1996 African Cup of Nations

The 1996 African Cup of Nations, also known as the Coca-Cola 1996 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, split into four groups of four; the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However, Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment under pressure from then-dictator Sani Abacha, reducing the field to 15. South Africa won its first championship, beating Tunisia in the final 2–0.

Qualified teams

File:African Cup of Nations 1996.png

Participating nations

For full qualification see: 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = South Africa	flag alias = Flag of South Africa.svg	flag alias-1795 = Flag of Great Britain (1707–1800).svg	flag alias-1801 = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-1857 = Flag of Transvaal.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of the Natal Colony (1875–1910).svg	flag alias-1876 = Flag of the Cape Colony 1876-1910.svg	flag alias-1902 = Flag of Orange River Colony.svg	flag alias-1910 = South Africa Flag 1910-1912.svg	flag alias-1912 = Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg	flag alias-1928 = Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg	flag alias-1982 = Flag of South Africa (1982–1994).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg	flag alias-naval-1922 = Naval ensign of the United Kingdom.svg	flag alias-naval-1946 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1946-1951).svg	flag alias-naval-1951 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1951-1952).svg	flag alias-naval-1952 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1952-1981).svg	flag alias-naval-1981 = Naval Ensign of South Africa (1981-1994).svg	flag alias-marines=Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg	link alias-marines=South African Maritime Reaction Squadron	link alias-naval = South African Navy	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the South African Air Force.svg	flag alias-air force-1940 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1940-1951.svg	flag alias-air force-1951 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1951-1958.svg	flag alias-air force-1958 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1958-1967, 1970-1981).svg	flag alias-air force-1967 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1967-1970.svg	flag alias-air force-1981 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1981-1982.svg	flag alias-air force-1982 = Ensign of the South African Air Force (1982-1994).svg	flag alias-air force-1994 = Ensign of the South African Air Force 1994-2003.svg	link alias-air force = South African Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the South African Army.svg	flag alias-army-1951 = Flag of the South African Army (1951–1966).png	flag alias-army-1966 = Flag of the South African Army (1966–1973).png	flag alias-army-1973 = Flag of the South African Army (1973–1994).svg	flag alias-army-1981 = Ensign of the South African Defence Force (1981-1994).svg	flag alias-army-1994 = Flag of the South African Army (1994–2002).svg	flag alias-army-2002 = Flag of the South African Army (2002–2003).svg	link alias-army = South African Army	flag alias-military = Flag of the South African National Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = South African National Defence Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of South Africa.svg	link alias-navy = South African Navy	link alias-football = South Africa national soccer team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || Hosts || || (debut)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nigeria	flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg	link alias-army = Nigerian Army	flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}Template:Efn || Holders || Template:Dts || (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Gabon	flag alias = Flag of Gabon.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Gabon 1959-1960.svg	link alias-naval = Gabonese Navy	link alias-air force = Gabonese Air Force	link alias-army = Gabonese Army	link alias-navy = Gabonese Navy	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || Group 5 winners || Template:Dts || (1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Zaire	flag alias = Flag of Zaire (1971–1997).svg	link alias-football = DR Congo national football team	Zairian Army	Zairian Navy	Zairian Air Force	Zairian Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }} || Group 1 winners || Template:Dts || (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Zambia	flag alias = Flag of Zambia.svg	flag alias-1964 = Flag of Zambia (1964–1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Zambia (Pantone).svg	flag alias-2000 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2000).jpg	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Zambia (WFB 2004).gif	flag alias-air force=Air Force Ensign of Zambia.svg	link alias-air force=Zambian Air Force	link alias-army = Zambian Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1964 }} || Group 5 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Algeria	flag alias = Flag of Algeria.svg	flag alias-1830 = Flag of France (1794-1815).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of Algeria (1958-1962).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg	link alias-naval = Algerian National Navy	link alias-air force = Algerian Air Force	link alias-army = Algerian Land Forces	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Algeria.svg	link alias-navy = Algerian National Navy	link alias-military = Algerian People's National Army	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 4 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Angola	flag alias = Flag of Angola.svg	link alias-naval = Angolan Navy	link alias-army = Angolan Army	link alias-navy = Angolan Navy	link alias-military = Angolan Armed Forces	link alias-air force = National Air Force of Angola	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || Group 6 winners || Template:Dts || (debut)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || Group 7 winners || Template:Dts || (1978)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cameroon	flag alias = Flag of Cameroon.svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Cameroon (1957-1961).svg	flag alias-1961 = Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg	link alias-military = Cameroon Armed Forces	Cameroon Army	link alias-air force = Cameroon Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 1 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1970, 1972, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Egypt	flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg	flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg	flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg	flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg	link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg	link alias-army = Egyptian Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy	flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force	flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg	link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 4 winners || Template:Dts || (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ghana	flag alias = Flag of Ghana.svg	flag alias-1964 = Ghana flag 1964.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Ghana.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Ghana.svg	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Ghana.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Ghana.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 3 winners || Template:Dts || (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ivory Coast	flag alias = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Côte d'Ivoire (WFB 2009).gif	flag alias-2004 = Flag of Cote d'Ivoire (2004 World Factbook).gif	size =	variant =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || Group 7 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Liberia	flag alias = Flag of Liberia.svg	flag alias-23px = Flag of Liberia 23px.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 2 runners-up || Template:Dts || (debut)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Mozambique	flag alias = Flag of Mozambique.svg	flag alias-1974 = Flag of Mozambique (1974-1975).svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Mozambique (1975–1983).svg	flag alias-1983 = Flag of Mozambique (1983).svg	flag alias-1984 = Flag of Mozambique (WFB 2000).svg	Mozambican Army	flag alias-army = Flag of the Mozambique Army.svg	Mozambique Naval Command	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Mozambique Naval Command.svg	Mozambique Naval Command	link alias-air force = Mozambique Air Force	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mozambique Air Force.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 6 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1986)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Sierra Leone	flag alias = Flag of Sierra Leone.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Sierra Leone.svg	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Sierra Leone.svg	link alias-military = Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || Group 3 runners-up || Template:Dts || (1994)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Tunisia	flag alias = Flag of Tunisia.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg	flag alias-old = Tunisian flag till 1831.svg	border-old =	flag alias-bey = Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg	Tunisian National Navy	link alias-army = Tunisian Army	link alias-air force= Tunisian Air Force	Tunisian National Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1959 }} || Group 2 winners || Template:Dts || (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994)

