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Gabon and Equatorial Guinea won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with two other bid winning nations, Angola and Libya. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010, Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 cup and Libya was originally schedulted to host the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013 edition]].<ref>http://supersport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/news/110613/Caf_take_Afcon_away_from_Libya</ref> in light of the [[Libyan Civil War]]. |
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with two other bid winning nations, Angola and Libya. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010, Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 cup and Libya was originally schedulted to host the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013 edition]].<ref>http://supersport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/news/110613/Caf_take_Afcon_away_from_Libya</ref> in light of the [[Libyan Civil War]]. |
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The official match [[Association football (ball)|ball]] for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, manufactured by [[Adidas]], is named the ''Comoequa''. The name is inspired from the Como River which runs through the host nations, and the Equator which runs throughout Africa and unites the host nations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12522-adidas-presents-the-official-match-ball-for-the-african-cup-of-nations.html |title=CAF and Adidas present the official match ball for the African Cup of Nations |work=cafonline.com |publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=3 January 2011 |accessdate=3 January 2011 }}</ref> |
The official match [[Association football (ball)|ball]] for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, manufactured by [[Adidas]], is named the ''Comoequa''. The name is inspired from the Como River which runs through the host nations, and the Equator which runs throughout Africa and unites the host nations.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12522-adidas-presents-the-official-match-ball-for-the-african-cup-of-nations.html |title=CAF and Adidas present the official match ball for the African Cup of Nations |work=cafonline.com |publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=3 January 2011 |accessdate=3 January 2011 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:37, 24 January 2012
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations is the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It will be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.[1]
Bids shortlist
The five countries who were shortlisted to host the tournament including one joint bid:[citation needed]
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with two other bid winning nations, Angola and Libya. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010, Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 cup and Libya was originally schedulted to host the 2013 edition.[2] in light of the Libyan Civil War.
Squads
Match officials
The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
Qualification
The qualification process involves ten groups of four, one of which was reduced to a group of three after the withdrawal of Mauritania, and one group of five. The top team from each group goes through, as well as the second placed team from the group of five. The two best second place teams also qualify. At the end of the qualification process, fourteen teams would have qualified, as well as the two host nations. The first qualifiers were held on 1 July 2010.[4]
Qualified teams
Country | Qualified as | Qualification date | Appearance in finals | Previous best performance | Regional body | FIFA ranking | Continental ranking |
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Gabon | Co-hosts | 29 July 2007 | 5th | Quarterfinals (1996) | UNIFFAC | 77 | 17 |
Equatorial Guinea | Co-hosts | 29 July 2007 | 1st | Debut appearance | UNIFFAC | 151 | 42 |
Mali | Group A Winner | 8 October 2011 | 7th | Second place (1972) | WAFU | 67 | 15 |
Guinea | Group B Winner | 8 October 2011 | 10th | Second place (1976) | WAFU | 79 | 18 |
Zambia | Group C Winner | 8 October 2011 | 15th | Second place (1974, 1994) | COSAFA | 79 | 19 |
Morocco | Group D Winner | 9 October 2011 | 14th | Winner (1976) | UNAF | 60 | 11 |
Senegal | Group E Winner | 3 September 2011 | 12th | Second place (2002) | WAFU | 44 | 6 |
Burkina Faso | Group F Winner | 3 September 2011 | 8th | Fourth place (1998) | WAFU | 62 | 13 |
Niger | Group G Winner | 8 October 2011 | 1st | Debut appearance | WAFU | 98 | 24 |
Ivory Coast | Group H Winner | 5 June 2011 | 19th | Winner (1992) | WAFU | 16 | 1 |
Ghana | Group I Winner | 8 October 2011 | 18th | Winner (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | WAFU | 29 | 2 |
Angola | Group J Winner | 8 October 2011 | 6th | Quarterfinals (2008, 2010) | COSAFA | 84 | 20 |
Botswana | Group K Winner | 26 March 2011 | 1st | Debut appearance | COSAFA | 96 | 23 |
Tunisia | Group K Runner-up | 8 October 2011 | 15th | Winner (2004) | UNAF | 60 | 11 |
Libya | Top Two Runner-Up | 8 October 2011 | 3rd | Second place (1982) | UNAF | 63 | 14 |
Sudan | Top Two Runner-Up | 9 October 2011 | 8th | Winner (1970) | CECAFA | 112 | 27 |
Controversies
Togo
Togo were initially banned from the 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments by CAF after they withdrew from the 2010 tournament following an attack on their team bus.[5] Togo appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with FIFA president Sepp Blatter stepping in to mediate. The ban was subsequently lifted with immediate effect on 14 May 2010, after a meeting of the CAF Executive Committee. Togo are therefore free to play in the 2012 and 2013 qualifiers.[6]
Nigeria
On 30 June, after Nigeria's exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan punished the team for a poor campaign by imposing a two-year ban from international competition.[7] This would have resulted in the Nigerians missing out on both the 2012 qualifying phase and the 2012 African Cup of Nations. However, on 5 July, the Nigerian government dropped the ban after FIFA threatened to impose harsher international sanctions as a result of the government interference.[8] Nigeria competed in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as scheduled.
