2010 Africa Cup of Nations
football championship of Africa
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations tournament. It took place in Angola from 10 January to 31 January. Egypt won the tournament after defeating Ghana.[1] Lastly, Nigeria got third place.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 10 – 31 January |
| Teams | 15 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 543,500 (18,741 per match) |
Results
changeGroup Stage
change| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to the semi-finals. |
Group A
change| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Algeria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
 Mali
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Malawi
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
Group B
change| 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
|
withdrew | |||||||
Group C
change| 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 |
Group D
change| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zambia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Gabon
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Tunisia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout stage
change| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| Angola
|
0 | |||||||||
| 28 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| Ghana
|
1 | |||||||||
| Ghana
|
1 | |||||||||
| 25 January – Lubango | ||||||||||
| Nigeria
|
0 | |||||||||
| Zambia
|
0 (4) | |||||||||
| 31 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| Nigeria (p)
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0 (5) | |||||||||
| Ghana
|
0 | |||||||||
| 24 January – Cabinda | ||||||||||
| Egypt
|
1 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast
|
2 | |||||||||
| 28 January – Benguela | ||||||||||
| Algeria (aet)
|
3 | |||||||||
| Algeria
|
0 | |||||||||
| 25 January – Benguela | ||||||||||
| Egypt
|
4 | |||||||||
| Egypt (aet)
|
3 | |||||||||
| Cameroon
|
1 | |||||||||
References
change- ↑ Fanning, Evan (31 January 2010). "Africa Cup of Nations final: Egypt v Ghana - as it happened! - Evan Fanning" – via www.theguardian.com.