1982 African Cup of Nations final
Football match
1982 African Cup of Nations final
Stade de 11-Juin hosted the 1982 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1982 African Cup of Nations
Ghana Libya
Ghana Libya
1 1
Ghana won 7–6 on penalties
Date19 March 1982
VenueStade de 11-Juin (June 11 Stadium), Tripoli
RefereeSohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)
Attendance80,000
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The 1982 African Cup of Nations final was a football match on March 19, 1982, at the Stade de 11-Juin in Tripoli, Libya, to determine the winner of the 1982 African Cup of Nations. Ghana defeated Libya 7–6 on penalty kicks after regulation ended 1–1 with goals from George Alhassan for Ghana and Ali Al-Beshari for Libya. This was Ghana's fourth and last continental title as of 2026.

Road to the final

Ghana Libya
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Libya 2–2  Ghana 2–2
 Cameroon 0–0  Tunisia 2–0
 Tunisia 1–0  Cameroon 0–0
Semi-finals
 Algeria 3–2 (a.e.t.)  Zambia 2–1

Match

Details

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Ghana 1–1 (a.e.t.) Libya
Alhassan 35' Report Al-Beshari 70'
Penalties
soccer ball with check mark Lamptey
soccer ball with check mark Alhassan
soccer ball with check mark Paha
soccer ball with check mark Asaase
soccer ball with check mark Abbrey
soccer ball with red X Mensah
soccer ball with check mark Quarshie
soccer ball with check mark Afriyie		 7–6 soccer ball with check mark Al-Beshari
soccer ball with check mark Sola
soccer ball with check mark Al-Ajeli
soccer ball with check mark Ben-Suleiman
soccer ball with check mark Al-Farjani
soccer ball with red X Ghonaïm
soccer ball with check mark Jaranah
soccer ball with red X Zeiyu
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Sohan Ramlochun ( Mauritius)
Ghana
Libya
GK 22 Michael Owusu Mensah
RB Haruna Yusif
CB 8 Isaac Paha
CB Charles Kwame Sampson
LB Sampson Lamptey
RM Windsor Kofi Abbrey
CM Albert Asaase
CM Kofi Badu downward-facing red arrow 68'
LM John Essien downward-facing red arrow 52'
CF George Alhassan
CF 13 Emmanuel Quarshie (c)
Substitutions:
GK 1 Joseph Carr
DF Seth Ampadu
DF Akwasi Appiah
DF Hesse Odamtten
MF Abedi Pele upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF Opoku Nti upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF John Baker
FW 9 Opoku Afriyie
FW Ben Kayede
MF John Bannerman
Acquaye Mclean
Manager:
Ghana Charles Gyamfi
GK 1 Ramzy Al-Kouafi
RB 2 Sassi Al-Ajeli
CB 3 Ali Al-Beshari
CB 14 Abdallah Zeiyu
LB 5 Saleh Sola
CM 8 Abdel Fatah Al-Farjani
CM 10 Fawzi Al-Issawi
CM 17 Abdel Moneim Ghonaïm
RW 18 Abdel Razak Al-Farjani downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Abdel Razak Jaranah
LW 7 Faraj Al-Bor'osi downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutions:
GK 21 Mesbah Shanqab
DF 4 Mehdi Al-Kharef
MF 6 Suleiman Omar
MF 16 Salem Al-Jehani
FW 19 Basheer Al-Rayani
11 Abdel Salam Al-Maghribi
12 Abubaker Ben-Suleiman upward-facing green arrow 70'
13 Mohammad Al-Teer
15 Mohamed Majdoub upward-facing green arrow 57'
20 Abubaker Ben Brahim
22 Mahfod Al-Hadi
Manager:
Hungary Bela Gotl

Assistant referees:
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References

  1. ^ "Today in history - Ghana beat hosts Libya to win AFCON 1982". 19 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
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