2006 Africa Cup of Nations

{{Short description|25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = Africa Cup of Nations | year = 2006 | other_titles = {{lang|ar|كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2006}} | image = 2006 Africa Cup of Nations logo.svg | size = 150px | caption = Africa Cup of Nations 2006 official logo | country = Egypt | dates = 20 January – 10 February | num_teams = 16 | venues = 6 | cities = 4 | champion = Egypt | count = 5 | second = Ivory Coast | third = Nigeria | fourth = Senegal | matches = 32 | goals = 73 | attendance = 714054 | top_scorer = {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Samuel Eto'o (5 goals) | player = {{flagicon|Egypt}} Ahmed Hassan | prevseason = 2004 | nextseason = 2008 }}

The '''2006 Africa Cup of Nations''' was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Ivory Coast in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after the regulation time had ended in a goalless draw.

== Host selection == '''Bids:''' *Algeria *'''Egypt <small>(selected as hosts)</small>''' *Ivory Coast *Libya

The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice among four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya.

This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after 1959, 1974 and 1986.

It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF.

<div style="text-align:center"> {| class="wikitable" style="float:center; text-align:center" ! colspan="2" | Results |- ! Nation ! Votes |- style="background:#90EE90" | style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|EGY}} '''Egypt''' | '''7''' |- | style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|LBY|1977}} Libya |2 |- | style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|ALG}} Algeria | 1 |- | style="text-align:left" | {{Flagicon|CIV}} Ivory Coast | 1 |- ! style="text-align:left" | Total votes ! 11 |} </div>

== Qualification == {{Main|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)}}thumb|280px|A map of Africa showing the qualified nations, highlighted by stage reached.For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done through the CAF's qualification process for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Whereas only the winner of each group qualified for the World Cup, the top 3 finishers in each of the five qualification groups gained entry into the Africa Cup of Nations. The exception was qualification group 3, which contained hosts Egypt. Since Egypt qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations automatically as the hosts, the final berth was instead awarded to the fourth-place finishers, Libya.

2006 also marked the first time that the defending champion did not automatically qualify for the finals, although title holders Tunisia did manage to qualify.

=== Participating teams === {{colbegin|colwidth=22em}} * {{fb|ANG}} * {{fb|CMR}} * {{fb|COD|2003}} * {{fb|CIV}} * {{fb|EGY}} <small>(qualified as hosts)</small> * {{fb|GHA}} * {{fb|GUI}} * {{fb|LBY|1977}} * {{fb|MAR}} * {{fb|NGA}} * {{fb|SEN}} * {{fb|RSA}} * {{fb|TOG}} * {{fb|TUN}} <small>(holders)</small> * {{fb|ZAM}} * {{fb|ZIM}} {{colend}}

== Squads == {{Further|2006 Africa Cup of Nations squads}}

== Venues == <div style="text-align: center;"> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="500px" |- ! rowspan="8" text-align="center" | {{location map+ |Egypt |float=center |width=450 |caption= |places= {{location map~ |Egypt |lat=30.05 |long=31.233333 |label=Cairo|position=left}} {{location map~ |Egypt |lat=31.198 |long=29.9192 |label= Alexandria |position=left}} {{location map~ |Egypt |lat=31.26 |long=32.29 |label= Port Said |position=right}} {{location map~ |Egypt |lat=30.583333 |long=32.266667 |label= Ismailia |position=right}} }} ! colspan="2" |Cairo ! Port Said |- | Cairo International Stadium | Cairo Military Academy Stadium | Port Said Stadium |- | Capacity: '''74,100''' | Capacity: '''25,500''' | Capacity: '''24,060''' |- | 180px | 180px | 180px |- ! colspan="2" | Alexandria ! Ismailia |- | Haras El Hodoud Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | Ismailia Stadium |- | Capacity: '''21,650''' | Capacity: '''19,676''' | Capacity: '''16,606''' |- | 180px | 180px | 180px |} </div>

== Draw == thumb|130px|Croconile, the championship's official mascot

The draw for the final tournament took place on 20 October 2005 in Cairo. The 16 teams were split into four pots, with Pot 1 containing the top four seeded nations. Egypt, as hosts, were automatically seeded as the top team in Group A. Tunisia, the defending champions, were seeded as the top team in Group C. The remaining 14 teams were ranked based on their records in the three last editions of the competition.

