1962 African Cup of Nations
1962 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 14–21 January |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ethiopia (1st title) |
Runners-up | United Arab Republic |
Third place | Tunisia |
Fourth place | Uganda |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 18 (4.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Badawi Abdel Fattah Mengistu Worku[1] (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Mengistu Worku |
The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the
extra time in the final.[2]
This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Qualified teams
This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations.
Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving five teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Ethiopia | Hosts | 2 (1957, 1959) | |
United Arab Republic | Holders | 29 May 1959 | 2 (1957, 1959) |
Uganda | 2nd round winners | 29 October 1961 | 0 (debut) |
Tunisia | 2nd round winners | 10 December 1961 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
Addis Ababa | |
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Hailé Sélassié Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
Final tournament
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
Ethiopia | 4 | |||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
Tunisia | 2 | |||||
a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
18 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
United Arab Rep. | 2 | |||||
United Arab Rep. | 2 | |||||
Uganda | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
Tunisia | 3 | |||||
Uganda | 0 |
Semifinals
United Arab Republic | 2–1 | Uganda |
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Badawi 50' Selim 57' |
Bunyenyezi 16' |
Third place match
Final
a.e.t.) | United Arab Republic | |
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I. Vassalo 101' |
Badawi 35', 75' |
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- Girma Tekle
- Luciano Vassalo
- 1 goal
References
- ^ "Luciano Vassalo".
- ^ Thomas, Durosimi (2012-10-20). "New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
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