2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final
| Event | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations | ||||||
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| 8–7 (penalties) | |||||||
| Date | 12 February 2012 | ||||||
| Venue | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville | ||||||
| Referee | Badara Diatta (Senegal) | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy 25 °C (77 °F) |
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The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 12 February 2012 at the Stade d'Angondjé in Libreville, Gabon, to determine the winner of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This stadium is only a short distance from the spot where most of the Zambian national team died when their aeroplane crashed in 1993. It was contested by Zambia and Côte d'Ivoire. The kickoff time was delayed by 30 minutes to 20:30.
Zambia won the title for the first time by beating Côte d'Ivoire 8–7 on penalties.
This was the third appearance in the final for Zambia; the "Copper Bullets" lost in 1974 and 1994. After a surprising start and a win over Senegal, they drew with Libya before winning the deciding match against the host Equatorial Guinea and winning the group. In the quarterfinals they won 3–0 against Sudan and shocked Ghana as they defeated them 1–0 in the semifinals. Both Christopher Katongo and Emmanuel Mayuka scored three goals in the first five matches to help Zambia to reach the final. The match was an emotional one for Zambia, as the stadium in Libreville was just miles away from the site of the 1993 Zambia national football team air disaster, in which 18 players were killed.
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