Africa Cup of Nations 1996
South Africa · 13 Jan 1996 – 3 Feb 1996
South AfricaChampionTunisiaRunner-up
15Teams
29Matches
78Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 1996 was played in South Africa from 13 January 1996 to 3 February 1996. 15 teams took part, playing 29 matches with 78 goals (2.69 per match).
South Africa won the title (their 1st), beating Tunisia 2–0 in the final in Johannesburg.
Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia) finished as top scorer with 5 goals.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
 Zambia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
 Ghana | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 Tunisia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
 Algeria | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
 Egypt | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 |
 Gabon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 |
 DR Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Liberia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 Sierra Leone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
 Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
 Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
 Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Saturday 13 January 1996
- South Africa 3–0 CameroonJohannesburg
Sunday 14 January 1996
- Ivory Coast 0–2 GhanaPort Elizabeth
- Zambia 0–0 AlgeriaBloemfontein
Monday 15 January 1996
- Egypt 2–1 AngolaJohannesburg
- Sierra Leone 2–1 Burkina FasoBloemfontein
Tuesday 16 January 1996
- Gabon 1–2 LiberiaDurban
- Tunisia 1–1 MozambiquePort Elizabeth
Thursday 18 January 1996
- Algeria 2–0 Sierra LeoneBloemfontein
- Cameroon 2–1 EgyptJohannesburg
Friday 19 January 1996
Saturday 20 January 1996
- Burkina Faso 1–5 ZambiaBloemfontein
- South Africa 1–0 AngolaJohannesburg
Sunday 21 January 1996
- Mozambique 0–1 Ivory CoastPort Elizabeth
Wednesday 24 January 1996
- Angola 3–3 CameroonDurban
- Burkina Faso 1–2 AlgeriaPort Elizabeth
- Sierra Leone 0–4 ZambiaBloemfontein
- South Africa 0–1 EgyptJohannesburg
Thursday 25 January 1996
- Liberia 0–2 DR CongoJohannesburg
- Mozambique 0–2 GhanaBloemfontein
- Tunisia 3–1 Ivory CoastPort Elizabeth
Saturday 27 January 1996
- South Africa 2–1 AlgeriaJohannesburg
- Zambia 3–1 EgyptBloemfontein
Sunday 28 January 1996
Wednesday 31 January 1996
- South Africa 3–0 GhanaJohannesburg
- Zambia 2–4 TunisiaDurban
Saturday 3 February 1996
- South Africa 2–0 TunisiaJohannesburg
- Zambia 1–0 GhanaJohannesburg