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{{Short description|25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Africa Cup of Nations
| year = 2006
| other_titles = 2006 {{lang|ar|كأس أمم أفريقيا}}
| image = 2006 Africa Cup of Nations logo.svg
| size = 150px
| caption = Africa Cup of Nations 2006 official logo
| country = Egypt
| dates = 20 January – 10 February
| num_teams = 16
| venues = 6
| cities = 4
| champion = Egypt
| count = 5
| second = Ivory Coast
| third = Nigeria
| fourth = Senegal
| matches = 32
| goals = 73
| attendance = 714054
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Samuel Eto'o]] (5 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|Ahmed Hassan]]
| prevseason = [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]]
| nextseason = [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]]
}}

The '''2006 Africa Cup of Nations''' was the 25th edition of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in [[2004 African Cup of Nations|2004]], the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] won its fifth championship, beating [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after the regulation time had ended in a goalless draw.

== Host selection ==
'''Bids :'''
*Algeria
*'''Egypt <small>(selected as hosts)</small>'''
*Ivory Coast
*Libya

The organization of the 2006 [[Africa Cup of Nations]] was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] Executive Committee meeting in [[Cairo]], Egypt. Voters had a choice among four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya.

This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after [[African Cup of Nations|1959]], [[African Cup of Nations|1974]] and [[1986 African Cup of Nations|1986]].

It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF.

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="float:center; text-align:center"
|-
!colspan="2"|Results
|-
!Nation
!Votes
|-style="background:#90ee90"
|align=left|{{Flagicon|EGY}} '''Egypt'''
|'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|LBY|1977}} Libya
|2
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|ALG}} Algeria
| 1
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|CIV}} Ivory Coast
| 1
|-
! align=left |Total votes
! 11
|}
</div>

== Qualification ==
{{Main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)}}[[Image:African Cup of Nations 2006.png|thumb|280px|A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.]]For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done through the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|CAF's qualification process]] for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. Whereas only the winner of each group qualified for the World Cup, the top 3 finishers in each of the five qualification groups gained entry into the Africa Cup of Nations. The exception was qualification group 3, which contained hosts [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]. Since Egypt qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations automatically as the hosts, the final berth was instead awarded to the fourth-place finishers, [[Libya national football team|Libya]].

2006 also marked the first time that the defending champion did not automatically qualify for the finals, although [[2004 African Cup of Nations|title holders]] [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] did manage to qualify.

=== Participating teams ===
{{colbegin|colwidth=22em}}
* {{fb|ANG}}
* {{fb|CMR}}
* {{fb|COD|2003}}
* {{fb|CIV}}
* {{fb|EGY}} <small>(qualified as hosts)</small>
* {{fb|GHA}}
* {{fb|GUI}}
* {{fb|LBY|1977}}
* {{fb|MAR}}
* {{fb|NGA}}
* {{fb|SEN}}
* {{fb|RSA}}
* {{fb|TOG}}
* {{fb|TUN}} <small>(holders)</small>
* {{fb|ZAM}}
* {{fb|ZIM}}
{{colend}}

== Squads ==
{{Further|2006 Africa Cup of Nations squads}}

== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="500px"
|-
![[Cairo]]
! colspan="2" rowspan="12" text-align="center" | {{location map+ |Egypt |float=center |width=650 |caption= |places=
{{location map~ |Egypt |lat=30.05 |long=31.233333 |label=[[Cairo]]|position=left}}
{{location map~ |Egypt |lat=31.198 |long=29.9192 |label= [[Alexandria]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |Egypt |lat=31.26 |long=32.29 |label= [[Port Said]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |Egypt |lat=30.583333 |long=32.266667 |label= [[Ismailia]] |position=right}}
}}
![[Port Said]]
|-
|[[Cairo International Stadium]]
|[[Port Said Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: '''74,100'''
|Capacity: '''24,060'''
|-
|[[File:Cairo International Stadium.jpg|180px]]
|[[File:ستاد النادي المصري.jpg|180px]]
|-
![[Cairo]]
![[Alexandria]]
|-
|[[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]]
|[[Haras El Hodoud Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: '''25,500'''
|Capacity: '''21,650'''
|-
|[[File:EGY x GUI. August 12, 2009.jpg|180px]]
|[[File:Harras El-Hedoud Stadium.jpg|180px]]
|-
![[Ismailia]]
![[Alexandria]]
|-
|[[Ismailia Stadium]]
|[[Alexandria Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: '''16,606'''
|Capacity: '''19,676'''
|-
|[[File:Ismailia Stadium.jpg|180px]]
|[[File:GD-EG-Alex-Stade002.JPG|180px]]
|}
</div>

