1963 African Cup of Nations

4th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations January 2024 February 2024 African Cup of Nations 1963 200px Ghana 24 November – 1 December 6 2 2 Ghana 1 Sudan 1956 United Arab Republic Ethiopia 1897 8 33 UAR Hassan El-Shazly(6 goals) UAR Hassan El-Shazly 1962 1965 The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ghana. The format was changed to two groups of three teams each, with the two group winners playing in the final, and the two runners-up competing in the third place match. The final in Accra on 1 December saw hosts Ghana defeat Sudan 3–0 to win a first title.16 January 2006 Roll of Honour https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/jan/16/africannationscup2004.africannationscup 4 February 2024 The Guardian 0261-3077 This marked the third consecutive edition of the African Cup to be won by the host nation. This edition of the African Cup, along with the previous one, are to date the only ones to have a goals-per-game average of four or more. Qualified teams 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. GHA Hosts 06 0 (debut) Ethiopia 1897 Holders 21 January 1962 01 3 (1957, 1959, 1962) UAR 1st round winners 25 January 1963 01 3 (1957, 1959, 1962) SUD 1956 1st round winners 30 June 1963 02 2 (1957, 1959) TUN 1959 1st round winners 2 July 1963 03 1 (1962) NGR 1st round winners 6 October 1963 06 0 (debut) Notes Squads 1963 African Cup of Nations squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi. Accra Ghana center 270 Ghana 5.55 -0.2 Accra bottom Ghana 6.666667 -1.616667 Kumasi bottom Accra Sports Stadium Capacity: 40,000 150pxKumasiKumasi Sports StadiumCapacity: 40,500150px 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 average in all group matches Drawing of lots Group A main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers complete GHA ETH TUN FI TP 1 1 0 3 1 H 1 0 1 4 4 0 1 1 3 5 GHA ETH TUN y Q green1 Advance to final blue1 Advance to third place play-off 1963 11 24 y GHA 1–1 TUN 1959 Mfum 9 Jedidi 36 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Mahmoud Hussein Imam (United Arab Republic) 1963 11 26 y GHA 2–0 ETH 1897 Acquah Accra Sports Stadium, Accra 1963 11 28 y ETH 1897 4–2 TUN 1959 Worku Zeleke Tesfaye scorers The sources differ in recording the scorers in that match. Other alternatives were that Ethiopian scorers were Worku, Getachew Wolde, and a brace by Luciano Vassalo, or Italo Vassalo, L. Vassalo and a brace by Worku. Meanwhile, Tunisian scorers were also given as Jedidi and Raouf Ben Amor, or Chetali and Hammadi Henia, or a brace for Henia.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/63a.html African Nations Cup 1963 RSSSF 6 July 2016 Chetali 15 Jedidi 67scorers Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Group B main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers complete SUD UAR NGR FI TP Sudan progress on goal average. SUD 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 8 5 0 0 2 3 10 SUD 1956 UAR NGR y Q green1 Advance to final blue1 Advance to third place play-off 1963 11 24 y United Arab Republic 6–3 NGA *Reda 30 32 82 El-Shazly 42 44 81 *Ekpe 78 Bassey 82 Onyeawuna 89 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi 1963 11 26 y United Arab Republic 2–2 SUD 1956 *El-Shazly 5 Reda 7 *Jaksa 60 75 Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi 1963 11 28 y SUD 1956 4–0 NGA Jaksa Al-Kawarti Weza Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi Knockout stage Third place match 1963 11 30 y United Arab Republic 3–0 ETH 1897 El-Shazly 6 9 Yaqoub 56 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Final 1963 African Cup of Nations final 1963 12 1 y GHA 3–0 SUD 1956 Aggrey-Fynn 62 pen. Acquah 72 82 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra Hédi Ben Abdelkader (Tunisia) Goalscorers 33 8 UAR Hassan El-Shazly GHA Edward Acquah SUD 1956 Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas UAR Reda ETH 1897 Mengistu Worku TUN 1959 Mohamed Salah Jedidi GHA Edward Aggrey-Fynn GHA Wilberforce Mfum SUD 1956 Ebrahim Yahia Al-Kawarti SUD 1956 Abdelaziz Weza UAR Ezz El-Din Yaqoub ETH 1897 Gebremedhin Tesfaye ETH 1897 Girma Zeleke TUN 1959 Abdelmajid Chetali NGR Joseph Bassey NGR Asuquo Ekpe NGR Albert Onyeawuna References External links Details at RSSSF 1963 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1963 in Ghanaian sport Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by Ghana Category:Sports competitions in Accra Category:Sport in Kumasi Category:November 1963 sports events in Africa Category:December 1963 sports events in Africa