2010 Africa Cup of Nations final

The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 31 January 2010 at the Estádio 11 de Novembro in Luanda, Angola, to determine the winner of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Event

2010 Africa Cup of Nations

Date

31 January 2010

Venue

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee

Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Attendance

50,000

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It was contested by Ghana and Egypt.

Egypt won the title for the seventh time by beating Ghana 1–0.

Route to the final

Ghana

Round

Egypt

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

Togo

Cancelled

Match 1

Nigeria

3–1

Ivory Coast

1–3

Match 2

Mozambique

2–0

Burkina Faso

1–0

Match 3

Benin

2–0

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	3	Advance to knockout stage
3	Burkina Faso	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	1
4	Togo (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [1]
(D) Disqualified
Notes:

Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified. Group B became a three-team group.

Final standing

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Nigeria	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	Benin	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1
4	Mozambique	3	0	1	2	2	7	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [2]

Opponent

Result

Knockout stage

Opponent

Result

Angola

1–0

Quarterfinals

Cameroon

3–1 (aet)

Nigeria

1–0

Semifinals

Algeria

4–0

Match details

Details

31 January 2010

17:00

Ghana	0–1	Egypt
	Report	Gedo 85'

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Ghana

Egypt


GK	22	Richard Kingson (c)
RB	7	Samuel Inkoom
CB	15	Isaac Vorsah
CB	12	Lee Addy
LB	2	Hans Sarpei
CM	6	Anthony Annan
CM	19	Emmanuel Badu
RW	10	Kwadwo Asamoah
AM	9	Agyemang Opoku	47'	89'
LW	13	André Ayew
CF	3	Asamoah Gyan		87'
Substitutions:
FW	20	Dominic Adiyiah		87'
DF	18	Eric Addo		89'
Manager:
Milovan Rajevac


GK	1	Essam El-Hadary
RB	7	Ahmed Fathy		89'
CB	20	Wael Gomaa
CB	6	Hany Said
LB	14	Sayed Moawad	48'	57'
DM	3	Ahmed Elmohamady	52'
RM	12	Hossam Ghaly	60'
LM	8	Hosny Abd Rabo
AM	17	Ahmed Hassan (c)
CF	9	Mohamed Zidan
CF	10	Emad Moteab		70'
Substitutions:
DF	19	Mohamed Abdel-Shafy		57'
FW	15	Gedo		70'
DF	4	Moatasem Salem		89'
Manager:
Hassan Shehata

Assistant referees:
Évarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Rédouane Achik (Morocco)
Fourth official:
Hélder Carvalho (Angola)

[table_hth_TOG0.58487478764023-3] Togo withdrew from the tournament due to the attack on their team bus while traveling to their opening match against Ghana, thus they were officially disqualified. Group B became a three-team group.