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2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Campeonato Africano das Nações de 2010 (Angolan Portuguese)
File:2010 Africa Cup of Nations logo.svg
Official logo
Tournament details
Host countryAngola
Dates10–31 January
Teams15
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (7th title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Third placeFile:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored71 (2.45 per match)
Attendance543,500 (18,741 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Gedo (5 goals)
Best player(s)Egypt Ahmed Hassan
Best goalkeeperEgypt Essam El Hadary
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The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa (CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January.[1][2] In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo two days before the tournament began, after a terrorist attack on their bus upon arriving in Angola, reduced the number of participating nations to 15. A total of 29 games were played, instead of the scheduled 32. Egypt won the tournament, their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final.[3]

Host selection

Bids :

  • Angola (selected as hosts for 2010)
  • Gabon / Equatorial Guinea (selected as hosts for 2012)
  • Libya (selected as hosts for 2013)
  • Nigeria (selected as reserve hosts for 2010, 2012 & 2013 tournaments)

Rejected Bids :

  • Benin / Central African Republic
  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Senegal
  • Zimbabwe

On 4 September 2006, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled out Nigeria. CAF agreed to award the next three editions from 2010 to Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Libya respectively. They assigned Angola in 2010, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which submitted a joint bid in 2012, and Libya for 2014. This edition was awarded to Angola to encourage the country to move towards peace after the Angolan Civil War. Two-time former host Nigeria was the reserve host for the 2010, 2012 and 2014 tournaments, in the event that any of the host countries failed to meet the requirements established by CAF, although this ended up being unnecessary. The 2014 tournament was pushed forward to 2013 and subsequently held in odd-numbered years to avoid year-clash with the FIFA World Cup.[4]

Qualification

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

The Confederation of African Football announced that the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification would also be the qualification for this tournament. Despite the fact Angola were the host of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, they also needed to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification. South Africa suffered the same situation, being the hosts for the World Cup but still needing to compete in qualification in order to qualify for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]

Qualified teams

File:African Cup of Nations 2010.png
A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.

Venues

Luanda
Cabinda
Estádio 11 de Novembro Estádio Nacional do Chiazi
File:Estadio-11Nov-Luanda 05 linke-Seite-Totale LWS-2011-08-NC 1001.jpg File:Cabinda VOA.png
Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 20,000
Benguela Lubango
Estádio Nacional de Ombaka Estádio Nacional da Tundavala
File:Estádio Nacional de Ombaka (19151153514).jpg File:Lubango.jpg
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 20,000

Draw

The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 November 2009 at the Talatona Convention Centre in Luanda, Angola. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Angola were seeded as hosts and Egypt as reigning holders. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition. Cameroon and Ivory Coast had the two strongest records and so completed the top seeded Pot 1. The four seeded teams were placed into their groups in advance of the final draw.[citation needed]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (hosts)
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (title holders)
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 		File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 		File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo (withdrew) 		File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Referees Assistant Referees

Algeria Mohamed Benouza
Angola Hélder Martins de Carvalho
Benin Coffi Codjia
Ivory Coast Noumandiez Doué
Egypt Essam Abdel-Fatah
Mali Koman Coulibaly
Mauritius Rajindraparsad Seechurn
Saudi Arabia Khalil Al Ghamdi
Senegal Badara Diatta
Seychelles Eddy Maillet
South Africa Daniel Bennett
South Africa Jerome Damon
Sudan Khalid Abdel Rahman
Togo Kokou Djaoupe
Tunisia Kacem Bennaceur
Uganda Muhmed Ssegonga

Angola Inácio Manuel Candido
Burundi Desire Gahungu
Cameroon Evarist Menkouande
Egypt Nasser Sadek Abdel Nabi
Eritrea Angesom Ogbamariam
Ghana Ayuba Haruna
Iran Hassan Kamranifar
Libya Fooad El Maghrabi
Malawi Moffat Champiti
Morocco Redouane Achik
Nigeria Peter Edibe
Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al Ghamdi
South Africa Enock Molefe
Rwanda Celestin Ntagungira
Tunisia Bechir Hassani
Zambia Kenneth Chichenga

Squads

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Group stage

Tie-breaking criteria

If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[6]

  1. points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
  2. goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
  3. number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
  4. goal difference in all group matches;
  5. number of goals scored in all group matches;
  6. fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
  7. drawing of lots by the organising committee.

