2009 African Nations Championship final

The 2009 African Nations Championship final was a football match held on 8 March 2009, and was the culmination of the inaugural tournament organised by CAF, aimed at players playing in their domestic leagues. The final was contested by DR Congo and Ghana, who had met earlier in the group stage, where Ghana ran out 3–0 winners. However, this was not to be the case, as DR Congo comfortably won 2–0 to record their first triumph in a continental competition since the 1974 African Nations Cup, where, as Zaire, they defeated Zambia 2–0 in the replay

2009 African Nations Championship final

The FHB Stadium hosts the final
Event	2009 African Nations Championship
Ghana DR Congo 0 2
Date	8 March 2009
Venue	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee	Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
Attendance	35,000

Match details

8 March 2009

16:00

Ghana	0–2	DR Congo
	(Report)	46' Kaluyituka 74' Bedi

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Noumandiez Doué

Lineups

GHANA: GK 1 Philemon MacCarthy RB 2 Samuel Inkoom  33' CB 5 Ofosu Appiah CB 21 Harrison Afful LB 3 Daniel Nana Yeboah CM 14 Charles Asampong Taylor  79' CM 18 Edmund Owusu Ansah RM 7 Jordan Opoku  83' LM 8 Ibrahim Ayew CF 9 Yaw Antwi  71' CF 23 Godwin Osei Bonsu Substitutes: FW 17 Francis Coffie  71' FW 10 Kwadwo Poku  79' FW 15 Stephen Manu  83' Manager: Milovan Rajevac

DR CONGO: GK 1 Muteba Kidiaba CB 12 Bawaka Mabele CB 18 Gladys Bokese  63' CB 15 Joël Kimwaki CM 6 Kazembe Mihayo CM 13 Matondu Salakiaku  88' RM 7 Ngandu Kasongu LM 10 Mbenza Bedi CF 8 Mabi Mputu CF 14 Bongelli Lofo (c)  66' CF 19 Dioko Kaluyituka Substitutes: FW 22 Luyeye Mvete  88' Manager: Mutumbile Santos

Man of the Match: Mabi Mputu Assistant referees: Peter Edibe Chokri Saadallah Fourth official: Koko Djaoupé

Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if scores level Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Of 12 substitutes named, 3 may be used