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 won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 3−1.
1984 African Cup of Nations Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1984 Afcon 1984 official logo
Tournament details Host country Ivory Coast Dates 4–18 March Teams 8 Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Final positions Champions Cameroon (1st title) Runners-up Nigeria Third place Algeria Fourth place Egypt Tournament statistics Matches played 16 Goals scored 39 (2.44 per match) Top scorer(s) Taher Abouzaid Best player(s) Théophile Abega Best goalkeeper Joseph-Antoine Bell
Qualified teams edit The 8 qualified teams are:
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a] Ivory Coast Hosts 5 (1965 , 1968 , 1970 , 1974 , 1980 ) Ghana Holders 19 March 1982 7 (1963 1965 1968 , 1970 , 1978 1980 , 1982 Algeria 2nd round winners28 August 1983 3 (1968 , 1980 , 1982 ) Cameroon 2nd round winners28 August 1983 3 (1970 , 1972 1982 ) Egypt 2nd round winners28 August 1983 8 (1957 1959 1962 , 1963 , 1970 , 1974 1976 , 1980 ) Malawi 2nd round winners28 August 1983 0 (debut) Nigeria 2nd round winners28 August 1983 5 (1963 , 1976 , 1978 , 1980 1982 ) Togo 2nd round winners28 August 1983 1 (1972 )
Notes ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. Squads edit Venues edit Group stage edit Key to colours in group tables Group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals
Group A edit Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mulenga Rezzin (
Zambia )
Group B edit Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hassan Abdel Hafiz (
Sudan )
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Karim Camara (
Guinea )
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Salem Mohamed Adal (
Libya )
Knockout stage edit Semifinals edit Third place match edit Attendance: 500
Referee: Mohammed Larache (
Morocco )
Final edit Scorers edit 4 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal CAF Team of the Tournament edit External links edit
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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 won its first championship beating Nigeria in the final 3 1 1984 African Cup of NationsCoupe d Afrique des Nations 1984Afcon 1984 official logoTournament detailsHost countryIvory CoastDates4 18 MarchTeams8Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Cameroon 1st title Runners up NigeriaThird place AlgeriaFourth place EgyptTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored39 2 44 per match Top scorer s Taher Abouzaid 4 goals Best player s Theophile AbegaBest goalkeeperJoseph Antoine Bell 19821986 Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Squads 3 Venues 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 5 Knockout stage 5 1 Semifinals 5 2 Third place match 5 3 Final 6 Scorers 7 CAF Team of the Tournament 8 External linksQualified teams editMain article 1984 African Cup of Nations qualification The 8 qualified teams are Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament a nbsp Ivory Coast Hosts 5 1965 1968 1970 1974 1980 nbsp Ghana Holders 19 March 1982 7 1963 1965 1968 1970 1978 1980 1982 nbsp Algeria 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 3 1968 1980 1982 nbsp Cameroon 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 3 1970 1972 1982 nbsp Egypt 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 8 1957 1959 1962 1963 1970 1974 1976 1980 nbsp Malawi 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 0 debut nbsp Nigeria 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 5 1963 1976 1978 1980 1982 nbsp Togo 2nd round winners 28 August 1983 1 1972 Notes Bold indicates champion for that year Italic indicates host Squads editMain article 1984 African Cup of Nations squadsVenues editThe competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouake Abidjan nbsp nbsp Abidjan nbsp Bouake Bouake Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny Stade Bouake Capacity 40 000 Capacity 35 000 nbsp nbsp Group stage editKey to colours in group tables Group winners and runners up advance to the semi finals Group A edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Egypt 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 5 nbsp Cameroon 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 4 nbsp Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 2 nbsp Togo 3 0 1 2 1 7 6 1Source citation needed 4 March 1984Ivory Coast nbsp 3 0 nbsp TogoKoffi nbsp 27 Fofana nbsp 62 Goba nbsp 75 ReportStade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 50 000Referee Ali Bennaceur Tunisia 4 March 1984Egypt nbsp 1 0 nbsp CameroonAbouzaid nbsp 78 