{| class="wikitable" ! width="25%" | Pot 1 ! width="25%" | Pot 2 ! width="25%" | Pot 3 ! width="25%" | Pot 4 |- | {{fb|EGY}} <small>(hosts)</small><br>{{fb|TUN}} <small>(title holders)</small><br>{{fb|CMR}}<br>{{fb|NGA}} | {{fb|MAR}}<br>{{fb|RSA}}<br>{{fb|SEN}}<br>{{fb|COD|2003}} | {{fb|GHA}}<br>{{fb|CIV}}<br>{{fb|GUI}}<br>{{fb|TOG}} | {{fb|ZAM}}<br>{{fb|ANG}}<br>{{fb|ZIM}}<br>{{fb|LBY|1977}} |}

== Group stage == The top two teams of each group (highlighted in green) progress to the quarter-finals.

''All times local: EET (UTC+2)''

=== Group A === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group A |source=CAF

|team1=EGY|name_EGY={{fb|EGY}} |team2=CIV|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}} |team3=MAR|name_MAR={{fb|MAR}} |team4=LBY|name_LBY={{fb|LBY|1977}}

|update=complete |win_EGY=2|draw_EGY=1|loss_EGY=0|gf_EGY=6|ga_EGY=1|status_EGY=H |win_CIV=2|draw_CIV=0|loss_CIV=1|gf_CIV=4|ga_CIV=4 |win_MAR=0|draw_MAR=2|loss_MAR=1|gf_MAR=0|ga_MAR=1 |win_LBY=0|draw_LBY=1|loss_LBY=2|gf_LBY=1|ga_LBY=5

|res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to {{nowrap|knockout stage}} }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box | date = 20 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 3–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|LBY|1977}} | goals1 = Mido {{goal|18}} <br> Aboutrika {{goal|22}} <br> A. Hassan {{goal|78}} | goals2 = | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 65,000 | referee = Lassina Paré (Burkina Faso) }} {{football box | date = 21 January 2006 | time = 14:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|MAR}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Drogba {{goal|39|pen.}} | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 8,000 | referee = Jérôme Damon (South Africa) }} ---- {{football box | date = 24 January 2006 | time = 17:15 | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY|1977}} | score = 1–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = Kames {{goal|42}} | goals2 = Drogba {{goal|10}} <br> Y. Touré {{goal|74}} | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 42,000 | referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) }} {{football box | date = 24 January 2006 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|MAR}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 67,000 | referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin) }} ---- {{football box | date = 28 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = Moteab {{goal|8||69}} <br> Aboutrika {{goal|61}} | goals2 = A. Koné {{goal|43}} | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 74,000 | referee = Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) }} {{football box | date = 28 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|LBY|1977}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|MAR}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 5,000 | referee = Mourad Daami (Tunisia) }}

=== Group B === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group B |source=CAF

|team1=CMR|name_CMR={{fb|CMR}} |team2=COD|name_COD={{fb|COD|2003}} |team3=ANG|name_ANG={{fb|ANG}} |team4=TOG|name_TOG={{fb|TOG}}

|update=complete |win_CMR=3|draw_CMR=0|loss_CMR=0|gf_CMR=7|ga_CMR=1 |win_COD=1|draw_COD=1|loss_COD=1|gf_COD=2|ga_COD=2 |win_ANG=1|draw_ANG=1|loss_ANG=1|gf_ANG=4|ga_ANG=5 |win_TOG=0|draw_TOG=0|loss_TOG=3|gf_TOG=2|ga_TOG=7

