1970 African Cup of Nations
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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 | ![]() |
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 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.
Qualified teams
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
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 | |
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Group stage
Group A
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
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
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
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
El-Asyad ![]() |
Attendance: 12,350
Third place match
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Final
Sudan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() |
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Team of the tournament
Source:[1]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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