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AFCON 1982

ChampionsGhana

Ghana won, ahead of Libya (1–1, Ghana won on penalties in the final, 19 Mar 1982). 8 teams, 16 games, 2.00 goals a game; hosted by Libya.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Libya2
Zambia1
Algeria2
Ghana3

Final

Libya1
Ghana1p

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Libyathrough3120+24
Ghanathrough3120+14
Cameroon303003
Tunisia3012-31

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Algeriathrough3210+25
Zambiathrough3201+34
Nigeria3102-12
Ethiopia3012-41

2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.

Semi-finals

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. George Alhassan Ghana 4
  2. Peter Kaumba Zambia 3
  3. Ali Al-Beshari Libya 3
  4. Opoku Nti Ghana 2
  5. Stephen Keshi Nigeria 2
  6. Salah Assad Algeria 2
  7. Geofrey Munshya Zambia 2
  8. Kamel Gabsi Tunisia 1
  9. Grégoire M'Bida Cameroon 1
  10. Abdel Razak Jaranah Libya 1

Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.