1963 African Cup of Nations qualification

Football tournament Afcon This page details the process of qualifying for the 1963 African Cup of Nations. 10 African nations initially entered the competition. Ghana and Ethiopia both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Uganda would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 7 teams vying for the remaining four spots in the finals. Qualified teams The 6 qualified teams are: 22em UAR ETH 1897 (holders) GHA 1964 (hosts) NGA SDN 1956 TUN 1959 Summary The 8 nations were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 4 winners would then qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between 1 June 1963 and 6 October 1963. Qualification matches TUN 1959 6–5 MAR 4–1 2–4 UAR w/o UGA — — KEN colonial 0–6 SUD 1956 0–1 0–5 NGR 2–3 n NGR-GUI Guinea was later disqualified for not providing neutral officials for the second leg: Nigeria qualified. GUI 2–2 0–1 |} 16 June 1963 TUN 1959 4–1 MAR Henia 22 57 Aleya 85 Jedidi 88 Mokhtatif 75 Stade Géo André, Tunis 2 July 1963 MAR 4–2 TUN 1959 Khalfi 10 Ben Dayan 46 Bettache 59 pen. Akesbi 78 Henia 84 Jedidi 62 Stade d'Honneur, Casablanca Tunisia qualified by an aggregate score of 6–5. UAR w/o UGA UGA w/o UAR Uganda withdrew; United Arab Republic qualified. 1 June 1963 KEN colonial 0–1 SDN 1956 Weza Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi 30 June 1963 SDN 1956 5–0 KEN colonial Majed Altoum Jaksa Municipal Stadium, Khartoum Sudan qualified by an aggregate score of 6–0. 27 July 1963 NGR 2–2 GIN Olatunji Onikan Stadium, Lagos 6 October 1963 GIN 1–0 NGR Kandia Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry Guinea were disqualified for not providing neutral officials for the second leg; Nigeria qualified. Notes n External links African Nations Cup 1963 - rsssf.com Qualification 1963 Cup of Nations qualification