1968 African Cup of Nations

6th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations African Cup of Nations 1968 1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ 200px Ethiopia 12–21 January 8 2 2 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa 1 Ghana Côte d'Ivoire Ethiopia 1897 16 52 209000 CIV Laurent Pokou (6 goals) COD 1966 Kazadi Mwamba 1965 1970 The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (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 1968 African Cup of Nations qualification thumb|Participating nations The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. ETH 1897 Hosts 01 5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965) GHA Holders 21 November 1965 03 2 (1963, 1965) ALG Group 2 winners 9 April 1967 05 0 (debut) CIV Group 3 winners 7 May 1967 04 1 (1965) UGA Group 4 winners 30 June 1967 04 1 (1962) CGO Congo-Brazzaville Group 5 winners 17 September 1967 05 0 (debut) COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa Group 6 winners 10 October 1967 04 1 (1965) SEN Group 1 winners 22 November 1967 05 0 (debut) Notes Squads 1968 African Cup of Nations squads Venues Addis Ababa Ethiopia (1941–1987) location map.svg 350 center 0.3 0.60 350 8px Addis Ababa 0.35 0.21 350 8px Asmara Hailé Sélassié Stadium Capacity: 30,000 150px AsmaraCicero StadiumCapacity: 20,000120px Group stage Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: Goal difference in all group matches Greater number of goals scored in all group matches Drawing of lots Group A main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers complete RSSSF - African Nations Cup 1968 El Watan - L’Algérie et la CAN: une longue histoire ETH CIV ALG UGA KO KO 3 0 0 6 2 H 2 0 1 5 2 1 0 2 5 6 0 0 3 2 8 ETH 1897 CIV ALG UGA Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 12 January 1968 ETH 1897 2–1 UGA Asmerom Vassalo pen. Ouma Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 20,000 Ali Kandil (Egypt) 12 January 1968 CIV 3–0 ALG Bozon 15Pokou 25 65 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 20,000 Abdoul Latif Guèye (Senegal) 14 January 1968 ETH 1897 1–0 CIV Bekuretsion 86 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 Ahmed Gindil Saleh (Sudan) 14 January 1968 ALG 4–0 UGA Lalmas 15 25 70Kalem 60 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 Alphonse Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa) 16 January 1968 CIV 2–1 UGA Pokou Manglé Obua Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 15,000 George Lamptey (Ghana) 16 January 1968 ETH 1897 3–1 ALG Worku 16Shewangizaw 19Vassalo 27 pen. Amirouche 68 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 20,000 Joseph Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville) Group B main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers complete RSSSF - African Nations Cup 1968 Wiwsport - CAN Éthiopie 1968 : Une équipe du Sénégal séduisante, mais au goût d’inachevé GHA COD SEN CGO KO KO 2 1 0 7 4 2 0 1 6 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 0 3 2 8 GHA COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa SEN CGO Congo-Brazzaville Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 12 January 1968 GHA 2–2 SEN Kofi 63Mfum 87 Diongue 10Diop 65 Cicero Stadium, Asmara 3,000 Ad-Diba (Egypt) 12 January 1968 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa 3–0 CGO Congo-Brazzaville Muwawa 19Kabamba 27 pen. 51 Cicero Stadium, Asmara 4,000 Ahmed Khelifi (Algeria) 14 January 1968 SEN 2–1 CGO Congo-Brazzaville Diop 27 Diouck 86 Foutika 31 Cicero Stadium, Asmara 3,000 Ahmed Rajab (Uganda) 14 January 1968 GHA 2–1 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa Kofi 17 pen. Mfum 84 Mokili 42 Cicero Stadium, Asmara 3,000 Pierre Boua (Ivory Coast) 16 January 1968 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa 2–1 SEN Kidumu Tshimanga pen. Diouck Cicero Stadium, Asmara 3,000 Seyoum Tarekegn (Ethiopia) 16 January 1968 GHA 3–1 CGO Congo-Brazzaville Kofi Mfum M'Bono Cicero Stadium, Asmara 3,000 Joseph Awanda (Kenya) Knockout stage Bracket 19 January – Addis Ababa ETH 1897 2 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa 3 19 January – Asmara GHA 4 CIV 3 21 January – Addis Ababa COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa 1 GHA 0 21 January – Addis Ababa CIV 1 ETH 1897 0 Semi-finals 19 January 1968 ETH 1897 2–3 yes COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa Vassalo 25Worku 65 Kidumu 3Mungamuni 16 100 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 Ali Kandil (Egypt) 19 January 1968 GHA 4–3 Different goal scorers and goal sequence reported in . CIV Mfum Sunday Odoi Pokou Konan pen. Cicero Stadium, Asmara 5,000 Ad-Diba (Egypt) https://www.besoccer.com/match/seleccion-ghana/seleccion-costa-marfil/19683715 Third place match 21 January 1968 CIV 1–0 ETH 1897 Pokou 28 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 10,000 Ahmed Khelifi (Algeria) Final 1968 African Cup of Nations final 21 January 1968 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa 1–0 GHA Kalala 66 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 25,000 Ad-Diba (Egypt) Goalscorers 52 16 CIV Laurent Pokou GHA Wilberforce Mfum GHA Osei Kofi ALG Hacène Lalmas ETH 1897 Luciano Vassalo CGO Jean "Jeannot" Foutika COD 1966 Nicodème Kabamba COD 1966 Kidumu Mantantu COD 1966 Léon Mungamuni SEN Yatma Diop SEN Yatma Diouck ETH 1897 Mengistu Worku ALG Boualem Amirouche ALG Mokhtar Kalem COD 1966 Ignace Muwawa COD 1966 Saio Ernest Mokili COD 1966 Pierre Kalala Mukendi COD 1966 Elias Tshimanga CIV Jean-Louis Bozon CIV Henri Konan CIV Eustache Manglé ETH 1897 Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot ETH 1897 Shewangizaw Agonafer ETH 1897 Girma Tekle GHA Frank Odoi GHA Ibrahim Sunday SEN Doudou Diongue UGA Denis Obua UGA Polly Ouma Team of the Tournament Source:African Nations Cup 1968 - Final Tournament Details https://www.rsssf.org/tables/68a-det.html 10 October 2023 RSSSF GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsCOD 1966 Kazadi MwambaCIV Henri KonanGHA Charles Addo OdameteySEN 1956 Yérim DiagneSEN 1970 Djibril GueyeETH 1897 Luciano VassalloETH 1897 Mengistu WorkuALG Hacène LalmasCIV Joseph BléziriCIV Laurent PokouSEN 1970 Doudou Diongue References External links Details at RSSSF 1968 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1968 in Ethiopian sport Category:International association football competitions hosted by Ethiopia Category:Football competitions in Addis Ababa Category:Football competitions in Asmara Category:January 1968 sports events in Africa