AFCON 2008
ChampionsEgypt
Egypt won, ahead of Cameroon (0–1 in the final, 10 Feb 2008). 16 teams, 32 games, 3.09 goals a game; hosted by Ghana.
The road to the final
Group stage
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coastthrough | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| Nigeriathrough | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisiathrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Angolathrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 |
| Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
3 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.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place play-off
- 2008-02-09Ghana4–2Ivory CoastThird-place play-off · Kumasi61%
Final
Top scorers
- Samuel Eto'o Cameroon 5
- Hosny Abd Rabo Egypt 4
- Manucho Angola 4
- Mohamed Aboutrika Egypt 4
- Amr Zaki Egypt 4
- Sulley Muntari Ghana 3
- Soufiane Alloudi Morocco 3
- Salomon Kalou Ivory Coast 3
- Junior Agogo Ghana 3
- Didier Drogba Ivory Coast 3
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.