2012 Africa Cup of Nations

The African Cup of Nations 2012 (English: African Cup of Nations, French for Coupe d' Afrique des Nations ) was the 28th playout of the African continental championship in football and was held from January 21 to February 12 in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and so for the second time after 2000 (then Ghana and Nigeria) in two countries instead.

The African Football Association CAF decided on 4 September 2006 on the host nations for the tournaments in 2010, 2012 and 2014 (later brought forward to 2013). Applications from Angola, Nigeria, Libya and the joint application by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea were allowed to vote, while the applications of Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal have already been rejected in May 2006. The 13-member Executive Committee has named in the Cairo headquarters Angola to host in 2010, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon spoke to the hosting rights for 2012 and gave Libya the contract for 2014.

It was played with four groups of four teams. Case of a tie between two teams was decided in the following order over the place in the table and getting ahead: the direct comparison (larger number of points, goal difference, goals scored ), the goal difference and greater number of goals scored in all group matches, then the Fairplay list (number of yellow and red cards) and ultimately 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.

Zambia won the tournament and was the first time African champions in football. A qualification for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2013 in Brazil did not take place as a result of the changeover to the odd game of next years African Nations Cup in 2013 will take place and the winner of which will qualify.

6.1 quarterfinals
6.2 Semi-finals
6.3 3rd place match
6.4 final

Qualification

As previously found a qualification for the reduction of the field of 48 candidates on the sixteen finalists instead, the two hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea automatically qualified. Ultimately, the following teams qualified:

Equatorial Guinea ( host ), Gabon ( host ), Botswana (winner Gr. K), Ivory Coast (winner Gr. H), Senegal (winner Gr. E), Burkina Faso (winner Gr.F1 ), Mali (winner Gr. A), Guinea (winner Gr. B), Zambia (winner Gr. C), Niger (winner Gr. G), Ghana (winner Gr. I), Angola (winner Gr. J), Tunisia ( Second Gr. K), Libya ( one of two runners-up a group of four ), Morocco (winner Gr. D), Sudan ( one of two runners-up a group of four )

1The legal qualification of Burkina Faso was doubted by the Namibian Football Association before the International Court of Sport. This ruled on January 10, 2012 in favor of Burkina Faso.

With Egypt for the first time the winner of the last African Cup of Nations could not qualify. So far only found a place without African Cup defending champion, than in 1996 Nigeria renounced participation. Besides Egypt could with Nigeria and Cameroon, two more teams in the top 4 in the eternal Table of Africa Championships not qualify. Moreover, in the competition in 2012 with Ghana only one of the four best teams of the last tournament.

With Botswana and Niger, who qualified for the first time, as well as the co-hosts Equatorial Guinea took three freshmen participate in the African Cup of Nations in 2012.

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Venues

The Africa Championship 2012 took place in both countries in two stages. In Equatorial Guinea, the games of the groups A and B, two fourth -finals, semi-finals and 3rd place match took place. Equatorial Guinea had already opened the two stages, but the stadium built in Bata on 35,700 seats. In Gabon, the games of the groups C and D, also two Fourth -finals and semi-finals and the finals were held. Gabon built for this purpose a new stadium and renovated in the second.

Squad

Referee

The African Football Association nominated 18 referees and 21 assistant referees for the tournament.

Referee:

Algeria Mohamed Benouza
Algeria Djamel Haimoudi
Cameroon Néant Alioum
Ivory Coast Noumandiez Doue
Gabon Eric Otogo - Castane
Gambia Bakary Papa Gassama
Madagascar Hamada Nampiandraza
Koman Coulibaly of Mali

Mauritania Ali Lemghaifry
Mauritius Rajindraparsad Seechurn
Morocco Bouchaib El Ahrach
Senegal Badara Diatta
Eddy Maillet Seychelles
Sudan Khalid Abdel Rahman
Tunisia 's Slim Jedidi
Zambia Janny Sikazwe

Wizard:

Algeria Albdelhak Etchiali
Burundi Jean -Claude Birumushahu
Cameroon Evariste Menkouande
Cameroon Yanoussa Moussa
Congo Republic Richard Bouende - Malonga
Ivory Coast Songuifolo Yeo
Eritrea Angesom Ogbamariam
Gabon Theophile Vinga
Guinea Abubakar Doumbouya
Kenya Marwa Range

Malawi 2010 Moffat Champiti
Mali Balla Diarra
Mauritius Balkrishna Bootun
Morocco Redouane Achik
Namibia David Shaanika
Nigeria Peter Edibe
Rwanda Felicien Kabanda
Senegal Djibril Camara
Seychelles Jason Damoo
Tunisia Bechir Hassani

Group stage

Draw

The draw for the final groups was 29 October 2011 in Sipopo Conference Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea instead. The event was also the President of the two host countries, Ali - Ben Bongo Ondimba took (Gabon ) and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (Equatorial Guinea), in part. The 16 teams were divided into four Lostöpfe. While the two host teams were placed in Lostopf 1 and as a group, heads of groups A and C already determined that 14 other teams were ranked according to the following key points according to their performance in the previous three continental tournaments:

Tournament victory (7 points), Finale ( 5), semifinals (3) Quarterfinals ( 2), Preliminary Round ( 1);

The points for the 2010 tournament three times in 2008 and twice in 2006 were simply weighted.

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (A1 set) Gabon Gabon (C1 set) Ghana Ghana (22 pts) Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (17 pts)

Angola Angola (11 pts) Tunisia Tunisia ( 9 pts) Zambia Zambia (9 pts) Guinea Guinea (6 pts)

Mali Mali ( 5 pts) Senegal Senegal ( 5 pts) Morocco Morocco ( 3 pts) Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (3 pts)

Sudan Sudan ( 2 pts) Libya Libya ( 1 point ) Botswana Botswana (0 pts) Niger Niger (0 pts)

The group matches were held up on the final day each in the context of double events.

Group A

With one exception, all of the games in Bata.

Group B

With one exception, all of the games in Malabo.

Group C

With one exception, all of the games in Libreville.

Group D

With one exception, all of the games in Franceville.

Final round

In the games of the final round was played in the knockout system. Stand it after the regular time of 90 minutes in a draw, it was the extension of two periods of 15 minutes and if after the end of the extension still decided a winner, the penalty shoot-out.

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

3rd Place Match

Final

Top scorers

Organization and environment

As a mascot, a gorilla named GaGuie was introduced in September 2011 in Libreville, the color in green, white and blue and kept the two countries to represent. According to Jules Marius Ogouembadja, president of the local organizing committee Cocan, symbolizes the mascot " representation made by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea efforts in recent years to preserve their cultural and environmental heritage. "

At the official tournament song " l' Afrique Célébrons " the Gabunerin Patience Dabany, the Ivorian group Magic System, the Cameroonian trio X Maleya, Miki Bad Boy from Equatorial Guinea and the Congolese rapper Bill Clinton participated.

The official tournament ball was provided after 2008 and 2010 for the third time by Adidas. The " Comoequa " called model whose name is made Como and the equator of the river, based on the Tango 12, the official match ball of the UEFA European Football Championship in 2012.

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