1972 African Cup of Nations

1972 African Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1972
Tournament details
Host country	Cameroon
Dates	23 February - 5 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Congo (1st title)
Runners-up	Mali
Third place	Cameroon
Fourth place	Zaire
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	53 (3.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Fantamady Keita (5 goals)
Best player	Jean-Pierre Tokoto
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The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The Republic of Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3-2.

Squads

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations squads

Qualifying Tournament

Sudan qualified as holders

Cameroon qualified as hosts

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First round

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10 December 1970	Algeria	3 – 1	Morocco	Algeria

27 December 1970	Morocco	3 – 0	Algeria	Morocco

Morocco won 4–3 on aggregate.

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3 January 1971	Egypt	2 – 1	Libya	Egypt

13 July 1971	Libya	0 – 1	Egypt	Libya

Egypt won 3–1 on aggregate.

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29 November 1970	Ethiopia	0 – 1	Kenya	Ethiopia

15 December 1970	Kenya	2 – 0	Ethiopia	Kenya

Kenya won 3–0 on aggregate.

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8 November 1970	Gabon	1 – 2	Côte d'Ivoire	Gabon

22 November 1970	Côte d'Ivoire	1 – 0	Gabon	Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire won 3–1 on aggregate.

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18 August 1971	Guinea	1 – 0	Senegal	Guinea

1 September 1971	Senegal	0 – 0	Guinea	Senegal

Guinea won 1–0 on aggregate.

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15 November 1970	Madagascar	2 – 1	Mauritius	Madagascar

29 November 1970	Mauritius	4 – 1	Madagascar	Mauritius

Mauritius won 5–3 on aggregate.

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12 December 1970	Niger	0 – 1	Mali	Niger

27 December 1970	Mali	3 – 1	Niger	Mali

Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.

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8 November 1970	Nigeria	0 – 0	Congo-Brazzaville	Nigeria

22 November 1970	Congo-Brazzaville	2 – 1	Nigeria	Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Brazzaville won 2–1 on aggregate.

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15 October 1970	Tanzania	1 – 1	Zambia	Tanzania

1 November 1970	Zambia	5 – 1	Tanzania	Zambia

Zambia won 6–2 on aggregate.

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8 November 1970	Togo	2 – 1	Dahomey	Togo

22 November 1970	Dahomey	0 – 0	Togo	Dahomey

Togo won 2–1 on aggregate.

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8 November 1970	Uganda	1 – 4	Congo-Kinshasa	Uganda

24 November 1970	Congo-Kinshasa	1 – 0	Uganda	Congo-Kinshasa

Congo-Kinshasa won 5–1 on aggregate.

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	Ghana	w / o	Upper Volta

Ghana progress, Upper Volta withdrew.

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Second round

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13 October 1971	Guinea	0 – 0	Mali	Guinea

27 October 1971	Mali	3 – 1	Guinea	Mali

Mali won 3–1 on aggregate.

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13 October 1971	Côte d'Ivoire	3 – 2	Congo-Brazzaville	Cote d'Ivoire

27 October 1971	Congo-Brazzaville	2 – 0	Côte d'Ivoire	Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

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4 July 1971	Kenya	2 – 1	Mauritius	Kenya

18 July 1971	Mauritius	0 – 0	Kenya	Mauritius

Kenya won 2–1 on aggregate.

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13 October 1971	Morocco	3 – 0	Egypt	Morocco

27 October 1971	Egypt	3 – 2	Morocco	Egypt

Morocco won 5–3 on aggregate.

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13 October 1971	Togo	0 – 0	Ghana	Togo

27 October 1971	Ghana	0 – 1	Togo	Ghana

Togo won 1–0 on aggregate.

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13 October 1971	Zambia	2 – 1	Congo-Kinshasa	Zambia

27 October 1971	Zaire	3 – 0	Zambia	Zaire

Zaire won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Final tournament

Group A

Matches played in Yaoundé.