All times given as local time (UTC+1)

Group A

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (H) 3 1 2 0 6 4 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3 File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Algeria finished ahead of Mali due to winning the match between the teams (see tie-breaking criteria).
Angola File:Flag of Angola.svg4–4File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
Flávio File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 42'
Gilberto File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' (pen.)
Manucho File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' (pen.)		 Report Keita File:Soccerball shade.svg 79', 90+3'
Kanouté File:Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Yatabaré File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+4'
Attendance: 45,000
Malawi File:Flag of Malawi.svg3–0File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Mwafulirwa File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Kafoteka File:Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Banda File:Soccerball shade.svg 48'		 Report
Attendance: 1,000
Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg0–1File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Report Halliche File:Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Attendance: 4,000
Angola File:Flag of Angola.svg2–0File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
Flávio File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Manucho File:Soccerball shade.svg 55'		 Report
Attendance: 48,500
Angola File:Flag of Angola.svg0–0File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Mali File:Flag of Mali.svg3–1File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
Kanouté File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Keita File:Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Bagayoko File:Soccerball shade.svg 85'		 Report Mwafulirwa File:Soccerball shade.svg 58'
Attendance: 21,000

Group B

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3 File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4 File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [2]
(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.[7] Group B became a three-team group.
Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg0–0File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Ghana File:Flag of Ghana.svgCancelledFile:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo
Burkina Faso File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svgCancelledFile:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo
Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg3–1File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Gervinho File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'
Tiéné File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Drogba File:Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report Gyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 90+3' (pen.)
Attendance: 23,000
Burkina Faso File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg0–1File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
Report A. Ayew File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Attendance: 8,000
Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svgCancelledFile:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo

Group C

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3 File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4 File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [3]
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg3–1File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Moteab File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Hassan File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'
Gedo File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Report Obasi File:Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Attendance: 18,000
Mozambique File:Flag of Mozambique.svg2–2File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
Miro File:Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Fumo File:Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Report Omotoyossi File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' (pen.)
Khan File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' (o.g.)
Attendance: 15,000
Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg1–0File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
Yakubu File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 8,000
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg2–0File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
Khan File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' (o.g.)
Gedo File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'		 Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg2–0File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin
Elmohamady File:Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Moteab File:Soccerball shade.svg 23'		 Report
Attendance: 12,500
Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg3–0File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique
Odemwingie File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 47'
Martins File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000

Group D

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
3 File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [4]
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The tie-breaking criteria for teams level on points consider only the results of matches between those teams (in this case, this excludes their results against Tunisia). All three teams were level on points and goal difference, and were ranked based on goals scored: Zambia 4, Cameroon 3, Gabon 2.
Cameroon File:Flag of Cameroon.svg0–1File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
Report Cousin File:Soccerball shade.svg 17'
Attendance: 15,000
Zambia File:Flag of Zambia.svg1–1File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
J. Mulenga File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Report Dhaouadi File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Attendance: 17,000
Gabon File:Flag of Gabon.svg0–0File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Report
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Cameroon File:Flag of Cameroon.svg3–2File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
Geremi File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Eto'o File:Soccerball shade.svg 72'
Idrissou File:Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Report J. Mulenga File:Soccerball shade.svg 8'
C. Katongo File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,000
Gabon File:Flag of Gabon.svg1–2File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia
F. Do Marcolino File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Report Kalaba File:Soccerball shade.svg 28'
Chamanga File:Soccerball shade.svg 62'
Attendance: 5,000
Cameroon File:Flag of Cameroon.svg2–2File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
Eto'o File:Soccerball shade.svg 47'
N'Guémo File:Soccerball shade.svg 64'		 Report Chermiti File:Soccerball shade.svg 1'
Chedjou File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (o.g.)
Attendance: 19,000

Knockout stage

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and a penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winners if necessary.

