The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time, defeating UAR 4–2, after extra time in the final.[1]
1962 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 14–21 January |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 18 (4.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | |
This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Qualified teams
editThis page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations.
Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving five teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Hosts | 2 (1957, 1959) | ||
Holders | 29 May 1959 | 2 (1957, 1959) | |
2nd round winners | 29 October 1961 | 0 (debut) | |
2nd round winners | 10 December 1961 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
editVenues
editAddis Ababa | |
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Hailé Sélassié Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
Final tournament
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
14 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
| 4 | |||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
18 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 0 |
Semifinals
editEthiopia | 4–2 | |
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L. Vassallo Zeleke Worku |
Merrichkou Chérif |
United Arab Republic | 2–1 | |
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Badawi Selim |
Bunyenyezi |
Third place match
editFinal
editEthiopia | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | |
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Kidane L. Vassallo I. Vassallo Worku |
Badawi |
Scorers
edit- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Thomas, Durosimi (2012-10-20). "New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1962". RSSSF. 30 March 2021.