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1970 African Cup of Nations

1970 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates6–16 February
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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)
Top scorer(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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 4 final appearances in a row for Ghana, then tagged as "The Brazil of Africa". This record is currently unequaled.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Jaxa was chosen as the # 1 African player in the tournament.

Squads

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Khartoum
Locations of the 1970 African Cup of Nations venues
 Wad Madani
Municipal Stadium Wad Madani Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 15,000
Khartoum.jpg Wad Medani Blue Nile.jpg

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
Cameroon 3–2 Ivory Coast
Koum Goal 57', 66'
N'Doga Goal 60'		 Pokou Goal 25', 45'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia
Gagarin Goal 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer Goal 47'
Jaksa Goal 85'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon 3–2 Ethiopia
Tsébo Goal 21'
Manga-Onguéné Goal 43'
N'Doga Goal 70'		 Mengistu Goal 12', 75'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Tahi Goal 89'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Ethiopia
Losseni Goal 16'
Pokou Goal 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		 Mengistu Goal 33'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
Sudan 2–1 Cameroon
Jaksa Goal 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer Goal 60'		 Tsébo Goal 34'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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:
Ghana 2–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu Goal 29', 32'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)
United Arab Rep. 4–1 Guinea
Abo Greisha Goal 5', 10'
El-Shazly Goal 73' (pen.)
Basry Goal 66'		 Soumah Goal 25' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
Congo-Kinshasa 2–2 Guinea
Kalonzo Goal 70'
Mungamuni Goal 72'		 Petit Sory Goal 5'
Soumah Goal 55' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
United Arab Rep. 1–1 Ghana
Bazooka Goal 70' Sunday Goal 60'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)
Guinea 1–1 Ghana
Thiam Goal 10' Owusu Goal 50'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
United Arab Rep. 1–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha Goal 71'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage

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

Semifinals

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

Third place match

United Arab Rep. 3–1 Ivory Coast
El-Shazly Goal 3', 14', 50' Pokou Goal 72'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Salih Mohamed Boukkili (Morocco)

Final

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations Final
Sudan 1–0 Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer Goal 12'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Goalscorers

8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

  • Sudan Abd Al Aziz Abdallah

Defenders

  • Sudan Samir Salih
  • Ghana John Eshun
  • Sudan Amin Zaki
  • United Arab Republic Hany Moustafa

Midfielders

Forwards

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