The 1982 African Cup of Nations final was a football match held on 19 March 1982 at the 11 June Stadium in Tripoli, Libya, to determine the winner of the 1982 African Cup of Nations. Ghana defeated Libya 7–6 on penalties after extra time 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 2026.
Road to the final Ghana LibyaOpponentsResultsOpponentsResults Group stage2–22–20–02–01–00–0 Semi-finals3–2 2–1
Match Details
GK 22 Michael Owusu MensahRB Haruna YusifCB 8 Isaac PahaCB Charles Kwame SampsonLB Sampson LampteyRM Windsor Kofi AbbreyCM Albert AsaaseCM Kofi Badu LM John Essien CF George AlhassanCF 13 Emmanuel Quarshie (c)Substitutions:GK 1 Joseph CarrDF Seth AmpaduDF Akwasi AppiahDF Hesse OdamttenMF Abedi Pele MF Opoku Nti MF John BakerFW 9 Opoku AfriyieFW Ben KayedeMF John Bannerman Acquaye McleanManager: Charles Gyamfi GK 1 Ramzy Al-KouafiRB 2 Sassi Al-AjeliCB 3 Ali Al-BeshariCB 14 Abdallah ZeiyuLB 5 Saleh SolaCM 8 Abdel Fatah Al-FarjaniCM 10 Fawzi Al-IssawiCM 17 Abdel Moneim GhonaïmRW 18 Abdel Razak Al-Farjani CF 9 Abdel Razak JaranahLW 7 Faraj Al-Bor'osi Substitutions:GK 21 Mesbah ShanqabDF 4 Mehdi Al-KharefMF 6 Suleiman OmarMF 16 Salem Al-JehaniFW 19 Basheer Al-Rayani 11 Abdel Salam Al-Maghribi 12 Abubaker Ben-Suleiman 13 Mohammad Al-Teer 15 Mohamed Majdoub 20 Abubaker Ben Brahim 22 Mahfod Al-HadiManager: Bela Gotl
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References
External links - 11v11 Qualifications details - rsssf