Liberia at the Africa Cup of Nations

Liberia participated in the African Cup of Nations twice, in 1996 and 2002. In the 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification, Liberia managed to register three wins (against Togo, Tunisia and Mauritania) and four draws, which saw them finish the group in second place and qualify for their first African Cup of Nations tournament. Following the withdrawal of Nigeria, Liberia was placed in a group with Gabon and Zaire. Liberia opened the tournament with a 2–1 victory over Gabon with goals from Kelvin Sebwe and Mass Sarr Jr. but lost 2–0 to Zaire.[1][2] This meant that Liberia finished bottom of the group on goal difference and failed to progress to the knock-out stages.

In 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification, Liberia beat Cape Verde in the preliminary rounds, then they finished top of their group to qualify for the main tournament for the second time in their history. In the 2002 African Cup of Nations, Liberia drew their first game 1–1 with Mali (goal scored by George Weah)[3] and drew their second game 2–2 against Algeria (goals from Prince Daye and Kelvin Sebwe),[4] but in their final group game, needing a win against Nigeria, they lost 1–0.[5]

Overall record

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Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 − Ethiopia 1962 Not affiliated to CAF
Ghana 1963 Did not enter
Tunisia 1965 − Ethiopia 1968 Did not qualify
Sudan 1970 − Egypt 1974 Did not enter
Ethiopia 1976 Did not qualify
Ghana 1978 − Nigeria 1980 Did not enter
Libya 1982 Did not qualify
Ivory Coast 1984 Withdrew
Egypt 1986 − Algeria 1990 Did not qualify
Senegal 1992 Withdrew
Tunisia 1994 Did not qualify
South Africa 1996 Group stage 13th 2 1 0 1 2 3
Burkina Faso 1998 − Ghana Nigeria 2000 Did not qualify
Mali 2002 Group stage 9th 3 0 2 1 3 4
Tunisia 2004 − Ivory Coast 2023 Did not qualify
Morocco 2025 To be determined
Kenya Tanzania Uganda 2027
2029
Total Group stage 2/34 5 1 2 2 5 7

Tournaments

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1996 Africa Cup of Nations

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Main article: 1996 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Gabon 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zaire 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
3  Liberia 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Gabon 1–2 Liberia
Nzeng 59' Sebwe 5' (pen.)
Sarr 54'
Attendance: 5,000
Zaire 2–0 Liberia
Lukaku 5' (pen.)
Essende 72'
Attendance: 3,000

2002 Africa Cup of Nations

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Main article: 2002 Africa Cup of Nations

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Mali (H) 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 5
3  Liberia 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Mali 1–1 Liberia
Keita 87' Weah 45'
Attendance: 50,000
Liberia 2–2 Algeria
Daye 7'
K. Sebwe 72'		 Akrour 45'
Kraouche 90+1'
Attendance: 4,000
Liberia 0–1 Nigeria
Aghahowa 63'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Falla Ndoye (Senegal)

Squads

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References

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  1. ^ "Match Report of Gabon vs Liberia - 1996-01-16 - Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  2. ^ "Match Report of Liberia vs Zaire - 1996-01-25 - Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  3. ^ "Match Report of Mali vs Liberia - 2002-01-19 - Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ^ "Match Report of Liberia vs Algeria - 2002-01-25 - Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. ^ "Match Report of Liberia vs Nigeria - 2002-01-28 - Africa Cup of Nations - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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