1982 African Cup of Nations final

{{Infobox football match

| title = 1982 African Cup of Nations Final

| image = Tehaa-Fans-SuperCup-BenTaher.jpg

| caption = Stade de 11-Juin hosted the 1982 African Cup of Nations Final

| event = 1982 African Cup of Nations

| team1 = Ghana

| team1association = {{flagicon|Ghana|size=30px}}

| team1score = 1

| team2 = Libya

| team2association = {{flagicon|Libya|1977|size=30px}}

| team2score = 1

| details = Ghana won 7–6 on penalties

| date = 19 March 1982

| stadium = Stade de 11-Juin (June 11 Stadium)

| city = Tripoli

| man_of_the_match1a =

| referee = Sohan Ramlochun (Mauritius)

| attendance = 80,000

| weather =

| previous = 1980

| next = 1984

}}

The 1982 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match on March 19, 1982, at the Stade de 11-Juin in Tripoli, Libya, to determine the winner of the 1982 African Cup of Nations. Ghana defeated Libya 7–6 on penalty kicks after regulation ended 1–1 with goals from George Alhassan for Ghana and Ali Al-Beshari for Libya. This was Ghana's fourth and last continental title as of 2019.

Road to the final

class="wikitable"
colspan=2| Ghana

!colspan=2| Libya

Opponents

!Results

!Opponents

!Results

colspan=4| Group stage
{{fb|LBY|1977}}

|align=center|2–2

|{{fb|GHA}}

|align=center|2–2

{{fb|CMR}}

|align=center|0–0

|{{fb|TUN|1959}}

|align=center|2–0

{{fb|TUN|1959}}

|align=center|1–0

|{{fb|CMR}}

|align=center|0–0

colspan=4| Semi-finals
{{fb|ALG}}

|align=center|3–2 {{aet}}

|{{fb|ZAM|1964}}

|align=center|2–1

Match

===Details===

{{cite web|url=http://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/today-in-history-ghana-beat-hosts-libya-to-win-afcon-1982-id4823896.html |title=Today in history - Ghana beat hosts Libya to win AFCON 1982 |access-date=2017-08-22 |date=19 March 2016 |df=dmy }}

{{football box

| date = 19 March 1982

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}

| score = 1–1

| aet = yes

| team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}}

| goals1 = Alhassan {{goal|35}}

| goals2 = Al-Beshari {{goal|70}}

| stadium = Stade de 11-Juin (11 June Stadium), Tripoli

| attendance = 80,000

| referee = Sohan Ramlochun ({{fb|Mauritius}})

| report = [http://www.11v11.com/matches/libya-v-ghana-19-march-1982-237054 Report]

| penalties1 = {{pengoal}} Lamptey
{{pengoal}} Alhassan
{{pengoal}} Paha
{{pengoal}} Asaase
{{pengoal}} Abbrey
{{penmiss}} Mensah
{{pengoal}} Quarshie
{{pengoal}} Afriyie

| penaltyscore = 7–6

| penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Al-Beshari
{{pengoal}} Sola
{{pengoal}} Al-Ajeli
{{pengoal}} Ben-Suleiman
{{pengoal}} Al-Farjani
{{penmiss}} Ghonaïm
{{pengoal}} Jaranah
{{penmiss}} Zeiyu

}}

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| pattern_sh = _gha_can82h

| pattern_so =

| leftarm =

| body =

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| title = Ghana

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|{{Football kit

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| pattern_b = _lby_can82h

| pattern_ra = _lby_can82h

| pattern_sh = _adidas_white

| pattern_so = _3_stripes_white

| leftarm =

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| shorts = 347C17

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| title = Libya

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width="25"|width="25"|
GK22Michael Owusu Mensah
RBHaruna Yusif
CB8Isaac Paha
CBCharles Kwame Sampson
LBSampson Lamptey
RMWindsor Kofi Abbrey
CMAlbert Asaase
CMKofi Badu{{suboff|68}}
LMJohn Essien{{suboff|52}}
CFGeorge Alhassan
CF13Emmanuel Quarshie (c)
colspan=3|Substitutions:
GK1Joseph Carr
DFSeth Ampadu
DFAkwasi Appiah
DFHesse Odamtten
MFAbedi Pele{{subon|68}}
MFOpoku Nti{{subon|52}}
MFJohn Baker
FW9Opoku Afriyie
FWBen Kayede
MFJohn Bannerman
Acquaye Mclean
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=3|{{flagicon|GHA}} Charles Gyamfi

|valign="top"|

|valign="top" width="50%"|

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width=25|width=25|
GK1Ramzy Al-Kouafi
RB2Sassi Al-Ajeli
CB3Ali Al-Beshari
CB14Abdallah Zeiyu
LB5Saleh Sola
CM8Abdel Fatah Al-Farjani
CM10Fawzi Al-Issawi
CM17Abdel Moneim Ghonaïm
RW18Abdel Razak Al-Farjani{{suboff|70}}
CF9Abdel Razak Jaranah
LW7Faraj Al-Bor'osi{{suboff|57}}
colspan=3|Substitutions:
GK21Mesbah Shanqab
DF4Mehdi Al-Kharef
MF6Suleiman Omar
MF16Salem Al-Jehani
FW19Basheer Al-Rayani
11Abdel Salam Al-Maghribi
12Abubaker Ben-Suleiman{{subon|70}}
13Mohammad Al-Teer
15Mohamed Majdoub{{subon|57}}
20Abubaker Ben Brahim
22Mahfod Al-Hadi
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|HUN}} Bela Gotl

|}

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References

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