcaster of the tournament. It paid R65 million (US$7.5 million) for the rights, which entitle it to transmit all of the games across its radio and television platforms.
Broadcasting
: – Excluding France.
: – Excluding Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, Paraguay and Suriname.
References
External links
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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 ...
Africa Cup of Nations
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2013 Africa Cup of Nations
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...