1982 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1982 Africa Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of African nations run by the CAF. It was hosted by Libya. Just like in 1980, there were eight teams which was split into two groups of four. Ghana won its fourth championship, beating Libya on penalty kicks 7−6 after a 1−1 draw.Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Venues
| Tripoli | | Benghazi |
| June 11 Stadium | | March 28 Stadium |
| Capacity: 88,000 | | Capacity: 55,000 |
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Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi Finals.Group A
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----Group B
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----Knockout stage
Semifinals
----Third place match
Final
Top scorers
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