Английская Википедия:2008 Africa Cup of Nations
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The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated to the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was staged at four venues around Ghana between 20 January and 10 February 2008. This was the last Africa Cup of Nations to use the old CAF logo.
Egypt won the tournament, beating Cameroon 1–0 in the final. As winners, they qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as the CAF representatives.
Host selection
Bids:
- Ghana (selected as hosts)
- Libya
- South Africa (withdrew)
The organization of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Ghana on 8 July 2004 by the CAF Executive Committee members which are 12 in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice between Ghana and Libya which was disadvantaged by the fact that two countries in the North Africa region had already hosted the last two editions (Tunisia in 2004, and Egypt in 2006).
South Africa, also was a candidate at the start, eventually withdrew in May 2004 after being nominated for the organization of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
This is the fourth time that Ghana has hosted the African Cup after 1963, 1978 and 2000 (jointly with Nigeria).
| Results | |
|---|---|
| Nation | Votes |
| Ghana | 9 |
| Libya | 3 |
| South Africa | Withdrew |
| Total votes | 12 |
Venues
| Accra | Kumasi | |
|---|---|---|
| Ohene Djan Stadium | Baba Yara Stadium | |
| Файл:Ohene Djan stadium, Accra.jpg | Файл:Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.jpg | |
| Capacity: 40,000[1] | Capacity: 40,528 | |
| Tamale | Sekondi-Takoradi | |
| Tamale Stadium | Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium | |
| Файл:Stadium tamale2.jpg | Файл:Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium.jpg | |
| Capacity: 21,017 | Capacity: 20,088 |
Squads
Qualification
The entrants were divided into 12 groups. All group winners and the best three runners-up from groups with four teams (groups 2-11) qualified for the finals. Host Ghana qualified automatically. Qualifying took place between 2 September 2006 and 13 October 2007.
Teams
- Шаблон:Fb – Host, 16th appearance (4 titles)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 1 winner, 17th appearance (1 title)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 2 winner, 21st appearance (5 titles)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 3 winner, 15th appearance (2 titles)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 4 winner, 7th appearance (1 title)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 5 winner, 15th appearance (4 titles)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 6 winner, 4th appearance
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 7 winner, 11th appearance
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 8 winner, 9th appearance
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 9 winner, 5th appearance
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 10 winner, 2nd appearance
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 11 winner, 13th appearance
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 12 winner, 13th appearance (1 title)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 4 runner-up, 13th appearance (1 title)
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 9 runner-up, 2nd appearance
- Шаблон:Fb – Group 11 runner-up, 7th appearance (1 title)
Match officials
16 referees and 16 assistant referees were selected for the tournament, including two from Japan and one from South Korea.[2]
Seeding and grouping procedure
The draw for the tournament took place on 19 October 2007. The sixteen teams were divided into four pots according to their performances in past Cup of Nations tournaments. Ghana, as host, were automatically seeded as the top team in Group A. Egypt, the defending champions, were seeded as the top team in Group C.[3] Each group consists of four teams, one drawn from each of the pots.
- Pot 1: Ghana (Group A), Egypt (Group C), Nigeria, Tunisia
- Pot 2: Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Senegal
- Pot 3: Guinea, Mali, South Africa, Zambia
- Pot 4: Angola, Benin, Namibia, Sudan
Tournament ball
During the previous editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, the ball used was not a ball especially made for the tournament. As the tournament was held on even years, the same years big tournaments such as the UEFA European Championships or the FIFA World Cup were held, the official ball for the tournament held this year was used for the African Cup of Nations: the Adidas Roteiro in 2004, or the Adidas Teamgeist in 2006. However, for the 2008 tournament, Adidas made a special ball, clearly different from the Adidas Europass going to be used five months later for the Euro. The ball was named Wawa Aba and was designed to include host nation Ghana's red, yellow and green. The ball was later used for the other African competitions.
