1970 African Cup of Nations
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 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
Attendance | 146,858 (9,179 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
← 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
[edit]The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Hosts | 3 (1957, 1959, 1963) | |
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Holders | 21 January 1968 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 31 May 1969 | 6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 3 August 1969 | 0 (debut) |
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2nd round winners | 21 September 1969 | 3 (1963, 1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 28 September 1969 | 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) |
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2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.
Khartoum | |
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Municipal Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
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Wad Madani | |
Wad Madani Stadium | |
Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Group stage
[edit]Tiebreakers
[edit]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:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4[a] | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Cameroon ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Koum ![]() N'Doga ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Gagarin ![]() Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() Jaksa ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Tahi ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Losseni ![]() Pokou ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Jaksa ![]() Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() |
Tsébo ![]() |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Ghana ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Owusu ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Abo Greisha ![]() El-Shazly ![]() Basry ![]() |
Soumah ![]() |
Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kalonzo ![]() Mungamuni ![]() |
Petit Sory ![]() Soumah ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bazooka ![]() |
Sunday ![]() |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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Semifinals
[edit]United Arab Rep. ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
El-Asyad ![]() |
Third place match
[edit]United Arab Rep. ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Final
[edit]Sudan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() |
Goalscorers
[edit]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
[edit]Source:[1]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References
[edit]- ^ "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2023.