1970 African Cup of Nations

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

1970 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates6–16 February
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Sudan (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place United Arab Republic
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored51 (3.19 per match)
Attendance146,858 (9,179 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
(8 goals)
Best player(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou

The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1]
 SudanHosts3 (1957, 1959, 1963)
 Congo-KinshasaHolders21 January 19682 (1965, 1968)
 Ethiopia2nd round winners31 May 19696 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968)
 Cameroon2nd round winners3 August 19690 (debut)
 Ghana2nd round winners21 September 19693 (1963, 1965, 1968)
 United Arab Republic2nd round winners28 September 19694 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
 Ivory Coast2nd round winners26 October 19692 (1965, 1968)
 Guinea2nd round winners26 October 19690 (debut)
Notes
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.

Khartoum
Wad Madani
Municipal Stadium Wad Madani Stadium
Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 15,000

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4
 Sudan 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
 Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4
 Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source:
Cameroon 3–2 Ivory Coast
Koum 57', 66'
N'Doga 60'		 Pokou 25', 45'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
Sudan 3–0 Ethiopia
Gagarin 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 47'
Jaksa 85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon 3–2 Ethiopia
Tsébo 21'
Manga-Onguéné 43'
N'Doga 70'		 Mengistu 12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Sudan
Tahi 89'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast 6–1 Ethiopia
Losseni 16'
Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		 Mengistu 33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
Sudan 2–1 Cameroon
Jaksa 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer 60'		 Tsébo 34'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Rep. 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Guinea 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
 Congo-Kinshasa 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:
Ghana 2–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu 29', 32'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)
United Arab Rep. 4–1 Guinea
Abo Greisha 5', 10'
El-Shazly 73' (pen.)
Basry 66'		 Soumah 25' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
Congo-Kinshasa 2–2 Guinea
Kalonzo 70'
Mungamuni 72'		 Petit Sory 5'
Soumah 55' (pen.)
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
United Arab Rep. 1–1 Ghana
Bazooka 70' Sunday 60'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)
Guinea 1–1 Ghana
Thiam 10' Owusu 50'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
United Arab Rep. 1–0 Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha 71'
Wad Madani Stadium, Wad Medani
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 14 February – Khartoum
 
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 16 February – Khartoum
 
  Ghana (a.e.t.) 2
 
  Ghana 0
 
 14 February – Khartoum
 
  Sudan 1
 
  United Arab Rep. 1
 
 
  Sudan (a.e.t.) 2
 
Third place
 
 
 16 February – Khartoum
 
 
  Ivory Coast 1
 
 
  United Arab Rep. 3

Semifinals
Ivory Coast 1–2 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Losseni 78' Sunday 21'
Jabir 100'
Attendance: 12,350
United Arab Rep. 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sudan
El-Shazly 84' El-Asyad 83', 102'
Attendance: 12,350

Third place match
United Arab Rep. 3–1 Ivory Coast
El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' Pokou 72'
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Salih Mohamed Boukkili (Morocco)

Final
Main article: 1970 African Cup of Nations Final
Sudan 1–0 Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer 12'
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Goalscorers
8 goals
5 goals
  • United Arab Republic Hassan El-Shazly
3 goals
2 goals
  • Cameroon Emmanuel Koum
  • Cameroon Gaston Paul N'Doga
  • Cameroon Jean-Marie Tsébo
  • Ivory Coast Diomandé Losseni
  • Ghana Ibrahim Sunday
  • Guinea Soriba Soumah
  • Sudan Jaksa
  • Sudan Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad
1 goal
  • Cameroon Jean Manga-Onguéné
  • Ivory Coast François Tahi
  • Ghana Malik Jabir
  • Guinea Petit Sory
  • Guinea Thiam Ousmane Tolo
  • Sudan Ali Gagarin
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo André Kalonzo
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Léon Mungamuni
  • United Arab Republic Sayed Abdel Razek
  • United Arab Republic Taha Basry

Team of the tournament

Source:[1]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Ghana Robert Mensah Sudan Samir Salih

Ghana John Eshun

Sudan Amin Zaki

United Arab Republic Hany Mostafa

 Ivory Coast Ernest Kallet Bialy

Ghana Ibrahim Sunday

Ivory Coast Bernard Gnahoré

Guinea Maxime Camara

 Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou

United Arab Republic Ali Abo Gresha

References
  1. "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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