2012 Africa Cup of Nations
Also known as Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Africa Cup of Nations 2012
football tournament
Key facts
- Host countries
- Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
- Dates
- 21 January – 12 February
- Venue
- 4 (in 4 host cities)
- Champions
- Zambia (1st title)
- Runners up
- Ivory Coast
- Third place
- Mali
- Fourth place
- Ghana
- Goals scored
- 76 (2.38 per match)
- Attendance
- 456,332 (14,260 per match)
- Top scorer s
- Manucho , Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang , Didier Drogba , Cheick Diabaté , Houssine Kharja , Christopher Katongo , Emmanuel Mayuka , (3 goals each)
- Best player
- Christopher Katongo
- Fair play award
- Ivory Coast
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The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The competition took place between 21 January and 12 February 2012, and it was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006.
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