Reason 7 - Inevitable Penalty shoot-outs
Since the introduction of penalty kicks to decide tied matches in the
1980 tournament, dramatic shoot outs have been an integral part of the
excitement of the tournament for the past 30 years.
Over that period of
time on six occasions the final has been decided on penalty kicks. The
most dramatic of these shoot outs being in 1992 when Ivory Coast won
their only CAN to date beating Ghana 11- 10 on penaltys.
One of the most controversial shoot outs was in 2000 in Nigeria when, as co-hosts Nigeria faced Cameroon in a packed National Stadium in Lagos. After a 2-2 draw in normal and extra time, the game went to penalty's with Cameroon eventually winning. The Nigerian 4th penalty, taken by Victor Ikpeba clearly crossed the line after rebounding from the crossbar, but the goal want given by the referee or linesman (standing on the 6 yard area).
Highlights of this game and subsequent shoot out in attached youtube clip.
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