Venues
The opening match, one semi-final and the third place match will be held in Equatorial Guinea while the other semi-final and the final will be held in Gabon.[9]
Libreville | Franceville | Bata | Malabo |
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Stade d'Angondjé | Stade de Franceville | Estadio de Bata | Nuevo Estadio de Malabo |
Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 35,700 | Capacity: 15,250 |
Draw
The draw for the final tournament took place on 29 October 2011 at the Sipopo Conference Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.[10] The draw ceremony was attended by the two presidents from the host countries, President Ali Bongo of Gabon and President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea.[11] The draw saw the 16 qualified teams being pitted into four groups of four teams each. The two top teams from each group will qualify for the quarter finals with the winners progressing to the semi finals and final eventually.
The two hosts were automatically seeded into pot 1. The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2006, 2008 and 2010 editions.[12] For each of the last three African Cup of Nations final tournaments, the following system of points is adopted for the qualified countries:
Classification | Points awarded |
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Winner | 7 |
Runner-up | 5 |
Losing semi-finalists | 3 |
Losing quarter-finalists | 2 |
Eliminated in 1st round | 1 |
Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:
- 2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 3
- 2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 2
- 2006 edition: points to be multiplied by 1
The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking. Each group contained one team from each pot.
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Equatorial Guinea (assigned to A1) |
Angola (11 pts) |
Mali (5 pts) |
Group stage
Groups A and B will take place in Equatorial Guinea, while Groups C and D will take place in Gabon.[13]
If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[14]
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
- drawing of lots by the organising committee.
Key to colours in group tables |
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Top two placed teams advance to the quarterfinals |
Third and fourth placed teams are eliminated |
All times are West Africa Time (UTC+1).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Equatorial Guinea (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | Libya |
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Balboa 87' | Report |
Equatorial Guinea | 0–1 | Zambia |
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Report | C. Katongo 68' |
Libya | 2–1 | Senegal |
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Boussefi 5', 84' | Report | D. N'Diaye 10' |
On the next match day (25 Jan)
- Zambia will advance to the quarterfinals (and Libya will be eliminated) if they defeat Libya and Senegal do not defeat Equatorial Guinea.
- Equatorial Guinea will advance to the quarterfinals (and Senegal will be eliminated) if they defeat Senegal and Libya do not defeat Zambia.
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Sudan |
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Drogba 39' | Report |
Burkina Faso | 1–2 | Angola |
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A. Traoré 58' | Report | Mateus Galiano 48' Manucho 68' |
Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Burkina Faso |
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Kalou 16' B. Koné 82' (o.g.) |
Report |
Sudan | 2–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Mudather Karika 33', 79' | Report | Ouédraogo 90+5' |
Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Angola |
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Eboué 33' Bony 64' |
Report |
On the next match day (26 Jan)
- Angola will advance to the quarterfinals (and Sudan will be eliminated) if they defeat Sudan and Burkina Faso do not defeat Côte d'Ivoire.
