1963 African Cup of Nations
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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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[edit] Teams eliminated in qualifying
First Round
Uganda withdrew
Kenya withdrew
Morocco
Guinea were disqualified for not providing neutral officials for the 2nd leg of their tie against Nigeria; Nigeria took their place
[edit] Qualifying Tournament
Ethiopia qualified as holders
Ghana qualified as hosts
| 16 June 1963 |
Tunisia  |
4 – 1 |  Morocco |
Tunisia |
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Hamadi Henia  D'Jedidi Sassi Aleya |
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| 2 July 1963 |
Morocco |
4 – 2 | Tunisia |
Morocco |
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| ? ? ? ? |
Hamadi Henia D'Jedidi |
Tunisia won 6–5 on aggregate.
| 27 July 1963 |
Nigeria  |
2 – 2 |  Guinea |
Nigeria |
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| 6 October 1963 |
Guinea |
1 – 0 | Nigeria |
Guinea |
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Nigeria qualified, Guinea disqualified.
United Arab Republic  |
w / o |  Uganda |
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United Arab Republic qualified, Uganda withdrew.
Sudan  |
w / o |  Kenya |
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Sudan qualified, Kenya withdrew.
[edit] Final tournament
[edit] First round
[edit] Group A (Accra)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ghana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Ethiopia |
2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tunisia |
1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| 22 November 1963 |
Ghana |
1 - 1 | Tunisia |
Accra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilberforce Mfum 9' |
36' D'Jedidi |
| 26 November 1963 |
Ghana |
2 - 0 | Ethiopia |
Accra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Acquah |
| 28 November 1963 |
Ethiopia |
4 - 2 | Tunisia |
Accra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mengistu Worku Girma Tekle Tesfaye |
Abdelmajid Chetali D'Jedidi |
[edit] Group B (Kumasi)
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| United Arab Republic |
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Nigeria |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| 24 November 1963 |
United Arab Republic |
6 - 3 | Nigeria |
Kumasi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riza 30' 32' Hassan El-Shazly 42' 44' 81' 87' |
78' Okepe 82' Bassey 89' Onya |
| 26 November 1963 |
United Arab Republic |
2 - 2 | Sudan |
Kumasi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan El-Shazly 5' Riza 7' |
60' 75' Otieno |
| 28 November 1963 |
Sudan |
4 - 0 | Nigeria |
Kumasi |
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| Djaksa El-Kawarti Jakdoul |
[edit] Third Place Match
| 30 November 1963 |
United Arab Republic |
3 - 0 | Ethiopia |
Accra |
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| Riza Taha Hassan El-Shazly |
[edit] Final
| 1 December 1963 |
Ghana |
3 - 0 | Sudan |
Accra |
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| Edward Aggrey-Fynn 62' (pen) Edward Acquah 72' 82' |
| African Cup of Nations 1963 Champions |
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 Ghana 1st title |
[edit] Top scorers
Hassan El-Shazly (6 goals)
[edit] External links
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