|res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to {{nowrap|knockout stage}} }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box | date = 21 January 2006 | time = 17:15 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} | score = 3–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|ANG}} | goals1 = Eto'o {{goal|20||39||78}} | goals2 = Flávio {{goal|31|pen.}} | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 8,000 | referee = Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) }} {{football box | date = 21 January 2006 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TOG}} | score = 0–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Mputu {{goal|45}} <br> LuaLua {{goal|64}} | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 6,000 | referee = Mourad Daami (Tunisia) }} ---- {{football box | date = 25 January 2006 | time = 17:15 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}} | score = 0–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 2,000 | referee = Badara Diatta (Senegal) }} {{football box | date = 25 January 2006 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|TOG}} | goals1 = Eto'o {{goal|68}} <br> Meyong {{goal|85}} | goals2 = | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 3,000 | referee = Modou Sowe (Gambia) }} ---- {{football box | date = 29 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ANG}} | score = 3–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|TOG}} | goals1 = Flávio {{goal|9||38}} <br> Maurito {{goal|86}} | goals2 = Kader {{goal|24}} <br> Mamam {{goal|67}} | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 4,000 | referee = Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco) }} {{football box | date = 29 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}} | goals1 = Geremi {{goal|31}} <br> Eto'o {{goal|33}} | goals2 = | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 5,000 | referee = Koman Coulibaly (Mali) }}

=== Group C === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group C |source=CAF

|team1=GUI|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}} |team2=TUN|name_TUN={{fb|TUN}} |team3=ZAM|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM}} |team4=RSA|name_RSA={{fb|RSA}}

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|res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to {{nowrap|knockout stage}} }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box | date = 22 January 2006 | time = 17:15 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|ZAM}} | goals1 = Santos {{goal|35||82||90+3}} <br> Bouazizi {{goal|53}} | goals2 = Chamanga {{goal|9}} | stadium = Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 16,000 | referee = Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) }} {{football box | date = 22 January 2006 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|RSA}} | score = 0–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|GUI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = S. Bangoura {{goal|78}} <br> O. Bangoura {{goal|88}} | stadium = Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 10,000 | referee = Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) }} ---- {{football box | date = 26 January 2006 | time = 17:15 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}} | score = 1–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|GUI}} | goals1 = Tana {{goal|33}} | goals2 = Feindouno {{goal|73|pen.|90+1}} | stadium = Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 24,000 | referee = Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria) }} {{football box | date = 26 January 2006 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|RSA}} | goals1 = Santos {{goal|32}} <br> Benachour {{goal|58}} | goals2 = | stadium = Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 10,000 | referee = Evehe Divine (Cameroon) }} ---- {{football box | date = 30 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN}} | score = 0–3 | report = | team2 = {{fb|GUI}} | goals1 = | goals2 = O. Bangoura {{goal|16}} <br> Feindouno {{goal|70}} <br> Diawara {{goal|90+1}} | stadium = Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 18,000 | referee = Shamsul Maidin (Singapore) }} {{football box | date = 30 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|RSA}} | goals1 = C. Katongo {{goal|75}} | goals2 = | stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 4,000 | referee = Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) }}

=== Group D === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL |section=Group D |source=CAF

|team1=NGA|name_NGA={{fb|NGA}} |team2=SEN|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}} |team3=GHA|name_GHA={{fb|GHA}} |team4=ZIM|name_ZIM={{fb|ZIM}}

|update=complete |win_NGA=3|draw_NGA=0|loss_NGA=0|gf_NGA=5|ga_NGA=1 |win_SEN=1|draw_SEN=0|loss_SEN=2|gf_SEN=3|ga_SEN=3 |win_GHA=1|draw_GHA=0|loss_GHA=2|gf_GHA=2|ga_GHA=3 |win_ZIM=1|draw_ZIM=0|loss_ZIM=2|gf_ZIM=2|ga_ZIM=5

|res_col_header=Q |result1=KO |result2=KO |col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to {{nowrap|knockout stage}} }}</onlyinclude>