- Côte d'Ivoire will advance to the quarterfinals (and Burkina Faso will be eliminated) if they defeat Burkina Faso and Sudan do not defeat Angola.
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Gabon (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
Gabon | 2–0 | Niger |
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Aubameyang 31' N'Guéma 42' |
Report |
Gabon | 3–2 | Morocco |
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Aubameyang 76' Cousin 79' Mbanangoyé 90+10' |
Report | Kharja 24', 90+1' (pen.) |
Gabon | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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Aubameyang 61' | Report |
On the next match day (27 Jan)
- Gabon will advance to the quarterfinals (and Morocco will be eliminated) if they defeat Morocco and Niger do not defeat Tunisia.
- Tunisia will advance to the quarterfinals (and Niger will be eliminated) if they defeat Niger and Morocco do not defeat Gabon.
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
4 | Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Ghana | 1–0 | Botswana |
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John Mensah 25' | Report |
Botswana | 1–6 | Guinea |
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Selolwane 23' (pen.) | Report | S. Diallo 15', 27' A. R. Camara 42' Traoré 45' M. Bah 83' Soumah 86' |
Ghana | 1–1 | Guinea |
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Agyemang-Badu 27' | Report | A. R. Camara 45' |
Mali | v | Guinea |
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Knockout phase
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
4 February – Bata | ||||||||||
Winner Group A | ||||||||||
8 February – Bata | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group B | ||||||||||
5 February – Franceville | ||||||||||
Winner Group D | ||||||||||
12 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group C | ||||||||||
5 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
Winner Group C | ||||||||||
8 February – Libreville | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group D | ||||||||||
4 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
Third place | ||||||||||
Winner Group B | ||||||||||
11 February – Malabo | ||||||||||
Runner-up Group A | ||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Winner Group A | Match 25 | Runner-up Group B |
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Winner Group B | Match 26 | Runner-up Group A |
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Winner Group C | Match 27 | Runner-up Group D |
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Winner Group D | Match 28 | Runner-up Group C |
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Semifinals
Winner Match 25 | Match 29 | Winner Match 28 |
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Winner Match 27 | Match 30 | Winner Match 26 |
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Third place match
Loser Match 29 | Match 31 | Loser Match 30 |
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Final
Winner Match 29 | Match 32 | Winner Match 30 |
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Goalscorers
- 1 goal
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Mascot
The mascot for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations was unveiled on 16 September 2011 at a ceremony in Libreville, Gabon. The mascot, named Gaguie, is a gorilla sporting the national team colors of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.[17]
Match ball
The official match ball for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, manufactured by Adidas, is named the Comoequa. The name is inspired from the Como River which runs through the host nations, and the Equator which runs throughout Africa and unites the host nations.[18]
References
- ^ "Angola to host 2010 Nations Cup". BBC Sport. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2006.
- ^ http://supersport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/news/110613/Caf_take_Afcon_away_from_Libya
- ^ "Referees". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Full schedule of qualifiers matches for CAN 2012". 15 February 2010.
- ^ "Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Togo's African Cup ban is lifted". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ "Nigeria's President Suspends Soccer Team". Canada: CBC. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Nigeria backs down on soccer ban". ESPN. ESPN. 6 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Gabon : Libreville et Malabo s'accordent pour la CAN 2012". Gaboneco (in French). 5 January 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
{{cite news}}
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- ^ "2012 Africa Cup of Nations draw conducted". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Orange CAN 2012 Official Draw 29 Oct 2011 – Procedures" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 12 October 2011.
- ^ "Fixtures of the 28th Orange -Africa Cup of Nations, CAN 2012 Equatorial Guinea –Gabon" (PDF). cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 29 October 2011.
- ^ "Regulations of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations Gabon-Equatorial Guinea 2012, art. 72, p. 30" (PDF). Retrieved 21 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "2012 African Nations Cup Fixtures and Results". ESPN Soccernet. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Rain delays Libya-Zambia match". ESPNStar.com. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Orange CAN 2012 mascot Gaguie unveiled". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "CAF and Adidas present the official match ball for the African Cup of Nations". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
External links
- Africa Cup of Nations at CAFonline.com
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