1968 African Cup of Nations
Appearance
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1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Ethiopia |
Dates | 12–21 January |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
Attendance | 209,000 (13,063 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.
Qualified teams
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The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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Hosts | 5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965) | |
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Holders | 21 November 1965 | 2 (1963, 1965) |
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Group 2 winners | 9 April 1967 | 0 (debut) |
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Group 3 winners | 7 May 1967 | 1 (1965) |
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Group 4 winners | 30 June 1967 | 1 (1962) |
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Group 5 winners | 17 September 1967 | 0 (debut) |
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Group 6 winners | 10 October 1967 | 1 (1965) |
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Group 1 winners | 22 November 1967 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]Addis Ababa | |
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Hailé Sélassié Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
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Asmara | |
Cicero Stadium | |
Capacity: 20,000 | |
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Group stage
[edit]Tiebreakers
[edit]If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Bozon ![]() Pokou ![]() |
Ethiopia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bekuretsion ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Pokou ![]() Manglé ![]() |
Obua ![]() |
Group B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Muwawa ![]() Kabamba ![]() |
Senegal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Diop ![]() Diouck ![]() |
Foutika ![]() |
Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
19 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
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21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
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19 January – Asmara | ||||||
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![]() | 4 | |||||
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Third place | ||||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]Third place match
[edit]Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Pokou ![]() |
Final
[edit]Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Kalala ![]() |
Goalscorers
[edit]- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Team of the Tournament
[edit]Source:[5]
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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References
[edit]- ^ a b RSSSF - African Nations Cup 1968 [1]
- ^ El Watan - L’Algérie et la CAN: une longue histoire
- ^ Wiwsport - CAN Éthiopie 1968 : Une équipe du Sénégal séduisante, mais au goût d’inachevé [2]
- ^ Different goal scorers and goal sequence reported in [3].
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1968 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.