2010 Africa Cup of Nations final

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

It was contested by Ghana and Egypt.

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

Route to the final[edit]

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
3  Burkina Faso 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1
4  Togo (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0[a]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified.[2] Group B became a three-team group.
Final standing

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Benin 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
4  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Angola 1–0 Quarterfinals  Cameroon 3–1 (aet)
 Nigeria 1–0 Semifinals  Algeria 4–0

Match details[edit]

Details[edit]

Ghana 0–1 Egypt
Report Gedo 85'
Attendance: 50,000
Ghana
Egypt
GK 22 Richard Kingson (c)
RB 7 Samuel Inkoom
CB 15 Isaac Vorsah
CB 12 Lee Addy
LB 2 Hans Sarpei
CM 6 Anthony Annan
CM 19 Emmanuel Badu
RW 10 Kwadwo Asamoah
AM 9 Agyemang Opoku Yellow card 47' downward-facing red arrow 89'
LW 13 André Ayew
CF 3 Asamoah Gyan downward-facing red arrow 87'
Substitutions:
FW 20 Dominic Adiyiah upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 18 Eric Addo upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Serbia Milovan Rajevac
GK 1 Essam El-Hadary
RB 7 Ahmed Fathy downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 20 Wael Gomaa
CB 6 Hany Said
LB 14 Sayed Moawad Yellow card 48' downward-facing red arrow 57'
DM 3 Ahmed Elmohamady Yellow card 52'
RM 12 Hossam Ghaly Yellow card 60'
LM 8 Hosny Abd Rabo
AM 17 Ahmed Hassan (c)
CF 9 Mohamed Zidan
CF 10 Emad Moteab downward-facing red arrow 70'
Substitutions:
DF 19 Mohamed Abdel-Shafy upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 15 Gedo upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 4 Moatasem Salem upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Egypt Hassan Shehata

Assistant referees:
Évarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Hélder Carvalho (Angola)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (2010-01-31). "Ghana 0-1 Egypt | Africa Cup of Nations match report". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  2. ^ Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations, 11 January 2010, www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.
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