Africa Cup of Nations 1996

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Group A

RankTeamElo beforeElo afterPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
#TeamElo beforeElo afterPWDLGFGAGDPts
1.
South Africa
1693
33rd		1677down
35th		320141+36
2.
Egypt
1645
42nd		1662up
40th		320143+16
3.
Cameroon
1551
67th		1558up
64th		311157-24
4.
Angola
1451
93rd		1443down
96th		301246-21
VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
January 13th, 1996 in South Africa1710 (+17)
33rd (-)		1710
+17		33rd
-
South Africa
3 - 0
Cameroon
1710 (+17)
33rd (-)		1534
-17		73rd
-6
January 15th, 1996 in South Africa1657 (+12)
39th (+3)		1657
+12		39th
+3
Egypt
2 - 1
Angola
1657 (+12)
39th (+3)		1439
-12		97th
-4
January 18th, 1996 in South Africa1567 (+33)
62nd (+10)		1567
+33		62nd
+10
Cameroon
2 - 1
Egypt
1567 (+33)
62nd (+10)		1624
-33		47th
-8
January 20th, 1996 in South Africa1715 (+5)
32nd (+2)		1715
+5		32nd
+2
South Africa
1 - 0
Angola
1715 (+5)
32nd (+2)		1434
-5		97th
-
January 24th, 1996 in South Africa1443 (+9)
96th (+1)		1443
+9		96th
+1
Angola
3 - 3
Cameroon
1443 (+9)
96th (+1)		1558
-9		64th
-2
January 24th, 1996 in South Africa1677 (-38)
35th (-3)		1677
-38		35th
-3
South Africa
0 - 1
Egypt
1677 (-38)
35th (-3)		1662
+38		40th
+9

Group B

RankTeamElo beforeElo afterPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
#TeamElo beforeElo afterPWDLGFGAGDPts
1.
Zambia
1624
49th		1672up
36th		321091+87
2.
Algeria
1571
61st		1621up
50th		321041+37
3.
Sierra Leone
1541
69th		1491down
82nd		310227-53
4.
Burkina Faso
1418
103rd		1370down
114th		300339-60
VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
January 14th, 1996 in South Africa1575 (+4)
61st (-)		1575
+4		61st
-
Algeria
0 - 0
Zambia
1575 (+4)
61st (-)		1620
-4		49th
-
January 15th, 1996 in South Africa1558 (+17)
65th (+4)		1558
+17		65th
+4
Sierra Leone
2 - 1
Burkina Faso
1558 (+17)
65th (+4)		1401
-17		106th
-3
January 18th, 1996 in South Africa1611 (+36)
51st (+10)		1611
+36		51st
+10
Algeria
2 - 0
Sierra Leone
1611 (+36)
51st (+10)		1522
-36		75th
-11
January 20th, 1996 in South Africa1641 (+21)
44th (+5)		1641
+21		44th
+5
Zambia
5 - 1
Burkina Faso
1641 (+21)
44th (+5)		1380
-21		112th
-5
January 24th, 1996 in South Africa1621 (+10)
50th (+1)		1621
+10		50th
+1
Algeria
2 - 1
Burkina Faso
1621 (+10)
50th (+1)		1370
-10		114th
-2
January 24th, 1996 in South Africa1672 (+31)
36th (+8)		1672
+31		36th
+8
Zambia
4 - 0
Sierra Leone
1672 (+31)
36th (+8)		1491
-31		82nd
-8

Group C

RankTeamElo beforeElo afterPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
#TeamElo beforeElo afterPWDLGFGAGDPts
1.
Gabon
1491
82nd		1505up
77th		210132+13
2.
Zaire
1540
70th		1524down
74th		21012203
3.
Liberia
1391
110th		1393up
108th		210123-13
VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
January 16th, 1996 in South Africa1423 (+32)
102nd (+8)		1423
+32		102nd
+8
Liberia
2 - 1
Gabon
1423 (+32)
102nd (+8)		1459
-32		90th
-8
January 19th, 1996 in South Africa1505 (+46)
77th (+13)		1505
+46		77th
+13
Gabon
2 - 0
Zaire
1505 (+46)
77th (+13)		1494
-46		82nd
-12
January 25th, 1996 in South Africa1524 (+30)
74th (+7)		1524
+30		74th
+7
Zaire
2 - 0
Liberia
1524 (+30)
74th (+7)		1393
-30		108th
-7

Group D

RankTeamElo beforeElo afterPlayedWinDrawLossGFGAGDPoints
#TeamElo beforeElo afterPWDLGFGAGDPts
1.
Ghana
1665
37th		1728up
30th		330061+59
2.
Tunisia
1559
64th		1583up
61st		311154+14
3.
Ivory Coast
1660
38th		1587down
60th		310225-33
4.
Mozambique
1421
101st		1407down
105th		301214-31
VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
January 14th, 1996 in South Africa1702 (+37)
34th (+3)		1702
+37		34th
+3
Ghana
2 - 0
Ivory Coast
1702 (+37)
34th (+3)		1623
-37		48th
-10
January 16th, 1996 in South Africa1430 (+9)
99th (+2)		1430
+9		99th
+2
Mozambique
1 - 1
Tunisia
1430 (+9)
99th (+2)		1550
-9		67th
-3
January 19th, 1996 in South Africa1717 (+15)
31st (+3)		1717
+15		31st
+3
Ghana
2 - 1
Tunisia
1717 (+15)
31st (+3)		1535
-15		70th
-3
January 21st, 1996 in South Africa1635 (+12)
45th (+4)		1635
+12		45th
+4
Ivory Coast
1 - 0
Mozambique
1635 (+12)
45th (+4)		1418
-12		103rd
-4
January 25th, 1996 in South Africa1728 (+11)
30th (+1)		1728
+11		30th
+1
Ghana
2 - 0
Mozambique
1728 (+11)
30th (+1)		1407
-11		105th
-2
January 25th, 1996 in South Africa1583 (+48)
61st (+9)		1583
+48		61st
+9
Tunisia
3 - 1
Ivory Coast
1583 (+48)
61st (+9)		1587
-48		60th
-15

Playoff Round

Quarter-final

VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
January 27th, 1996 in South Africa1691 (+14)
35th (-)		1691
+14		35th
-
South Africa
2 - 1
Algeria
1691 (+14)
35th (-)		1607
-14		51st
-2
January 27th, 1996 in South Africa1708 (+36)
34th (+2)		1708
+36		34th
+2
Zambia
3 - 1
Egypt
1708 (+36)
34th (+2)		1626
-36		47th
-7
January 28th, 1996 in South Africa1740 (+12)
28th (+2)		1740
+12		28th
+2
Ghana
1 - 0
Zaire
1740 (+12)
28th (+2)		1512
-12		75th
-1
January 28th, 1996 in South Africa1511 (+6)
76th (+1)		1511
+6		76th
+1
Gabon
1 - 1
Tunisia
1511 (+6)
76th (+1)		1577
-6		61st
-

Semi-final

VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
January 31st, 1996 in South Africa1728 (+37)
30th (+5)		1728
+37		30th
+5
South Africa
3 - 0
Ghana
1728 (+37)
30th (+5)		1703
-37		34th
-6
January 31st, 1996 in South Africa1628 (+51)
46th (+15)		1628
+51		46th
+15
Tunisia
4 - 2
Zambia
1628 (+51)
46th (+15)		1657
-51		39th
-5

3rd place

VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
February 3rd, 1996 in South Africa1685 (+28)
34th (+5)		1685
+28		34th
+5
Zambia
1 - 0
Ghana
1685 (+28)
34th (+5)		1675
-28		36th
-2

Final

VenueEloRankTeam 1ScoreTeam 2EloRank
February 3rd, 1996 in South Africa1746 (+18)
28th (+2)		1746
+18		28th
+2
South Africa
2 - 0
Tunisia
1746 (+18)
28th (+2)		1610
-18		51st
-5