The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29th

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, the

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championship of Africa organized by the

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(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. This edition was therefore the first to be held in an odd numbered year since

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. South Africa hosted the tournament for the second time, after previously hosting the

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. 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 were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage. Nigeria won its third Africa Cup of Nations championship with a 1–0 victory over Burkina Faso in the final. Nigeria participated in the

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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

(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

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. Two-time former host Nigeria was the reserve host for the

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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.

Libyan withdrawal

Due to the Libyan Civil War, Libya traded years with South Africa, so that South Africa hosted in 2013 and Libya will be hosting in

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. This was ratified in September 2011 at CAF's Executive Committee in Cairo, Egypt.

Qualification

A total of 47 countries entered the qualification, including South Africa, which automatically qualified. Libya was not allowed to keep its automatic qualification after being stripped of its hosting rights due to the Libyan Civil War. 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, Togo,

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, and Algeria.

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made its finals debut. Teams that didn't qualify for this tournament from the 2012 African Cup of Nations 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

^† Bold indicates champion for that year

^† ''Italic'' indicates host

Venues

Host cities

The

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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 hosted the opening match and the final. The other venues selected for matches were Mbombela Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Royal Bafokeng Stadium and Moses Mabhida Stadium. The average daytime temperature of the host cities ranges from to . *Host city during

*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

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for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was manufactured by

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and named the ''Katlego'', which means "success" in Tswana language. 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 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 in Gauteng.

Draw

The draw for the final tournament took place on 24 October 2012 in Durban. 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 * Djamel Haimoudi * Sidi Alioum * Noumandiez Doué *

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* Eric Otogo-Castane * Bakary Gassama * Sylvester Kirwa * Hamada Nampiandraza *

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* Bouchaïb El Ahrach *

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* 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 ( UTC+2)

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,

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shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark 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 Player of the Tournament * Jonathan Pitroipa ; Pepsi Tournament Top Scorer * Emmanuel Emenike ; Samsung Fair Player of the Tournament * Victor Moses ;

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Goal of the tournament * Youssef Msakni vs. Algeria ;Team of the Tournament

Goalscorers

;4 goals * Emmanuel Emenike *

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;3 goals * Alain Traoré * Seydou Keita ;2 goals * Jonathan Pitroipa *

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* Kwadwo Asamoah * Gervinho * Yaya Touré * Mahamadou Samassa * Sunday Mba * Victor Moses *

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;1 goal * Sofiane Feghouli *

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* Aristide Bancé * Djakaridja Koné *

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* Fernando Varela *

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* Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu * Christian Atsu Twasam *

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* Asamoah Gyan * Wilfried Bony *

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* Cheick Tioté *

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* Sigamary Diarra * Issam El Adoua * Youssef El-Arabi * Abdelilah Hafidi *

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* Ahmed Musa * May Mahlangu * Lehlohonolo Majoro * Tokelo Rantie * Emmanuel Adebayor *

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* Dové Wome * Khaled Mouelhi * Youssef Msakni * Collins Mbesuma * Kennedy Mweene ;Own goals * Nando (playing against Angola)

Team statistics

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Marketing

Sponsorship

* Orange * Standard Bank * Pepsi * Samsung *

* Ifd Kapital * Doritos *

Media

South African public broadcaster SABC 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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