1959 African Cup of Nations

2nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations February 2024 African Cup of Nations 1959 1959 ar كأس أمم أفريقيا1959 Kaʼs amm Afrīqiyā 200px United Arab Republic 22–29 May 3 1 1 United Arab Republic 2 Sudan 1956 Ethiopia 1897 3 8 80000 UAR Mahmoud El-Gohary (3 goals) UAR Ad-Diba 1957 1962 The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the African Cup of Nations,Alegi Peter https://books.google.com/books?id=tcKMAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond Bolsmann Chris 18 October 2013 Routledge 978-1-317-96818-4 39Fay Robert https://books.google.com/books?id=A0XNvklcqbwC&pg=PA27 Encyclopedia of Africa 2010 Oxford University Press 978-0-19-533770-9 27 "African Cup of Nations" the football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo.February 2024 Overview With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0. thumb|150px|Essam Baheeg scored the two winning goals for Egypt in the final Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament. Participating teams thumb|Participating nations Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. UAR Hosts 1957 01 1 (1957) Ethiopia 1897 Invitee 1957 01 1 (1957) Sudan 1956 Invitee 1957 01 1 (1957) Notes Squads 1959 African Cup of Nations squads Venues Cairo United Arab Republic location map.png 350 center 0.39 0.43 350 8px Cairo Prince Farouk Stadium Capacity: 25,000 246x246px Final tournament main WDL Result 2 no UAR UAR SUD SUD 1956 ETH ETH 1897 2 0 0 6 1 H 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 #ccffcc Champion C complete Win=2 Points 22 May 1959 UAR 4–0 April 2025 Report ETH 1897 El-Gohary 29 42 73 El-Sherbini 64 Prince Farouk Stadium, Cairo Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia) 25 May 1959 SUD 1956 1–0 April 2025 Report ETH 1897 Dareesa 40 Prince Farouk Stadium, Cairo M. Tsissis (Greece) United Arab Republic v Sudan (1959 African Cup of Nations) 29 May 1959 UAR 2–1 April 2025 Report SUD 1956 Baheeg 12 89 Manzul 65 Prince Farouk Stadium, Cairo Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia) Goalscorers 8 3 UAR Mahmoud El-Gohary UAR Essam Baheeg UAR Mimi El-Sherbini SUD 1956 Abdelmutaleb Naser Dareesa SUD 1956 Siddiq Manzul References External links Details at RSSSF 30 03 N 31 14 E region:EG_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki title 1959 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1958–59 in Egyptian football Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by Egypt Category:1950s in Cairo Category:Football competitions in Cairo Category:May 1959 sports events in Africa