The 1982 African 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 were split into two groups of four. Ghana won its fourth championship, beating Libya on penalties 7âÂÂ6 after a 1âÂÂ1 draw.
The 8 qualified teams are:
The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi.
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If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
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