2008 Africa Cup of Nations final

The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2008 at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana to determine the winner of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of African national teams organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Event2008 Africa Cup of Nations
Date10 February 2008
VenueOhene Djan Stadium, Accra
Man of the MatchMohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)
RefereeCoffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance35,500[1]
2006
2010

It was contested between Cameroon and Egypt. Egypt defeated Cameroon 1–0 to win their sixth title.

Details

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Cameroon  0–1  Egypt
ReportAboutrika 77'
Attendance: 35,500[1]
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Cameroon
Egypt
GK1Carlos Kameni
CB8Geremi
CB4Rigobert Song (c)
CB3Bill Tchato
RM14Joël Epalle
CM19Stéphane Mbia  65'
CM15Alex Song  16'
LM5Timothée Atouba  62'
AM10Achille Emaná  56'
AM12Alain N'Kong
CF9Samuel Eto'o
Substitutions:
MF2Gilles Binya  16'
FW17Mohamadou Idrissou  88'  56'
MF7Modeste M'bami  65'
Manager:
Otto Pfister
GK1Essam El-Hadary
CB5Shady Mohamed
CB6Hany Said
CB20Wael Gomaa
RM7Ahmed Fathy
CM17Ahmed Hassan (c)  87'
CM8Hosny Abd Rabo
LM14Sayed Moawad
AM22Mohamed Aboutrika  89'
CF10Emad Moteab  60'
CF19Amr Zaki  84'
Substitutions:
FW9Mohamed Zidan  60'
MF11Mohamed Shawky  84'
DF4Ibrahim Said  89'
Manager:
Hassan Shehata

Man of the match
Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt)

Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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