1972 African Cup of Nations final

1972 African Cup of Nations final 1972 African Cup of Nations Congo CGO 1970 30px 3 Mali MLI 30px 2 5 March 1972 Stade Omnisports Yaoundé Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) 40,000 1970 1974 The 1972 African Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 5 March 1972, at the Stade Omnisports in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to determine the winner of the 1972 African Cup of Nations. Congo defeated Mali 3–2 with two goals from M'Bono and a goal from M'Pelé, against one goal from Diakhité and another from M. Traoré to win their first African Cup. Road to the final Congo MaliOpponentsResultsOpponentsResults Group stageMAR1–1TOG3–3ZAI0–2KEN1–1SDN4–2CMR 19611–1 Semi-finalsCMR 19611–0ZAI4–3 (a.e.t.) Match Details 5 March 1972 --:-- 1 CGO 1970 3–2 Report MLI M'Bono 57 59 M'Pelé 63 Diakhité 42 M. Traoré 75 Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé 40,000 Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria) FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF DC241F Congo _whitelines _ngrcan80h _whitelines _adidas_white _3_stripes_white 347C17 347C17 347C17 347C17 347C17 Mali GK 1 Maxime MatsimaDF 2 Gabriel DengakiDF 3 Alphonse NiangouDF 4 Joseph NgassakiDF 5 Jacques Yvon Ndolou (c)MF 18 Jean-Bertrand BalékitaMF 6 Noël Minga-TchibindaMF 12 Joseph Matongo 77MF 9 Paul MbembaFW 10 Paul Moukila 48FW 20 François M'PeléSubstitutions:FW 19 Jean-Michel M'Bono 48FW 11 Jean-Michel Ongagna 77Manager:CGO 1970 Adolphe "Amoyen" Bibandzoulou GK 1 Mamadou KeïtaDF 4 Kidian DialloDF 12 Moctar MaïgaDF 3Cheick SangaréDF 5 Checkna Traoré (c)MF 6 Boubacar TraoréMF 8 Ousmane TraoréMF Cheickna TraoréMF Boubacar TraoréFW 10 Salif Keïta 71FW 16Bako Touré 46Substitutions:FW 19 Moussa Traoré 46MF 18 Adama Traoré 71Manager:GER Karl-Heinz Weigang Assistant referees: ... ... External links Final match details - 11v11 Qualifications details - rsssf Final 1972 1972 1972 Category:March 1972 sports events in Africa Category:20th century in Yaoundé Category:Sport in Yaoundé Category:Football matches in Cameroon