1957 African Cup of Nations
The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan, and three teams participated: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
South Africa were also invited and were due to play Ethiopia in the semi-finals, but were disqualified due to apartheid.[1] Ethiopia therefore had a bye to the final, whilst in the other semi-final at Stade Municipal in Khartoum, the Egyptians beat the host nation 2–1.
In the final Egypt beat Ethiopia 4–0, with all four goals scored by Mohamed Ad-Diba, who finished the tournament as top scorer with five of the tournament's seven goals. Only two games were played in this first edition.[1]
Contents |
[edit] Final tournament
Sudan (hosts)
Egypt
Ethiopia
South Africa (disqualified)
[edit] Semifinals
| 10 February 1957 |
Sudan |
1 – 2 | Egypt |
Stade Municipal, Sudan Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Guebeyehu Doube (Ethiopia) |
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Manzul  58' |
Ateya 21' (pen.) Ad-Diba 72' |
| 10 February 1957 |
Ethiopia |
w/o | South Africa |
Stade Municipal, Sudan |
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[edit] Final
| 16 February 1957 |
Egypt |
4 – 0 | Ethiopia |
Stade Municipal, Sudan Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan) |
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| Ad-Diba |
[edit] Winners
| 1957 African Cup of Nations Champions |
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 Egypt 1st title |
[edit] Goalcorers
- 5 goals
- 1 goal
[edit] References
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