1974 African Cup of Nations
The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt.
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1974 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Egypt |
Dates | 1–14 March |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.18 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (9 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its second championship (their first win came as Congo-Kinshasa), tying Zambia 2−2 in the final and beating them 2−0 in the replay. Zaire went on to compete in the World Cup later that year.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
Cairo | Alexandria | |
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Cairo International Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | |
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Capacity: 95,000 | Capacity: 13,660 | |
El-Mahalla El-Kubra | Damanhour | |
El Mahalla Stadium | Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium | |
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Capacity: 29,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
Egypt ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Abo Greisha ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Mubiru ![]() |
Referee: Youssouf Ndiaye (Senegal)
Zambia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kaushi ![]() |
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Egypt ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Abdel Azim ![]() Basri ![]() Abo Greisha ![]() |
Chitalu ![]() |
Referee: Sunny Olufemi Woghiren (Nigeria)
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kouman ![]() ![]() |
Mubiru ![]() ![]() |
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Egypt ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Source:
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 March – Cairo | ||||||
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12 & 14 March – Cairo | ||||||
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9 March – Alexandria | ||||||
![]() | 2 (0) | |||||
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![]() | 4 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
11 March – Cairo | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
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Semifinals
Egypt ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Mwepu ![]() Abo Greisha ![]() |
Mulamba ![]() Mantantu ![]() |
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Scorers
- 9 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
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- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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- Own goal
Ilunga Mwepu (against Egypt)
CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Gabriel Dengaki
Dick Chama
Lobilo Boba
Hany Moustafa
Midfielders
Forwards
References
- Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-4502-7911-6.
External links
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