1972 African Cup of Nations

8th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations October 2023 African Cup of Nations 1972 Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1972 Cameroon 23 February – 5 March 8 2 2 Congo 1970 1 Mali Cameroon 1961 Zaire 16 53 425000 MLI Fantamady Keita(5 goals) CGO 1970 François M'Pelé 1970 1974 The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The People's Republic of the Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3−2. Qualified teams 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification For the first time, Ethiopia did not compete. The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. CMR 1961 Hosts 05 1 (1970) SUD Holders 16 February 1970 02 4 (1957, 1959, 1963, 1970) MAR 2nd round winners 16 April 1971 01 0 (debut) TOG 2nd round winners 20 June 1971 01 0 (debut) MLI 2nd round winners 27 June 1971 01 0 (debut) CGO 1970 2nd round winners 18 July 1971 05 1 (1968) KEN 2nd round winners 18 July 1971 01 0 (debut) ZAI 2nd round winners 27 October 1971 03 3 (1965, 1968, 1970) Notes Squads 1972 African Cup of Nations squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Yaoundé and Douala. Yaoundé Cameroon center 300 Cameroon 3.866667 11.516667 Yaoundé bottom Cameroon 4.05 9.7 Douala top Stade Omnisports Capacity: 38,720 170pxDoualaStade de la RéunificationCapacity: 30,000170px 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 CMR MLI KEN TOG KO KO 2 1 0 5 2 H 0 3 0 5 5 0 2 1 3 4 0 2 1 4 6 CMR 1961 MLI KEN TOG Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 23 February 1972 CMR 1961 2–1 KEN N'Doga 7 N'Dongo 20 Niva 44 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 40,000 Abdelkader Ben Jelloun (Morocco) 24 February 1972 MLI 3–3 TOG B Traoré 10 F. Keita 46 B. Touré 49 Kaolo 45 pen. 60 Adé 81 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 45,000 Andre Bernard Ickias (Congo) 26 February 1972 MLI 1–1 KEN F. Keita 45 Nicodémus 60 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 45,000 Pierre Mutombo (Zaire) 26 February 1972 CMR 1961 2–0 TOG Maya 64 Mvé 79 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 45,000 Babikr Eissa (Sudan) 28 February 1972 TOG 1–1 KEN Kaolo 60 Pelé Ouma 30 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 45,000 Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) 28 February 1972 CMR 1961 1–1 MLI N'Doumbé 67 F. Keita 43 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 45,000 Mostafa Kamel (Egypt) Group B main WDL standings 2 Group stage tiebreakers complete ZAI CGO MAR SUD KO KO 1 2 0 4 2 1 1 1 5 5 0 3 0 3 3 0 2 1 4 6 ZAI CGO 1970 MAR SUD Q green1 Advance to knockout stage 25 February 1972 CGO 1970 1–1 MAR Moukila 45 Faras 34 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 15,000 Alfred Olimba (Kenya) 25 February 1972 ZAI 1–1 SUD Mayanga 53 Hasabu El-Sagheer 55 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 5,000 Sané Mady Diallo (Mali) 27 February 1972 MAR 1–1 SUD Faras 32 Abdel-Nadief 49 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 7,000 Michael Wacka (Cameroon) 27 February 1972 ZAI 2–0 CGO 1970 N'Tumba 16 59 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 7,000 Théodore Laclé (Togo) 29 February 1972 MAR 1–1 ZAI Faras 36 Mayanga 3 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 20,000 Robert Foiret (Mauritius) 29 February 1972 CGO 1970 4–2 SUD M'Bono 8 55 M'Pelé 32 Bahamboula 46 Kamal 37 Wahba 44 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 20,000 George Lamptey (Ghana) Knockout stage Bracket 2 March – Yaoundé CMR 1961 0 CGO 1970 1 2 March – Douala ZAI 3 MLI 4 5 March – Yaoundé CGO 1970 3 MLI 2 4 March – Yaoundé CMR 1961 5 ZAI 2 Semi-finals 2 March 1972 CMR 1961 0–1 CGO 1970 Minga 31 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 40,000 Mostafa Kamel (Egypt) 2 March 1972 ZAI 3–4 (a.e.t.) MLI N'Tumba 6 Etepé 61 Ngassebe 78 A. Traoré 17 F. Keita 48 92 B. Touré 68 Stade de la Réunification, Douala 2,000 George Lamptey (Ghana) Third place match 4 March 1972 CMR 1961 5–2 ZAI Akono 4 pen. N'Dongo 31 Owona 32 Mouthé 34 N'Doga 42 Etepé 13 Mayanga 17 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 4,000 George Lamptey (Ghana) Final 1972 African Cup of Nations Final 5 March 1972 CGO 1970 3–2 MLI M'Bono 57 59 M'Pelé 63 Diakhité 42 M. Traoré 75 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 40,000 Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) Goalscorers 53 16 MLI Fantamady Keita CGO 1970 Jean-Michel M'Bono MAR Ahmed Faras TOG Edmond Apéti Kaolo ZAI Mayanga Maku ZAI Jean Kalala N'Tumba CMR 1961 Jean-Baptiste N'Doga CMR 1961 Paul-Gaston N'Dongo CGO 1970 François M'Pelé MLI Bako Touré ZAI Kakoko Etepé CMR 1961 Jean Paul Akono CMR 1961 Simo Emmanuel Mvé CMR 1961 François N'Doumbe CMR 1961 Joseph Yegba Maya CMR 1961 Philippe Michel Mouthé CMR 1961 Norbert Owona CGO 1970 Jonas Bahamboula CGO 1970 Noël Minga CGO 1970 Paul Moukila KEN Daniel Arudhi Nicodémus KEN Jonathan Niva KEN Peter "Pelé" Ouma MLI Adama Traoré MLI Bakary Traoré MLI Moussa Diakhité MLI Moussa Traoré SUD Bushara Abdel-Nadief SUD Kamal Abdel Wahab SUD Hasabu El-Sagheer SUD Ahmed Bushara Wahba TOG Covi Adé ZAI Gary Ngassebe Team of the Tournament Source:African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details https://www.rsssf.org/tables/72a-det.html 10 October 2023 RSSSF GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsMorocco Allal Ben KassouSudan Mohamed El-Sir AbdallaZaire Bwanga TshimenCameroon 1961 Paul N'lendMorocco Boujemaa BenkhrifZaire Mayanga MakuCGO 1970 Noël Minga-TchibindaCameroon 1961 Paul-Gaston N'DongoCameroon 1961 Jean-Pierre TokotoZaire Kakoko EtepéCGO 1970 François M'Pelé References External links Details at RSSSF Details at www.angelfire.com footballmundial.tripod.com https://web.archive.org/web/20160310105759/http://footballmundial.tripod.com/caf/caf_1972_74.htm#1972 10 March 2016 www.world-results.net 1972 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1972 in Cameroonian football Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by Cameroon Category:Sports competitions in Yaoundé Category:Sport in Douala Category:February 1972 sports events in Africa Category:March 1972 sports events in Africa