1968 African Cup of Nations
1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 12–21 January |
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 | 52 (3.25 per match) |
Attendance | 209,000 (13,063 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
← 1965 1970 → |
International football competition
The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.
Qualified teams
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The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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![]() | Hosts | 5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965) | |
![]() | Holders | 21 November 1965 | 2 (1963, 1965) |
![]() | Group 2 winners | 9 April 1967 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Group 3 winners | 7 May 1967 | 1 (1965) |
![]() | Group 4 winners | 30 June 1967 | 1 (1962) |
![]() | Group 5 winners | 17 September 1967 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Group 6 winners | 10 October 1967 | 1 (1965) |
![]() | Group 1 winners | 22 November 1967 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
Addis Ababa | Asmara | |
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Hailé Sélassié Stadium | Cicero Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Bozon ![]() Pokou ![]() |
Ethiopia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bekuretsion ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pokou ![]() Manglé ![]() | Obua ![]() |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Muwawa ![]() Kabamba ![]() |
Senegal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Diop ![]() Diouck ![]() | Foutika ![]() |
Ghana ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kofi ![]() Mfum ![]() | Mokili ![]() |
Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Kidumu ![]() Tshimanga ![]() | Diouck ![]() |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
19 January – Asmara | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 0 |
Semi-finals
Ethiopia ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Vassalo ![]() Worku ![]() | Kidumu ![]() Mungamuni ![]() |
Third place match
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Pokou ![]() |
Final
Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kalala ![]() |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Jean "Jeannot" Foutika
Nicodème Kabamba
Kidumu Mantantu
Léon Mungamuni
Yatma Diop
Yatma Diouck
Mengistu Worku
- 1 goal
Boualem Amirouche
Mokhtar Kalem
Ignace Muwawa
Saio Ernest Mokili
Pierre Kalala Mukendi
Elias Tshimanga
Jean-Louis Bozon
Henri Konan
Eustache Manglé
Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot
Shewangizaw Agonafer
Girma Tekle
Frank Odoi
Ibrahim Sunday
Doudou Diongue
Denis Obua
Polly Ouma
Team of the Tournament
Source:[5]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References
- ^ a b RSSSF - African Nations Cup 1968 [1]
- ^ El Watan - L’Algérie et la CAN: une longue histoire
- ^ Wiwsport - CAN Éthiopie 1968 : Une équipe du Sénégal séduisante, mais au goût d’inachevé [2]
- ^ Different goal scorers and goal sequence reported in [3].
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1968 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
External links
- Details at RSSSF
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- United Arab Republic 1959
- Ethiopia 1962
- Ghana 1963
- Tunisia 1965
- Ethiopia 1968
- Sudan 1970
- Cameroon 1972
- Egypt 1974
- Ethiopia 1976
- Ghana 1978
- Nigeria 1980
- Libya 1982
- Ivory Coast 1984
- Egypt 1986
- Morocco 1988
- Algeria 1990
- Senegal 1992
- Tunisia 1994
- South Africa 1996
- Burkina Faso 1998
- Ghana/Nigeria 2000
- Mali 2002
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- Angola 2010
- Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012
- South Africa 2013
- Equatorial Guinea 2015
- Gabon 2017
- Egypt 2019
- Cameroon 2021
- Ivory Coast 2023
- Morocco 2025
- Kenya/Tanzania/Uganda 2027
- TBD 2029
Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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