1965 African Cup of Nations
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 12 – 21 November |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Tunisia |
| Third place |
 Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |
 Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Eustache Manglé Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi (3 goals each) |
| Best player |
Osei Kofi |
The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3−2 a.e.t..
Qualified teams
Main article: 1965 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 6 qualified teams are:
Squads
Main article: 1965 African Cup of Nations squads
Venues
| Tunis | Sfax | |
|---|---|---|
| Stade Chedli Zouiten | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | |
 |  | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | |
| Sousse | Bizerte | |
| Stade Bou Ali Lahouar | Stade Municipal de Bizerte | |
| | | |
| Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 2,000 |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Top one placed teams advanced to the final |
| Top 2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place Match |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| Senegal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Tunisia progress on a toss of a coin
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Congo-Léopoldville |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
12 November 1965 |
| Ghana |
5–2 | Congo-Léopoldville |
|---|---|---|
Kofi  13' Acheampong 18', 59' Attuquayefio 84', 89' |
Kalala Mukendi 43', 45' (pen.) |
Knockout stage
Third place match
Final
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 1965 Champions |
|---|
Ghana 2nd title |
Scorers
- 3 goals
|
- 2 goals
|
|
- 1 goal
|
|
|
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.