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1959 African Cup of Nations

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1959 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1959
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Republic
Dates22 – 29 May
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Republic (1st title)
Runners-up Sudan
Third place Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Republic Mahmoud El-Gohary
(3 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Republic Mahmoud El-Gohary
← 1957
1962 →
Participating nations

The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a short-lived confederation between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan and Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo.

Overview

With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0. This edition will also be remembered because of the three coaches from Eastern Europe: the Czechoslovakian Starosta (Ethiopia) and Hada (Sudan), the Hungarian Pál Titkos, coach of Egypt.

Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament.

Participating teams

Squads

Main article: 1959 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Cairo
Al Ahly Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Final tournament

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United Arab Republic 4–0 Ethiopia
El-Gohary 29', 42', 73'
El-Sherbini 64'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia
Drissa 40' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: M. Tsissis (Greece)
Main article: United Arab Republic v Sudan (1959 African Cup of Nations)
United Arab Republic 2–1 Sudan
Baheeg 12', 89' Report Manzul 65'
Attendance: 30,000

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1959 Champions 

United Arab Republic
2nd title

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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