ReportStade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 50 000Referee Gebreyesus Tesfaye Ethiopia 7 March 1984Cameroon nbsp 4 1 nbsp TogoDjonkep nbsp 7 Abega nbsp 21 61 Aoudou nbsp 45 Report Moutairou nbsp 56 Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 15 000Referee Mulenga Rezzin Zambia 7 March 1984Ivory Coast nbsp 1 2 nbsp EgyptMiezan nbsp 53 Report Abouzaid nbsp 66 72 Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 40 000Referee Edwin Picon Ackong Mauritius 10 March 1984Egypt nbsp 0 0 nbsp TogoReportStade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 40 000Referee Frank Valdemarca Zimbabwe 10 March 1984Ivory Coast nbsp 0 2 nbsp CameroonReport Milla nbsp 42 Djonkep nbsp 61 Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 40 000Referee Mohamed Larache Morocco Group B edit Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts nbsp Algeria 3 2 1 0 5 0 5 5 nbsp Nigeria 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 4 nbsp Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 4 2 2 nbsp Malawi 3 0 1 2 2 6 4 1Source citation needed 5 March 1984Ghana nbsp 1 2 nbsp NigeriaOpoku N ti nbsp 19 Report Nwosu nbsp 13 Ehilegbu nbsp 31 Stade Bouake BouakeAttendance 10 000Referee Dodou N Jie Gambia 5 March 1984Algeria nbsp 3 0 nbsp MalawiBouiche nbsp 29 Belloumi nbsp 36 Fergani nbsp 38 ReportStade Bouake BouakeAttendance 10 000Referee Bakary Sarr Senegal 8 March 1984Malawi nbsp 2 2 nbsp NigeriaWaya nbsp 7 pen Msiya nbsp 35 Report Temile nbsp 39 41 Stade Bouake BouakeAttendance 15 000Referee Hassan Abdel Hafiz Sudan 8 March 1984Algeria nbsp 2 0 nbsp GhanaMenad nbsp 75 Bensaoula nbsp 85 ReportStade Bouake BouakeAttendance 15 000Referee Mohamed Bahhou Morocco 11 March 1984Algeria nbsp 0 0 nbsp NigeriaReportStade Bouake BouakeAttendance 3 000Referee Karim Camara Guinea 11 March 1984Ghana nbsp 1 0 nbsp MalawiAmphadu nbsp 32 ReportStade Bouake BouakeAttendance 3 000Referee Salem Mohamed Adal Libya Knockout stage edit Semi finalsFinal 14 March Abidjan nbsp Egypt2 7 18 March Abidjan nbsp Nigeria pen 2 8 nbsp Nigeria1 14 March Abidjan nbsp Cameroon3 nbsp Algeria0 4 nbsp Cameroon pen 0 5 Third place 17 March Abidjan nbsp Egypt1 nbsp Algeria3 Semifinals edit 14 March 1984Egypt nbsp 2 2 a e t nbsp NigeriaSulaiman nbsp 25 Abouzaid nbsp 38 Report Keshi nbsp 43 pen Bala nbsp 75 PenaltiesAbdelghani nbsp Shehata nbsp Ghareeb nbsp El Khatib nbsp Abouzeid nbsp Nassef nbsp Yassin nbsp Hassan nbsp Youssef nbsp 7 8 nbsp Kingsley nbsp Edobor nbsp Shofoluwe nbsp Ali nbsp Keshi nbsp Yekini nbsp Temile nbsp Adeshina nbsp LawalStade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 15 000Referee Dodou N Jie Gambia 14 March 1984Algeria nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp CameroonReportPenaltiesBelloumi nbsp Yahi nbsp Kaci Said nbsp Guendouz nbsp Madjer nbsp 4 5 nbsp Kunde nbsp Ebongue nbsp Aoudou nbsp Bell nbsp NdoumbeStade Bouake BouakeAttendance 15 000Referee Edwin Picon Ackong Mauritius Third place match edit 17 March 1984Algeria nbsp 3 1 nbsp EgyptMadjer nbsp 68 Belloumi nbsp 71 Yahi nbsp 90 Report Abdelghani nbsp 76 pen Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 500Referee Mohammed Larache Morocco Final edit Main article 1984 African Cup of Nations Final 18 March 1984Cameroon nbsp 3 1 nbsp NigeriaN Djeya nbsp 32 Abega nbsp 79 Ebongue nbsp 84 Report Lawal nbsp 10 Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny AbidjanAttendance 27 456Referee Ali Bennaceur Tunisia Scorers edit4 goals nbsp Taher Abouzeid 3 goals nbsp Theophile Abega 2 goals nbsp Lakhdar Belloumi nbsp Bonaventure Djonkep nbsp Clement Temile 1 goal nbsp Tedj Bensaoula nbsp Nasser Bouiche nbsp Ali Fergani nbsp Rabah Madjer nbsp Djamel Menad nbsp Hocine Yahi nbsp Ibrahim Aoudou nbsp Ernest Ebongue nbsp Rene Ndjeya nbsp Roger Milla nbsp Magdi Abdelghani nbsp Emad Soliman nbsp Seth Ampadu nbsp Opoku Nti nbsp Youssouf Fofana nbsp Michel Goba nbsp Tia Koffi nbsp Pascal Miezan nbsp Clifton Msiya nbsp Harry Waya nbsp Ali Bala nbsp Chibuzor Ehilegbu nbsp Stephen Keshi nbsp Muda Lawal nbsp Henry Nwosu nbsp Rafiou MoutairouCAF Team of the Tournament editGoalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Joseph Antoine Bell nbsp Isaac Sinkot nbsp Ali Shehata nbsp Ibrahim Youssef nbsp Stephen Keshi nbsp Lakhdar Belloumi nbsp Theophile Abega nbsp Taher Abouzeid nbsp Clement Temile nbsp Djamel Menad nbsp Clifton MsiyaExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1984 African Cup of Nations Details at RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 African Cup of Nations amp oldid 1201415217, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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