2006 Africa Cup of Nations

2006 Africa Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 2006
Africa Cup of Nations 2006 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates20 January – 10 February
Teams16
Venue(s)6 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (5th title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance714,054 (22,314 per match)
Top scorer(s)Cameroon Samuel Eto'o (5 goals)
Best player(s)Egypt Ahmed Hassan
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International football competition

The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Ivory Coast in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw.

Host selection

Bids :

  • Algeria
  • Egypt (selected as hosts)
  • Ivory Coast
  • Libya

The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice among four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya.

This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after 1959, 1974 and 1986.

It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF.

Results
Nation Votes
Egypt 7
Libya 2
Algeria 1
Ivory Coast 1
Total votes 11

Qualification

For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done through the CAF's qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Whereas only the winner of each group qualified for the World Cup, the top 3 finishers in each of the five qualification groups gained entry into the Africa Cup of Nations. The exception was qualification group 3, which contained hosts Egypt. Since Egypt qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations automatically as the hosts, the final berth was instead awarded to the fourth-place finishers, Libya.

2006 also marked the first time that the defending champion did not automatically qualify for the finals. Tunisia, 2004's champion, qualified for the Cup of Nations by winning their group in the qualification process.

Participating teams

A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.

Squads

Venues

Draw

Croconile, the championship's official mascot

The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 October 2005 in Cairo. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Egypt, as hosts, were automatically seeded as the top team in Group A. Tunisia, the defending champions, were seeded as the top team in Group C. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Egypt (hosts)
 Tunisia (title holders)
 Cameroon
 Nigeria 		 Morocco
 South Africa
 Senegal
 DR Congo 		 Ghana
 Ivory Coast
 Guinea
 Togo 		 Zambia
 Angola
 Zimbabwe
 Libya

Group stage

The top two teams of each group (highlighted in green) progress to the quarter-finals.

All times local: EET (UTC+2)

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt (H) 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  Morocco 3 0 2 1 0 1 −1 2
4  Libya 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Egypt 3–0 Libya
Mido 18'
Aboutrika 22'
A. Hassan 78'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)
Morocco 0–1 Ivory Coast
Drogba 39' (pen.)
Libya 1–2 Ivory Coast
Kames 42' Drogba 10'
Y. Touré 74'
Egypt 0–0 Morocco
Egypt 3–1 Ivory Coast
Moteab 8', 69'
Aboutrika 61'		 A. Koné 43'
Libya 0–0 Morocco

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  DR Congo 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Angola 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4  Togo 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 3–1 Angola
Eto'o 20', 39', 78' [1] Flávio 31' (pen.)
Togo 0–2 DR Congo
Mputu 45'
LuaLua 64'
Angola 0–0 DR Congo
[2]
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Eto'o 68'
Meyong 85'
Angola 3–2 Togo
Flávio 9', 38'
Maurito 86'		 [3] Kader 24'
Mamam 67'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)
Cameroon 2–0 DR Congo
Geremi 31'
Eto'o 33'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 6 −3 3
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 5 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Tunisia 4–1 Zambia
Santos 35', 82', 90+3'
Bouazizi 53'		 Chamanga 9'
South Africa 0–2 Guinea
S. Bangoura 78'
O. Bangoura 88'
Zambia 1–2 Guinea
Tana 33' Feindouno 73' (pen.), 90+1'
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
Tunisia 2–0 South Africa
Santos 32'
Benachour 58'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Tunisia 0–3 Guinea
O. Bangoura 16'
Feindouno 70'
Diawara 90+1'
Zambia 1–0 South Africa
C. Katongo 75'

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
3  Ghana 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3
4  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria 1–0 Ghana
Taiwo 85'
Zimbabwe 0–2 Senegal
H. Camara 59'
Ba 80'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)
Ghana 1–0 Senegal
Amoah 13'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)
Nigeria 2–0 Zimbabwe
Obodo 57'
Mikel 60'
Attendance: 10,000
Nigeria 2–1 Senegal
Martins 79', 88' S. Camara 58'
Ghana 1–2 Zimbabwe
Adamu 90+2' Issah 60' (o.g.)
Benjani 68'
Attendance: 18,500
Referee: René Louzaya (Congo)

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 3 February – Cairo
 
 
  Egypt 4
 
 7 February – Cairo
 
  DR Congo 1
 
  Egypt 2
 
 3 February – Alexandria
 
  Senegal 1
 
  Guinea 2
 
 10 February – Cairo
 
  Senegal 3
 
  Egypt (pen.) 0 (4)
 
 4 February – Cairo
 
  Ivory Coast 0 (2)
 
  Cameroon 1 (11)
 
