1996 African Cup of Nations final
Football match
The 1996 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 3 February 1996 at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg , South Africa , to determine the winner of the 1996 African Cup of Nations , the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
South Africa won their first title, beating Tunisia 2–0.[1] The match was attended by both then-president Nelson Mandela , deputy president F. W. de Klerk and by then Sport Minister Steve Tshwete , and Bafana Bafana were congratulated by them, lifting the trophy in front of the multiracial home crowd.[2] [3]
Route to the final
Match details
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Editions Qualification Finals Bids Squads Statistics Miscellaneous Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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