2009 African Nations Championship Final
# 2009 African Nations Championship Final

The 2009 African Nations Championship Final was a football match held on 8 March 2009, and was the culmination of the inaugural tournament organised by CAF, aimed at players playing in their domestic leagues. The final was contested by DR Congo and Ghana, who had met earlier in the group stage, where Ghana ran out 3–0 winners. However, this was not to be the case, as DR Congo comfortably won 2–0 to record their first triumph in a continental competition since the 1974 African Nations Cup, where, as Zaire, they defeated Zambia 2–0 in the replay

## Match details

### Lineups

GHANA: :

| GK | 1 | Philemon MacCarthy |
| - | - | - |
| RB | 2 | Samuel Inkoom | 33' |
| CB | 5 | Ofosu Appiah |
| CB | 21 | Harrison Afful |
| LB | 3 | Daniel Nana Yeboah |
| CM | 14 | Charles Asampong Taylor | 79' |
| CM | 18 | Edmund Owusu Ansah |
| RM | 7 | Jordan Opoku | 83' |
| LM | 8 | Ibrahim Ayew |
| CF | 9 | Yaw Antwi | 71' |
| CF | 23 | Godwin Osei Bonsu |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | 17 | Francis Coffie | 71' |
| FW | 10 | Kwadwo Poku | 79' |
| FW | 15 | Stephen Manu | 83' |
| Manager: ||||
| Milovan Rajevac ||||

DR CONGO: :

| GK | 1 | Muteba Kidiaba |
| - | - | - |
| CB | 12 | Bawaka Mabele |
| CB | 18 | Gladys Bokese 63' |
| CB | 15 | Joël Kimwaki |
| CM | 6 | Kazembe Mihayo |
| CM | 13 | Matondu Salakiaku 88' |
| RM | 7 | Ngandu Kasongu |
| LM | 10 | Mbenza Bedi |
| CF | 8 | Mabi Mputu |
| CF | 14 | Bongelli Lofo (c) 66' |
| CF | 19 | Dioko Kaluyituka |
| Substitutes: ||||
| FW | 22 | Luyeye Mvete 88' |
| Manager: ||||
| Mutumbile Santos ||||
| Man of the Match: Mabi Mputu Assistant referees: Peter Edibe Chokri Saadallah Fourth official: Koko Djaoupé | Match rules: 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if scores level Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Of 12 substitutes named, 3 may be used |