 7 February – Alexandria
 
  Ivory Coast (pen.) 1 (12)
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 4 February – Port Said
 
  Nigeria 0 Third place
 
  Nigeria (pen.) 1 (6)
 
 9 February – Cairo
 
  Tunisia 1 (5)
 
  Senegal 0
 
 
  Nigeria 1
 

Quarter-finals

Guinea 2–3 Senegal
Diawara 24'
Feindouno 90+5'		 Report Bouba Diop 61'
Niang 83'
H. Camara 90+3'
Egypt 4–1 DR Congo
A. Hassan 33' (pen.), 89'
H. Hassan 39'
Moteab 58'		 Report El-Saqqa 45+2' (o.g.)
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
Nigeria 1–1 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
Obinna 6' Report Haggui 49'
Penalties
Yobo soccer ball with red X
Taiwo soccer ball with check mark
Ayila soccer ball with red X
Obinna soccer ball with check mark
Martins soccer ball with check mark
Mikel soccer ball with check mark
Enyeama soccer ball with check mark
Kanu soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Namouchi
soccer ball with check mark Guemamdia
soccer ball with red X Chedli
soccer ball with red X Benachour
soccer ball with check mark Clayton
soccer ball with check mark Boumnijel
soccer ball with check mark Massaoud
soccer ball with red X Bouazizi
Attendance: 10,000
Cameroon 1–1 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Meyong 95' Report B. Koné 92'
Penalties
Eto'o soccer ball with check mark
Geremi soccer ball with check mark
Atouba soccer ball with check mark
Kome soccer ball with check mark
Meyong soccer ball with check mark
Makoun soccer ball with check mark
Song soccer ball with check mark
Saidou soccer ball with check mark
Douala soccer ball with check mark
Bikey soccer ball with check mark
Hamidou soccer ball with check mark
Eto'o soccer ball with red X		 11–12 soccer ball with check mark Drogba
soccer ball with check mark K. Touré
soccer ball with check mark B. Koné
soccer ball with check mark Faé
soccer ball with check mark A. Koné
soccer ball with check mark Kouassi
soccer ball with check mark Romaric
soccer ball with check mark Boka
soccer ball with check mark Zokora
soccer ball with check mark Zoro
soccer ball with check mark Tizié
soccer ball with check mark Drogba

Semi-finals

Egypt 2–1 Senegal
A. Hassan 37' (pen.)
Zaki 81'		 Niang 52'
Attendance: 74,100
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Nigeria 0–1 Ivory Coast
Drogba 47'

Third-place match

Senegal 0–1 Nigeria
Lawal 79'

Final

Egypt 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
A. Hassan soccer ball with check mark
Abdelwahab soccer ball with check mark
A.H. Ali soccer ball with red X
Zaki soccer ball with check mark
Aboutrika soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Drogba
soccer ball with check mark K. Touré
soccer ball with red X B. Koné
soccer ball with check mark Eboué

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal


CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Tournament rankings

Ranking criteria
For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[1]
  1. Goal difference in round eliminated;
  2. Goals scored in round eliminated;
  3. If teams eliminated in the semi-finals or quarter-finals are tied, the above criteria are reapplied for the previous knockout round, with this process repeated once more should two semi-finalists remain tied;
  4. Points in group stage;
  5. Goal difference in group stage;
  6. Goals scored in group stage;
  7. Disciplinary points.

For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[1]

  1. Position in group;
  2. Points;
  3. Goal difference;
  4. Goals scored;
  5. Disciplinary points.
Pos. Team G Pld W D L Pts GF GA GD
1  Egypt A 6 4 2 0 14 12 3 +9
2  Ivory Coast A 6 3 2 1 11 6 5 +1
3  Nigeria D 6 4 1 1 13 7 3 +4
4  Senegal D 6 2 0 4 6 7 8 −1
Eliminated in the quarter-finals
5  Cameroon B 4 3 1 0 10 8 2 +6
6  Guinea C 4 3 0 1 9 9 4 +5
7  Tunisia C 4 2 1 1 7 7 5 +2
8  DR Congo B 4 1 1 2 4 3 6 −3
Eliminated in the group stage
9  Angola B 3 1 1 1 4 4 5 −1
10  Zambia C 3 1 0 2 3 3 6 −3
11  Ghana D 3 1 0 2 3 2 3 −1
12  Zimbabwe D 3 1 0 2 3 2 5 −3
13  Morocco A 3 0 2 1 2 0 1 −1
14  Libya A 3 0 1 2 1 1 5 −4
15  Togo B 3 0 0 3 0 2 7 −5
16  South Africa C 3 0 0 3 0 0 5 −5

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "AFC Competition Operations Manual (Edition 2023)" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

External links

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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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