1959 African Cup of Nations

1959 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1959
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Republic
Dates	22 – 29 May
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Republic (1st title)
Runners-up	Sudan
Third place	Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	8 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mahmoud El-Gohary (3 goals)
Best player	Mahmoud El-Gohary

Participating nations

The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo.

Overview

With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0. This edition will also be remembered because of the three coaches from Eastern Europe: the Czechoslovakian Starosta (Ethiopia) and Hada (Sudan), the Hungarian Pál Titkos, coach of Egypt.

Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament.

Participating teams

Squads

Main article: 1959 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Cairo	Cairo
Al Ahly Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Final tournament


Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United Arab Republic	2	2	0	6	1	+5	4
Sudan	2	1	1	2	2	0	2
Ethiopia	2	0	2	0	5	−5	0

United Arab Republic v Ethiopia

22 May 1959

United Arab Republic	4–0	Ethiopia
El-Gohary 29', 42', 73' El-Sherbini 64'	Report

Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia)

Sudan v Ethiopia

25 May 1959

Sudan	1–0	Ethiopia
Drissa 40'	Report

Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: M. Tsissis (Greece)

Main article: United Arab Republic v Sudan (1959 African Cup of Nations)

United Arab Republic v Sudan

29 May 1959

United Arab Republic	2–1	Sudan
Baheeg 12', 89'	Report	Manzul 65'

Al Ahly Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia)

Winners

African Cup of Nations 1959 Champions
United Arab Republic 2nd title

Scorers

3 goals

Mahmoud El-Gohary

2 goals

Essam Baheeg

1 goal

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Africa Cup of Nations

Tournaments	Sudan 1957 United Arab Republic 1959 Ethiopia 1962 Ghana 1963 Tunisia 1965 Ethiopia 1968 Sudan 1970 Cameroon 1972 Egypt 1974 Ethiopia 1976 Ghana 1978 Nigeria 1980 Libya 1982 Ivory Coast 1984 Egypt 1986 Morocco 1988 Algeria 1990 Senegal 1992 Tunisia 1994 South Africa 1996 Burkina Faso 1998 Ghana/Nigeria 2000 Mali 2002 Tunisia 2004 Egypt 2006 Ghana 2008 Angola 2010 Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 South Africa 2013 Equatorial Guinea 2015 Gabon 2017 Cameroon 2019 Ivory Coast 2021 Guinea 2023

Qualification	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015 2017

Finals	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015

Squads	1957 1959 1962 1963 1965 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2013 2015

Statistics	Appearances Records and statistics

No qualification took place in 1957 and 1959 as places were given by invitation only. In 1959 and 1976, there was no final; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.

Coordinates: 30°03′N 31°14′E / 30.050°N 31.233°E / 30.050; 31.233

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