'	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Cameroon	3	2	1	0	5	2	5
Mali	3	0	3	0	5	5	3
Kenya	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
Togo	3	0	2	1	4	6	2

23 February 1972	Cameroon	2 – 1	Kenya	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
	N'Doga  7' Ngondo  20'		Niva  44'

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24 February 1972	Mali	3 – 3	Togo	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Referee: Ickias
	Bakary Traoré  10' F.Keita  46' Bako Touré  49'		Kaolo  45' (pen.), 60', 81'

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26 February 1972	Mali	1 – 1	Kenya	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
	F.Keita  45'		Nicodemus  60'

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26 February 1972	Cameroon	2 – 0	Togo	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Referee: Babikr Eissa
	Maya  64' Mvé  79'

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28 February 1972	Togo	1 – 1	Kenya	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Referee: Aouissi
	Kaolo  60'		P.Ouma  30'

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28 February 1972	Cameroon	1 – 1	Mali	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
	Ndoumbé  67'		F.Keita  43'

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Group B

Matches played in Douala.

'	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Zaire	3	1	2	0	4	2	4
Congo-Brazzaville	3	1	1	1	5	5	3
Morocco	3	0	3	0	3	3	3
Sudan	3	0	2	1	4	6	2

25 February 1972	Congo-Brazzaville	1 – 1	Morocco	Stade de la Réunification, Douala
	Moukila  45'		Faras  34'

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25 February 1972	Zaire	1 – 1	Sudan	Stade de la Réunification, Douala
	Matanga  53'		Hasabu  55'

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27 February 1972	Morocco	1 – 1	Sudan	Stade de la Réunification, Douala
	Faras  32'		Bushara  49'

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27 February 1972	Zaire	2 – 0	Congo-Brazzaville	Stade de la Réunification, Douala
	Ntumba  16', 59'

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29 February 1972	Morocco	1 – 1	Zaire	Stade de la Réunification, Douala
	Mayanga  3'		Faras  36'

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29 February 1972	Congo-Brazzaville	4 – 2	Sudan	Stade de la Réunification, Douala
	M'Bono  8', 55' M'Pelé  32' Bahamboula  46'		Kamal  37' Bushara  44'

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Semi finals

2 March 1972	Cameroon	0 – 1	Congo-Brazzaville	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
			Minga  31'

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2 March 1972	Zaire	3 – 4 (aet)	Mali	Stade de la Réunification, Douala
	Ntumba  6' Kakoko  61' Ngassebe  78'		A.Traoré  17' Touré  68' F.Keita  48', 92'

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3rd/4th places

4 March 1972	Cameroon	5 – 2	Zaire	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
	Akono  4' (pen.) Ndongo  31' Owona  32' Mouthé  34' N'Doga  42'		Kakoko  13' Mayanga  17'

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Final

5 March 1972	Congo-Brazzaville	3 –2	Mali	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi
	M'Bono  57', 59' M'Pelé  63'		Diakhité  42' M.Traoré  75'

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African Cup of Nations 1972 Champions
Congo-Brazzaville 1970 title

Scorers

5 goals

Fantamady Keita

4 goals

Jean-Michel M'Bono	Kaolo

3 goals

Ahmed Faras	Mayanga Maku	Ntumba Kalala

2 goals

N'Doga Ndongo François M'Pelé	Bushara Kakoko Etepe

1 goal

Akono Emmanuel Mve Francois Doumbe 'Lea' Joseph Maya Mouthe Owona Banamboula Noël Minga Paul Moukila	Daniel Nicodemus Niva Ouma Peter A.Traore Bakary Traore Bako Touré Moussa Diakhite Moussa Traore Toure	Hasabu Kamal Ngassebe

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Allal Ben Kassou

Defenders

• Kawnda
• Tshimen Bwanga
• Siland
• Boujemaa Benkhrif

Midfielders

• Minga
• Mayanga
• N'Rongo
• Jean-Pierre Tokoto

Forwards

• Etepe Kakoko
• François M'Pelé

External links

• Details at RSSSF
• Details at www.angelfire.com
• footballmundial.tripod.com
• www.world-results.net