1970 African Cup of Nations
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.
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Sudan |
Dates | 6–16 February |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
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) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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
The 8 qualified teams are:
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Jaxa was chosen as the # 1 African player in the tournament.
Squads
Venues
Khartoum | Locations of the 1970 African Cup of Nations venues |
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:
Cameroon ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Koum ![]() N'Doga ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Gagarin ![]() Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() Jaksa ![]() |
Cameroon ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Tsébo ![]() Manga-Onguéné ![]() N'Doga ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() |
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:
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
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Losseni ![]() |
Sunday ![]() Jabir ![]() |
Attendance: 12,350
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
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- 1 goal
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CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Samir Salih
John Eshun
Amin Zaki
Hany Moustafa
Midfielders
Ernest Kallet Bialy
Ibrahim Sunday
... Gnawri
Camara Mamadou Maxim
Forwards
External links
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