==Draw==
[[Image:Croconile.jpg|thumb|130px|Croconile, the championship's official mascot]]

The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 October 2005 in [[Cairo]]. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Egypt, as hosts, were automatically seeded as the top team in Group A. Tunisia, the defending champions, were seeded as the top team in Group C. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition.

{| class="wikitable"
! width="25%" |Pot 1
! width="25%" |Pot 2
! width="25%" |Pot 3
! width="25%" |Pot 4
|-
|{{fb|EGY}} <small>(hosts)</small><br>{{fb|TUN}} <small>(title holders)</small><br>{{fb|CMR}}<br>{{fb|NGA}}
|{{fb|MAR}}<br>{{fb|RSA}}<br>{{fb|SEN}}<br>{{fb|COD|2003}}
|{{fb|GHA}}<br>{{fb|CIV}}<br>{{fb|GUI}}<br>{{fb|TOG}}
|{{fb|ZAM}}<br>{{fb|ANG}}<br>{{fb|ZIM}}<br>{{fb|LBY|1977}}
|}

== Group stage ==
The top two teams of each group (highlighted in green) progress to the quarter-finals.

''All times local: [[Eastern European Time|EET]] ([[UTC+2]])''

=== Group A ===
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|win_CIV=2|draw_CIV=0|loss_CIV=1|gf_CIV=4|ga_CIV=4
|win_MAR=0|draw_MAR=2|loss_MAR=1|gf_MAR=0|ga_MAR=1
|win_LBY=0|draw_LBY=1|loss_LBY=2|gf_LBY=1|ga_LBY=5

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations#knockout stage|knockout stage]]
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| date = 20 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 3–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}
| goals1 = [[Mido (footballer)|Mido]] {{goal|18}} <br> [[Mohamed Aboutrika|Aboutrika]] {{goal|22}} <br> [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|A. Hassan]] {{goal|78}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 65,000
| referee = Lassina Paré ([[Burkinabé Football Federation|Burkina Faso]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 21 January 2006
| time = 14:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}}
| score = 0–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]] {{goal|39|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 8,000
| referee = [[Jerome Damon|Jérôme Damon]] ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 24 January 2006
| time = 17:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY|1977}}
| score = 1–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = [[Abdesalam Kames|Kames]] {{goal|42}}
| goals2 = [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]] {{goal|10}} <br> [[Yaya Touré|Y. Touré]] {{goal|74}}
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 42,000
| referee = [[Shamsul Maidin]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 24 January 2006
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 0–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 67,000
| referee = [[Coffi Codjia]] ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 28 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 3–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = [[Emad Moteab|Moteab]] {{goal|8||69}} <br> [[Mohamed Aboutrika|Aboutrika]] {{goal|61}}
| goals2 = [[Arouna Koné|A. Koné]] {{goal|43}}
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 74,000
| referee = [[Eddy Maillet]] ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 28 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY|1977}}
| score = 0–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|MAR}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = [[Mourad Daami]] ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}