{{football box | date = 23 January 2006 | time = 17:15 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|GHA}} | goals1 = Taiwo {{goal|85}} | goals2 = | stadium = Port Said Stadium, Port Said | attendance = 18,000 | referee = Essam Abd El Fatah (Egypt) }} {{football box | date = 23 January 2006 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|ZIM}} | score = 0–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = | goals2 = H. Camara {{goal|59}} <br> Ba {{goal|80}} | stadium = Port Said Stadium, Port Said | attendance = 15,000 | referee = Khalid Abdel Rahman (Sudan) }} ---- {{football box | date = 27 January 2006 | time = 17:15 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}} | score = 1–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = Amoah {{goal|13}} | goals2 = | stadium = Port Said Stadium, Port Said | attendance = 18,000 | referee = Abderrahim Al-Arjoune (Morocco) }} {{football box | date = 27 January 2006 | time = 20:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 2–0 | report = | team2 = {{fb|ZIM}} | goals1 = Obodo {{goal|57}} <br> Mikel {{goal|60}} | goals2 = | stadium = Port Said Stadium, Port Said | attendance = 10,000 | referee = Koman Coulibaly (Mali) }} ---- {{football box | date = 31 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = Martins {{goal|79||88}} | goals2 = S. Camara {{goal|58}} | stadium = Port Said Stadium, Port Said | attendance = 17,000 | referee = Jérôme Damon (South Africa) }} {{football box | date = 31 January 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}} | score = 1–2 | report = | team2 = {{fb|ZIM}} | goals1 = Adamu {{goal|90+2}} | goals2 = Issah {{goal|60|o.g.}} <br> Benjani {{goal|68}} | stadium = Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia | attendance = 18,500 | referee = René Louzaya (Congo) }}

== Knockout stage == {{#invoke:RoundN|N8 |style=white-space:nowrap|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes <!--quarter-finals--> | 3 February – Cairo | '''{{fb|EGY}}''' | '''4''' | {{fb|COD|2003}} | 1 | 3 February – Alexandria | {{fb|GUI}} | 2 | '''{{fb|SEN}}''' | '''3''' | 4 February – Cairo | {{fb|CMR}} | 1 (11) | '''{{fb|CIV}} {{pso}}''' | '''1 (12)''' | 4 February – Port Said | '''{{fb|NGA}} {{pso}}''' | '''1 (6)''' | {{fb|TUN}} | 1 (5) <!--semi-finals--> | 7 February – Cairo | '''{{fb|EGY}}''' | '''2''' | {{fb|SEN}} | 1 | 7 February – Alexandria | '''{{fb|CIV}}''' | '''1''' | {{fb|NGA}} | 0 <!--final--> | 10 February – Cairo | '''{{fb|EGY}} {{pso}}''' | '''0 (4)''' | {{fb|CIV}} | 0 (2) <!--third place--> | 9 February – Cairo | {{fb|SEN}} | 0 | '''{{fb|NGA}}''' | '''1''' }}

=== Quarter-finals === {{football box | date = 3 February 2006 | time = 15:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}} | score = 2–3 | report= | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = Diawara {{goal|24}} <br> Feindouno {{goal|90+5}} | goals2 = Bouba Diop {{goal|61}} <br> Niang {{goal|83}} <br> H. Camara {{goal|90+3}} | stadium = Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 17,000 | referee = Coffi Codjia (Benin) }} ---- {{football box | date = 3 February 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 4–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|COD|2003}} | goals1 = A. Hassan {{goal|33|pen.|89}} <br> H. Hassan {{goal|39}} <br> Moteab {{goal|58}} | goals2 = El-Saqqa {{goal|45+2|o.g.}} | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 74,000 | referee = Modou Sowe (Gambia) }} ---- {{football box | date = 4 February 2006 | time = 15:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 1–1 | aet = yes | report = | team2 = {{fb|TUN}} | goals1 = Obinna {{goal|6}} | goals2 = Haggui {{goal|49}} | stadium = Port Said Stadium, Port Said | attendance = 10,000 | referee = Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) | penalties1 = Yobo {{penmiss}} <br> Taiwo {{pengoal}} <br> Ayila {{penmiss}} <br> Obinna {{pengoal}} <br> Martins {{pengoal}} <br> Mikel {{pengoal}} <br> Enyeama {{pengoal}} <br> Kanu {{pengoal}} | penaltyscore = 6–5 | penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Namouchi <br> {{pengoal}} Guemamdia <br> {{penmiss}} Chedli <br> {{penmiss}} Benachour <br> {{pengoal}} Clayton <br> {{pengoal}} Boumnijel <br> {{pengoal}} Massaoud <br> {{penmiss}} Bouazizi }} ---- {{football box | date = 4 February 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR}} | score = 1–1 | aet = yes | report = | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = Meyong {{goal|95}} | goals2 = B. Koné {{goal|92}} | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 4,000 | referee = Mohamed Guezzaz (Morocco) | penalties1 = Eto'o {{pengoal}} <br> Geremi {{pengoal}} <br> Atouba {{pengoal}} <br> Kome {{pengoal}} <br> Meyong {{pengoal}} <br> Makoun {{pengoal}} <br> Song {{pengoal}} <br> Saidou {{pengoal}} <br> Douala {{pengoal}} <br> Bikey {{pengoal}} <br> Hamidou {{pengoal}} <br> Eto'o {{penmiss}} | penaltyscore = 11–12 | penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Drogba <br> {{pengoal}} K. Touré <br> {{pengoal}} B. Koné <br> {{pengoal}} Faé <br> {{pengoal}} A. Koné <br> {{pengoal}} Kouassi <br> {{pengoal}} Romaric <br> {{pengoal}} Boka <br> {{pengoal}} Zokora <br> {{pengoal}} Zoro <br> {{pengoal}} Tizié <br> {{pengoal}} Drogba }}

