2013 Africa Cup of Nations

2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Afrika-nasiesbeker 2013; Afrika Inkomishi ave Isizwe 2013; Afrika Khapi ya Matiko 2013; AFCON 2013; CAN 2013;
	Tournament logo
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	19 January – 10 February
Teams	16
Venue(s)	5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-up	Burkina Faso
Third place	Mali
Fourth place	Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	69 (2.16 per match)
Attendance	729,000 (22,781 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Emmanuel Emenike; Mubarak Wakaso; (4 goals each)
Best player(s)	Jonathan Pitroipa
	← 2012 2015 →

The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations South Africa 2013 for sponsorship reasons, held from 19 January to 10 February 2013, was the 29th Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Starting from this edition, the tournament was switched to being held in odd-numbered years instead of even-numbered years so that it does not clash with the FIFA World Cup. This edition was therefore the first to be held in an odd numbered year since 1965.

South Africa hosted the tournament for the second time, after previously hosting the 1996 African Cup of Nations. The 2013 tournament is the highest attended edition of the Africa Cup of Nations under the 16-team format. The South African team was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Mali, following a penalty shoot-out. Zambia were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.

Nigeria won its third Africa Cup of Nations championship with a 1–0 victory over Burkina Faso in the final. Nigeria participated in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil as the representative from CAF.

Host selection

Bids :

Angola (selected as hosts for 2010)
Gabon / Equatorial Guinea (selected as hosts for 2012)
Libya (selected as hosts for 2013)
Subsequently swapped hosting year with South Africa (2017)
Nigeria (selected as reserve hosts for 2010, 2012 & 2013 tournaments)

Rejected Bids :

Benin / Central African Republic
Botswana
Mozambique
Namibia
Senegal
Zimbabwe

On 4 September 2006, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) approved a compromise between rival countries to host the Africa Cup of Nations after it ruled out Nigeria. CAF agreed to award the next three editions from 2010 to Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Libya respectively. They assigned Angola in 2010, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, which submitted a joint bid in 2012, and Libya for 2014.

This edition was awarded to Libya for the second time after 1982 African Cup of Nations.

Two-time former host Nigeria was the reserve host for the 2010, 2012 and 2014 tournaments, in the event that any of the host countries failed to meet the requirements established by CAF, although this ended up being unnecessary

The 2014 tournament was pushed forward to 2013 and subsequently held in odd-numbered years to avoid year-clash with the FIFA World Cup.

Libyan withdrawal

Due to the Libyan Civil War, Libya traded years with South Africa, so that South Africa hosted in 2013 and Libya will be hosting in 2017. This was ratified in September 2011 at CAF's Executive Committee in Cairo, Egypt.

Qualification

A total of 47 countries entered the qualification, including South Africa, which automatically qualified. Libya was not allowed to keep its automatic qualification after being stripped of its hosting rights due to the Libyan Civil War. Many teams made their return to the finals in this tournament. The hosts, South Africa returned after a 4-year absence. Ethiopia appeared for the first time since 1982 (a 31-year absence). Other teams absent from the 2012 finals that featured in 2013 were Nigeria, Togo, DR Congo, and Algeria. Cape Verde made its finals debut. Teams that didn't qualify for this tournament from the 2012 African Cup of Nations were both co-hosts, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Senegal, Sudan, Guinea and Botswana. South Sudan was ineligible to participate as the qualifying competition had already started by the time its membership of CAF was confirmed.

Qualified nations

A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.

Country	Qualified as	Qualification date	Previous appearances in tournament^†
South Africa	00Hosts	0028 September 2011	7 (1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Ghana	00Winner against Malawi	0113 October 2012	18 (1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Mali	00Winner against Botswana	0113 October 2012	7 (1972, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Zambia	00Winner against Uganda	0113 October 2012	15 (1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Nigeria	00Winner against Liberia	0113 October 2012	16 (1963, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
Tunisia	00Winner against Sierra Leone	0113 October 2012	15 (1962, 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Ivory Coast	00Winner against Senegal	0113 October 2012	19 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Morocco	00Winner against Mozambique	0113 October 2012	14 (1972, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012)
Ethiopia	00Winner against Sudan	0214 October 2012	9 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1982)
Cape Verde	00Winner against Cameroon	0214 October 2012	0 (debut)
Angola	00Winner against Zimbabwe	0214 October 2012	6 (1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
Niger	00Winner against Guinea	0214 October 2012	1 (2012)
Togo	00Winner against Gabon	0214 October 2012	6 (1972, 1984, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006)
DR Congo	00Winner against Equatorial Guinea	0214 October 2012	15 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006)
Burkina Faso	00Winner against Central African Rep.	0214 October 2012	8 (1978, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012)
Algeria	00Winner against Libya	0214 October 2012	14 (1968, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2010)

^† Bold indicates champion for that year

^† Italic indicates host

Venues

Host cities

The South African Football Association opened bidding to all 2010 FIFA World Cup host cities however a maximum of seven venues would be used. The final list of stadiums was initially to be announced by 30 March, but was pushed back to 4 April, 20 April, and then 3 May 2012.

The venues were announced on 4 May 2012. FNB Stadium hosted the opening match and the final. The other venues selected for matches were Mbombela Stadium, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Royal Bafokeng Stadium and Moses Mabhida Stadium.

