2010 Africa Cup of Nations facts for kids
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Angola |
| Dates | 10 – 31 January |
| Teams | 15 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 29 |
| Goals scored | 71 (2.45 per match) |
| Attendance | 543,500 (18,741 per match) |
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations tournament. It took place in Angola from 10 January to 31 January. Egypt won the tournament after defeating Ghana. Lastly, Nigeria got third place.
Results
Group Stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Team advanced to the semi-finals. |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| Algeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 |
 Mali |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
 Malawi |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 3 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 3 |
 Burkina Faso |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 |
 Togo |
withdrew | |||||||
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 |
 Benin |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
 Mozambique |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 1 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zambia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
 Gabon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| Angola |
0 | |||||||||
| 28 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| Ghana |
1 | |||||||||
| Ghana |
1 | |||||||||
| 25 January – Lubango | ||||||||||
| Nigeria |
0 | |||||||||
| Zambia |
0 (4) | |||||||||
| 31 January – Luanda | ||||||||||
| Nigeria (p) |
0 (5) | |||||||||
| Ghana |
0 | |||||||||
| 24 January – Cabinda | ||||||||||
| Egypt |
1 | |||||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire |
2 | |||||||||
| 28 January – Benguela | ||||||||||
| Algeria (aet) |
3 | |||||||||
| Algeria |
0 | |||||||||
| 25 January – Benguela | ||||||||||
| Egypt |
4 | |||||||||
| Egypt (aet) |
3 | |||||||||
| Cameroon |
1 | |||||||||
Images for kids
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A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.
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