=== Group B ===
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|section=Group B

|team1=CMR|name_CMR={{fb|CMR}}
|team2=COD|name_COD={{fb|COD|2003}}
|team3=ANG|name_ANG={{fb|ANG}}
|team4=TOG|name_TOG={{fb|TOG}}
|win_CMR=3|draw_CMR=0|loss_CMR=0|gf_CMR=7|ga_CMR=1
|win_COD=1|draw_COD=1|loss_COD=1|gf_COD=2|ga_COD=2
|win_ANG=1|draw_ANG=1|loss_ANG=1|gf_ANG=4|ga_ANG=5
|win_TOG=0|draw_TOG=0|loss_TOG=3|gf_TOG=2|ga_TOG=7

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations#knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
| date = 21 January 2006
| time = 17:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 3–1
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/cameroon-vs-angola/333688]
| team2 = {{fb|ANG}}
| goals1 = [[Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]] {{goal|20||39||78}}
| goals2 = [[Flávio Amado|Flávio]] {{goal|31|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 8,000
| referee = [[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 21 January 2006
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}}
| score = 0–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Tresor Mputu|Mputu]] {{goal|45}} <br> [[Lomana LuaLua|LuaLua]] {{goal|64}}
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = [[Mourad Daami]] ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 25 January 2006
| time = 17:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}
| score = 0–0
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/angola-vs-congo-dr/333690/lineups]
| team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 2,000
| referee = [[Badara Diatta]] ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 25 January 2006
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
| goals1 = [[Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]] {{goal|68}} <br> [[Albert Meyong|Meyong]] {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 3,000
| referee = [[Modou Sowe]] ([[Gambia Football Association|Gambia]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 29 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}}
| score = 3–2
| report = [http://www.goal.com/en-gh/match/angola-vs-togo/333692?ICID=MP_H2H_PL_2]
| team2 = {{fb|TOG}}
| goals1 = [[Flávio Amado|Flávio]] {{goal|9||38}} <br> [[Norberto Maurito|Maurito]] {{goal|86}}
| goals2 = [[Mohamed Kader|Kader]] {{goal|24}} <br> [[Chérif Touré Mamam|Mamam]] {{goal|67}}
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 4,000
| referee = [[Abderrahim Al-Arjoune]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 29 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}}
| goals1 = [[Geremi]] {{goal|31}} <br> [[Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]] {{goal|33}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 5,000
| referee = [[Koman Coulibaly]] ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}

=== Group C ===
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|section=Group C

|team1=GUI|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}}
|team2=TUN|name_TUN={{fb|TUN}}
|team3=ZAM|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM}}
|team4=RSA|name_RSA={{fb|RSA}}
|win_GUI=3|draw_GUI=0|loss_GUI=0|gf_GUI=7|ga_GUI=1
|win_TUN=2|draw_TUN=0|loss_TUN=1|gf_TUN=6|ga_TUN=4
|win_ZAM=1|draw_ZAM=0|loss_ZAM=2|gf_ZAM=3|ga_ZAM=6
|win_RSA=0|draw_RSA=0|loss_RSA=3|gf_RSA=0|ga_RSA=5

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations#knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
| date = 22 January 2006
| time = 17:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score = 4–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|ZAM}}
| goals1 = [[Francileudo Santos|Santos]] {{goal|35||82||90+3}} <br> [[Riadh Bouazizi|Bouazizi]] {{goal|53}}
| goals2 = [[James Chamanga|Chamanga]] {{goal|9}}
| stadium = [[Harras El-Hedoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 16,000
| referee = [[Eddy Maillet]] ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 22 January 2006
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}}
| score = 0–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Sambégou Bangoura|S. Bangoura]] {{goal|78}} <br> [[Ousmane Bangoura|O. Bangoura]] {{goal|88}}
| stadium = [[Harras El-Hedoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = [[Mohamed Benouza]] ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 26 January 2006
| time = 17:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
| score = 1–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1 = [[Elijah Tana|Tana]] {{goal|33}}
| goals2 = [[Pascal Feindouno|Feindouno]] {{goal|73|pen.|90+1}}
| stadium = [[Harras El-Hedoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 24,000
| referee = [[Emmanuel Imiere]] ([[Nigeria Football Association|Nigeria]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 26 January 2006
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}
| goals1 = [[Francileudo Santos|Santos]] {{goal|32}} <br> [[Selim Benachour|Benachour]] {{goal|58}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Harras El-Hedoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = [[Evehe Divine]] ([[Cameroonian Football Federation|Cameroon]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 30 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}}
| score = 0–3
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Ousmane Bangoura|O. Bangoura]] {{goal|16}} <br> [[Pascal Feindouno|Feindouno]] {{goal|70}} <br> [[Kaba Diawara|Diawara]] {{goal|90+1}}
| stadium = [[Harras El-Hedoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 18,000
| referee = [[Shamsul Maidin]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 30 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
| score = 1–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|RSA}}
| goals1 = [[Christopher Katongo|C. Katongo]] {{goal|75}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Alexandria Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 4,000
| referee = [[Essam Abd El Fatah]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}

