2006 Africa Cup of Nations final

The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 10 February 2006 at the Cairo International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt to determine the winner of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of African nations organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Event

2006 Africa Cup of Nations

After extra time
Egypt won 4–2 on penalties

Date

10 February 2006

Venue

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Referee

Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Attendance

74,100

Weather

Clear
16 °C (61 °F)

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Egypt won their fifth-ever AFCON after defeating the Ivory Coast 4–2 on penalties.

By the time of this match, Egypt were 32nd in the FIFA World Rankings (5th in Africa), while the Ivory Coast were ranked 42nd (7th in Africa).

Match details

10 February 2006

18:00

Egypt	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
	Report
Penalties
A. Hassan Abdelwahab Ali Zaki Aboutrika	4–2	Drogba K. Touré B. Koné Eboué

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 74,100

Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

Egypt

Ivory Coast


GK	1	Essam El-Hadary
CB	20	Wael Gomaa		21'
CB	4	Ibrahim Said		113'
CB	5	Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa	75'
DM	11	Mohamed Shawky
RM	12	Mohamed Barakat
CM	17	Ahmed Hassan (c)	56'
CM	22	Mohamed Aboutrika
LM	3	Mohamed Abdelwahab
CF	10	Emad Moteab		81'
CF	19	Amr Zaki
Substitutions:
DF	7	Ahmed Fathy		21'
MF	6	Hassan Mostafa		81'
FW	14	Abdel Halim Ali		113'
Manager:
Hassan Shehata


GK	1	Jean-Jacques Tizié	119'
RB	21	Emmanuel Eboué	53'
CB	4	Kolo Touré
CB	6	Blaise Kouassi	43'
LB	3	Arthur Boka
DM	5	Didier Zokora
CM	19	Yaya Touré		91'
CM	7	Emerse Faé
RW	9	Arouna Koné
LW	2	Kanga Akalé	2'	60'
CF	11	Didier Drogba (c)
Substitutions:
FW	8	Bonaventure Kalou		60'
FW	14	Bakari Koné		91'
Manager:
Henri Michel

Assistant referees:
Célestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Ibrahim Djezzar (Algeria)