1970 African Cup of Nations
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كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Sudan |
Dates | 6–16 February |
Teams | 8 |
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) |
Attendance | 146,858 (9,179 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Laurent Pokou (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | Laurent Pokou |
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
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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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
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.
Khartoum | Wad Madani | |
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Municipal Stadium | Wad Madani Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
Sudan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon | 3–2 | Ivory Coast |
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Koum 57', 66' N'Doga 60' |
Pokou 25', 45' |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Sudan |
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Tahi 89' |
Ivory Coast | 6–1 | Ethiopia |
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Losseni 16' Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87' |
Mengistu 33' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United Arab Rep. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Guinea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
Congo-Kinshasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana | 2–0 | Congo-Kinshasa |
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Owusu 29', 32' |
Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid
(Sudan)United Arab Rep. | 4–1 | Guinea |
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66' | Soumah 25' (pen.) |
Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus
(Ethiopia)Congo-Kinshasa | 2–2 | Guinea |
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Kalonzo 70' Mungamuni 72' |
Petit Sory 5' Soumah 55' (pen.) |
Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou
(Ivory Coast)United Arab Rep. | 1–1 | Ghana |
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Bazooka 70' | Sunday 60' |
Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem
(Cameroon)United Arab Rep. | 1–0 | Congo-Kinshasa |
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Abo Greisha 71' |
Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe
(Zimbabwe)Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 February – a.e.t. ) | 2 | |||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||
14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
Sudan | 1 | |||||
a.e.t. ) | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
United Arab Rep. | 3 |
Semifinals
United Arab Rep. | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sudan |
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El-Shazly 84' | El-Asyad 83', 102' |
Attendance: 12,350
Third place match
United Arab Rep. | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' | Pokou 72' |
Final
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- Mengistu Worku
- Kwasi Owusu
- Hasabu El-Sagheer
- Ali Abo Greisha
- 2 goals
- Emmanuel Koum
- Gaston Paul N'Doga
- Jean-Marie Tsébo
- Diomandé Losseni
- Ibrahim Sunday
- Soriba Soumah
- Jaksa
- Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad
- 1 goal
Team of the tournament
Source:[1]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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Robert Mensah | Samir Salih | Ernest Kallet Bialy | Laurent Pokou |
References
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2023.