=== Group D ===
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|section=Group D

|team1=NGA|name_NGA={{fb|NGA}}
|team2=SEN|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}}
|team3=GHA|name_GHA={{fb|GHA}}
|team4=ZIM|name_ZIM={{fb|ZIM}}
|win_NGA=3|draw_NGA=0|loss_NGA=0|gf_NGA=5|ga_NGA=1
|win_SEN=1|draw_SEN=0|loss_SEN=2|gf_SEN=3|ga_SEN=3
|win_GHA=1|draw_GHA=0|loss_GHA=2|gf_GHA=2|ga_GHA=3
|win_ZIM=1|draw_ZIM=0|loss_ZIM=2|gf_ZIM=2|ga_ZIM=5

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations#knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{football box
| date = 23 January 2006
| time = 17:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 = [[Taye Taiwo|Taiwo]] {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]]
| attendance = 18,000
| referee = [[Essam Abd El Fatah]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 23 January 2006
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}}
| score = 0–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Henri Camara|H. Camara]] {{goal|59}} <br> [[Issa Ba|Ba]] {{goal|80}}
| stadium = [[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]]
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = [[Khalid Abdel Rahman]] ([[Sudan Football Association|Sudan]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 27 January 2006
| time = 17:15
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 1–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = [[Matthew Amoah|Amoah]] {{goal|13}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]]
| attendance = 18,000
| referee = [[Abderrahim Al-Arjoune]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 27 January 2006
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
| goals1 = [[Christian Obodo|Obodo]] {{goal|57}} <br> [[Mikel John Obi|Mikel]] {{goal|60}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]]
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = [[Koman Coulibaly]] ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 31 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 2–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = [[Obafemi Martins|Martins]] {{goal|79||88}}
| goals2 = [[Souleymane Camara|S. Camara]] {{goal|58}}
| stadium = [[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]]
| attendance = 17,000
| referee = [[Jérôme Damon]] ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 31 January 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 1–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|ZIM}}
| goals1 = [[Baba Adamu|Adamu]] {{goal|90+2}}
| goals2 = [[Issah Gabriel Ahmed|Issah]] {{goal|60|o.g.}} <br> [[Benjani Mwaruwari|Benjani]] {{goal|68}}
| stadium = [[Ismailia Stadium]], [[Ismailia]]
| attendance = 18,500
| referee = [[René Louzaya]] ([[Congolese Football Federation|Congo]])
}}

