Africa Cup of Nations 1984
Ivory Coast · 4 Mar 1984 – 18 Mar 1984
CameroonChampionNigeriaRunner-up
8Teams
16Matches
39Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 1984 was played in Ivory Coast from 4 March 1984 to 18 March 1984. 8 teams took part, playing 16 matches with 39 goals (2.44 per match).
Cameroon won the title (their 1st), beating Nigeria 3–1 in the final in Abidjan.
Taher Abouzeid (Egypt) finished as top scorer with 4 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
 Egypt | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 Nigeria | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
 Malawi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
 Togo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Sunday 4 March 1984
- Cameroon 0–1 EgyptAbidjan
- Ivory Coast 3–0 TogoAbidjan
Monday 5 March 1984
Wednesday 7 March 1984
- Cameroon 4–1 TogoAbidjan
- Ivory Coast 1–2 EgyptAbidjan
Thursday 8 March 1984
Saturday 10 March 1984
- Egypt 0–0 TogoAbidjan
- Ivory Coast 0–2 CameroonAbidjan
Sunday 11 March 1984
Wednesday 14 March 1984
- Algeria 0–0 CameroonCameroon won on penalties · Bouaké
- Egypt 2–2 NigeriaNigeria won on penalties · Abidjan