1962 African Cup of Nations

Participating nations

The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. As with previous tournaments, the finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time after extra time in the final.

Teams eliminated in qualifying

First Round

• Morocco
• Ghana
• Zanzibar

Second Round

• Nigeria
• Kenya

Further information: 1962 African Cup of Nations qualification

Qualifying Tournament

First round

	Tunisia	4 - 0	Morocco	Tunisia

• Tunisia advanced to the Second Round with the withdrawal of Morocco; both matches were officially rewarded to Tunisia 2-0.

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April 8, 1961	Nigeria	0 - 0	Ghana	Nigeria

April 30, 1961	Ghana	2 - 2	Nigeria	Ghana

• The aggregate score was tied after the two matches; Nigeria advanced to the Second Round by drawing lots.

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	Zanzibar	1 - 2	Uganda	Zanzibar

	Uganda	2 - 0	Zanzibar	Uganda

• Uganda advanced to the Second Round by an aggregate score of 4-1.

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	Ethiopia	6 - 1	Kenya	Ethiopia

	Kenya	5 - 4	Ethiopia	Kenya

• Ethiopia advanced to the Second Round by an aggregate score of 10-6. However, Ethiopia was then granted hosting rights, thus qualifying for the final automatically; Kenya was given their place in the Second Round.

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Second round

November 25, 1961	Nigeria	2 - 1	Tunisia	Nigeria

December 10, 1961	Tunisia	2 - 0*	Nigeria	Tunisia

• Nigeria walked off after Tunisia's equalizer in the 65th minute to protest the officiating. Tunisia was thus awarded a 2-0 win, and qualified for the final by an aggregate score of 3-2.

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	Kenya	0 - 1	Uganda	Kenya

	Uganda	0 - 1	Kenya	Uganda

• The aggregate score was tied after the two matches; Uganda qualified for the finals by drawing lots.

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Final tournament

Semifinals

January 14, 1962 19:00	Ethiopia	4 – 2	Tunisia	Addis Abeba, Addis Abeba Stadium
	Luciano Vassalo  32' (pen)  75' Girma Tekle  36' Mengistu Worku  69'	(Report)	Moncef Cherif Merichko

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January 18, 1962	United Arab Republic	2 – 1	Uganda	Addis Abeba, Addis Abeba Stadium
	Saleh Selim  1' Badawy Abdel Fatah  50'		Jonathan  36'

Third place playoff

January 20, 1962	Tunisia	3 – 0	Uganda	Addis Abeba, Addis Abeba Stadium
	D'Jedidi Moncef Chérif Rached Meddab	(Report)

Final

January 21, 1962	Ethiopia	4 – 2 (aet)	United Arab Republic	Addis Abeba, Addis Abeba Stadium Attendance: 30.000 Referee: Wilson Brooks Uganda
	Girma Tekle  74' Luciano Vassalo  84' Italo Vassalo  101' Mengistu Worku  118'	(Report)	Badawy Abdel Fatah  35' 75'

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1962 African Cup of Nations Champions
Ethiopia 1st title

Top scorers

• Badawy Abdel Fatah (3 goals)
• Mengistu Worku (3 goals)

External links

• Details at RSSSF
• Details at Soccerbot