1970 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Sudan |
Dates | 6–16 February |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Sudan (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ghana |
Third place | United Arab Republic |
Fourth place | Ivory Coast |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Laurent Pokou (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | Laurent Pokou |
The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana. This record is currently unequalled.[citation needed]
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
- Cameroon
- Congo-Kinshasa (holders)
- Ivory Coast
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Sudan (host)
- United Arab Republic
Squads
Venues
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 | |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
Sudan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon | 3–2 | Ivory Coast |
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Koum 57', 66' N'Doga 60' |
Pokou 25', 45' |
Sudan | 3–0 | Ethiopia |
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Gagarin 43' Hasabu El-Sagheer 47' Jaksa 85' |
Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Sudan |
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Tahi 89' |
Ivory Coast | 6–1 | Ethiopia |
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Losseni 16' Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87' |
Mengistu 33' |
Sudan | 2–1 | Cameroon |
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Jaksa 20' Hasabu El-Sagheer 60' |
Tsébo 34' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United Arab Rep. | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
Guinea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
Congo-Kinshasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Ghana | 2–0 | Congo-Kinshasa |
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Owusu 29', 32' |
United Arab Rep. | 4–1 | Guinea |
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Abo Greisha 5', 10' El-Shazly 73' (pen.) Basry 66' |
Soumah 25' (pen.) |
Congo-Kinshasa | 2–2 | Guinea |
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Kalonzo 70' Mungamuni 72' |
Petit Sory 5' Soumah 55' (pen.) |
United Arab Rep. | 1–1 | Ghana |
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Bazooka 70' | Sunday 60' |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
Ghana (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
Ghana | 0 | |||||
14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
Sudan | 1 | |||||
United Arab Rep. | 1 | |||||
Sudan (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
United Arab Rep. | 3 |
Semifinals
United Arab Rep. | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sudan |
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El-Shazly 84' | El-Asyad 83', 102' |
Attendance: 12,350
Third place match
United Arab Rep. | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
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El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' | Pokou 72' |
Final
Sudan | 1–0 | Ghana |
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Hasabu El-Sagheer 12' |
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards