In history of the AFCON, Nigeria has won the title for the third time after beating Burkina Faso 1 – 0 in Johannesburg at South Africa and it has been the second time South Africa has hosted the competition.
There have lots of goals, people, venue etc so we take a look at what happened at the Africa Cup of Nations 2013 I n South Africa.
Number of participating teams – 16
South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia, Cape Verde, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Togo, Ivory Coast, Zambia, Angola, Morocco
Attendance – 729, 000 (22, 781 per match)
Best player – Jonathan Pitroipa
Top Goal scorers – Emmanuel Emmenike, Mubarak Wakaso (4 goals),
Host Nation – South Africa
Venues – 5 (in 5 host cities)
Date of tournament – 19th January – 10th February, 2013
Number of matches played – 32
Number of goals the top scorer of the tournament netted – 4
Number of players who netted four goals – 2 (Emmanuel Emenike – Nigeria and Mubarak Wakaso – Ghana)
Number of goals scored in the entire tournament – 69 (2.16 per match)
Number of venues that hosted the tournament – 5 (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Mbombela Stadium, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Royal Bafokeng Stadium and FNB Stadium)
Highest scoring team – Nigeria (11 goals)
Team that scored the fewest number of goals – Niger (0)
Team with meanest defence – Zambia (2 goals)
Team that conceded the most number of goals – Mali (8 goals)
Number of goal scorers in the tournament – 36
Number of own goals in the tournament – 1 (Nando Cape Verde Vs Angola)
Number of drawn games – 12 (Note: Games decided on penalties after extra time are described as draws while those won in extra time are classified as wins).
Earliest goal of the tournament – 3rd minute Dieumerci Mbokani DRC Vs Mali
Latest goal of the tournament – 105th minute Jonathan Pitroipa Burkina Faso Vs Togo (Extra time)
The best attended match – Burkina Faso Vs Nigeria in the finals (85,000)
The worst attended match – Cote d’voire Vs Togo (2,000)
Team that was awarded most penalties – Ghana (4)
Champions – Nigeria (3rd Title)
Runners-up – Burkina Faso
Third place – Mali
Fourth place – Ghana
Read also:
http://en.africatopsports.com/2012/12/27/abc-of-africa-cup-of-nations-afcon/