== Knockout stage ==
{{#invoke:RoundN|N8
|style=white-space:nowrap|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes
<!--quarter-finals-->
| 3 February – [[Cairo]] | '''{{fb|EGY}}''' | '''4''' | {{fb|COD|2003}} | 1
| 3 February – [[Alexandria]] | {{fb|GUI}} | 2 | '''{{fb|SEN}}''' | '''3'''
| 4 February – [[Cairo]] | {{fb|CMR}} | 1 (11) | '''{{fb|CIV}} {{pso}}''' | '''1 (12)'''
| 4 February – [[Port Said]] | '''{{fb|NGA}} {{pso}}''' | '''1 (6)''' | {{fb|TUN}} | 1 (5)
<!--semi-finals-->
| 7 February – [[Cairo]] | '''{{fb|EGY}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|SEN}} | 1
| 7 February – [[Alexandria]] | '''{{fb|CIV}}''' | '''1''' | {{fb|NGA}} | 0
<!--final-->
| 10 February – [[Cairo]] | '''{{fb|EGY}} {{pso}}''' | '''0 (4)''' | {{fb|CIV}} | 0 (2)
<!--third place-->
| 9 February – [[Cairo]] | {{fb|SEN}} | 0 | '''{{fb|NGA}}''' | '''1'''
}}

=== Quarter-finals ===
{{football box
| date = 3 February 2006
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
| score = 2–3 
| report= [https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/afrika-cup-2006-in-aegypten-viertelfinale-guinea-senegal/ Report]
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = [[Kaba Diawara|Diawara]] {{goal|24}} <br> [[Pascal Feindouno|Feindouno]] {{goal|90+5}}
| goals2 = [[Papa Bouba Diop|Bouba Diop]] {{goal|61}} <br> [[Mamadou Niang|Niang]] {{goal|83}} <br> [[Henri Camara|H. Camara]] {{goal|90+3}}
| stadium = [[Harras El-Hedoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 17,000
| referee = [[Coffi Codjia]] ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 3 February 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 4–1
| report = [https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/afrika-cup-2006-in-aegypten-viertelfinale-aegypten-dr-kongo/ Report]
| team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}}
| goals1 = [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|A. Hassan]] {{goal|33|pen.|89}} <br> [[Hossam Hassan|H. Hassan]] {{goal|39}} <br> [[Emad Moteab|Moteab]] {{goal|58}}
| goals2 = [[Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa|El-Saqqa]] {{goal|45+2|o.g.}}
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 74,000
| referee = [[Modou Sowe]] ([[Gambia Football Association|Gambia]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 4 February 2006
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 1–1
| aet = yes
| report = [https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/afrika-cup-2006-in-aegypten-viertelfinale-nigeria-tunesien/ Report]
| team2 = {{fb|TUN}}
| goals1 = [[Victor Obinna|Obinna]] {{goal|6}}
| goals2 = [[Karim Haggui|Haggui]] {{goal|49}}
| stadium = [[Port Said Stadium]], [[Port Said]]
| attendance = 10,000
| referee = [[Eddy Maillet]] ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]])
| penalties1 = [[Joseph Yobo|Yobo]] {{penmiss}} <br> [[Taye Taiwo|Taiwo]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Ayila Yussuf|Ayila]] {{penmiss}} <br> [[Victor Obinna|Obinna]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Obafemi Martins|Martins]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Mikel John Obi|Mikel]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Vincent Enyeama|Enyeama]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Nwankwo Kanu|Kanu]] {{pengoal}}
| penaltyscore = 6–5
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Hamed Namouchi|Namouchi]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Haykel Guemamdia|Guemamdia]] <br> {{penmiss}} [[Adel Chedli|Chedli]] <br> {{penmiss}} [[Selim Benachour|Benachour]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[José Clayton|Clayton]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Ali Boumnijel|Boumnijel]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Amir Haj Massaoud|Massaoud]] <br> {{penmiss}} [[Riadh Bouazizi|Bouazizi]]
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 4 February 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}}
| score = 1–1
| aet = yes
| report = [https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/afrika-cup-2006-in-aegypten-viertelfinale-kamerun-elfenbeinkueste/ Report]
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = [[Albert Meyong|Meyong]] {{goal|95}}
| goals2 = [[Bakari Koné|B. Koné]] {{goal|92}}
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 4,000
| referee = [[Mohamed Guezzaz]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
| penalties1 = [[Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Geremi]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Timothée Atouba|Atouba]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Daniel Ngom Kome|Kome]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Albert Meyong|Meyong]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Jean Makoun|Makoun]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Rigobert Song|Song]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Alioum Saidou|Saidou]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Roudolphe Douala|Douala]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[André Bikey|Bikey]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Souleymanou Hamidou|Hamidou]] {{pengoal}} <br> [[Samuel Eto'o|Eto'o]] {{penmiss}}
| penaltyscore = 11–12
| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Kolo Touré|K. Touré]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Bakari Koné|B. Koné]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Emerse Faé|Faé]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Arouna Koné|A. Koné]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Blaise Kouassi (footballer, born 1974)|Kouassi]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Romaric (footballer)|Romaric]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Arthur Boka|Boka]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Didier Zokora|Zokora]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Marco Zoro|Zoro]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Jean-Jacques Tizié|Tizié]] <br> {{pengoal}} [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]]
}}

