1962 African Cup Of Nations
The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football 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, defeating UAR 4–2, after extra time in the final.
This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Qualified teams
This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations.
Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving five teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Hosts | 2 (1957, 1959) | |
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Holders | 29 May 1959 | 2 (1957, 1959) |
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2nd round winners | 29 October 1961 | 0 (debut) |
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2nd round winners | 10 December 1961 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
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 | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
18 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
20 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
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Semifinals
Ethiopia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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L. Vassallo ![]() Zeleke ![]() Worku ![]() |
Merrichkou ![]() Chérif ![]() |
Attendance: 30,000
United Arab Republic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Badawi ![]() Selim ![]() |
Bunyenyezi ![]() |
Third place match
Final
Ethiopia ![]() | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Kidane ![]() L. Vassallo ![]() I. Vassallo ![]() Worku ![]() |
Badawi ![]() |
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Notes
References
- ^ Thomas, Durosimi (2012-10-20). "New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-27.
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1962". RSSSF. 30 March 2021.
External links
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