1965 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualification for championships (CAF)
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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1965 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

The qualified teams are:

Congo-Léopoldville (by invitation)
Ivory Coast
Ethiopia
Ghana as holders.
Senegal
Tunisia as hosts.

Group stage

Zone 1

Egypt qualified by default after both Morocco and Nigeria withdrew. Egypt later also withdrew itself due to the deterioration of its diplomatic relations with Tunisia following a speech in Jericho by Tunisian President Bourguiba, who called on the Arab countries to recognize Israel.^[1]

Zone 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ethiopia	4	3	0	1	6	3	+3	6
Sudan	4	3	0	1	9	4	+5	6
Uganda	4	0	0	4	3	11	0	0
Kenya	Disqualified

The match in Nairobi between Kenya and Ethiopia was awarded as a 0-2 walkover win, after Ethiopia lodged a protest with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) because Kenya had fielded two players (Moses Wabwayi and Stephen Baraza) who were ineligible as they had represented Uganda previously. The walkover enabled Ethiopia to qualify ahead of Sudan. CAF also suspended the two players for one year (backdated beginning from September 1964) after Uganda protested that they were still registered with the Uganda F.A. and had not received official transfers. Kenya argued against the ruling and sent documents to prove that the two were Kenyan citizens, having been born in Kenya. The case was also referred to FIFA.^[2]

Kenya v Ethiopia

14 February 1965

Kenya	3 – 2 (Annulled)	Ethiopia

Uganda v Ethiopia

21 February 1965

Uganda	1 – 2	Ethiopia

Kenya v Uganda

27 February 1965

Kenya	3 – 0 (Annulled)	Uganda

Ethiopia v Uganda

3 March 1965

Ethiopia	2 – 0	Uganda

Uganda v Kenya

13 March 1965

Uganda	3 – 1 (Annulled)	Kenya

Sudan v Ethiopia

27 March 1965

Sudan	2 – 1	Ethiopia

Ethiopia v Kenya

4 April 1965

Ethiopia	2 – 1 (Annulled)	Kenya

Sudan v Kenya

11 April 1965

Sudan	4 – 2 (Annulled)	Kenya

Ethiopia v Sudan

18 April 1965

Ethiopia	1 – 0	Sudan

Kenya v Sudan

25 April 1965

Kenya	1 – 1 (Annulled)	Sudan

Uganda v Sudan

1 May 1965

Uganda	1 – 3	Sudan

Sudan v Uganda

22 August 1965

Sudan	4 – 1	Uganda

Zone 3

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ivory Coast	3	2	1	5	4	+1	4
Congo-Léopoldville	4	2	2	8	8	0	4
Liberia	3	1	2	4	5	-1	2

Ivory Coast v Congo-Léopoldville

17 January 1965

Ivory Coast	2 – 0	Congo-Léopoldville

Liberia v Ivory Coast

29 May 1965

Liberia	0 – 1	Ivory Coast

Liberia v Congo-Léopoldville

14 August 1965

Liberia	2 – 1	Congo-Léopoldville

Congo-Léopoldville v Ivory Coast

5 September 1965

Congo-Léopoldville	4 – 2	Ivory Coast

Congo-Léopoldville v Liberia

21 September 1965

Congo-Léopoldville	3 – 2	Liberia

Ivory Coast v Liberia

Ivory Coast	(not played)	Liberia

Zone 4

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Senegal	4	3	1	8	4	+4	6
Guinea	4	2	2	6	6	0	4
Mali	4	1	3	4	8	-4	2

Senegal v Guinea

25 February 1965

Senegal	2 – 0	Guinea

Guinea v Senegal

29 March 1965

Guinea	3 – 1	Senegal

Mali v Senegal

18 April 1965

Mali	0 – 2	Senegal

Senegal v Mali

5 May 1965

Senegal	3 – 1	Mali

Mali v Guinea

23 May 1965

Mali	2 – 1	Guinea

Guinea v Mali

6 June 1965

Guinea	2 – 1	Mali

Egypt's withdrawal

Egypt withdrew after qualification due to deteriorating diplomatic relationship with Tunisia (the host nation). In their place Sudan (runner-up of Zone 2) was invited but they declined; then Congo-Léopoldville (runner-up of Zone 3) was invited, and they accepted.

References

African Nations Cup 1965

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.

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