1970 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Morocco |
Dates | 6–16 February |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | Casablanca |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
Attendance | 146,858 (9,179 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Morocco. The field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Morocco won its first championship, beating Oman in the final 5−0.
Qualified teams[edit]
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Hosts | 3 (1957, 1959, 1963) | |
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Holders | 21 January 1968 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 31 May 1969 | 6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 3 August 1969 | 0 (debut) |
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2nd round winners | 21 September 1969 | 3 (1963, 1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 28 September 1969 | 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) |
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2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads[edit]
Venues[edit]
The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.
Khartoum | Wad Madani | |
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Municipal Stadium | Wad Madani Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Koum ![]() N'Doga ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Gagarin ![]() Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() Jaksa ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Tahi ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Losseni ![]() Pokou ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Jaksa ![]() Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() |
Tsébo ![]() |
Group B[edit]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Owusu ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Abo Greisha ![]() El-Shazly ![]() Basry ![]() |
Soumah ![]() |
Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kalonzo ![]() Mungamuni ![]() |
Petit Sory ![]() Soumah ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bazooka ![]() |
Sunday ![]() |
Knockout stage[edit]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
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Semifinals[edit]
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
El-Asyad ![]() |
Attendance: 12,350
Third place match[edit]
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Final[edit]
Sudan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() |
Goalscorers[edit]
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Team of the tournament[edit]
Source:[1]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References[edit]
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2023.