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In the final, unfancied [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]], the Southern African regional body's 2009 COSAFA Cup runner-up, defeated third-time finalists Côte d'Ivoire after a dramatic penalty shootout in the final,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16999874 | title = Zambia win dramatic shoot-out | date = 12 February 2012 | work = BBC Sport | accessdate = 13 February 2012}}</ref> giving Zambia their first continental title, becoming the fourteenth nation to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html | title = Zambia Takes a Modest and Emotional Path to Victory | date = 13 February 2012 | work = New York Times | accessdate = 13 February 2012}}</ref> | In the final, unfancied [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]], the Southern African regional body's 2009 COSAFA Cup runner-up, defeated third-time finalists Côte d'Ivoire after a dramatic penalty shootout in the final,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/16999874 | title = Zambia win dramatic shoot-out | date = 12 February 2012 | work = BBC Sport | accessdate = 13 February 2012}}</ref> giving Zambia their first continental title, becoming the fourteenth nation to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/14/sports/soccer/14iht-soccer14.html | title = Zambia Takes a Modest and Emotional Path to Victory | date = 13 February 2012 | work = New York Times | accessdate = 13 February 2012}}</ref> | ||
The Zambian team dedicated their win to the members of the national team who died [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|in a plane crash]] near the final's venue in Libreville in 1993.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2100474/Herve-Renard-dedicates-Zambia-win-1993-squad.html | title = Destiny! Renard dedicates Zambia glory to 1993 squad who perished in plane crash | date = 13 February 2012 | work = Daily Mail | accessdate = 13 February 2012}}</ref> | The Zambian team dedicated their win to the members of the national team who died [[1993 Zambia national football team air disaster|in a plane crash]] near the final's venue in Libreville in 1993.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2100474/Herve-Renard-dedicates-Zambia-win-1993-squad.html | title = Destiny! Renard dedicates Zambia glory to 1993 squad who perished in plane crash | date = 13 February 2012 | work = Daily Mail | accessdate = 13 February 2012}}</ref> | ||
==Bids shortlist== | |||
The five countries who were shortlisted to host the tournament including one joint bid: | |||
* Angola | |||
* Gabon / Equatorial Guinea | |||
* Libya | |||
* Nigeria (reserve hosts) | |||
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea won the right to host the tournament after defeating a Nigerian bid along with two other bid winning nations, Angola and Libya. Bids from Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Senegal were rejected. For the first time in CAF history, the hosts of three successive tournaments were chosen at the same time; Angola was chosen to host in 2010, Gabon/Equatorial Guinea were chosen as hosts for the 2012 cup and Libya was originally scheduled to host the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013 edition]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.supersport.com/football/africa-cup-of-nations/news/110613/Caf_take_Afcon_away_from_Libya | title = Caf take Afcon away from Libya | publisher = Super Sport | date = 13 June 2011 | accessdate = 24 January 2012}}</ref> In light of the [[2011 Libyan Civil War|Libyan Civil War]], Libya and South Africa then traded places, with the former arranging in 2017 and the latter in 2013 instead.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/14664385.stm | title = South Africa 'replace' Libya as 2013 Nations Cup hosts | work = BBC Sport | publisher = British Broadcasting Corporation | date = 25 August 2011 | accessdate = 28 January 2012}}</ref> | |||
