1970 African Cup of Nations

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1970 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
Tournament details
Host country Sudan
Dates 6 – 16 February
Teams 8 (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 played 16
Goals scored 51 (3.19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
(8 goals)
Best player 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

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The 8 qualified teams are:

Squads

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Venues

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

6 February 1970
Cameroon  3–2  Ivory Coast
Koum Goal 57'66'
N'Doga Goal 60'
Pokou Goal 25'45'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,400
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)

6 February 1970
Sudan  3–0  Ethiopia
Gagarin Goal 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer Goal 47'
Jaxa Goal 85'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Faber (Guinea)

8 February 1970
Cameroon  3–2  Ethiopia
Tsébo Goal 21'
Manga-Onguéné Goal 43'
N'Doga Goal 70'
Mengistu Goal 12'75'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)

8 February 1970
Ivory Coast  1–0  Sudan
Tahi Goal 89'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)

10 February 1970
Ivory Coast  6–1  Ethiopia
Losseni Goal 16'
Pokou Goal 21'60'71'80'87'
Mengistu Goal 33'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)

10 February 1970
Sudan  2–1  Cameroon
Jaxa Goal 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer Goal 60'
Tsébo Goal 34'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 9,800
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

7 February 1970
Ghana  2–0  Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu Goal 29'32'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)

7 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  4–1  Guinea
Abo Greisha Goal 5'10'
El-Shazly Goal 73' (pen.)
Basry Goal 66'
Edenté Goal 25' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)

9 February 1970
Congo-Kinshasa  2–2  Guinea
Kalonzo Goal 70'
Mungamuni Goal 72'
Petit Sory Goal 5'
Edenté Goal 55' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)

9 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  1–1  Ghana
Bazooka Goal 70' Sunday Goal 60'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)

11 February 1970
Guinea  1–1  Ghana
Tolo Goal 10' Owusu Goal 50'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

11 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  1–0  Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha Goal 71'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,900
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage

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

Semifinals

14 February 1970
Ivory Coast  1–2
(aet)
 Ghana
Losseni Goal 78' Sunday Goal 21'
Jabir Goal 100'

14 February 1970
United Arab Rep.  1–2
(aet)
 Sudan
El-Shazly Goal 84' El-Asyad Goal 83'102'

Third place match

Final

16 February 1970
Sudan  1–0  Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer Goal 12'

Winners

 African Cup of Nations 1970 Champions 

Sudan
1st title

Scorers

8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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