=== Semi-finals === {{football box | date = 7 February 2006 | time = 19:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 2–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|SEN}} | goals1 = A. Hassan {{goal|37|pen.}} <br> Zaki {{goal|81}} | goals2 = Niang {{goal|52}} | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 74,100 | referee = Evehe Divine (Cameroon) }} ---- {{football box | date = 7 February 2006 | time = 15:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|NGA}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Drogba {{goal|47}} | stadium = Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria | attendance = 20,000 | referee = Jérôme Damon (South Africa) }}

=== Third place match === {{football box | date = 9 February 2006 | time = 18:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|SEN}} | score = 0–1 | report = | team2 = {{fb|NGA}} | goals1 = | goals2 = Lawal {{goal|79}} | stadium = Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 11,354 | referee = Koman Coulibaly (Mali) }}

=== Final === {{main|2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final}} {{footballbox | date = 10 February 2006 | time = 18:00 | team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY}} | score = 0–0 | penaltyscore = 4–2 | aet = yes | report = | team2 = {{fb|CIV}} | goals1 = | goals2 = | penalties1 = A. Hassan {{pengoal}}<br />Abdelwahab {{pengoal}}<br />A.H. Ali {{penmiss}}<br />Zaki {{pengoal}}<br />Aboutrika {{pengoal}} | penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Drogba<br />{{pengoal}} K. Touré<br />{{penmiss}} B. Koné<br />{{pengoal}} Eboué | stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | attendance = 74,100 | referee = Mourad Daami (Tunisia) }}

==Goalscorers== {{Goalscorers |goals=73 |matches=32 |5 goal= * {{fbicon|Cameroon}} Samuel Eto'o

|4 goal= * {{fbicon|Egypt}} Ahmed Hassan * {{fbicon|Guinea}} Pascal Feindouno * {{fbicon|Tunisia}} Francileudo Santos

|3 goal= * {{fbicon|Egypt}} Emad Moteab * {{fbicon|Angola}} Flávio * {{fbicon|Ivory Coast}} Didier Drogba

|2 goal= * {{fbicon|Egypt}} Mohamed Aboutrika * {{fbicon|Cameroon}} Albert Meyong * {{fbicon|Guinea}} Ousmane Bangoura * {{fbicon|Guinea}} Kaba Diawara * {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Obafemi Martins * {{fbicon|Senegal}} Henri Camara * {{fbicon|Senegal}} Mamadou Niang

