Africa Cup of Nations 2012
Gabon & Equatorial Guinea · 21 Jan 2012 – 12 Feb 2012
ZambiaChampionIvory CoastRunner-up
16Teams
32Matches
76Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 2012 was played in Gabon & Equatorial Guinea from 21 January 2012 to 12 February 2012. 16 teams took part, playing 32 matches with 76 goals (2.38 per match).
Zambia won the title (their 1st), beating Ivory Coast 0–0 on penalties in the final in Libreville.
Cheick Diabaté (Mali), Christopher Katongo (Zambia), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) and Emmanuel Mayuka (Zambia) shared the scoring lead with 3 goals each.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Zambia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
 Gabon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Ghana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
 Mali | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
 Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
 Guinea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
 Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 Sudan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
 Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
 Senegal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 |
 Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
 Niger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -4 |
 Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Saturday 21 January 2012
- Equatorial Guinea 1–0 LibyaBata
- Senegal 1–2 ZambiaBata
Sunday 22 January 2012
- Burkina Faso 1–2 AngolaMalabo
- Ivory Coast 1–0 SudanMalabo
Monday 23 January 2012
Tuesday 24 January 2012
Wednesday 25 January 2012
- Equatorial Guinea 2–1 SenegalBata
- Libya 2–2 ZambiaBata
Thursday 26 January 2012
- Ivory Coast 2–0 Burkina FasoMalabo
- Sudan 2–2 AngolaMalabo
Friday 27 January 2012
Saturday 28 January 2012
Sunday 29 January 2012
- Equatorial Guinea 0–1 ZambiaMalabo
- Libya 2–1 SenegalBata
Monday 30 January 2012
- Ivory Coast 2–0 AngolaMalabo
- Sudan 2–1 Burkina FasoBata
Tuesday 31 January 2012
Wednesday 1 February 2012
Saturday 4 February 2012
- Equatorial Guinea 0–3 Ivory CoastMalabo
- Zambia 3–0 SudanBata
Sunday 5 February 2012
Wednesday 8 February 2012
- Mali 0–1 Ivory CoastLibreville
- Zambia 1–0 GhanaBata
Saturday 11 February 2012
Sunday 12 February 2012
- Zambia 0–0 Ivory CoastZambia won on penalties · Libreville