1957 African Cup of Nations

The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. The participating teams were Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

1957 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1957
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates10–16 February
Teams3
Venue(s)1
Final positions
Champions Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up Ethiopia
Third place Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Attendance60,000 (30,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt El-Diba (5 goals)
Best player(s)Egypt El-Diba
Participating nations

Overview

South Africa was drawn to play Ethiopia in the semi-finals, but were disqualified due to apartheid.[1] Ethiopia therefore had a bye to the final, whilst in the other semi-final at Municipal Stadium in Khartoum, the Egyptians beat the host nation 2–1.[2]

In the final, Egypt beat Ethiopia 4–0, with all four goals scored by El-Diba, who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals. Only two games were played in this first edition.[1]

Participating teams
Team Qualified as Qualified on
 SudanHosts8 July 1956
 EgyptInvitee8 July 1956
 EthiopiaInvitee8 July 1956

Venues
Khartoum
Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Squads

Final tournament

[1]

Semifinals
Sudan 1–2 Egypt
Bashir 58' Attia 21' (pen.)
Ad-Diba 72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gebeyehu Doube (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia w/o South Africa

South Africa were disqualified due to the country's apartheid policies; Ethiopia advanced by walkover.

Final
Egypt 4–0 Ethiopia
Ad-Diba 2', 7', 68', 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

Goalscorers
5 goals
  • Egypt Ad-Diba – four of the five goals were scored in Egypt's 4–0 defeat of Ethiopia in the final. [3][4]
1 goal
  • Egypt Raafat Attia – first ever goal scorer in Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
  • Sudan Boraî Bashir — "some sources report the Sudan goal-scorer as Seddiq Mohammed Manzul, but contemporary reports mention that "Seddiq passed the ball to Boraî who scored."[5][6]

References
  1. Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification - BBC Sport
  3. FIFA : The day it all started for Ad-Diba and the Pharaohs (16 Feb 2017)
  4. (Polish) - Onet sport : Puchar Narodów Afryki, czyli piłkarska fantazja w środku ligowego sezonu, by PAWEŁ BANACZYK (14 January 2017)
  5. Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  6. (Italian) - Opinione Pubblica : Sessant’anni fa la prima Coppa delle Nazioni d’Africa, by i Marco Bagozzi (14 January 2017)

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