2008 Africa Cup of Nations

The African Cup of Nations 2008 (English: African Cup of Nations, French for Coupe d' Afrique des Nations ) was the 26th playout of the African continental championship in football and was held from 20 January to 10 February for the fourth time after 1963, 1978 and 2000 held in Ghana (with Nigeria). On 8 June 2004, the 13-member Executive Committee of CAF announced at a press conference in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, that the African Cup is awarded to Ghana in 2008. In the vote, put the West African country with 9:3 votes by against competitors from Libya.

As previously found a qualification for the reduction of the field of 47 candidates instead of the sixteen finalists. At the 132 qualifiers, where 15 final places were offered, attended by 46 teams, with hosts Ghana qualified automatically. For the first time had to compete in qualifying with Egypt, the defending champion. Egypt, Angola, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghanaian national football team, Guinea, Cameroon, Malian national football team, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia: In the end, the following teams qualified.

→ Main article: African Cup 2008/Qualifikation

It was played with four groups of four teams. Case of a tie between two teams decided in the following order over the place in the table and getting ahead: the goal difference and greater number of goals scored in all group matches, the matches between the teams in question (larger number of points, goal difference, goals scored ), ultimately the Fairplay list ( which results from the smaller number of yellow and red cards) or the lot. The top two teams from each group then played as usual from the quarter finals in the knockout system from the tournament winner. Stand it at the games of the final round after the regular time of 90 minutes in a draw, it was the extension of two periods of 15 minutes, and possibly (if still firmly stands no winner) the penalty shoot-out.

Egypt defended his title in 2006 and was the sixth time African champions in football. Egypt thus also qualified for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 in South Africa.

  • 5.1 quarterfinals
  • 5.2 Semi-finals
  • 5.3 3rd place match
  • 5.4 final

Venues

Squad

→ Main article: Squad of the African Cup of Nations 2008

Referee

A total of 16 referees were nominated for the tournament.

  • Tunisia Kacem Bennaceur
  • Algeria Mohamed Benouza
  • Benin Coffi Codjia
  • Koman Coulibaly of Mali
  • Senegal Badara Diatta
  • Togo Kokou Djaoupe
  • Morocco Abderrahim El Arjoune

Group stage

The draw for the group was held in Accra on 19 October 2007. The group matches were held up to the opening in group A and the last game each in the context of double events.

Group A

With one exception, all of the games in Accra.

Group B

With one exception, all of the games in Sekondi- Takoradi.

Group C

With one exception, all of the games in Kumasi.

Group D

With one exception, all of the games in Tamale.

Final round

In the quarter and semi-finals, the third-place match and the final knockout system is played at. Is it at the games of the final round after the regular time of 90 minutes in a draw, it comes to the extension of two periods of 15 minutes and if after the end of the extension still firmly there is no winner, the penalty shoot-out.

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

3rd Place Match

Final

Awards

To the best player of the tournament Egyptian Hosni Abd- Rabou was chosen as the best young player Alexandre Song Award from Cameroon. Scorer of the Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o with 5 goals.

In addition, the Technical Commission found ( Technical Study Group ) of the CAF, a team of eleven best players of the tournament together (in brackets reserve):

Goalkeepers: Essam El Hadary - ( Richard Kingson )

Defense: Geremi Njitap, Wael Gomaa, Michael Essien, Sulley Muntari ( Hani Zaid Ahmed Fati )

Midfielders: Yaya Toure, Alexandre Song, Hosni Abd- Rabou, Mohamed Abo Treka ( Saber Ben Frej, Stéphane Mbia )

Attack: Amr Zaki, Manucho ( Didier Drogba, Abdul Kader Keïta )

Top scorers

→ Main article: African Cup 2008/Torschützenliste

Official Match Ball

The match ball of the 2008 African Cup of Nations is the wawa aba from adidas. It is the first specifically designed for African Cup of Nations match ball and incorporates in its design classic African elements. Contrasting he is kept in red, yellow, green and black, the national colors of Ghana, and differs greatly from the optically classic color scheme with white as the keynote from. The name means " seed of Obeche tree " and stands for strength and flexibility. Apart from the coloring corresponding to the ball the Europass for the European Championship in 2008 and also owns the manufacturer described as " goose bumps " fine structure of the surface to help the ball better flight properties and better controllability.

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