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{{Infobox football match
| title                   = 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final
| event                   = [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]]
| team1                   = [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]]
| team1association        = {{flagicon|Zambia|size=30px}}
| team1score              = 0
| team2                   = Côte d'Ivoire
| team2association        = {{flagicon|Côte d'Ivoire|size=30px}}
| team2score              = 0
| details                 = 8–7 (penalties)
| date                    = 12 February 2012
| stadium                 = Stade d'Angondjé
| city                    = Libreville
| man_of_the_match1a      = 
| referee                 = Badara Diatta (Senegal)
| attendance              = 
| weather                 = Mostly cloudy<br />{{convert|25|°C|°F}}<ref>http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/FOOL/2012/2/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA</ref>
| previous                = 2010
| next                    = 2013
}}

The '''2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final''' was a [[association football|football]] match that took place on 12 February 2012 at the [[Stade d'Angondjé]] in [[Libreville]], [[Gabon]], to determine the winner of the [[2012 Africa Cup of Nations]], the football championship of Africa organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF). This stadium is only a short distance from the spot where most of the Zambian national team died when their aeroplane [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|crashed in 1993]]. It was contested by [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]] and [[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]]. The kickoff time was delayed by 30 minutes to 20:30.<ref name="Final delayed">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16964666|title=Africa Cup of Nations final kick-off delayed|publisher=BBC.com|date=9 February 2012}}</ref>

Zambia won the title for the first time by beating Côte d'Ivoire 8–7 on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16999874|title=Africa Cup of Nations: Zambia win dramatic shoot-out|date=13 February 2012|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report/_/id/338808?campaign=rss&source=soccernet&cc=5739|title=Spot-kick drama secures fairytale title|date=13 February 2012
|work=ESPN Soccernet|accessdate=13 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2012/feb/12/zambia-ivory-coast-africa-cup-nations-final?newsfeed=true|title=Zambia gain redemption to stun Ivory Coast in Africa Cup of Nations|date=13 February 2012|work=Guardian UK}}</ref>

==Background==
This was the third appearance in the final for [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]]; the "Copper Bullets" lost in [[1974 Africa Cup of Nations|1974]] and [[1994 Africa Cup of Nations|1994]]. After a surprising start and a win over [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12687-zambia-shock-senegal-to-go-top.html|title=Zambia shock Senegal to go top|date=22 January 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> they drew with [[Libya national football team|Libya]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12779-libya-hold-zambia-in-four-goal-thriller.html|title=Libya hold Zambia in four-goal thriller|date=25 January 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> before winning the deciding match against the host [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]] and winning the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12886-zambia-top-group-a-after-beating-equatorial-guinea-as-both-make-quarter-finals.html|title=Zambia tops Group A after beating Equatorial Guinea as both make quarter finals|date=29 January 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> In the quarterfinals they won 3–0 against [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12997-zambia-humble-10-man-sudan-to-reach-last-four.html|title=Zambia humble 10-man Sudan to reach last four|date=4 February 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> and shocked [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] as they defeated them 1–0 in the semifinals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/13068-zambia-shock-the-black-stars.html|title=Zambia shock the Black Stars|date=8 February 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> Both [[Christopher Katongo]] and [[Emmanuel Mayuka]] scored three goals in the first five matches to help Zambia to reach the final.  The match was an emotional one for Zambia, as the stadium in Libreville was just miles away from the site of the [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster]], in which 18 players were killed.

[[Côte d'Ivoire national football team|Côte d'Ivoire]] also appeared in their third final. They won it in [[1992 Africa Cup of Nations|1992]] and lost in [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]]. The "Elephants" had gone through the tournament so far without conceding a goal and winning all of their matches. It started with a victory against [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12719-cote-divoire-sweat-past-sudan.html|title=Cote d'Ivoire sweat past Sudan|date=22 January 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> followed by two wins against [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12830-elephants-trample-over-stallions-to-seal-quarters-place.html|title=Elephants trample over Stallions to seal quarters place|date=26 January 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> and [[Angola national football team|Angola]], the latter one without some of the best players.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/12910-angola-goes-down-to-ivory-coast-and-miss-out-on-quarter-final-place.html|title=Angola goes down to Ivory Coast and miss out on quarter final place|date=30 January 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> The quarterfinal was won against co-host [[Equatorial Guinea national football team|Equatorial Guinea]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/13008-ivory-coast-through-to-semis-after-beating-hosts-equatorial-guinea.html|title=Ivory Coast through to semis after beating hosts Equatorial Guinea|date=4 February 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> before [[Mali national football team|Mali]] was beaten 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/news/13074-ivory-coast-through-to-the-final-to-play-zambia.html|title=Ivory Coast through to the final to play Zambia|date=8 February 2012|work=[[Confederation of African Football|cafonline.com]]}}</ref> [[Didier Drogba]] joins Katongo and Mayuka with three goals himself at the top of the goalscorers.

