2010 Africa Cup of Nations final

2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Event	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Date	31 January 2010
Venue	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda
Referee	Koman Coulibaly (Mali)
Attendance	50,000
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The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 31 January 2010 at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola, to determine the winner of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

It was contested by Ghana and Egypt.

Egypt won the title for the seventh time by beating Ghana 1–0.^[1]

Route to the final

Ghana

Round

Egypt

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Togo

Cancelled

Match 1

Nigeria

3–1

Ivory Coast

1–3

Match 2

Mozambique

2–0

Burkina Faso

1–0

Match 3

Benin

2–0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Burkina Faso	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
4	Togo (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0^[a]

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(D) Disqualified
Notes:

^ Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified.^[2] Group B became a three-team group.

Final standing

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Benin	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1
4	Mozambique	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Opponent

Result

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Angola

1–0

Quarterfinals

Cameroon

3–1 (aet)

Nigeria

1–0

Semifinals

Algeria

4–0

Match details

Details

31 January 2010

17:00

Ghana	0–1	Egypt
	Report	Gedo 85'

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Ghana

Egypt


GK	22	Richard Kingson (c)
RB	7	Samuel Inkoom
CB	15	Isaac Vorsah
CB	12	Lee Addy
LB	2	Hans Sarpei
CM	6	Anthony Annan
CM	19	Emmanuel Badu
RW	10	Kwadwo Asamoah
AM	9	Agyemang Opoku	47'	89'
LW	13	André Ayew
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan		87'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Dominic Adiyiah		87'
DF	18	Eric Addo		89'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac


GK	1	Essam El-Hadary
RB	7	Ahmed Fathy		89'
CB	20	Wael Gomaa
CB	6	Hany Said
LB	14	Sayed Moawad	48'	57'
DM	3	Ahmed Elmohamady	52'
RM	12	Hossam Ghaly	60'
LM	8	Hosny Abd Rabo
AM	17	Ahmed Hassan (c)
CF	9	Mohamed Zidan
CF	10	Emad Moteab		70'
Substitutions:
DF	19	Mohamed Abdel-Shafy		57'
FW	15	Gedo		70'
DF	4	Moatasem Salem		89'
Manager:
Hassan Shehata

Assistant referees:
Évarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Hélder Carvalho (Angola)

References

^ Wilson, Jonathan (2010-01-31). "Ghana 0-1 Egypt | Africa Cup of Nations match report". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
^ Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations, 11 January 2010, www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.

[table_hth_TOG0.07121702240371-3] Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified.^[2] Group B became a three-team group.

[1] Wilson, Jonathan (2010-01-31). "Ghana 0-1 Egypt | Africa Cup of Nations match report". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-10-29.

[2] Togo officially disqualified from Africa Cup of Nations, 11 January 2010, www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 11 January 2010.

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v t e 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
Stages	Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Squads Qualification

v t e 2010 Africa Cup of Nations finalists
Champions	Egypt
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Nigeria
Fourth place	Algeria
Eliminated in quarter-finals	Angola Cameroon Ivory Coast Zambia
Eliminated in group stage	Benin Burkina Faso Gabon Malawi Mali Mozambique Togo Tunisia
Qualification Squads Knockout stage

v t e Africa Cup of Nations
Editions	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Egypt 2019 Cameroon 2021 Ivory Coast 2023 Morocco 2025 Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027 TBD 2029
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Bids	2027 2029
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v t e Ghana national football team matches
Africa Cup of Nations Finals	1963 1965 1968 1970 1978 1982 1992 2010 2015
African Championship Finals	2009 2014
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1978

v t e Egypt national football team matches
Africa Cup of Nations finals	1957 1959 1962 1986 1998 2006 2008 2010 2017 2021
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	1987 2007
Other matches	Egypt 11–2 Palestine BM (1934) Iraq 1–3 Egypt (1972) Egypt 1–0 (a.e.t.) Iraq (1975) Algeria 0–1 (agg.) Egypt (1989) Egypt 3–2 Saudi Arabia (1992) Egypt 0–1 Algeria (2009) Egypt 3–1 Uganda (2011)