|1 goal= * {{fbicon|Angola}} Norberto Maurito * {{fbicon|Cameroon}} Geremi * {{fbicon|DR Congo|2003}} Lomana LuaLua * {{fbicon|DR Congo|2003}} Tresor Mputu * {{fbicon|Egypt}} Hossam Hassan * {{fbicon|Egypt}} Mido * {{fbicon|Egypt}} Amr Zaki * {{fbicon|Ghana}} Baba Adamu * {{fbicon|Ghana}} Matthew Amoah * {{fbicon|Guinea}} Sambégou Bangoura * {{fbicon|Ivory Coast}} Arouna Koné * {{fbicon|Ivory Coast}} Bakari Koné * {{fbicon|Ivory Coast}} Yaya Touré * {{fbicon|Libya|1977}} Abdusalam Khames * {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Garba Lawal * {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Mikel John Obi * {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Victor Obinna * {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Christian Obodo * {{fbicon|Nigeria}} Taye Taiwo * {{fbicon|Senegal}} Issa Ba * {{fbicon|Senegal}} Souleymane Camara * {{fbicon|Senegal}} Papa Bouba Diop * {{fbicon|Togo}} Mohamed Kader * {{fbicon|Togo}} Chérif Touré Mamam * {{fbicon|Tunisia}} Selim Benachour * {{fbicon|Tunisia}} Riadh Bouazizi * {{fbicon|Tunisia}} Karim Haggui * {{fbicon|Zambia}} James Chamanga * {{fbicon|Zambia}} Christopher Katongo * {{fbicon|Zambia}} Elijah Tana * {{fbicon|Zimbabwe}} Benjani Mwaruwari

|1 own goal= * {{fbicon|Egypt}} Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa (against Congo DR) * {{fbicon|Ghana}} Issah Ahmed (against Zimbabwe) }}

== CAF Team of the Tournament == '''Goalkeeper''' * {{flagicon|Egypt}} Essam El Hadary

'''Defenders''' * {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Rigobert Song * {{flagicon|Egypt}} Wael Gomaa * {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Emmanuel Eboué * {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Taye Taiwo

'''Midfielders''' * {{flagicon|Ghana}} Stephen Appiah * {{flagicon|Egypt}} Mohamed Aboutrika * {{flagicon|Egypt}} Ahmed Hassan * {{flagicon|Guinea}} Pascal Feindouno

'''Forwards''' * {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Didier Drogba * {{flagicon|Cameroon}} Samuel Eto'o

== Tournament rankings == {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" ! Ranking criteria |- | For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings: # Goal difference in round eliminated; # Goals scored in round eliminated; # If teams eliminated in the semi-finals or quarter-finals are tied, the above criteria are reapplied for the previous knockout round, with this process repeated once more should two semi-finalists remain tied; # Points in group stage; # Goal difference in group stage; # Goals scored in group stage; # Disciplinary points.

For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings: # Position in group; # Points; # Goal difference; # Goals scored; # Disciplinary points. |} {{Fb cl3 header navbar|p=yes|group=yes|no-extras=yes|fs=95}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=1|t={{fb|EGY}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=4|d=2|l=0|gf=12|ga=3|bc=gold}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=2|t={{fb|CIV}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=2|l=1|gf=6|ga=5|bc=silver}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=3|t={{fb|NGA}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=4|d=1|l=1|gf=7|ga=3|bc=#c96}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=4|t={{fb|SEN}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=0|l=4|gf=7|ga=8}} |- | colspan="11" | '''Eliminated in the quarter-finals''' |- {{Fb cl3 team|p=5|t={{fb|CMR}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=1|l=0|gf=8|ga=2}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=6|t={{fb|GUI}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=0|l=1|gf=9|ga=4}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=7|t={{fb|TUN}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=1|l=1|gf=7|ga=5}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=8|t={{fb|COD}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=1|l=2|gf=3|ga=6}} |- | colspan="11" | '''Eliminated in the group stage''' |- {{Fb cl3 team|p=9|t={{fb|ANG}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=1|l=1|gf=4|ga=5}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=10|t={{fb|ZAM}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=3|ga=6}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=11|t={{fb|GHA}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=2|ga=3}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=12|t={{fb|ZIM}} |gr=D |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=2|ga=5}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=13|t={{fb|MAR}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=2|l=1|gf=0|ga=1}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=14|t={{fb|LBY}} |gr=A |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=1|l=2|gf=1|ga=5}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=15|t={{fb|TOG}} |gr=B |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=2|ga=7}} {{Fb cl3 team|p=16|t={{fb|RSA}} |gr=C |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=0|ga=5}} |}

== See also == * Football in Egypt {{Portal|Football in Africa}}

== External links == {{commons category}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/default.stm BBC coverage] * [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/06a.html Details at RSSSF] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060110074910/http://www.aboutaball.co.uk/html2/tournaments/africa2006.php A guide to the teams]

{{Africa Cup of Nations}}

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