==Route to the final==
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!colspan=2 style="width:1*"|Zambia
!Round
!colspan=2 style="width:1*"|Côte d'Ivoire
|-  style="vertical-align:top; background:#c1e0ff;"
|Opponent
|Result
||[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations#Group stage|Group stage]]
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|Result
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|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A#Senegal vs. Zambia|2–1]]
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Match 1
|align=left|{{fb|SUD}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Côte d'Ivoire vs. Sudan|1–0]]
|-
|align=left|{{fb|LBY}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A#Libya vs. Zambia|2–2]]
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Match 2
|align=left|{{fb|BFA}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Côte d'Ivoire vs. Burkina Faso|2–0]]
|-
|align=left|{{fb|EQG}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group A#Equatorial Guinea vs. Zambia|1–0]]
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Match 3
|align=left|{{fb|ANG}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations Group B#Côte d'Ivoire vs. Angola|2–0]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="165"|Team 
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
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|3||2||1||0||5||3||+2||'''7'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc 
|align=left|{{fb|EQG}} 
|3||2||0||1||3||2||+1||'''6'''
|- 
|align=left|{{fb|LBY}}
|3||1||1||1||4||4||0||'''4'''
|- 
|align=left|{{fb|SEN}}
|3||0||0||3||3||6||−3||'''0'''
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| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Final standing
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
!width="165"|Team
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pld | Played}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| W | Won}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| D | Drawn}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| L | Lost}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GF | Goals for}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GA | Goals against}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| GD | Goal difference}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip| Pts | Points}}
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|CIV}}
|3||3||0||0||5||0||+5||'''9'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc
|align=left|{{fb|SUD}}
|3||1||1||1||4||4||0||'''4'''
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|align=left|{{fb|ANG}}
|3||1||1||1||4||5||−1||'''4'''
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|align=left|{{fb|BFA}}
|3||0||0||3||2||6||−4||'''0'''
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|-  style="vertical-align:top; background:#c1e0ff;"
|Opponent
|Result
||[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage|Knockout stage]]
|Opponent
|Result
|-
|align=left|{{fb|SUD}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage#Zambia vs. Sudan|3–0]]
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Quarterfinals
|align=left|{{fb|EQG}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage#Côte d'Ivoire vs. Equatorial Guinea|3–0]]
|-
|align=left|{{fb|GHA}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage#Zambia vs. Ghana|1–0]]
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"|Semifinals
|align=left|{{fb|MLI}}
|[[2012 Africa Cup of Nations knockout stage#Mali vs. Côte d'Ivoire|1–0]]
|}

==Match details==

===Details===
{{Football box
|date = 12 February 2012
|time = 20:30 [[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}}
|score = 0–0
|aet=yes
|report = [http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012/match1518/live Report]
|team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = [[Stade d'Angondjé]], [[Libreville]]
|attendance = 
|referee = [[Badara Diatta]] ([[Fédération Sénégalaise de Football|Senegal]])
|penalties1= [[Christopher Katongo|C. Katongo]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Emmanuel Mayuka|Mayuka]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Isaac Chansa|Chansa]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Felix Katongo|F. Katongo]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Kennedy Mweene|Mweene]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Nathan Sinkala|Sinkala]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Chisamba Lungu|Lungu]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Rainford Kalaba|Kalaba]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Stophira Sunzu|Sunzu]] {{pengoal}}
|penaltyscore= 8–7
|penalties2= {{pengoal}} [[Cheick Tioté|Tioté]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Wilfried Bony|Bony]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Sol Bamba|Bamba]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Max Gradel|Gradel]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Didier Drogba|Drogba]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Siaka Tiéné|Tiéné]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Didier Ya Konan|Ya Konan]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Kolo Touré|K. Touré]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Gervinho]]
}}

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{| width="100%"
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
| GK || '''16''' ||[[Kennedy Mweene]]
|-
| RB || '''6''' ||[[Davies Nkausu]]
|-
| CB || '''13''' ||[[Stophira Sunzu]]
|-
| CB || '''5''' ||[[Hijani Himoonde]]
|-
| LB || '''4''' ||[[Joseph Musonda]] || || {{suboff|12}}
|-
| RM || '''3''' ||[[Chisamba Lungu]]
|-
| CM || '''8''' ||[[Isaac Chansa]]
|-
| CM || '''19''' ||[[Nathan Sinkala]]
|-
| LM || '''17''' ||[[Rainford Kalaba]]
|-
| CF || '''11''' ||[[Christopher Katongo]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
| CF || '''20''' ||[[Emmanuel Mayuka]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
| DF || '''23''' ||[[Nyambe Mulenga]] || {{yel|69}} || {{subon|12}} ||  {{suboff|74}}
|-
| MF || '''10''' ||[[Felix Katongo]] || || || {{subon|74}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Hervé Renard]]
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|valign="top"|[[File:ZAM-CIV-2012-02-12.svg|300px]]
|valign="top" width="50%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
| GK || '''1''' ||[[Boubacar Barry]]
|-
| RB || '''6''' ||[[Jean-Jacques Gosso]]
|-
| CB || '''4''' ||[[Kolo Touré]]
|-
| CB || '''22''' ||[[Sol Bamba]] || {{yel|66}}
|-
| LB || '''17''' ||[[Siaka Tiéné]]
|-
| RM || '''5''' ||[[Didier Zokora]] || || {{suboff|75}}
|-
| CM || '''19''' ||[[Yaya Touré]] || || {{suboff|87}}
|-
| LM || '''9''' ||[[Cheick Tioté]] || {{yel|63}}
|-
| AM || '''10''' ||[[Gervinho]]
|-
| AM || '''8''' ||[[Salomon Kalou]] || || {{suboff|63}}
|-
| CF || '''11''' ||[[Didier Drogba]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
| MF || '''15''' ||[[Max Gradel]] || || {{subon|63}}
|-
| MF || '''13''' ||[[Didier Ya Konan]] || || {{subon|75}}
|-
| FW || '''12''' ||[[Wilfried Bony]] || || {{subon|87}}
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[François Zahoui]]
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{| width=50% style="font-size: 90%"

'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
<br />Bechir Hassani ([[Fédération Tunisienne de Football|Tunisia]])
<br />Evarist Menkouande ([[Fédération Camerounaise de Football|Cameroon]])
<br />'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br />[[Eddy Maillet]] ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]])
|}

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations_2012 Official Site]


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