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AFCON 1984

ChampionsCameroon

Cameroon won, ahead of Nigeria (3–1 in the final, 18 Mar 1984). 8 teams, 16 games, 2.44 goals a game; hosted by Ivory Coast.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Algeria0
Cameroon0p
Egypt2
Nigeria2p

Final

Cameroon3
Nigeria1

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

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Egyptthrough3210+25
Cameroonthrough3201+44
Ivory Coast310202
Togo3012-61

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Algeriathrough3210+55
Nigeriathrough3120+14
Ghana3102-22
Malawi3012-41

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. Taher Abouzeid Egypt 4
  2. Théophile Abega Cameroon 3
  3. Lakhdar Belloumi Algeria 2
  4. Bonaventure Djonkep Cameroon 2
  5. Clement Temile Nigeria 2
  6. Tia Koffi Ivory Coast 1
  7. Youssouf Falikou Fofana Ivory Coast 1
  8. Michel Goba Ivory Coast 1
  9. Nacer Bouiche Algeria 1
  10. Ali Fergani Algeria 1

Upsets

Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.

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