Africa Cup of Nations Finals 2013 South Africa
Full stats of the Africa Cup of Nations Finals 2013 in South Africa, including goalscorers table, player’s club affiliation & National Leagues table.
| Country | Qualified as | Appearance in finals | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | South Africa | Hosts | 8th | Winners (1996) | |
 | Ghana | Winner against Malawi | 19th | Winners (1963, 1965, 1978, 1982) | |
 | Mali | Winner against Botswana | 8th | Second place (1972) | |
 | Zambia | Winner against Uganda | 16th | Winners (2012) | |
 | Nigeria | Winner against Liberia | 17th | Winners (1980, 1994) | |
 | Tunisia | Winner against Sierra Leone | 16th | Winners (2004) | |
 | Côte d'Ivoire | Winner against Senegal | 20th | Winners (1992) | |
 | Morocco | Winner against Mozambique | 15th | Winners (1976) | |
 | Ethiopia | Winner against Sudan | 10th | Winners (1962) | |
 | Cape Verde | Winner against Cameroon | 1st | Debut appearance | |
 | Angola | Winner against Zimbabwe | 7th | Quarter Finals (2008, 2010) | |
 | Niger | Winner against Guinea | 2nd | Group Stage (2012) | |
 | Togo | Winner against Gabon | 7th | Group Stage (six times) | |
 | Congo DR | Winner against Equatorial Guinea | 16th | Winners (1968, 1974) | |
 | Burkina Faso | Winner against Central African Republic | 9th | Fourth Place (1998) | |
 | Algeria | Winner against Libya | 15th | Winners (1990) | |
| Draw for the four Groups of 4 teams takes place on 24th October 2012 | |||||
Africa Cup of Nations Finals Group 2013 South Africa
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| Group A | ||||||||
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Cape Verde | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 19th January 2013 | South Africa | 0 - 0 | Cape Verde | |||||
| 19th January 2013 | Angola | 0 - 0 | Morocco | |||||
| 23rd January 2013 | South Africa | 2 - 0 | Angola | |||||
| 23rd January 2013 | Morocco | 1 - 1 | Cape Verde | |||||
| 27th January 2013 | Morocco | 2 - 2 | South Africa | |||||
| 27th January 2013 | Cape Verde | 2 - 1 | Angola | |||||
| Group B | ||||||||
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Congo DR | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Niger | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20th January 2013 | Ghana | 2 - 2 | Congo DR | |||||
| 20th January 2013 | Mali | 1 - 0 | Niger | |||||
| 24th January 2013 | Ghana | 1 - 0 | Mali | |||||
| 24th January 2013 | Niger | 0 - 0 | Congo DR | |||||
| 28th January 2013 | Niger | 0 - 3 | Ghana | |||||
| 28th January 2013 | Congo DR | 1 - 1 | Mali | |||||
| Group C | ||||||||
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Zambia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| 21st January 2013 | Zambia | 1 - 1 | Ethiopia | |||||
| 21st January 2013 | Nigeria | 1 - 1 | Burkina Faso | |||||
| 25th January 2013 | Zambia | 1 - 1 | Nigeria | |||||
| 25th January 2013 | Burkina Faso | 4 - 0 | Ethiopia | |||||
| 29th January 2013 | Burkina Faso | 0 - 0 | Zambia | |||||
| 29th January 2013 | Ethiopia | 0 - 2 | Nigeria | |||||
| Group D | ||||||||
| Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Algeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
| 22nd January 2013 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2 - 1 | Togo | |||||
| 22nd January 2013 | Tunisia | 1 - 0 | Algeria | |||||
| 26th January 2013 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 - 0 | Tunisia | |||||
| 26th January 2013 | Algeria | 0 - 2 | Togo | |||||
| 30th January 2013 | Algeria | 2 - 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | |||||
| 30th January 2013 | Togo | 1 - 1 | Tunisia | |||||
Africa Cup of Nations Finals Knock-Out Stage 2013 South Africa
| Quarter Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd February 2013 | South Africa | 1 - 1 | Mali (pen 4-2) | ||||||
| 3rd February 2013 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 - 2 | Nigeria | ||||||
| 3rd February 2013 | Burkina Faso | 1 - 0 | Togo | ||||||
| 2nd February 2013 | Ghana | 2 - 0 | Cape Verde | ||||||
| Semi Finals | |||||||||
| 6th February 2013 | Mali | 1 - 4 | Nigeria | ||||||
| 6th February 2013 | Burkina Faso (pen 3-2) | 1 - 1 | Ghana | ||||||
| Third Place Play-Off | |||||||||
| 9th February 2013 | Mali | 3 - 1 | Ghana | ||||||
| 2013 Africa Cup of Nations Final | |||||||||
| 10th February 2013 | Nigeria | 1 - 0 | Burkina Faso | ||||||
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