  the 1984 african cup of nations was the 14th edition of the africa cup of nations, the soccer championship of africa (caf). it was hosted by cÃ´te d'ivoire. just like in 1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. cameroon won its first championship, beating nigeria in the final 3â1. ==qualified teams==  the 8 qualified teams are:   *  (4th participation in can) *  (4th participation in can) *  (6th participation in can) (host) *  (9th participation in can)  *  (8th participation in can) (holders) *  (1st participation in can) *  (6th participation in can) *  (2nd participation in can)  ==squads==  ==venues== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! abidjan |rowspan="4"|  ! bouakÃ© |- | stade fÃ©lix houphouÃ«t-boigny | stade bouakÃ© |- | capacity: 40,000 | capacity: 35,000 |- | 150px | 150px |} ==group stage== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=2 | key to colours in group tables |- | bgcolor=ccffcc width=20 | | align=left | group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals |} ===group a=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! width=165 | team ! width=20 |  ! width=20 |  
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