The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The competition took place between 21 January and 12 February 2012 and was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006.
The matches were played in four stadiums in four host cities, with the final played at the newly built Stade d’Angondjé in Gabon’s largest city, Libreville. Fourteen teams were selected for participation via a continental qualification tournament that began in July 2010.
The 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations took place against the backdrop of political turmoil. Libya and Tunisia qualified for the tournament, even as the Arab Spring brought upheaval and regime change to both nations. Traditional African footballing nations such as reigning champions Egypt (also affected by political events), as well as Cameroon, Algeria, Nigeria and South Africa had failed to qualify. Players from third-placed Mali had pleaded for the insurgency in the north of their country to end.
In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four teams for points, with the top two teams in each group proceeding. These eight teams advanced to the knockout stage, where three rounds of play decided which teams would participate in the final. Both host nations, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, were eliminated from the competition at the quarter final stage.
In the final, unfancied Zambia defeated third-time finalists Ivory Coast after a dramatic penalty shootout in the final, despite the fact that Ivory Coast did not concede a single goal during the entire tournament, giving Zambia their first continental title. Manager Hervé Renard dedicated their win to the members of the national team who died in a plane crash near the final’s venue in Libreville in 1993.
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Drogba was so close 🙁
the trash afcon forever
Mayuka Katongo Sunzu Mwene what a great Zambia team
Es muy raro ver una copa africana sin Nigeria, Camerún ni Egipto
1:54 omfg
The best goal
Best year in my Childhood i was in 11 yo And I was supporting Zambia from the start It was a team that was all young but ambitious until it won its first title
La Copa Africana De Naciones Gabón-Guinea Ecuatorial 🇬🇦🇬🇶 2012
Grupo A:
Guinea Ecuatorial 🇬🇶 1 – 0 Libia 🇱🇾
Senegal 🇸🇳 1 – 2 Zambia 🇿🇲
Libia 🇱🇾 2 – 2 Zambia 🇿🇲
Guinea Ecuatorial 🇬🇶 2 – 1 Senegal 🇸🇳
Guinea Ecuatorial 🇬🇶 0 – 1 Zambia 🇿🇲
Libia 🇱🇾 2 – 1 Senegal 🇸🇳
Grupo B:
Costa De Marfil 🇨🇮 1 – 0 Sudán 🇸🇩
Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 1 – 2 Angola 🇦🇴
Sudán 🇸🇩 2 – 2 Angola 🇦🇴
Costa De Marfil 🇨🇮 2 – 0 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
Sudán 🇸🇩 2 – 1 Burkina Faso 🇧🇫
Costa De Marfil 🇨🇮 2 – 0 Angola 🇦🇴
Grupo C:
Gabón 🇬🇦 2 – 0 Níger 🇳🇪
Marruecos 🇲🇦 1 – 2 Túnez 🇹🇳
Níger 🇳🇪 1 – 2 Túnez 🇹🇳
Gabón 🇬🇦 3 – 2 Marruecos 🇲🇦
Gabón 🇬🇦 1 – 0 Túnez 🇹🇳
Níger 🇳🇪 0 – 1 Marruecos 🇲🇦
Grupo D:
Ghana 🇬🇭 1 – 0 Botsuana 🇧🇼
Mali 🇲🇱 1 – 0 Guinea 🇬🇳
Botsuana 🇧🇼 1 – 6 Guinea 🇬🇳
Ghana 🇬🇭 2 – 0 Mali 🇲🇱
Botsuana 🇧🇼 1 – 2 Mali 🇲🇱
Ghana 🇬🇭 1 – 1 Guinea 🇬🇳
Cuartos De Final:
Zambia 🇿🇲 3 – 0 Sudán 🇸🇩
Costa De Marfil 🇨🇮 3 – 0 Guinea Ecuatorial 🇬🇶
Gabón 🇬🇦 1 (4) – (5) 1 Mali 🇲🇱
Ghana 🇬🇭 2 – 1 Túnez 🇹🇳
Semifinales:
Zambia 🇿🇲 1 – 0 Ghana 🇬🇭
Costa De Marfil 🇨🇮 1 – 0 Mali 🇲🇱
Tercer Lugar:
Ghana 🇬🇭 0 – 2 Mali 🇲🇱
Final:
Zambia 🇿🇲 0 (8) – (7) 0 Costa De Marfil 🇨🇮
Zambia 🇿🇲 Campeón
Costa De Marfil 🇨🇮 Subcampeón
Mali 🇲🇱 Tercer Puesto
Ghana 🇬🇭 Cuarto Puesto
Campeón Zambia 🇿🇲 🏆1° Título
still cannot believe the last 3 times champion egypt was so bad in 2012 qualification and finished last of the group
1999.
Clasificados
🇿🇲 Zambia
🇨🇮 Costa De marfil
🇲🇱 Malí
🇿🇲 Zambia obtuvo su 1° Título de La Copa Africana De Naciones
La Copa Africana De Naciones Gabón-Guinea Ecuatorial 2012
Herve Renard is a great french coach of African countries!!!
Adidas Tango Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012
Zambia was really the black horse for of this copy of tournamentor
I already miss Hervé Renard from Morroco, what a great coach, he can change a small team to a big team ❤
Chelsea players defeated Sudan
Cameroun is bad country .. this cup is tyhe bad of the bad
Please do Afcon 2004 down
Still watching this in 2022.. What a penalty shootout 😳😳😳 in the finals.. I can't stand penalty shootout.. I would faint 😂
Screaming Eagles of Zambia ,One team One nation One dream ! Most amazing champions ever !!! 19 years after biggest tragedy of zambian football ,They did it !!!!