=== Semi-finals ===
{{football box
| date = 7 February 2006
| time = 19:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
| score = 2–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|SEN}}
| goals1 = [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|A. Hassan]] {{goal|37|pen.}} <br> [[Amr Zaki|Zaki]] {{goal|81}}
| goals2 = [[Mamadou Niang|Niang]] {{goal|52}}
| stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 74,100
| referee = [[Evehe Divine]] ([[Cameroonian Football Federation|Cameroon]])
}}
----
{{football box
| date = 7 February 2006
| time = 15:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}}
| score = 0–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]] {{goal|47}}
| stadium = [[Harras El-Hedoud Stadium]], [[Alexandria]]
| attendance = 20,000
| referee = [[Jérôme Damon]] ([[South African Football Association|South Africa]])
}}

=== Third-place match ===
{{football box
| date = 9 February 2006
| time = 18:00
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score = 0–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|NGA}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 = [[Garba Lawal|Lawal]] {{goal|79}}
| stadium = [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = 11,354
| referee = [[Koman Coulibaly]] ([[Malian Football Federation|Mali]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{main|2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final}}
{{footballbox
|date = 10 February 2006
|time = 18:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}}
|score = 0–0
|penaltyscore = 4–2
|aet = yes
|report = [https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma1821711/lineup/ Report]
|team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|penalties1 = [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|A. Hassan]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mohamed Abdelwahab|Abdelwahab]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Abdel Halim Ali|A.H. Ali]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Amr Zaki|Zaki]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mohamed Aboutrika|Aboutrika]] {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Kolo Touré|K. Touré]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Bakari Koné|B. Koné]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Emmanuel Eboué|Eboué]]
|stadium = [[Cairo International Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
|attendance = 74,100
|referee = [[Mourad Daami]] ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
}}

== Goalscorers ==
;5 goals
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* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Samuel Eto'o]]
{{colend}}

;4 goals
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* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|Ahmed Hassan]]
* {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Pascal Feindouno]]
* {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Francileudo Santos]]
{{colend}}

;3 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Emad Moteab]]
* {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Flávio Amado|Flávio]]
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Didier Drogba]]
{{colend}}

;2 goals
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Mohamed Aboutrika]]
* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Albert Meyong]]
* {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Ousmane Bangoura]]
* {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Kaba Diawara]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Obafemi Martins]]
* {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Henri Camara]]
* {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Mamadou Niang]]
{{colend}}

