1963 African Cup of Nations
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 22 November – 1 December |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sudan |
| Third place |  United Arab Republic |
| Fourth place |  Ethiopia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 33 (4.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hassan El-Shazly (6 goals) |
| Best player | Hassan El-Shazly |
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The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ghana. For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format changed: two groups of 3 teams each, the winners played the final, the runners-up could only play Third Place final. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts winning 3-0 on Sudan, after the first half finished 0-0.
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Qualified teams [edit]
Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 6 qualified teams are:
Squads [edit]
Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations squads
Venues [edit]
| Accra | Kumasi | |
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| Accra Sports Stadium | Kumasi Sports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 40,500 | |
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Final tournament [edit]
Group Stage [edit]
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top one placed teams advanced to the final |
| Top 2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place Match |
Group A [edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Ethiopia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Tunisia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| 22 November 1963 |
Ghana |
1 - 1 | Tunisia |
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra |
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Mfum  9' |
36' Jedidi |
| 26 November 1963 |
Ghana |
2 - 0 | Ethiopia |
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra |
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| Acquah |
| 28 November 1963 |
Ethiopia |
4 - 2 | Tunisia |
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worku Tekle Tesfaye |
Chetali Jedidi |
Group B [edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 |
| United Arab Republic |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 |
 Nigeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
| 24 November 1963 |
United Arab Republic |
6 - 3 | Nigeria |
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi |
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| Riza 30', 32' El-Shazly 42', 44', 81', 87' |
78' Okepe 82' Bassey 89' Onya |
| 26 November 1963 |
United Arab Republic |
2 - 2 | Sudan |
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El-Shazly 5' Riza 7' |
60', 75' Jaxa |
| 28 November 1963 |
Sudan |
4 - 0 | Nigeria |
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi |
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| Jaxa El-Kuwarti Jakdoul |
Knockout stage [edit]
Third Place Match [edit]
| 30 November 1963 |
United Arab Republic |
3 - 0 | Ethiopia |
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra |
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| Riza Ismail El-Shazly |
Final [edit]
| 1 December 1963 |
Ghana |
3 - 0 | Sudan |
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Referee: Hédi Ben Abdelkader (Tunisia) |
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| Aggrey-Fynn 62' (pen.) Acquah 72', 82' |
Winners [edit]
| African Cup of Nations 1963 Champions |
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 Ghana 1st title |
Top scorers [edit]
- 6 goals
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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External links [edit]
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