1970 African Cup of Nations

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1970 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates6–16 February
Teams8
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 played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Attendance146,858 (9,179 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
← 1968
1972 →

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football 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 the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Sudan Hosts 3 (1957, 1959, 1963)
 Congo-Kinshasa Holders 21 January 1968 2 (1965, 1968)
 Ethiopia 2nd round winners 31 May 1969 6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968)
 Cameroon 2nd round winners 3 August 1969 0 (debut)
 Ghana 2nd round winners 21 September 1969 3 (1963, 1965, 1968)
 United Arab Republic 2nd round winners 28 September 1969 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
 Ivory Coast 2nd round winners 26 October 1969 2 (1965, 1968)
 Guinea 2nd round winners 26 October 1969 0 (debut)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.

Khartoum
Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Wad Madani
Wad Madani Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

Group stage

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  Sudan (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4[a]
3  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4[a]
4  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on overall points. Overall goal difference: Ivory Coast +5, Sudan +3, Cameroon +1.
Cameroon 3–2 Ivory Coast
Koum 57', 66'
N'Doga 60'		 Pokou 25', 45'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia
Gagarin 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 47'
Jaksa 85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon 3–2 Ethiopia
Tsébo 21'
Manga-Onguéné 43'
N'Doga 70'		 Mengistu 12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Tahi 89'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Ethiopia
Losseni 16'
Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		 Mengistu 33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
Sudan 2–1 Cameroon
Jaksa 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 60'		 Tsébo 34'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Rep. 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
3  Guinea 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
4  Congo-Kinshasa 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana 2–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu 29', 32'
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)
United Arab Rep. 4–1 Guinea
Abo Greisha 5', 10'
El-Shazly 73' (pen.)
Basry 66'		 Soumah 25' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
Congo-Kinshasa 2–2 Guinea
Kalonzo 70'
Mungamuni 72'		 Petit Sory 5'
Soumah 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
United Arab Rep. 1–1 Ghana
Bazooka 70' Sunday 60'
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)
Guinea 1–1 Ghana
Thiam 10' Owusu 50'
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
United Arab Rep. 1–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha 71'
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 14 February – Khartoum
 
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 16 February – Khartoum
 
  Ghana (a.e.t.) 2
 
  Ghana 0
 
 14 February – Khartoum
 
  Sudan 1
 
  United Arab Rep. 1
 
 
  Sudan (a.e.t.) 2
 
Third place
 
 
 16 February – Khartoum
 
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 
  United Arab Rep. 3

Semifinals

Ivory Coast 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Losseni 78' Sunday 21'
Jabir 100'
Attendance: 12,350
United Arab Rep. 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sudan
El-Shazly 84' El-Asyad 83', 102'
Attendance: 12,350

Third place match

United Arab Rep. 3–1 Ivory Coast
El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' Pokou 72'
Attendance: 12,187

Final

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations Final
Sudan 1–0 Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer 12'
Attendance: 12,187

Goalscorers

There were 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the tournament

Source:[1]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Ghana Robert Mensah Sudan Samir Salih

Ghana John Eshun

Sudan Amin Zaki

United Arab Republic Hany Mostafa

Ivory Coast Ernest Kallet Bialy

Ghana Ibrahim Sunday

Ivory Coast Bernard Gnahoré

Guinea Maxime Camara

Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou

United Arab Republic Ali Abo Gresha

References

  1. ^ "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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