1968 African Cup of Nations
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1968 African Cup of Nations Final
)1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 12–21 January |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Congo-Kinshasa (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ghana |
Third place | Ivory Coast |
Fourth place | Ethiopia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
Attendance | 209,000 (13,063 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Laurent Pokou (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Kazadi Mwamba |
The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the
Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana
in the final 1−0.
Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Ethiopia | Hosts | 5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965) | |
Ghana | Holders | 21 November 1965 | 2 (1963, 1965) |
Algeria | Group 2 winners | 9 April 1967 | 0 (debut) |
Ivory Coast | Group 3 winners | 7 May 1967 | 1 (1965) |
Uganda | Group 4 winners | 30 June 1967 | 1 (1962) |
Congo-Brazzaville | Group 5 winners | 17 September 1967 | 0 (debut) |
Congo-Kinshasa | Group 6 winners | 10 October 1967 | 1 (1965) |
Senegal | Group 1 winners | 22 November 1967 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
Addis Ababa | Asmara | |
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Hailé Sélassié Stadium | Cicero Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ethiopia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Algeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Algeria |
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Bozon 15' Pokou 25', 65' |
Ethiopia | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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Bekuretsion 86' |
Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Uganda |
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Pokou Manglé |
Obua |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
Congo-Kinshasa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
Congo-Brazzaville | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Congo-Kinshasa | 3–0 | Congo-Brazzaville |
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Muwawa 19' Kabamba 27' (pen.), 51' |
Senegal | 2–1 | Congo-Brazzaville |
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Diop 27' Diouck 86' |
Foutika 31' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 January – a.e.t. ) | 3 | |||||
Congo-Kinshasa | 1 | |||||
19 January – Asmara | ||||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||
a.e.t.) | 4 | |||||
Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
Ethiopia | 0 |
Semi-finals
Third place match
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Ethiopia |
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Pokou 28' |
Final
Congo-Kinshasa | 1–0 | Ghana |
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Kalala 66' |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Hacène Lalmas
- Luciano Vassalo
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Team of the Tournament
Source:[5]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Kazadi Mwamba | Henri Konan | Luciano Vassallo | Laurent Pokou |
References
- ^ a b RSSSF - African Nations Cup 1968 [1]
- ^ El Watan - L’Algérie et la CAN: une longue histoire
- ^ Wiwsport - CAN Éthiopie 1968 : Une équipe du Sénégal séduisante, mais au goût d’inachevé [2]
- ^ Different goal scorers and goal sequence reported in [3].
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1968 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.