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On 30 June 2010, after Nigeria's exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan punished the team for a poor campaign by imposing a two-year ban from international competition.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/nigeria/story/2010/06/30/sp-nigeria-suspended.html | title = Nigeria's President Suspends Soccer Team | date = 30 June 2010 | work = CBC Sports | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | accessdate = 8 July 2010 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100703042806/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/nigeria/story/2010/06/30/sp-nigeria-suspended.html | archivedate = 3 July 2010 <!--DASHBot--> | deadurl = no}}</ref> This would have resulted in the Nigerians missing out on both the 2012 qualifying phase and the 2012 African Cup of Nations. However, on 5 July, the Nigerian government dropped the ban after FIFA threatened to impose harsher international sanctions as a result of the government interference.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5355645/ce/us/nigeria-president-goodluck-jonathan-dropping-plan-suspend-tea?cc=5901&ver=us | title = Nigeria backs down on soccer ban | date = 6 July 2010 | work = ESPN Soccernet | accessdate = 8 June 2008
On 30 June 2010, after Nigeria's exit from the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan punished the team for a poor campaign by imposing a two-year ban from international competition.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/nigeria/story/2010/06/30/sp-nigeria-suspended.html | title = Nigeria's President Suspends Soccer Team | date = 30 June 2010 | work = CBC Sports | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | accessdate = 8 July 2010 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100703042806/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/fifaworldcup/nigeria/story/2010/06/30/sp-nigeria-suspended.html | archivedate = 3 July 2010 <!--DASHBot--> | deadurl = no}}</ref> This would have resulted in the Nigerians missing out on both the 2012 qualifying phase and the 2012 African Cup of Nations. However, on 5 July, the Nigerian government dropped the ban after FIFA threatened to impose harsher international sanctions as a result of the government interference.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5355645/ce/us/nigeria-president-goodluck-jonathan-dropping-plan-suspend-tea?cc=5901&ver=us | title = Nigeria backs down on soccer ban | date = 6 July 2010 | work = ESPN Soccernet | accessdate = 8 June 2008
}}</ref> Nigeria competed in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as scheduled but failed to qualify.
}}</ref> Nigeria competed in qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as scheduled but failed to qualify.
==Venues==
The opening match, one semi-final and the third place match were held in Equatorial Guinea while the other semi-final and the final were held in Gabon.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.gaboneco.com/show_article.php?IDActu=16437 | title = Gabon : Libreville et Malabo s'accordent pour la CAN 2012 | work = Gaboneco | language = French | trans_title = Gabon: Libreville and Malabo agree for the 2012 ACN | date = 5 January 2010 | accessdate = 13 January 2010 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100107172540/http://www.gaboneco.com/show_article.php?IDActu=16437 | archivedate = 7 January 2010 <!--DASHBot--> | deadurl = no}}</ref>
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{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
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! Bata, Equatorial Guinea
| rowspan="8" | {{Image label begin|image=Location Map Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.png|width=350|float=center}}
{{Image label small|x=0.085|y=0.07|scale=350|text=<center>[[File:Blue pog.svg|8px]]</center> <big>'''Malabo'''</big>}}
{{Image label small|x=0.23|y=0.41|scale=350|text=<center>[[File:Blue pog.svg|8px]]</center> <big>'''Bata'''</big>}}
{{Image label small|x=0.185|y=0.57|scale=350|text=<center>[[File:Green pog.svg|8px]]</center> <big>'''Libreville'''</big>}}
{{Image label small|x=0.79|y=0.88|scale=350|text=<center>[[File:Green pog.svg|8px]]</center> <big>'''Franceville'''</big>}}
{{Image label end}}
! [[Libreville]], Gabon
|-
| Estadio de Bata <br><small>(pictured before its expansion)</small>|| Stade d'Angondjé
|-
| Capacity: '''37,500''' || Capacity: '''40,000'''
|-
| [[File:Bata Stadium Equatorial Guinea.JPG|180px]] || [[File:No image available.svg|120px]]
|-
! Malabo, Equatorial Guinea || Franceville, Gabon
|-
| Nuevo Estadio de Malabo || Stade de Franceville
|-
| Capacity: '''15,250''' || Capacity: '''35,000'''
|-
| [[File:Estadio de Malabo Equatorial Guinea.JPG|180px]] ||
|}
</center>
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