1962 African Cup of Nations

3rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations African Cup of Nations 1962 1962 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ 200px Ethiopia 14–21 January 4 1 1 Ethiopia 1897 1 United Arab Republic Tunisia 1959 Uganda colonial 4 18 UAR Badawi Abdel FattahETH 1897 Luciano Vassallo(3 goals each) ETH 1897 Mengistu Worku 1959 1963 thumb|Participating nations The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions United Arab Republic (UAR), meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. UAR, as holders, and Ethiopia, as hosts, qualified automatically, meaning each needed to play only one match to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time, defeating the UAR 4–2 after extra time in the final. Thomas Durosimi https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/20016125 New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification BBC Sport 20 October 2012 27 May 2013 This tournament has to date the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations history. Qualified teams 1962 African Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and UAR both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving five teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament. Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournamentBold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host. Ethiopia 1897 Hosts 01 2 (1957, 1959) UAR Holders 29 May 1959 01 2 (1957, 1959) UGA colonial 2nd round winners 29 October 1961 03 0 (debut) TUN 1959 2nd round winners 10 December 1961 03 0 (debut) Notes Squads 1962 African Cup of Nations squads Venues Addis Ababa Ethiopia (1941–1987) location map.svg 350 center 0.3 0.60 350 8px Addis Ababa Hailé Sélassié Stadium Capacity: 30,000 150px Final tournament Bracket N4 white-space:nowrap yes high yes 14 January – Addis Ababa ETH 1897 4 TUN 1959 2 18 January – Addis Ababa UAR United Arab Rep. 2 UGA colonial 1 21 January – Addis Ababa ETH 1897 4 UAR United Arab Rep. 2 20 January – Addis Ababa TUN 1959 3 UGA colonial 0 Semi-finals 14 January 1962 ETH 1897 4–2 TUN 1959 L. Vassallo 32 pen. 75 Zeleke 36 Worku 69 Merrichkou 13 Chérif 29 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa 30,000 Wilson Brooks (Uganda) 18 January 1962 UAR 2–1 UGA colonial Badawi 50 Selim 57 Bunyenyezi 16 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa Mustapha Belhouas (Tunisia) Third place match 20 January 1962 TUN 1959 3–0 UGA colonial Jedidi 3 Laaouini 53 Meddab 85 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa Isaac Lugonzo (Kenya) Final 1962 African Cup of Nations final 21 January 1962 ETH 1897 4–2 y UAR Kidane 74 L. Vassallo 84final I. Vassallo 101 Worku 118 Badawi 35 75 Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa Wilson Brooks (Uganda) Goalscorers 18 4 UAR Badawi Abdel Fattah ETH 1897 Luciano Vassallofinal Mengistu Worku was initially credited with scoring twice in the final, but later, one of his goals in the 84th minute was attributed to Luciano Vassallo.https://www.rsssf.org/tables/62a.html African Nations Cup 1962 RSSSF 30 March 2021 ETH 1897 Mengistu Workufinal ETH 1897 Tekle Kidane ETH 1897 Italo Vassallo ETH 1897 Girma Zeleke TUN 1959 Moncef Chérif TUN 1959 Mohamed Salah Jedidi TUN 1959 Chedly Laaouini TUN 1959 Rachid Meddeb TUN 1959 Ammar Merrichkou UGA colonial John Bunyenyezi UAR Saleh Selim Notes References External links Details at RSSSF Details at Soccerbot 9 00 48 N 38 45 23 E region:ET_type:landmark_source:kolossus-dewiki title 1962 Cup of Nations Cup of Nations Category:1962 in Ethiopian sport Category:International association football competitions hosted by Ethiopia Category:Football competitions in Addis Ababa Category:January 1962 sports events in Africa