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).

2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Event2006 Africa Cup of Nations
After extra time
Egypt won 4–2 on penalties
Date10 February 2006
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeMourad Daami (Tunisia)
Attendance74,100
WeatherClear
16 °C (61 °F)[1]
2004
2008

Egypt won their fifth-ever AFCON after defeating the Ivory Coast 4–2 on penalties.[2][3]

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).[4]

Match details edit

Egypt  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast
Report
Penalties
A. Hassan  
Abdelwahab  
A.H. Ali  
Zaki  
Aboutrika  
4–2   Drogba
  K. Touré
  B. Koné
  Eboué
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 22 Mohamed Aboutrika
CM 17 Ahmed Hassan (c)   56'
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
RM 19 Yaya Touré   91'
LM 7 Emerse Faé
AM 2 Kanga Akalé   2'   60'
CF 9 Arouna Koné
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)

References edit

  1. ^ "Weather History for Cairo, Egypt". Wunderground. 10 February 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Spot-on Egypt are African champions for record fifth time". The Guardian. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Egypt win Cup after penalty drama". BBC Sport. 11 February 2006. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's Ranking, 18 January 2006". FIFA.com. FIFA. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.