;1 goal
{{colbegin|colwidth=18em}}
* {{flagicon|Angola}} [[Norberto Maurito]]
* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Geremi]]
* {{flagicon|DR Congo|2003}} [[Lomana LuaLua]]
* {{flagicon|DR Congo|2003}} [[Tresor Mputu]]
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Hossam Hassan]]
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Mido (footballer)|Mido]]
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Amr Zaki]]
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Baba Adamu]]
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Matthew Amoah]]
* {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Sambégou Bangoura]]
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Arouna Koné]]
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Bakari Koné]]
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Yaya Touré]]
* {{flagicon|Libya|1977}} [[Abdusalam Khames]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Garba Lawal]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Mikel John Obi]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Victor Obinna]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Christian Obodo]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Taye Taiwo]]
* {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Issa Ba]]
* {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Souleymane Camara]]
* {{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Papa Bouba Diop]]
* {{flagicon|Togo}} [[Mohamed Kader]]
* {{flagicon|Togo}} [[Chérif Touré Mamam]]
* {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Selim Benachour]]
* {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Riadh Bouazizi]]
* {{flagicon|Tunisia}} [[Karim Haggui]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[James Chamanga]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Christopher Katongo]]
* {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Elijah Tana]]
* {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Benjani Mwaruwari]]
{{colend}}

;1 own goal
{{colbegin|colwidth=32em}}
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa]] (against Congo DR)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Issah Ahmed]] (against Zimbabwe)
{{colend}}

== CAF Team of the Tournament ==
'''Goalkeeper'''
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Essam El Hadary]]

'''Defenders'''
* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Rigobert Song]]
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Wael Gomaa]]
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Emmanuel Eboué]]
* {{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Taye Taiwo]]

'''Midfielders'''
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Stephen Appiah]]
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Mohamed Aboutrika]]
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|Ahmed Hassan]]
* {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Pascal Feindouno]]

'''Forwards'''
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Didier Drogba]]
* {{flagicon|Cameroon}} [[Samuel Eto'o]]

== Tournament rankings ==
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! Ranking criteria
|-
|For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:<ref name="manual">{{cite web|title=AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/downloads/miscellaneous-regulations/AFC-Competition-Operations-Manual-(Edition-2023).pdf|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>
# Goal difference in round eliminated;
# Goals scored in round eliminated;
# If teams eliminated in the semi-finals or quarter-finals are tied, the above criteria are reapplied for the previous knockout round, with this process repeated once more should two semi-finalists remain tied;
# Points in group stage;
# Goal difference in group stage;
# Goals scored in group stage;
# Disciplinary points.

For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:<ref name="manual"/>
# Position in group;
# Points;
# Goal difference;
# Goals scored;
# Disciplinary points.
|}
{{Fb cl3 header navbar|p=yes|group=yes|no-extras=yes|fs=95}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=1|t={{fb|EGY}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=4|d=2|l=0|gf=12|ga=3|bc=gold}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=2|t={{fb|CIV}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=2|l=1|gf=6|ga=5|bc=silver}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=3|t={{fb|NGA}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=4|d=1|l=1|gf=7|ga=3|bc=#c96}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=4|t={{fb|SEN}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=0|l=4|gf=7|ga=8}}
|-
| colspan="11"| '''Eliminated in the quarter-finals'''
|-
{{Fb cl3 team|p=5|t={{fb|CMR}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=1|l=0|gf=8|ga=2}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=6|t={{fb|GUI}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=0|l=1|gf=9|ga=4}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=7|t={{fb|TUN}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=1|l=1|gf=7|ga=5}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=8|t={{fb|COD}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=1|l=2|gf=3|ga=6}}
|-
| colspan="11"| '''Eliminated in the group stage'''
|-
{{Fb cl3 team|p=9|t={{fb|ANG}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=1|l=1|gf=4|ga=5}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=10|t={{fb|ZAM}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=3|ga=6}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=11|t={{fb|GHA}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=2|ga=3}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=12|t={{fb|ZIM}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=2|ga=5}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=13|t={{fb|MAR}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=2|l=1|gf=0|ga=1}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=14|t={{fb|LBY}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=1|l=2|gf=1|ga=5}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=15|t={{fb|TOG}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=2|ga=7}}
{{Fb cl3 team|p=16|t={{fb|RSA}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=0|ga=5}}
|}
== See also ==
* [[Cairo]]
* [[Egyptian Soccer Cup]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/default.stm BBC coverage]
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/06a.html Details at RSSSF]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060110074910/http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/html2/tournaments/africa2006.php A guide to the teams]

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