Bracket

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Third place play-off

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Final

Main article: 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final

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Awards

Best XI

The following players were selected as the best in their respective positions, based on their performances throughout the tournament. Their performances were analysed by the tournament's Technical Study Group (TSG), who picked the team.[9]

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Egypt Essam El-Hadary

Algeria Madjid Bougherra
Egypt Wael Gomaa
Angola Mabiná

Egypt Ahmed Fathy
Nigeria Peter Odemwingie
Cameroon Alex Song
Egypt Ahmed Hassan

Ghana Asamoah Gyan
Egypt Mohamed Zidan
Angola Flávio

Substitutes

Goalscorers

Tournament rankings

Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt C 6 6 0 0 18 15 2 +13
2 File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana B 5 3 0 2 9 4 4 0
3 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria C 6 3 1 2 10 6 4 +2
4 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria A 6 2 1 3 7 4 10 −6
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5 File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola A 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 +1
6 File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia D 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 0
7 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast B 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 +1
8 File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon D 4 1 1 2 4 6 8 −2
Eliminated in the group stage
9 File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali A 3 1 1 1 4 7 6 +1
10 File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon D 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 0
11 File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia D 3 0 3 0 3 3 3 0
12 File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi A 3 1 0 2 3 4 5 −1
13 File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 −1
14 File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin C 3 0 1 2 1 2 5 −3
15 File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique C 3 0 1 2 1 2 7 −5

Statistics

*** indicates the team played only two matches in the group stage, due to the withdrawal of Togo from the tournament.

Mascot

File:Palanquinha.svg
Palanquinha, the mascot of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations

The Mascot for the Tournament is Palanquinha, which was inspired by the Giant Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger variani), a national symbol and a treasured animal in Angola. In Angola, this animal is found only in the Cangandala National Park in Malange Province.

Match ball

The official match ball for the tournament is the Adidas Jabulani Angola, a modified version of the Adidas Jabulani to be used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with the colours of the flag of Angola.

Marketing

Tournament had seven sponsors, Doritos, MTN Group, NASUBA, Orange, Pepsi, Samsung and only African corporate sponsor Standard Bank.[citation needed]

Attack on the Togo national team

Main article: Togo national football team attack

On 8 January 2010, the team bus of the Togo national football team was attacked by gunmen in Cabinda, Angola as it travelled to the tournament. A spokesman for the Togolese football federation said assistant coach Améleté Abalo and press officer Stanislaud Ocloo had died as well as the driver. The separatist group Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda-Military Position (FLEC-PM) claimed responsibility for the attack. The Togolese team withdrew from the competition the following day. The players initially decided to compete to commemorate the victims in this way, but were immediately ordered to return by the Togolese government.[11] Following their departure from Angola, Togo were formally disqualified from the tournament after failing to fulfil their opening Group B game against Ghana on 11 January. On 30 January 2010, CAF banned Togo from participating in the next two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and fined the team $50,000 due to "government involvement in the withdrawal from the tournament".[12] Togo were unable to compete until the 2015 tournament, but that ban was lifted on 14 May 2010 by a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Angola to host 2010 Nations Cup". BBC Sport. 4 September 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2006.
  2. ↑ "Camino a la Copa Africana de Naciones Angola 2010". Fox Sport. 20 February 2009. Archived from the original on 22 August 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ghana 0–1 Egypt". BBC Sport. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Africa Cup of Nations Cup to move to odd-numbered years". BBC Sport. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Angola 2010 – Fixture, stadiums and list of champions". Periodismo de fútbol internacional. Archived from the original on 2 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Angola 2010, art. 72, p. 29" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2010. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  7. ↑ Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations, 11 January 2010, www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "Orange CAN 2010 awards". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "CAF Releases top 11 of Orange CAN". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Togo head home as Africa Cup of Nations gets under way". BBC Sport. 10 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  12. ↑ "Togo handed two-tournament Nations Cup suspension". ESPN Soccernet. 30 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  13. ↑ "Togo's African Cup ban is lifted". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2015.

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