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1996 African Cup of Nations final

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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
Event1996 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Tunisia
South Africa Tunisia
2 0
Date3 February 1996
VenueFNB Stadium, Johannesburg
RefereeCharles Massembe (Uganda)
Attendance80,000
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South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0.[1] 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.[2][3]

Route to the final

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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 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6
  Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4
  Angola 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
Final standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Ghana 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9
  Tunisia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
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

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South Africa  2–0  Tunisia
Williams   73', 75' Report
Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
South Africa
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tunisia
GK 1 Andre Arendse
RB 2 Sizwe Motaung
CB 5 Mark Fish
CB 4 Lucas Radebe
LB 9 Neil Tovey (c)
DM 8 Linda Buthelezi   29'   51'
DM 21 Eric Tinkler
AM 15 Doctor Khumalo
AM 10 John Moshoeu
CF 17 Shaun Bartlett
CF 6 Phil Masinga   65'
Substitutions:
MF 19 Helman Mkhalele   51'
FW 11 Mark Williams   65'
Manager:
  Clive Barker
GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer (c)
RB 14 Sabri Jaballah
CB 6 Ferid Chouchane
CB 4 Mounir Boukadida
LB 5 Hédi Berkhissa
DM 20 Riadh Bouazizi   77'
RM 12 Sofiane Fekhi
LM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane   46'
AM 8 Zoubeir Baya
CF 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane
CF 11 Adel Sellimi
Substitutions:
DF 21 Lassad Hanini   67'   46'
FW 9 Abdelkader Ben Hassen   77'
Manager:
  Henryk Kasperczak

References

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  1. ^ "20 years after the birth of Bafana". www.fifa.com.
  2. ^ "'South Africa's Rugby World Cup win was big – but this was even bigger'". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ Hawkey, Ian (24 June 2019). "'Mandela brought extra pressure': the story of South Africa's Afcon triumph". the Guardian.
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