1972 African Cup of Nations

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.

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) Fantamady Keita
(5 goals)
Best player(s) François M'Pelé

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
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:
Cameroon 2–1 Kenya
N'Doga  7'
N'Dongo  20'		 Niva  44'
Referee: Abdelkader Ben Jelloun (Morocco)
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'
Referee: Pierre Mutombo (Zaire)
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Maya  64'
Mvé  79'
Referee: Babikr Eissa (Sudan)
Togo 1–1 Kenya
Kaolo  60' Pelé Ouma  30'
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
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:
Congo 1–1 Morocco
Moukila  45' Faras  34'
Referee: Alfred Olimba (Kenya)
Zaire 1–1 Sudan
Mayanga  53' Hasabu El-Sagheer  55'
Referee: Sané Mady Diallo (Mali)
Morocco 1–1 Sudan
Faras  32' Abdel-Nadief  49'
Referee: Michael Wacka (Cameroon)
Zaire 2–0 Congo
N'Tumba  16', 59'
Referee: Théodore Laclé (Togo)
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Faras  36' Mayanga  3'
Referee: Robert Foiret (Mauritius)
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
Congo 3–2 Mali
M'Bono  57', 59'
M'Pelé  63'		 Diakhité  42'
M. Traoré  75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

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