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1963 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
Dates24 November – 1 December
Teams6 (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 played8
Goals scored33 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Republic Hassan El-Shazly
(6 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Republic Hassan El-Shazly
← 1962
1965 →

The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). 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.

This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification
Team Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance
 Ethiopia 4th 1962 Winners (1962)
 Ghana (hosts) 1st none Debut
 Nigeria 1st none Debut
 Sudan 3rd 1959 Runners-up (1959)
 Tunisia 2nd 1962 Third place (1962)
 United Arab Republic 4th 1962 Winners (1957, 1959)

Squads

Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Accra
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Locations of the 1963 African Cup of Nations venues
 Kumasi
Accra Sports Stadium Kumasi Sports Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,500
File:Ohene Djan stadium, Accra.jpg

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Top placed teams advanced to the final
2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place Match

Group A

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
Ghana 1–1 Tunisia
Mfum 9' Jedidi 36'
Ghana 2–0 Ethiopia
Acquah
Ethiopia 4–2 Tunisia
Worku
Tekle
Tesfaye 		Chetali
Jedidi

Group B

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
United Arab Republic 6–3 Nigeria
Riza 30', 32'
El-Shazly 42', 44', 81', 87'		 Ekpe 78'
Bassey 82'
Onya 89'
United Arab Republic 2–2 Sudan
El-Shazly 5'
Riza 7'		 Jaxa 60', 75'
Sudan 4–0 Nigeria
Jaxa
El-Kuwarti
Wazza

Knockout stage

Third place match

United Arab Republic 3–0 Ethiopia
Riza
Ismail
El-Shazly

Final

Ghana 3–0 Sudan
Aggrey-Fynn 62' (pen.)
Acquah 72', 82'

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1963 Champions 

Ghana
1st title

Scorers

6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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