1974 African Cup of Nations

1974 African Cup of Nations

Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1974
Tournament details
Host country	Egypt
Dates	1 March - 14 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Zaire (2nd title)
Runners-up	Zambia
Third place	Egypt
Fourth place	Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	54 (3.18 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mulamba N'daye (9 goals)
Best player	Hassan Shehata
← 1972 1976 →

The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt.

Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its second championship (their first win came as the Democratic Republic of Congo), tying Zambia 2-2 in the final and beating them 2-0 in the replay . Zaire went on to qualify for the World Cup later that year.

Qualifying Tournament

Congo-Brazzaville qualified as holders

Egypt qualified as hosts

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Preliminary round

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12 August 1973	Somalia	2 – 0	Uganda	Somalia

26 August 1973	Uganda	5 – 0	Somalia	Uganda

Uganda won 5–2 on aggregate.

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	Central African Republic	w / o	Gabon

Central Africa progress, Gabon withdrew.

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	Sierra Leone	w / o	Dahomey	Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone progress, Dahomey withrew.

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First round

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16 September 1973	Central African Republic	4 – 2	Côte d'Ivoire	Central Africa

30 September 1973	Côte d'Ivoire	2 – 1	Central African Republic	Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire progress, Central Africa disqualified.

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16 September 1973	Ethiopia	2 – 1	Tanzania	Ethiopia

30 September 1973	Tanzania	3 – 0	Ethiopia	Tanzania

Tanzania won 4–2 on aggregate.

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16 September 1973	Ghana	3 – 2	Senegal	Ghana

30 September 1973	Senegal	1 – 0	Ghana	Senegal

Ghana won 3–3 (5-3p) on aggregate.

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16 September 1973	Lesotho	0 – 0	Mauritius	Lesotho

30 September 1973	Mauritius	5 – 1	Lesotho	Mauritius

Mauritius won 5–1 on aggregate.

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16 September 1973	Sierra Leone	1 – 1	Mali	Sierra Leone

30 September 1973	Mali	4 – 2	Sierra Leone	Mali

Mali won 5–3 on aggregate.

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16 September 1973	Sudan	1 – 1	Nigeria	Sudan

30 September 1973	Nigeria	2 – 1	Sudan	Nigeria

Nigeria won 3–2 on aggregate.

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16 September 1973	Uganda	1 – 0	Kenya	Uganda

30 September 1973	Kenya	1 – 2	Uganda	Kenya

Uganda won 3–1 on aggregate.

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16 September 1973	Upper Volta	0 – 5	Zaire	Upper Volta

30 September 1973	Zaire	4 – 1	Upper Volta	Zaire

Zaire won 9–1 on aggregate.

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16 September 1973	Zambia	3 – 1	Madagascar	Zambia

30 September 1973	Madagascar	2 – 1	Zambia	Madagascar

Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.

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	Algeria	w / o	Libya

Algeria progress, Libya withdrew.

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	Cameroon	w / o	Niger

Cameroon progress, Niger withdrew.

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	Guinea	w / o	Togo

Guinea progress, Togo withdrew.

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Second round

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28 October 1973	Cameroon	2 – 1	Zaire	Cameroon

11 November 1973	Zaire	2 – 0	Cameroon	Zaire

Zaire won 3–2 on aggregate.

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28 October 1973	Ghana	0 – 3	Côte d'Ivoire	Ghana

11 November 1973	Côte d'Ivoire	1 – 0	Ghana	Cote d'Ivoire

Cote d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate.

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28 October 1973	Mali	2 – 2	Guinea	Mali

11 November 1973	Guinea	1 – 1	Mali	Guinea

Guinea won 3–3 (5-3p) on aggregate.

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28 October 1973	Tanzania	1 – 1	Mauritius	Tanzania

11 November 1973	Mauritius	0 – 0	Tanzania	Mauritius

Mauritius won 1–1 (4-2p) on aggregate.

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28 October 1973	Uganda	2 – 1	Algeria	Uganda

11 November 1973	Algeria	1 – 1	Uganda	Algeria

Uganda won 3–2 on aggregate.

