1962 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 14 – 21 January |
Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 18 (4.5 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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Best player |
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The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time after extra time in the final.[1]
This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Qualified teams
Qualification for championships (CAF) |
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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. 9 African nations initially entered the competition. Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Morocco would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 7 teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals.
Qualified teams
The 4 qualified teams are:
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Ethiopia (hosts)
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Tunisia
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Uganda
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United Arab Republic (holders)
Squads
Venues
Addis Ababa | |
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Hailé Sélassié Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
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Final tournament
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
14 January – Addis Ababa | |||||||
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4 | ||||||
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2 | ||||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | |||||||
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4 | ||||||
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2 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
18 January – Addis Ababa | 20 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
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3 | ||||
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0 |
Semifinals
14 January 1962 |
Ethiopia ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Vassalo ![]() Tekle ![]() Worku ![]() |
Merrichkou ![]() Chérif ![]() |
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa Attendance: 30,000 |
Third place match
Final
21 January 1962 |
Ethiopia ![]() |
4–2 (a.e.t.) |
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Tekle ![]() Worku ![]() Vassalo ![]() |
Badawi ![]() |
Winners
1962 African Cup of Nations Champions |
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![]() Ethiopia 1st title |
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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Luciano Vassalo
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Girma Tekle
- 1 goal
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References
- ↑ Thomas, Durosimi (2012-10-20). "New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
External links
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