2010 Africa Cup of Nations
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 10 – 31 January |
| Teams | 15 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (7th title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
| Third place | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 543,500 (18,741 per match) |
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations tournament. It took place in Angola from 10 January to 31 January. Egypt won the tournament after defeating Ghana.[1] Lastly, Nigeria got third place.
Results[change]
Group Stage[change]
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to the semi-finals. |
Group A[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angola Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Algeria Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
| Mali Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Malawi Malawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
Group B[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
| Burkina Faso Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 |
| Togo Togo | withdrew | |||||||
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Group C[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Algeria Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
| Benin Benin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| Mozambique Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
Group D[change]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia Zambia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Cameroon Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Gabon Gabon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Tunisia Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout stage[change]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 January – Lubango | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 31 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 0 | |||||||||
| 24 January – Cabinda | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||||||
| 28 January – Benguela | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (aet) | 3 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 January – Benguela | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 4 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (aet) | 3 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 1 | |||||||||
References[change]
- ↑ Fanning, Evan (31 January 2010). "Africa Cup of Nations final: Egypt v Ghana - as it happened! - Evan Fanning" – via www.theguardian.com.