1996 African Cup of Nations Final

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).

1996 African Cup of Nations Final
FNB Stadium in Johannesburg hosted the final
Event1996 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Tunisia
2 0
Date3 February 1996
VenueFNB Stadium, Johannesburg
RefereeCharles Massembe (Uganda)
Attendance80,000

South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0. 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.

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 320141+36
 Egypt 320143+16
 Cameroon 311157−24
 Angola 301246−21
 Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 330061+59
 Tunisia 311154+14
 Ivory Coast 310225−33
 Mozambique 301214−31
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
 South Africa2–0 Tunisia
Williams  73', 75' Report
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
South Africa
Tunisia
GK1Andre Arendse
RB2Sizwe Motaung
CB4Lucas Radebe
CB5Mark Fish
LB9Neil Tovey (c)
RM21Eric Tinkler
CM8Linda Buthelezi 29' 51'
CM15Doctor Khumalo
LM10John Moshoeu
CF6Phil Masinga 65'
CF17Shaun Bartlett
Substitutions:
MF19Helman Mkhalele 51'
FW11Mark Williams 65'
Manager:
Clive Barker
GK1Chokri El Ouaer (c)
RB14Sabri Jaballah
CB6Ferid Chouchane
CB4Mounir Boukadida
LB5Hédi Berkhissa
RM20Riadh Bouazizi 77'
CM10Kaies Ghodhbane 46'
CM12Sofiane Fekhi
LM8Zoubeir Baya
CF11Adel Sellimi
CF18Mehdi Ben Slimane
Substitutions:
DF21Lassad Hanini 67' 46'
FW9Abdelkader Belhassen 77'
Manager:
Henryk Kasperczak

Assistant referees:
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