2006 Africa Cup of Nations
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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.
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| Nation | Votes |
| Template:Flagicon Egypt | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon Libya | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon Algeria | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon Ivory Coast | 1 |
| Total votes | 11 |
Qualification
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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, although title holders Tunisia did manage to qualify.
Participating teams
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Squads
Venues
| Cairo | Template:Location map+ | Port Said | |
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| Cairo International Stadium | Port Said Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 74,100 | Capacity: 24,060 | ||
| File:Cairo International Stadium.jpg | File:ستاد النادي المصري.jpg | ||
| Cairo | Alexandria | ||
| Cairo Military Academy Stadium | Haras El Hodoud Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 25,500 | Capacity: 21,650 | ||
| File:EGY x GUI. August 12, 2009.jpg | File:Harras El-Hedoud Stadium.jpg | ||
| Ismailia | Alexandria | ||
| Ismailia Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 16,606 | Capacity: 19,676 | ||
| File:Ismailia Stadium.jpg | File:GD-EG-Alex-Stade002.JPG | ||
Draw
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.
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Group stage
The top two teams of each group (highlighted in green) progress to the quarter-finals.
Group A
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third-place match
Final
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Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- Template:Flagicon Ahmed Hassan
- Template:Flagicon Pascal Feindouno
- Template:Flagicon Francileudo Santos
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Aboutrika
- Template:Flagicon Albert Meyong
- Template:Flagicon Ousmane Bangoura
- Template:Flagicon Kaba Diawara
- Template:Flagicon Obafemi Martins
- Template:Flagicon Henri Camara
- Template:Flagicon Mamadou Niang
- 1 goal
- Template:Flagicon Norberto Maurito
- Template:Flagicon Geremi
- Template:Flagicon Lomana LuaLua
- Template:Flagicon Tresor Mputu
- Template:Flagicon Hossam Hassan
- Template:Flagicon Mido
- Template:Flagicon Amr Zaki
- Template:Flagicon Baba Adamu
- Template:Flagicon Matthew Amoah
- Template:Flagicon Sambégou Bangoura
- Template:Flagicon Arouna Koné
- Template:Flagicon Bakari Koné
- Template:Flagicon Yaya Touré
- Template:Flagicon Abdusalam Khames
- Template:Flagicon Garba Lawal
- Template:Flagicon Mikel John Obi
- Template:Flagicon Victor Obinna
- Template:Flagicon Christian Obodo
- Template:Flagicon Taye Taiwo
- Template:Flagicon Issa Ba
- Template:Flagicon Souleymane Camara
- Template:Flagicon Papa Bouba Diop
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Kader
- Template:Flagicon Chérif Touré Mamam
- Template:Flagicon Selim Benachour
- Template:Flagicon Riadh Bouazizi
- Template:Flagicon Karim Haggui
- Template:Flagicon James Chamanga
- Template:Flagicon Christopher Katongo
- Template:Flagicon Elijah Tana
- Template:Flagicon Benjani Mwaruwari
- 1 own goal
- Template:Flagicon Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa (against Congo DR)
- Template:Flagicon Issah Ahmed (against Zimbabwe)
CAF Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
- Template:Flagicon Rigobert Song
- Template:Flagicon Wael Gomaa
- Template:Flagicon Emmanuel Eboué
- Template:Flagicon Taye Taiwo
Midfielders
- Template:Flagicon Stephen Appiah
- Template:Flagicon Mohamed Aboutrika
- Template:Flagicon Ahmed Hassan
- Template:Flagicon Pascal Feindouno
Forwards
Tournament rankings
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See also
References
External links
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