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1972 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1972
Tournament details
Host countryCameroon
Dates23 February – 5 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Congo (1st title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Zaire
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Fantamady Keita
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé
← 1970
1974 →

The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The People's Republic of the Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3−2.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Squads

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Yaoundé
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Locations of the 1972 African Cup of Nations venues
 Douala
Stade Omnisports Stade de la Réunification
Capacity: 38,720 Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Mali 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Kenya 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Togo 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 2–1 Kenya
N'Doga 7'
N'Dongo 20'		 Niva 44'
Mali 3–3 Togo
B Traoré 10'
F. Keita 46'
B. Touré 49'		 Kaolo 45' (pen.), 60'
Adé 81'
Referee: Andre Bernard Ickias (Congo)
Mali 1–1 Kenya
F. Keita 45' Nicodémus 60'
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Maya 64'
Mvé 79'
Referee: Babikr Eissa (Sudan)
Togo 1–1 Kenya
Kaolo 60' Pelé Ouma 30'
Cameroon 1–1 Mali
N'Doumbé 67' F. Keita 43'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Congo 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Morocco 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Sudan 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Congo 1–1 Morocco
Moukila 45' Faras 34'
Referee: Alfred Olimba (Kenya)
Zaire 1–1 Sudan
Mayanga 53' Hasabu El-Sagheer 55'
Morocco 1–1 Sudan
Faras 32' Abdel-Nadief 49'
Zaire 2–0 Congo
N'Tumba 16', 59'
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Faras 36' Mayanga 3'
Congo 4–2 Sudan
M'Bono 8', 55'
M'Pelé 32'
Bahamboula 46'		 Abdel Wahab 37'
Wahba 44'

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 2 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 0
 
 4 March – Yaoundé
 
  Congo 1
 
  Congo 3
 
 2 March – Douala
 
  Mali 2
 
  Zaire 3
 
 
  Mali (aet) 4
 
Third place
 
 
 5 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 5
 
 
  Zaire 2

Semifinals

Cameroon 0–1 Congo
Minga 31'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)
Zaire 3–4
(a.e.t.)		 Mali
N'Tumba 6'
Etepé 61'
Ngassebe 78'		 A. Traoré 17'
B. Touré 68'
F. Keita 48', 92'

Third place match

Cameroon 5–2 Zaire
Akono 4' (pen.)
N'Dongo 31'
Owona 32'
Mouthé 34'
N'Doga 42'		 Etepé 13'
Mayanga 17'

Final

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations Final
Congo 3–2 Mali
M'Bono 57', 59'
M'Pelé 63'		 Diakhité 42'
M. Traoré 75'
Attendance: 40,000

Goalscorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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