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The 1996 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 3 February 1996 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, to determine the winner of the 1996 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Event | 1996 African Cup of Nations | ||||||
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Date | 3 February 1996 | ||||||
Venue | FNB Stadium, Johannesburg | ||||||
Referee | Charles Massembe (Uganda) | ||||||
Attendance | 80,000 | ||||||
South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0.[1] The match was attended by both then-president Nelson Mandela, deputy president F. W. de Klerk and by then Sport Minister Steve Tshwete, and Bafana Bafana were congratulated by them, lifting the trophy in front of the multiracial home crowd.[2][3]
South Africa | Round | Tunisia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cameroon | 3–0 | Match 1 | Mozambique | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Angola | 1–0 | Match 2 | Ghana | 1–2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 0–1 | Match 3 | Ivory Coast | 3–1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Algeria | 2–1 | Quarterfinals | Gabon | 1–1 (aet) (1–4 pen.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 3–0 | Semifinals | Zambia | 4–2 |
South Africa | 2–0 | Tunisia |
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Williams 73', 75' | Report Report |
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