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28 October 1973	Zambia	5 – 1	Nigeria	Zambia

11 November 1973	Nigeria	3 – 2	Zambia	Nigeria

Zambia won 7–4 on aggregate.

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Final tournament

Group A

Matches played in Cairo and El-Mahalla El-Kubra.

	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Egypt	3	3	0	0	7	2	6
Zambia	3	2	0	1	3	3	4
Uganda	3	0	1	2	3	5	1
Côte d'Ivoire	3	0	1	2	2	5	1

1 March 1974	Egypt	2 – 1	Uganda	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

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2 March 1974	Zambia	1 – 0	Côte d'Ivoire	El Mahalla Stadium, El-Mahalla El-Kubra

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4 March 1974	Egypt	3 – 1	Zambia	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

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4 March 1974	Côte d'Ivoire	2 – 2	Uganda	El Mahalla Stadium, El-Mahalla El-Kubra

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6 March 1974	Egypt	2 – 0	Côte d'Ivoire	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

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6 March 1974	Zambia	1 – 0	Uganda	El Mahalla Stadium, El-Mahalla El-Kubra

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Group B

Matches played in Alexandria and Damanhour.

	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Congo-Brazzaville	3	2	1	0	5	2	5
Zaire	3	2	0	1	7	4	4
Guinea	3	1	1	1	4	4	3
Mauritius	3	0	0	3	2	8	0

3 March 1974	Zaire	2 – 1	Guinea	Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

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3 March 1974	Congo-Brazzaville	2 – 0	Mauritius	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

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5 March 1974	Guinea	2 – 1	Mauritius	Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

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5 March 1974	Congo-Brazzaville	2 – 1	Zaire	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

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7 March 1974	Congo-Brazzaville	1 – 1	Guinea	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

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7 March 1974	Zaire	4 – 1	Mauritius	Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

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Semi finals

9 March 1974	Egypt	2 – 3	Zaire	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo]
	Mwepu  41' (o.g.) Abo Greisha  54'		N'daye  55',  72' Kigumu  61'

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9 March 1974	Congo-Brazzaville	2 – 4 (aet)	Zambia	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria
	Ndomba M'Pelé		Chibwe Chanda , ,

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3rd/4th places

11 March 1974	Congo-Brazzaville	0 – 4	Egypt	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
			Abdou  5' Shehata  18',  80' Abo Greisha  62'

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Final

12 March 1974	Zaire	2 – 2	Zambia	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Referee: Saad Gamar
	N'daye  65',  117'		Kaushi  40' Sinyangwe  120'

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Replay

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14 March 1974	Zaire	2 – 0	Zambia	Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Referee: Saad Gamar
	N'daye  30',  76'

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African Cup of Nations 1974 Champions
Zaire 2nd title

Scorers

9 goals

Mulamba N'daye

4 goals

Aly Abo Greisha

3 goals

Mubiru	Mayanga Maku	Bernard Chanda

2 goals

Jacques Ndomba Ali Khalil Hassan Shehata	Morciré Sylla Kobinan Daniel Imbert

1 goal

Sebastien Lakou Jean-Michel M'Bono Noel Minga Paul Moukila François M'Pelé	Gamal Abdel Azim Hassan El-Shazly Moustafa Abdou Own Goal Ilunga Mwepu From Zaire Taha Basri Bengally Sylla Soriba 'Edenté' Soumah	Kakoko Etepe Kigumu Godfrey Chitalu Obby Kapita Simon Kaushi Joseph Mapulanga

CAF Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper

• Mwemba Kazadi

Defenders

• Gabriel Dengaki
• Dick Chama
• Boba Lobilo
• Hany Moustafa

Midfielders

• Mulamba N'daye
• Farouk Gaafar
• Hassan Shehata
• Mayanga Maku

Forwards

• Etepe Kakoko
• Aly Abo Greisha

References

• Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. p. 2-3. ISBN 1450279112. http://books.google.com/books?id=bVbs86NdLSEC&pg=PA5#v=onepage&q&f=false. 

External links

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