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2006 Africa Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 2006
Africa Cup of Nations 2006 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	20 January – 10 February
Teams	16
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 played	32
Goals scored	73 (2.28 per match)
Attendance	714,054 (22,314 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Samuel Eto'o (5 goals)
Best player(s)	Ahmed Hassan
← 2004 2008 →

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 the regulation time had ended in 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

Main article: 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)

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

Squads

Further information: 2006 Africa Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Cairo	Cairo Alexandria Port Said Ismailia		Port Said
Cairo International Stadium			Port Said Stadium
Capacity: 74,100			Capacity: 24,060

Cairo			Alexandria
Cairo Military Academy Stadium			Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Capacity: 25,500			Capacity: 21,650

Ismailia			Alexandria
Ismailia Stadium			Alexandria Stadium
Capacity: 16,606			Capacity: 19,676

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	Advance to knockout stage
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:
(H) Hosts 20 January 200619:00

Egypt	3–0	Libya
Mido 18' Aboutrika 22' A. Hassan 78'

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 65,000Referee: Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso)

21 January 200614:00

Morocco	0–1	Ivory Coast
		Drogba 39' (pen.)

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 8,000Referee: Jérôme Damon (South Africa)

24 January 200617:15

Libya	1–2	Ivory Coast
Kames 42'		Drogba 10' Y. Touré 74'

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 42,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

24 January 200620:00

Egypt	0–0	Morocco

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 67,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

28 January 200619:00

Egypt	3–1	Ivory Coast
Moteab 8', 69' Aboutrika 61'		A. Koné 43'

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 74,000Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

28 January 200619:00

Libya	0–0	Morocco

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 5,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

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	Advance to knockout stage
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: 21 January 200617:15

Cameroon	3–1	Angola
Eto'o 20', 39', 78'		Flávio 31' (pen.)

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 8,000Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

21 January 200620:00

Togo	0–2	DR Congo
		Mputu 45' LuaLua 64'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 6,000Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

25 January 200617:15

Angola	0–0	DR Congo

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 2,000Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

25 January 200620:00

Cameroon	2–0	Togo
Eto'o 68' Meyong 85'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 3,000Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

29 January 200619:00

Angola	3–2	Togo
Flávio 9', 38' Maurito 86'		Kader 24' Mamam 67'

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 4,000Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

29 January 200619:00

Cameroon	2–0	DR Congo
Geremi 31' Eto'o 33'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 5,000Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Guinea	3	3	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Tunisia	3	2	1	6	4	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Zambia	3	1	2	3	6	−3	3
4	South Africa	3	0	3	0	5	−5	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 22 January 200617:15

Tunisia	4–1	Zambia
Santos 35', 82', 90+3' Bouazizi 53'		Chamanga 9'

Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 16,000Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

22 January 200620:00

South Africa	0–2	Guinea
		S. Bangoura 78' O. Bangoura 88'

Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

26 January 200617:15

Zambia	1–2	Guinea
Tana 33'		Feindouno 73' (pen.), 90+1'

Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 24,000Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)

26 January 200620:00

Tunisia	2–0	South Africa
Santos 32' Benachour 58'

Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 10,000Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

30 January 200619:00

Tunisia	0–3	Guinea
		O. Bangoura 16' Feindouno 70' Diawara 90+1'

Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 18,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

30 January 200619:00

Zambia	1–0	South Africa
C. Katongo 75'

Alexandria Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 4,000Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	3	0	5	1	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Senegal	3	1	2	3	3	0	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Ghana	3	1	2	2	3	−1	3
4	Zimbabwe	3	1	2	2	5	−3	3

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 23 January 200617:15

Nigeria	1–0	Ghana
Taiwo 85'

Port Said Stadium, Port SaidAttendance: 18,000Referee: Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt)

23 January 200620:00

Zimbabwe	0–2	Senegal
		H. Camara 59' Ba 80'

Port Said Stadium, Port SaidAttendance: 15,000Referee: Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan)

27 January 200617:15

Ghana	1–0	Senegal
Amoah 13'

Port Said Stadium, Port SaidAttendance: 18,000Referee: Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco)

27 January 200620:00

Nigeria	2–0	Zimbabwe
Obodo 57' Mikel 60'

Port Said Stadium, Port SaidAttendance: 10,000Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

31 January 200619:00

Nigeria	2–1	Senegal
Martins 79', 88'		S. Camara 58'

Port Said Stadium, Port SaidAttendance: 17,000Referee: Jérôme Damon (South Africa)

31 January 200619:00

Ghana	1–2	Zimbabwe
Adamu 90+2'		Issah 60' (o.g.) Benjani 68'

Ismailia Stadium, IsmailiaAttendance: 18,500Referee: René Louzaya (Congo)

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

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

3 February 200615:00

Guinea	2–3	Senegal
Diawara 24' Feindouno 90+5'	Report	Bouba Diop 61' Niang 83' H. Camara 90+3'

Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 17,000Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)

3 February 200619:00

Egypt	4–1	DR Congo
A. Hassan 33' (pen.), 89' H. Hassan 39' Moteab 58'	Report	El-Saqqa 45+2' (o.g.)

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 74,000Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)

4 February 200615:00

Nigeria	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Tunisia
Obinna 6'	Report	Haggui 49'
Penalties
Yobo Taiwo Ayila Obinna Martins Mikel Enyeama Kanu	6–5	Namouchi Guemamdia Chedli Benachour Clayton Boumnijel Massaoud Bouazizi

Port Said Stadium, Port SaidAttendance: 10,000Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

4 February 200619:00

Cameroon	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
Meyong 95'	Report	B. Koné 92'
Penalties
Eto'o Geremi Atouba Kome Meyong Makoun Song Saidou Douala Bikey Hamidou Eto'o	11–12	Drogba K. Touré B. Koné Faé A. Koné Kouassi Romaric Boka Zokora Zoro Tizié Drogba

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 4,000Referee: Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco)

Semi-finals

7 February 200619:00

Egypt	2–1	Senegal
A. Hassan 37' (pen.) Zaki 81'		Niang 52'

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 74,100Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)

7 February 200615:00

Nigeria	0–1	Ivory Coast
		Drogba 47'

Harras El-Hedoud Stadium, AlexandriaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Jérôme Damon (South Africa)

Third-place match

9 February 200618:00

Senegal	0–1	Nigeria
		Lawal 79'

Cairo Military Academy Stadium, CairoAttendance: 11,354Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Final

Main article: 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final 10 February 200618:00

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

Cairo International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 74,100Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Goalscorers

5 goals

Samuel Eto'o

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa (against Congo DR)
Issah Ahmed (against Zimbabwe)

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

Essam El Hadary

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: Goal difference in round eliminated; Goals scored in round eliminated; 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; Points in group stage; Goal difference in group stage; Goals scored in group stage; Disciplinary points. For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings: Position in group; Points; Goal difference; Goals scored; Disciplinary points.

Ranking criteria

For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:

Goal difference in round eliminated;
Goals scored in round eliminated;
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;
Points in group stage;
Goal difference in group stage;
Goals scored in group stage;
Disciplinary points.

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

Position in group;
Points;
Goal difference;
Goals scored;
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

References

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

External links

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