1970 African Cup of Nations

1970 African Cup of Nations

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1-0.

Teams eliminated in qualifying

First Round
*fb|Morocco
*fb|Somalia
*fb|Togo
*fb|Kenya
*fb|Upper Volta
*fb|Mauritius
*fb|Nigeria
*fb|Sierra Leone
*fb|Uganda

Second Round
*fb|Algeria
*fb|Tanzania
*fb|Niger
*fb|Mali
*fb|Senegal
*fb|Zambia

Final Phase

Group A

Matches played in Khartoum.

emi Finals

footballbox | date = 14 February, 1970

team1 = fb-rt| CIV
score = 1-2
report= (a.p)
team2 = fb| GHA
goals1 = Losseni 78'
goals2 = Sunday 21'
Malik 100'
stadium = Khartoum
----footballbox | date = 14 February, 1970

team1 = fb-rt|EGY|UAR|name=United Arab Republic
score = 1-2
report= (a.p)
team2 = fb| SUD|1956
goals1 = Hassan El-Chazli 84'
goals2 = El-Issed 83' 102'
stadium = Khartoum
----

3rd/4th places

footballbox | date = 16 February, 1970

team1 = fb-rt|EGY|UAR|name=United Arab Republic
score = 3-1
report=
team2 = fb| CIV
goals1 = Hassan El-Chazli 3' 14' 50'
goals2 = Laurent Pokou 72'
stadium = Khartoum
----

Final

footballbox | date = 16 February, 1970

team1 = fb-rt|SUD|1956
score = 1-0
report=
team2 = fb| GHA
goals1 = El-Issed 12'
stadium = Khartoum
----

The tournament marked 4 final appearances in a row for Ghana, then tagged as "The Brazil of Africa". This record is currently unequaled.

Top Scorers

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/70a.html Details at RSSSF]


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