Africa Cup of Nations 2006
Egypt · 20 Jan 2006 – 10 Feb 2006
EgyptChampionIvory CoastRunner-up
16Teams
32Matches
73Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 2006 was played in Egypt from 20 January 2006 to 10 February 2006. 16 teams took part, playing 32 matches with 73 goals (2.28 per match).
Egypt won the title (their 5th), beating Ivory Coast 0–0 on penalties in the final in Cairo.
Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
 Nigeria | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Ivory Coast | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
 Cameroon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
 Guinea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 |
 Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 |
 Senegal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 |
 Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 DR Congo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
 Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
 Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
 Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
 Morocco | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
 Libya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
 Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 |
 South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Friday 20 January 2006
Saturday 21 January 2006
Sunday 22 January 2006
- South Africa 0–2 GuineaAlexandria
- Tunisia 4–1 ZambiaAlexandria
Monday 23 January 2006
Tuesday 24 January 2006
- Egypt 0–0 MoroccoCairo
- Libya 1–2 Ivory CoastCairo
Wednesday 25 January 2006
Thursday 26 January 2006
- Tunisia 2–0 South AfricaAlexandria
- Zambia 1–2 GuineaAlexandria
Friday 27 January 2006
Saturday 28 January 2006
- Egypt 3–1 Ivory CoastCairo
- Libya 0–0 MoroccoCairo
Sunday 29 January 2006
Monday 30 January 2006
- Tunisia 0–3 GuineaAlexandria
- Zambia 1–0 South AfricaAlexandria
Tuesday 31 January 2006
Friday 3 February 2006
Saturday 4 February 2006
- Cameroon 1–1 Ivory CoastIvory Coast won on penalties · Cairo
- Nigeria 1–1 TunisiaNigeria won on penalties · Port Said
Tuesday 7 February 2006
- Egypt 2–1 SenegalCairo
- Nigeria 0–1 Ivory CoastAlexandria
Thursday 9 February 2006
Friday 10 February 2006
- Egypt 0–0 Ivory CoastEgypt won on penalties · Cairo