| Group A | | Libya 2-2 Ghana | Cameroon 1-1 Tunisia | | Libya 2-0 Tunisia | Cameroon 0-0 Ghana | | Libya 0-0 Cameroon | Ghana 1-0 Tunisia | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Libya | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 4 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Group B | | Nigeria 3-0 Ethiopia | Algeria 1-0 Zambia | | Zambia 1-0 Ethiopia | Algeria 2-1 Nigeria | | Algeria 0-0 Ethiopia | Zambia 3-0 Nigeria | | N | Country | P | W | D | L | Gs | GA | Pts | | 1 | Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | | 2 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Semifinal | | Ghana 3-2 Algeria (Extra Time) | Libya 2-1 Zambia | | | | | 3rd Place Match | | Zambia 2-0 Algeria | | | | | Final | | Ghana 1-1 (7-6 Pen) Libya |
| Final Ranking | | Rank | Country | P | W | D | L | GS | GA | Pts | | 1 | Ghana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 8 | | 2 | Libya | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | 3 | Zambia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | 4 | Algeria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | 5 | Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | 6 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | | 7 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | 8 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
-| Best Player | | Fawzy El-Esawi (Libya) | | | | | | | Best African Team 1982 | | | Goal Keeper | | | | T.N'Kono (CAM) | | | Right Defender | Libero | Stopper | Left Defender | | M.El-Bashari (LIB) | S.Merzekan (ALG) | N.Lamptey (GHA) | H.Youssef (GHA) | | Right Midfield | Playmaker | Midfield Defender | Left Midfield | | K.Pado (GHA) | Ezaz (GHA) | E.Kwarshi (GHA) | S.Assad (ALG) | | Forwards | | R.Madjer (ALG) | F.El-Esawi (LIB) |
1982 Goal Scorers |
