1996 African Cup of Nations final
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Event | 1996 African Cup of Nations | ||||||
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Date | 3 February 1996 | ||||||
Venue | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | ||||||
Referee | Charles Massembe (Uganda) | ||||||
Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
The 1996 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 3 February 1996 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 1996 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0.[1] The match was attended by both then-president Nelson Mandela, deputy president F. W. de Klerk and by then Sport Minister Steve Tshwete, and Bafana Bafana were congratulated by them, lifting the trophy in front of the multiracial home crowd.[2][3]
Route to the final
South Africa | Round | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 3–0 | Match 1 | Mozambique | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angola | 1–0 | Match 2 | Ghana | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 0–1 | Match 3 | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standings |
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria | 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Gabon | 1–1 (aet) (1–4 pen.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 3–0 | Semifinals | Zambia | 4–2 |
Match details
South Africa | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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Williams 73', 75' | Report Report |
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References
- ^ "20 years after the birth of Bafana". www.fifa.com.
- ^ "'South Africa's Rugby World Cup win was big – but this was even bigger'". BBC Sport.
- ^ Hawkey, Ian (24 June 2019). "'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph". the Guardian.
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