1996 African Cup of Nations final

1996 African Cup of Nations Final
Event	1996 African Cup of Nations
Date	3 February 1996
Venue	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee	Charles Massembe (Uganda)
Attendance	80,000
	← 1994 1998 →

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

3 February 1996

16:30 South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

South Africa	2–0	Tunisia
Williams 73', 75'	Report Report

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

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	29'	51'
DM	21	Eric Tinkler
AM	15	Doctor Khumalo
AM	10	John Moshoeu
CF	17	Shaun Bartlett
CF	6	Phil Masinga		65'
Substitutions:
MF	19	Helman Mkhalele		51'
FW	11	Mark Williams		65'
Manager:
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		77'
RM	12	Sofiane Fekhi
LM	10	Kaies Ghodhbane		46'
AM	8	Zoubeir Baya
CF	18	Mehdi Ben Slimane
CF	11	Adel Sellimi
Substitutions:
DF	21	Lassad Hanini	67'	46'
FW	9	Abdelkader Ben Hassen		77'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

References

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

External links

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[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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