Bids: The organization of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Ghana on 8 July 2004 by the CAF Executive Committee members which are 12 in Cairo, Egypt.

Voters had a choice between Ghana and Libya which was disadvantaged by the fact that two countries in the North Africa region had already hosted the last two editions (Tunisia in 2004, and Egypt in 2006).

South Africa, also a candidate at the start, eventually withdrew in May 2004 after being nominated for the organization of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The ball was named Wawa Aba and was designed to include host nation Ghana's red, yellow and green.

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For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:[10] Media related to 2008 Africa Cup of Nations at Wikimedia Commons