The average daytime temperature of the host cities ranges from 25.0 °C (77.0 °F) to 30.3 °C (86.5 °F).

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Johannesburg¹	Durban¹		Port Elizabeth¹
FNB Stadium²³	Moses Mabhida Stadium		Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
26°14′5.27″S 27°58′56.47″E / 26.2347972°S 27.9823528°E / -26.2347972; 27.9823528 (Soccer City)	29°49′46″S 31°01′49″E / 29.82944°S 31.03028°E / -29.82944; 31.03028 (Moses Mabhida Stadium)		33°56′16″S 25°35′56″E / 33.93778°S 25.59889°E / -33.93778; 25.59889 (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium)
Capacity: 94,700	Capacity: 54,000⁴		Capacity: 48,000

Johannesburg Durban Port Elizabeth Rustenburg Nelspruit
Nelspruit		Rustenburg
25°27′42″S 30°55′47″E / 25.46172°S 30.929689°E / -25.46172; 30.929689 (Mbombela Stadium)		25°34′43″S 27°09′39″E / 25.5786°S 27.1607°E / -25.5786; 27.1607 (Royal Bafokeng Stadium)
Mbombela Stadium		Royal Bafokeng Stadium
Capacity: 41,000		Capacity: 42,000

^1 Host city during 1996 African Cup of Nations
^2 Stadium/site used during 1996 African Cup of Nations
^3 As "National Stadium"
^4 Stadium expandable
^5 All capacities are approximate

Training venues

Host city	Venues
Durban	Durban Peoples Park, King Zwelithini Stadium, Princess Magogo Stadium
Johannesburg	Dobsonville Stadium, Millpark Stadium, Orlando Stadium, Rand Stadium
Nelspruit
Port Elizabeth	Gelvandale Stadium, NMMU Stadium, Westbourne Oval, Zwide Stadium
Rustenburg

Match ball

The official match ball for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations was manufactured by Adidas and named the Katlego, which means "success" in Tswana language. The name was chosen by African football fans via an online voting competition where it beat alternate names, Khanya (light) and Motswako (mixture).

Mascot

The official mascot of the tournament was Takuma, a hippopotamus wearing sports kit in South Africa's official yellow and green. The mascot was designed by Tumelo Nkoana, a 13-year-old South African student from Hammanskraal in Gauteng.

Draw

The draw for the final tournament took place on 24 October 2012 in Durban. Positions A1 and C1 were already assigned to the hosts (South Africa) and holders (Zambia) respectively. The other 14 qualified teams were ranked based on their performances during the last three Africa Cup of Nations, i.e. the 2008, 2010 and 2012 editions.

Classification	Points awarded
Winner	7
Runner-up	5
Losing semi-finalists	3
Losing quarter-finalists	2
Eliminated in 1st round	1

Moreover, a weighted coefficient on points was given to each of the last three editions of the Africa Cup of Nations as follows:

2012 edition: points to be multiplied by 3
2010 edition: points to be multiplied by 2
2008 edition: points to be multiplied by 1

The teams were then divided into four pots based on the ranking. Each group contained one team from each pot.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
South Africa (hosts) Zambia (title holders) Ghana (22 pts) Ivory Coast (22 pts)	Mali (12 pts) Tunisia (10 pts) Angola (9 pts) Nigeria (8 pts)	Algeria (6 pts) Burkina Faso (5 pts) Morocco (4 pts) Niger (3 pts)	Togo (2 pts) Cape Verde (0 pts) DR Congo (0 pts) Ethiopia (0 pts)

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.

Referees

Mohamed Benouza
Djamel Haimoudi
Sidi Alioum
Noumandiez Doué
Gehad Grisha
Eric Otogo-Castane
Bakary Gassama
Sylvester Kirwa
Hamada Nampiandraza
Koman Coulibaly
Ali Lemghaifry
Rajindraparsad Seechurn
Bouchaïb El Ahrach
Badara Diatta
Bernard Camille
Daniel Bennett
Slim Jedidi
Janny Sikazwe

Assistant referees

Albdelhak Etchiali
Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos
Jean-Claude Birumushahu
Evarist Menkouande
Yanoussa Moussa
Yéo Songuifolo
Angesom Ogbamariam
Theophile Vinga
Malik Alidu Salifu
Marwa Range
Balla Diarra
Redouane Achik
Arsénio Chadreque Marengula
Peter Edibe
Félicien Kabanda
Djibril Camara
El Hadji Malick Samba
Zakhele Siwela
Ali Waleed Ahmed
Béchir Hassani
Anouar Hmila

Squads

Each team could register a squad of 23 players.

Group stage

The schedule of the final tournament was released on 8 September 2012.

Tie-breaking criteria

If two or more teams end the group stage with the same number of points, their ranking is determined by the following criteria:

points earned in the matches between the teams concerned;
goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned;
number of goals scored in the matches between the teams concerned;
goal difference in all group matches;
number of goals scored in all group matches;
fair play points system taking into account the number of yellow and red cards;
drawing of lots by the organising committee.

All times South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa (H)	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Cape Verde	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage
3	Morocco	3	0	3	0	3	3	0	3
4	Angola	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

19 January 2013