Notes

Venues

Johannesburg		Durban
FNB Stadium		Kings Park Stadium
File:FIFA World Cup 2010 Argentina South Korea.jpg		File:King's Park Stadium, Durban.jpg
Capacity: 80,000		Capacity: 52,000
Bloemfontein		Port Elizabeth
Free State Stadium		EPRU Stadium
File:Free State Stadium1.jpg		File:Boet Erasmus Stadium.jpg
Capacity: 40,000		Capacity: 33,852

First round

Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals.

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Group C

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{{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Nigeria | flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg | flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg | flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg | flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg | link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy | flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg | link alias-army = Nigerian Army | flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg | link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces | flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg | link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force | flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg | link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy | flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}} withdrew, so their three matches were canceled.

• vs. {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Zaire | flag alias = Flag of Zaire (1971–1997).svg | link alias-football = DR Congo national football team | link alias-army = Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zairian Army | link alias-naval = Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zairian Navy | link alias-air force = Air Force of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zairian Air Force | link alias-navy = Navy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Zairian Navy | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | altvar = football

}}, 16 January 1996

• vs. {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Liberia | flag alias = Flag of Liberia.svg | flag alias-23px = Flag of Liberia 23px.svg | size = | name = | altlink = national football team | variant =

}}, 19 January 1996

• vs. {{ Template:Yesno

| alias = Gabon | flag alias = Flag of Gabon.svg | flag alias-1959 = Flag of Gabon 1959-1960.svg | link alias-naval = Gabonese Navy | link alias-air force = Gabonese Air Force | link alias-army = Gabonese Army | link alias-navy = Gabonese Navy | size = | name = | variant = | altlink = national football team

}}, 25 January 1996

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CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Template:Flagicon Chokri El Ouaer

Defenders

• Template:Flagicon Yasser Radwan
• Template:Flagicon Mark Fish
• Template:Flagicon Elijah Litana
• Template:Flagicon Isaac Asare

Midfielders

• Template:Flagicon Zoubeir Baya
• Template:Flagicon Hazem Emam
• Template:Flagicon Abedi Pele
• Template:Flagicon Mark Williams

Forwards

• Template:Flagicon Kalusha Bwalya
• Template:Flagicon Tony Yeboah

External links

• Details at RSSSF
• Details at www.angelfire.com