1996 African Cup of Nations final

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).

1996 African Cup of Nations final

Event	1996 African Cup of Nations
South Africa Tunisia 2 0
Date	3 February 1996
Venue	FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee	Charles Massembe (Uganda)
Attendance	80,000
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South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0. 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.

Route to the final

South Africa		Round	Tunisia
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
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  South Africa 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 6  Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4  Angola 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1		Final standings	Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Ghana 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9  Tunisia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4  Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Algeria	2–1	Quarterfinals	Gabon	1–1 (aet) (1–4 pen.)
Ghana	3–0	Semifinals	Zambia	4–2

Match details

3 February 1996

16:30 South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

South Africa	2–0	Tunisia
Williams 73', 75'	Report Report

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Charles Masembe (Uganda)

South Africa

Tunisia

GK 1 Andre Arendse CB 5 Mark Fish CB 4 Lucas Radebe CB 9 Neil Tovey (c) RM 2 Sizwe Motaung CM 8 Linda Buthelezi  29'  51' CM 21 Eric Tinkler LM 17 Shaun Bartlett AM 15 Doctor Khumalo AM 10 John Moshoeu CF 6 Phil Masinga  65' Substitutions: MF 19 Helman Mkhalele  51' FW 11 Mark Williams  65' Manager: Clive Barker

GK 1 Chokri El Ouaer (c) RB 14 Sabri Jaballah CB 6 Ferid Chouchane CB 4 Mounir Boukadida LB 5 Hédi Berkhissa DM 20 Riadh Bouazizi  77' CM 12 Sofiane Fekih CM 10 Kaies Ghodhbane  46' RF 18 Mehdi Ben Slimane CF 11 Adel Sellimi LF 8 Zoubeir Baya Substitutions: DF 21 Lassad Hanini  67'  46' FW 9 Abdelkader Ben Hassen  77' Manager: Henryk Kasperczak