2010 Africa Cup of Nations final

The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 31 January 2010 at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola, to determine the winner of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Event2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Date31 January 2010
VenueEstádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
RefereeKoman Coulibaly (Mali)
Attendance50,000
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It was contested by Ghana and Egypt.

Egypt won the title for the seventh time by beating Ghana 1–0.[1]

Route to the final edit

Ghana Round Egypt
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Togo Cancelled Match 1   Nigeria 3–1
  Ivory Coast 1–3 Match 2   Mozambique 2–0
  Burkina Faso 1–0 Match 3   Benin 2–0

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2   Ghana 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3   Burkina Faso 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4   Togo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified.[2] Group B became a three-team group.
Final standing

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   Benin 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4   Mozambique 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
  Angola 1–0 Quarterfinals   Cameroon 3–1 (aet)
  Nigeria 1–0 Semifinals   Algeria 4–0

Match details edit

Details edit

Ghana  0–1  Egypt
Report Gedo   85'
Attendance: 50,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ghana
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Egypt
GK 22 Richard Kingson (c)
RB 7 Samuel Inkoom
CB 15 Isaac Vorsah
CB 12 Lee Addy
LB 2 Hans Sarpei
CM 6 Anthony Annan
CM 19 Emmanuel Badu
RW 10 Kwadwo Asamoah
AM 9 Agyemang Opoku   47'   89'
LW 13 André Ayew
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan   87'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Dominic Adiyiah   87'
DF 18 Eric Addo   89'
Manager:
  Milovan Rajevac
GK 1 Essam El-Hadary
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy   89'
CB 20 Wael Gomaa
CB 6 Hany Said
LB 14 Sayed Moawad   48'   57'
DM 3 Ahmed Elmohamady   52'
RM 12 Hossam Ghaly   60'
LM 8 Hosny Abd Rabo
AM 17 Ahmed Hassan (c)
CF 9 Mohamed Zidan
CF 10 Emad Moteab   70'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy   57'
FW 15 Gedo   70'
DF 4 Moatasem Salem   89'
Manager:
  Hassan Shehata

Assistant referees:
Évarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Hélder Carvalho (Angola)

References edit

  1. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2010-01-31). "Ghana 0-1 Egypt | Africa Cup of Nations match report". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  2. ^ Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations, 11 January 2010, www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.