1970 African Cup of Nations

1970 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
Tournament details
Host country Sudan
Dates 6 – 16 February
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Sudan (1st title)
Runners-up  Ghana
Third place  United Arab Republic
Fourth place  Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
(8 goals)
Best player Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa 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.

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

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Venues

Khartoum
Locations of the 1970 African Cup of Nations venues
Wad Madani
Municipal Stadium Wad Madani Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 320194+54
 Sudan 320152+34
 Cameroon 320176+14
 Ethiopia 3003312−90

6 February 1970
Cameroon  3–2  Ivory Coast
Koum  57', 66'
N'Doga  60'
Pokou  25', 45'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,400
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)

6 February 1970
Sudan  3–0  Ethiopia
Gagarin  43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer  47'
Jaxa  85'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Faber (Guinea)

8 February 1970
Cameroon  3–2  Ethiopia
Tsébo  21'
Manga-Onguéné  43'
N'Doga  70'
Mengistu  12', 75'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)

8 February 1970
Ivory Coast  1–0  Sudan
Tahi  89'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)

10 February 1970
Ivory Coast  6–1  Ethiopia
Losseni  16'
Pokou  21', 60', 71', 80', 87'
Mengistu  33'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)

10 February 1970
Sudan  2–1  Cameroon
Jaxa  20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer  60'
Tsébo  34'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Rep. 321062+45
 Ghana 312042+24
 Guinea 302147−32
 Congo-Kinshasa 301225−31

7 February 1970
Ghana  2–0  Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu  29', 32'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)

7 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  4–1  Guinea
Abo Greisha  5', 10'
El-Shazly  73' (pen.)
Basry  66'
Edenté  25' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

9 February 1970
Congo-Kinshasa  2–2  Guinea
Kalonzo  70'
Mungamuni  72'
Petit Sory  5'
Edenté  55' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)

9 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  1–1  Ghana
Bazooka  70' Sunday  60'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)

11 February 1970
Guinea  1–1  Ghana
Tolo  10' Owusu  50'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

11 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  1–0  Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha  71'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
14 February – Khartoum
   Ivory Coast   1  
   Ghana (aet)   2  
 
16 February – Khartoum
       Ghana   0
     Sudan   1
Third place
14 February – Khartoum 16 February – Khartoum
   United Arab Rep.   1    Ivory Coast   1
   Sudan (aet)   2      United Arab Rep.   3

Semifinals

14 February 1970
Ivory Coast  1–2
(aet)
 Ghana
Losseni  78' Sunday  21'
Jabir  100'

14 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  1–2
(aet)
 Sudan
El-Shazly  84' El-Asyad  83', 102'

Third place match

16 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  3–1  Ivory Coast
El-Shazly  3', 14', 50' Pokou  72'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Salih Mohamed Boukkili (Morocco)

Final

16 February 1970
Sudan  1–0  Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer  12'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1970 Champions 

Sudan
1st title

Scorers

8 goals
5 goals
3 goals

  • Sudan Hasabu El-Sagheer

2 goals

  • Sudan Jaxa
  • Sudan Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad

1 goal

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

External links

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