Nigeria beats Burkina Faso 1-0 to win 2013 AFCON
JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 10, 2013 (AMP) — South Africa 2013 : Nigeria claimed a third Africa Cup of Nations crown with a 1-0 win against Burkina Faso (halftime: 1-0) in the final on Sunday night.
Fixtures and Results : Second Round
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Overview
Nigeria at the AFCON
- 2 titles (1980, 1994)
- 17 appearances (first in 1963)
- 22 participations in the qualifications (first in 1962)
- Statistics: Champions (1980, 1994) Runners-up (1984, 1988, 1990, 2000) Third Place (1976, 1978, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010)
Burkina Faso at the AFCON
- 8 appearances (first in 1996)
- 13 participations in the qualifications (first in 1990)
- Statistics: Fourth Place (1998)
Nigeria
1:0
Burkina Faso
1:0 (1:0)
- 10 February 2013
- 20:30
- Johannesburg
AFCON History
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