1970 African Cup of Nations

7th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations November 2020 African Cup of Nations 1970 1970 ar كأس أمم أفريقيا Sudan 6–16 February 8 2 2 Sudan 1956 1 Ghana United Arab Republic Ivory Coast 16 51 146858 CIV Laurent Pokou(8 goals) CIV Laurent Pokou 1968 1972 The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0. The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana. Qualified teams 1970 African Cup of Nations qualification The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. SUD 1956 Hosts 02 3 (1957, 1959, 1963) COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa Holders 21 January 1968 04 2 (1965, 1968) ETH 1897 2nd round winners 31 May 1969 01 6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968) CMR 1961 2nd round winners 3 August 1969 05 0 (debut) GHA 2nd round winners 21 September 1969 03 3 (1963, 1965, 1968) UAR 2nd round winners 28 September 1969 02 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) CIV 2nd round winners 26 October 1969 04 2 (1965, 1968) GUI 2nd round winners 26 October 1969 05 0 (debut) Notes Squads 1970 African Cup of Nations squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani. Khartoum Sudan (2005-2011) center 350 Sudan (2005-2011) 15.633333 32.533333 Khartoum top Sudan (2005-2011) 14.4 33.516667 Wad Madani bottom Municipal Stadium Capacity: 30,000 150pxWad MadaniWad Madani StadiumCapacity: 15,000150px 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 Tied on overall points. Overall goal difference: Ivory Coast +5, Sudan +3, Cameroon +1. CIV CIV CIV SUD CMR ETH KO KO 2 0 1 9 4 2 0 1 5 2 H 2 0 1 7 6 0 0 3 3 12 CIV SUD 1956 CMR 1961 ETH 1897 Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 6 February 1970 CMR 1961 3–2 CIV Koum 57 66 N'Doga 60 Pokou 25 45 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 14,464 Mahmoud (Egypt) 6 February 1970 SUD 1956 3–0 ETH 1897 Gagarin 43 Hasabu El-Sagheer 47 Jaksa 85 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 14,464 Faber (Guinea) 8 February 1970 CMR 1961 3–2 ETH 1897 Tsébo 21 Manga-Onguéné 43 N'Doga 70 Mengistu 12 75 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 9,864 Quarshie (Ghana) 8 February 1970 CIV 1–0 SUD 1956 Tahi 89 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 9,864 Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa) 10 February 1970 CIV 6–1 ETH 1897 Losseni 16 Pokou 21 60 71 80 87 Mengistu 33 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 9,770 Boukili (Morocco) 10 February 1970 SUD 1956 2–1 CMR 1961 Jaksa 20 Hasabu El-Sagheer 60 Tsébo 34 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 9,770 Ngom (Senegal) Group B main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers complete UAR GHA GUI COD KO KO 2 1 0 6 2 1 2 0 4 2 0 2 1 4 7 0 1 2 2 5 UAR United Arab Republic GHA GUI COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 7 February 1970 GHA 2–0 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa Owusu 29 32 Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani 7,525 Obeid (Sudan) 7 February 1970 UAR United Arab Republic 4–1 GUI Abo Greisha 5 10 El-Shazly 73 pen. Basry 66 Soumah 25 pen. Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani 7,525 Gebreyesus (Ethiopia) 9 February 1970 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa 2–2 GUI Kalonzo 70 Mungamuni 72 Petit Sory 5 Soumah 55 pen. Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani 3,342 Koudou (Ivory Coast) 9 February 1970 UAR United Arab Republic 1–1 GHA Bazooka 70 Sunday 60 Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani 3,342 Kandem (Cameroon) 11 February 1970 GUI 1–1 GHA Thiam 10 Owusu 50 Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani 3,927 Khelifi (Algeria) 11 February 1970 UAR United Arab Republic 1–0 COD 1966 Congo-Kinshasa Abo Greisha 71 Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani 3,927 Simfukwe (Zimbabwe) Knockout stage Bracket 14 February – Khartoum CIV 1 GHA 2 14 February – Khartoum UAR United Arab Republic 1 SUD 1956 2 16 February – Khartoum GHA 0 SUD 1956 1 16 February – Khartoum CIV 1 UAR United Arab Republic 3 Semi-finals 14 February 1970 CIV 1–2 yes GHA Losseni 78 Sunday 21 Jabir 100 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 12,350 14 February 1970 EGY 1958 United Arab Republic 1–2 yes SUD 1956 El-Shazly 84 El-Asyad 83 102 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 12,350 Third place match 16 February 1970 EGY 1958 United Arab Republic 3–1 CIV El-Shazly 3 14 50 Pokou 72 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 12,187 Salih Mohamed Boukkili (Morocco) Final 1970 African Cup of Nations final 16 February 1970 SUD 1956 1–0 GHA Hasabu El-Sagheer 12 Municipal Stadium, Khartoum 12,187 Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia) Goalscorers 51 16 CIV Laurent Pokou UAR Hassan El-Shazly ETH 1897 Mengistu Worku GHA Kwasi Owusu SUD 1956 Hasabu El-Sagheer UAR Ali Abo Greisha CMR 1961 Emmanuel Koum CMR 1961 Gaston Paul N'Doga CMR 1961 Jean-Marie Tsébo CIV Diomandé Losseni GHA Ibrahim Sunday GUI Soriba Soumah SUD 1956 Jaksa SUD 1956 Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad CMR 1961 Jean Manga-Onguéné CIV François Tahi GHA Malik Jabir GUI Petit Sory GUI Ousmane Tolo Thiam SUD 1956 Ali Gagarin COD 1966 André Kalonzo COD 1966 Léon Mungamuni UAR Sayed Abdel Razek UAR Taha Basry Team of the Tournament Source:African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details https://www.rsssf.org/tables/70a-det.html 10 October 2023 RSSSF GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsGHA 1970 Robert MensahSUD 1956 Samir SalihGHA John EshunSUD 1956 Amin ZakiUAR 1970 Hany MoustafaCIV Ernest Kallet BialyGHA Ibrahim SundayCIV Bernard GnahoréGUI Maxime CamaraCIV Laurent PokouUAR 1970 Ali Abo Gresha References External links Details at RSSSF Details at www.angelfire.com footballmundial.tripod.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120207064517/http://footballmundial.tripod.com/caf/caf_1968_70.htm#1970 7 February 2012 www.world-results.net 1970 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1970 in Sudan Category:International association football competitions hosted by Sudan Category:Sport in Khartoum Category:Gezira State Category:February 1970 sports events in Africa