AFCON 2023: All the statistics on the competition in Côte d’Ivoire
The 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) concluded on Sunday, February 11, with the crowning of Ivory Coast, the host country, after their victory against Nigeria. This triumph for the Elephants marks Ivory Coast’s third African championship title, adding to their previous victories in 1992 in Senegal and 2015 in Equatorial Guinea.
Notably, Ivory Coast becomes the second host country to retain the trophy, following Egypt’s achievement in 2006.
Throughout this exciting tournament held across six stadiums, a total of 118 goals were scored, averaging 2.8 goals per match.
Here is a comprehensive summary of the entire tournament:
- Qualified teams: 24
- Matches played : 52
- Stadiums: 6
- Goals: 118 (average of 2.8 goals per match)
- Penalties : 22 (17 converted, 5 missed)
- Yellow cards: 163 (including 15 for Ivory Coast)
- Red cards: 13 (including 2 for Ivory Coast)
- Saved penalties or clean sheets: Ronwen Williams (South Africa) – 5, followed by Nigerian Stanley Nwabali – 4
Teams conceding the most goals:
- Ivory Coast : 8
- Cameroon : 8
Teams scoring the most goals:
- Senegal : 9
- Equatorial Guinea : 9
- Angola : 9
Player converting the most penalties:
- Bertrand Traoré from Burkina Faso: 3
Countries conceding the most penalties:
- Mozambique : 3
