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1970 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates6 – 16 February
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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 played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
← 1968
1972 →

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 4 final appearances in a row for Ghana, then tagged as "The Brazil of Africa". This record is currently unequaled.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Jaxa was chosen as the # 1 African player in the tournament.

Squads

Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Khartoum
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Locations of the 1970 African Cup of Nations venues
 Wad Madani
Municipal Stadium Wad Madani Stadium
Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Cameroon 3–2 Ivory Coast
Koum 57', 66'
N'Doga 60'		 Pokou 25', 45'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia
Gagarin 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 47'
Jaxa 85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon 3–2 Ethiopia
Tsébo 21'
Manga-Onguéné 43'
N'Doga 70'		 Mengistu 12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Tahi 89'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Ethiopia
Losseni 16'
Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		 Mengistu 33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
Sudan 2–1 Cameroon
Jaxa 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 60'		 Tsébo 34'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Ghana 2–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu 29', 32'
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)
United Arab Rep. 4–1 Guinea
Abo Greisha 5', 10'
El-Shazly 73' (pen.)
Basry 66'		 Edenté 25' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
Congo-Kinshasa 2–2 Guinea
Kalonzo 70'
Mungamuni 72'		 Petit Sory 5'
Edenté 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
United Arab Rep. 1–1 Ghana
Bazooka 70' Sunday 60'
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)
Guinea 1–1 Ghana
Tolo 10' Owusu 50'
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
United Arab Rep. 1–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha 71'
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 14 February – Khartoum
 
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 16 February – Khartoum
 
  Ghana (aet) 2
 
  Ghana 0
 
 14 February – Khartoum
 
  Sudan 1
 
  United Arab Rep. 1
 
 
  Sudan (aet) 2
 
Third place
 
 
 16 February – Khartoum
 
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 
  United Arab Rep. 3

Semifinals

Ivory Coast 1–2
(aet)		 Ghana
Losseni 78' Sunday 21'
Jabir 100'
Attendance: 12,350
United Arab Rep. 1–2
(aet)		 Sudan
El-Shazly 84' El-Asyad 83', 102'
Attendance: 12,350

Third place match

United Arab Rep. 3–1 Ivory Coast
El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' Pokou 72'
Attendance: 12,187

Final

Sudan 1–0 Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer 12'
Attendance: 12,187

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1970 Champions 

Sudan
1st title

Goalscorers

8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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