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 penalty kicks 7−6 after a 1−1 draw. Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: (host) (holders) Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Tripoli and Benghazi. First round Teams highlighted in green progress to the Semi-finals. Group A Group B Knockout stage Semifinals Third place match Final Top scorers 4 goals George Alhassan 3 goals Ali Al-Beshari Peter Kaumba 2 goals Salah Assad Samuel Opoku Nti Stephen Keshi Godfrey Munshya 1 goal Chaabane Merzekane Djamel Zidane Grégoire Mbida John Essien Faraj Al-Barasi Fawzi Al-Issawi Abdel Razak Jaranah Ademola Adeshina Emmanuel Osigwe Aaron Njovu Kamel Gabsi Own goal Peter Fregene (against Zambia) Okey Isima (against Algeria) Kamel Seddik (against Libya) CAF Team of the Tournament References External links Details at RSSSF Photographs of different ACN Finals (includes Libya 82) 1982 African Cup of Nations on www.world-results.net 1982 African Cup of Nations for football mundial Nations International association football competitions hosted by Libya African Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations tournaments African Cup Of Nations