1996 African Cup of Nations final

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1996 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1996 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Tunisia
South Africa Tunisia
2 0
Date3 February 1996
VenueFNB Stadium, Johannesburg
RefereeCharles Massembe (Uganda)
Attendance80,000
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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
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
 Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
 Angola 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
 Tunisia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
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
Williams 73', 75' Report
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
South Africa
Tunisia
GK 1 Andre Arendse
RB 2 Sizwe Motaung
CB 5 Mark Fish
CB 4 Lucas Radebe
LB 9 Neil Tovey (c)
DM 8 Linda Buthelezi Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 51'
DM 21 Eric Tinkler
AM 15 Doctor Khumalo
AM 10 John Moshoeu
CF 17 Shaun Bartlett
CF 6 Phil Masinga downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Helman Mkhalele upward-facing green arrow 51'
FW 11 Mark Williams upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
South Africa Clive Barker
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer (c)
RB 14 Sabri Jaballah
CB 6 Ferid Chouchane
CB 4 Mounir Boukadida
LB 5 Hédi Berkhissa
DM 20 Riadh Bouazizi downward-facing red arrow 77'
RM 12 Sofiane Fekhi
LM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane downward-facing red arrow 46'
AM 8 Zoubeir Baya
CF 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane
CF 11 Adel Sellimi
Substitutions:
DF 21 Lassad Hanini Yellow card 67' upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Abdelkader Ben Hassen upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Poland Henryk Kasperczak

References

  1. ^ "20 years after the birth of Bafana". www.fifa.com.
  2. ^ "'South Africa's Rugby World Cup win was big – but this was even bigger'". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ Hawkey, Ian (24 June 2019). "'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph". the Guardian.
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