1972 African Cup of Nations

The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The People's Republic of the Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3−2.

1972 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1972
Tournament details
Host countryCameroon
Dates23 February – 5 March
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Congo (1st title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Zaire
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)
Attendance425,000 (26,563 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Fantamady Keita
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé

Qualified teams

For the first time, Ethiopia did not compete. The 8 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1]
 CameroonHosts1 (1970)
 SudanHolders16 February 19704 (1957, 1959, 1963, 1970)
 Morocco2nd round winners16 April 19710 (debut)
 Togo2nd round winners20 June 19710 (debut)
 Mali2nd round winners27 June 19710 (debut)
 Congo2nd round winners18 July 19711 (1968)
 Kenya2nd round winners18 July 19710 (debut)
 Zaire2nd round winners27 October 19713 (1965, 1968, 1970)
Notes
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Yaoundé and Douala.

Yaoundé
Douala
Stade Omnisports Stade de la Réunification
Capacity: 38,720 Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Mali 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Kenya 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Togo 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Cameroon 2–1 Kenya
N'Doga 7'
N'Dongo 20'		 Niva 44'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdelkader Ben Jelloun (Morocco)
Mali 3–3 Togo
B Traoré 10'
F. Keita 46'
B. Touré 49'		 Kaolo 45' (pen.), 60'
Adé 81'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Andre Bernard Ickias (Congo)
Mali 1–1 Kenya
F. Keita 45' Nicodémus 60'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pierre Mutombo (Zaire)
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Maya 64'
Mvé 79'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Babikr Eissa (Sudan)
Togo 1–1 Kenya
Kaolo 60' Pelé Ouma 30'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Cameroon 1–1 Mali
N'Doumbé 67' F. Keita 43'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Congo 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Morocco 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Sudan 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Congo 1–1 Morocco
Moukila 45' Faras 34'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Alfred Olimba (Kenya)
Zaire 1–1 Sudan
Mayanga 53' Hasabu El-Sagheer 55'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sané Mady Diallo (Mali)
Morocco 1–1 Sudan
Faras 32' Abdel-Nadief 49'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Michael Wacka (Cameroon)
Zaire 2–0 Congo
N'Tumba 16', 59'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Théodore Laclé (Togo)
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Faras 36' Mayanga 3'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Robert Foiret (Mauritius)
Congo 4–2 Sudan
M'Bono 8', 55'
M'Pelé 32'
Bahamboula 46'		 Abdel Wahab 37'
Wahba 44'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Lamptey (Ghana)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 2 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 0
 
 5 March – Yaoundé
 
  Congo 1
 
  Congo 3
 
 2 March – Douala
 
  Mali 2
 
  Zaire 3
 
 
  Mali (a.e.t.) 4
 
Third place
 
 
 4 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 5
 
 
  Zaire 2

Semifinals
Cameroon 0–1 Congo
Minga 31'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)
Zaire 3–4 (a.e.t.) Mali
N'Tumba 6'
Etepé 61'
Ngassebe 78'		 A. Traoré 17'
F. Keita 48', 92'
B. Touré 68'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: George Lamptey (Ghana)

Third place match
Cameroon 5–2 Zaire
Akono 4' (pen.)
N'Dongo 31'
Owona 32'
Mouthé 34'
N'Doga 42'		 Etepé 13'
Mayanga 17'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: George Lamptey (Ghana)

Final
Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations Final
Congo 3–2 Mali
M'Bono 57', 59'
M'Pelé 63'		 Diakhité 42'
M. Traoré 75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)

Goalscorers
5 goals
  • Mali Fantamady Keita
4 goals
  • Republic of the Congo Jean-Michel M'Bono
3 goals
  • Morocco Ahmed Faras
  • Togo Edmond Apéti Kaolo
  • Zaire Mayanga Maku
  • Zaire Jean Kalala N'Tumba
2 goals
  • Cameroon Jean-Baptiste N'Doga
  • Cameroon Paul-Gaston N'Dongo
  • Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé
  • Mali Bako Touré
  • Zaire Kakoko Etepé
1 goal
  • Cameroon Jean Paul Akono
  • Cameroon Simo Emmanuel Mvé
  • Cameroon François N'Doumbe
  • Cameroon Joseph Yegba Maya
  • Cameroon Philippe Michel Mouthé
  • Cameroon Norbert Owona
  • Republic of the Congo Jonas Bahamboula
  • Republic of the Congo Noël Birindi Minga
  • Republic of the Congo Paul Moukila
  • Kenya Daniel Arudhi Nicodémus
  • Kenya Jonathan Niva
  • Kenya Peter "Pelé" Ouma
  • Mali Adama Traoré
  • Mali Bakary Traoré
  • Mali Moussa Diakhité
  • Mali Moussa Traoré
  • Sudan Bushara Abdel-Nadief
  • Sudan Kamal Abdel Wahab
  • Sudan Hasabu El-Sagheer
  • Sudan Ahmed Bushara Wahba
  • Togo Covi Adé
  • Zaire Gary Ngassebe

Team of the tournament

Source:[1]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Morocco Allal Ben Kassou Sudan Mohamed El-Sir Abdalla

Zaire Bwanga Tshimen

Cameroon Paul N'lend

Morocco Boujemaa Benkhrif

 Zaire Mayanga Maku

Republic of the Congo Noël Minga-Tchibinda

Cameroon Paul-Gaston N'Dongo

Cameroon Jean-Pierre Tokoto

 Zaire Kakoko Etepé

Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé

References
  1. "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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