1974 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1974 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Egypt |
Dates | 1–14 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.18 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (9 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt.
Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its second championship (their first win came as Congo-Kinshasa), tying Zambia 2−2 in the final and beating them 2−0 in the replay. Zaire went on to compete in the World Cup later that year. Both finalists were 2 best teams in African qualification to 1974 World Cup.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
Cairo | Alexandria | |
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Cairo International Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | |
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Capacity: 95,000 | Capacity: 13,660 | |
El-Mahalla El-Kubra | Damanhour | |
El Mahalla Stadium | Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium | |
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Capacity: 29,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Egypt ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Abo Greisha ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Mubiru ![]() |
Referee: Youssouf Ndiaye (Senegal)
Zambia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kaushi ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Abdel Azim ![]() Basri ![]() Abo Greisha ![]() |
Chitalu ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kouman ![]() |
Mubiru ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Zaire ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Mulamba ![]() Mayanga ![]() Etepé ![]() |
Imbert ![]() |
Referee: Wallace Johnson (Sierra Leone)
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 March – Cairo | ||||||
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12 & 14 March – Cairo | ||||||
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![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
9 March – Alexandria | ||||||
![]() | 2 (0) | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
11 March – Cairo | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
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Semifinals
Congo ![]() | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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M'Pelé ![]() Mbouta ![]() |
Mapulanga ![]() Chanda ![]() |
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)
Third place match
Congo ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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Abdou ![]() Shehata ![]() Abo Greisha ![]() |
Final
- Replay
Scorers
- 9 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Ilunga Mwepu (against Egypt)
CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
References
- Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-4502-7911-6.