For the Akan culture originating from Western Africa, one of the Adinkra symbols named Wawa Aba is a symbol of hardiness, toughness, and perseverance.[4] People there particularly believe in the strength and team spirit of a community. The Wawa Aba literally means "seed(s) of Wawa tree (Triplochiton scleroxylon)”,[5] one of the strongest and most processible woods of Africa and whose seeds are very hard. For the population, the Wawa Aba mainly has mystical significance. These are people who don't let failure discourage them, who seize all opportunities successfully and who are thus just as strong and adaptable as the Wawa Aba.
Group stage
Tie-breaking criteria
Where two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:[6]
- points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
- number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned;
- goal difference in all group matches;
- number of goals scored in all group matches;
- drawing of lots by the organizing committee.
All times given as local time (UTC+0)
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Awards
Player of the tournament
Top scorer
- Шаблон:Flagicon Samuel Eto'o – 5 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Best XI
The following players were selected as the best in their respective positions, based on their performances throughout the tournament. Their performances were analysed by the tournament's Technical Study Group (TSG), who picked the team.[8]
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Шаблон:Flagicon Geremi |
Шаблон:Flagicon Sulley Muntari |
- Substitutes
- Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Kingson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hany Said
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ahmed Fathy
- Шаблон:Flagicon Frej Saber
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stéphane Mbia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Didier Drogba
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kader Keïta
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Шаблон:Flagicon Manucho
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hosny Abd Rabo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mohamed Aboutrika
- Шаблон:Flagicon Amr Zaki
- 3 goals
- Шаблон:Flagicon Didier Drogba
- Шаблон:Flagicon Salomon Kalou
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kader Keïta
- Шаблон:Flagicon Boubacar Sanogo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Junior Agogo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sulley Muntari
- Шаблон:Flagicon Soufiane Alloudi
- 2 goals
- Шаблон:Flagicon Geremi
- Шаблон:Flagicon Joseph-Désiré Job
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stéphane Mbia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mohamed Zidan
- Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Essien
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pascal Feindouno
- Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Brendell
- Шаблон:Flagicon Yakubu
- Шаблон:Flagicon Elrio van Heerden
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chaouki Ben Saada
- Шаблон:Flagicon Francileudo dos Santos
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Katongo
- 1 goal
- Шаблон:Flagicon Flávio
- Шаблон:Flagicon Razak Omotoyossi
- Шаблон:Flagicon Achille Emana
- Шаблон:Flagicon Alain N'Kong
- Шаблон:Flagicon Aruna Dindane
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bakari Koné
- Шаблон:Flagicon Yaya Touré
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marco Zoro
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ahmed Fathy
- Шаблон:Flagicon Haminu Dramani
- Шаблон:Flagicon Asamoah Gyan
- Шаблон:Flagicon Quincy Owusu-Abeyie
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ismaël Bangoura
- Шаблон:Flagicon Oumar Kalabane
- Шаблон:Flagicon Souleymane Youla
- Шаблон:Flagicon Frédéric Kanouté
- Шаблон:Flagicon Hicham Aboucherouane
- Шаблон:Flagicon Abdeslam Ouaddou
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tarik Sektioui
- Шаблон:Flagicon Monsef Zerka
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mikel John Obi
- Шаблон:Flagicon Moustapha Bayal Sall
- Шаблон:Flagicon Henri Camara
- Шаблон:Flagicon Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye
- Шаблон:Flagicon Diomansy Kamara
- Шаблон:Flagicon Katlego Mphela
- Шаблон:Flagicon Yassine Chikhaoui
- Шаблон:Flagicon Issam Jemâa
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mejdi Traoui
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Chamanga
- Шаблон:Flagicon Felix Katongo
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jacob Mulenga
- Own goals
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mohammed Ali El Khider (playing against Cameroon)
References
External links
- 2008 African Cup of Nations at CAFonline.com
- Africa Cup of Nations on BBC 1Xtra
- African Cup of Nations 2008 coverage on Reuters.co.uk
Шаблон:2008 Africa Cup of Nations finalists Шаблон:Africa Cup of Nations
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Referees
- ↑ Caf release Cup of Nations' seeds, "BBC Sport", 18 October 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Article 5, paragraph 13 in the Regulations of the XXVth Africa Cup of Nations guide.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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