2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final

The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 31 January 2010 at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola, to determine the winner of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Event2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Ghana Egypt
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Date31 January 2010
VenueEstádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
RefereeKoman Coulibaly (Mali)
Attendance50,000

It was contested by Ghana and Egypt.

Egypt won the title for the seventh time by beating Ghana 1–0.

Route to the final
Ghana Round Egypt
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Togo Cancelled Match 1  Nigeria 3–1
 Ivory Coast 1–3 Match 2  Mozambique 2–0
 Burkina Faso 1–0 Match 3  Benin 2–0
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
 Ghana 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
 Burkina Faso 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
 Togo (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[lower-alpha 1]
Source:
(W) Withdrew, officially disqualified.
Notes:
  1. Togo were disqualified from the tournament after missing their opening game against Ghana.[1] Group B became a three-team group.
 Final standing
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
 Benin 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
 Mozambique 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Source:
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Angola 1–0 Quarterfinals  Cameroon 3–1 (aet)
 Nigeria 1–0 Semifinals  Algeria 4–0

Match details

Details
Ghana 0–1 Egypt
Report Gedo  85'
Attendance: 50,000
Ghana
Egypt
GK22Richard Kingson (c)
RB7Samuel Inkoom
CB15Isaac Vorsah
CB12Lee Addy
LB2Hans Sarpei
CM19Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
CM6Anthony Annan
RW13André Ayew
LW10Kwadwo Asamoah
CF9Agyemang Opoku 47' 89'
CF3Asamoah Gyan 87'
Substitutions:
FW20Dominic Adiyiah 87'
DF18Eric Addo 89'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac
GK1Essam El-Hadary
RWB3Ahmed Al-Muhammadi 52'
CB7Ahmed Fathy 89'
CB6Hany Said
CB20Wael Gomaa
LWB14Sayed Moawad 48' 57'
CM17Ahmed Hassan (c)
CM12Hossam Ghaly 60'
CM8Hosny Abd Rabo
CF10Emad Moteab 70'
CF9Mohamed Zidan
Substitutions:
DF19Mohamed Abdel-Shafy 57'
FW15Geddo 70'
DF4Moatasem Salem 89'
Manager:
Hassan Shehata

Assistant referees:
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Redouane Achik (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Hélder Carvalho (Angola)

References
  1. Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations, 11 January 2010, www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.
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