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1970 African Cup of Nations
1970 كأس أمم أفريقيا
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates6–16 February
Teams8
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsImage Sudan (1st title)
Runners-upImage Ghana
Third placeImage United Arab Republic
Fourth placeImage 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 playerIvory Coast Laurent Pokou
← 1968
1972 →

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (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.

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

Qualified teams

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The 8 qualified teams are:

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

Squads

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Venues

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

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

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Tiebreakers

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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:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Image Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 4[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 Image Sudan (H) 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4[a]
3 Image Cameroon 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 4[a]
4 Image Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 12 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Tied on overall points. Overall goal difference: Ivory Coast +5, Sudan +3, Cameroon +1.
Cameroon Image3–2Image Ivory Coast
Koum Image 57', 66'
N'Doga Image 60'		 Pokou Image 25', 45'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
Sudan Image3–0Image Ethiopia
Gagarin Image 43'
Hasabu El-Sagheer Image 47'
Jaksa Image 85'
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
Cameroon Image3–2Image Ethiopia
Tsébo Image 21'
Manga-Onguéné Image 43'
N'Doga Image 70'		 Mengistu Image 12', 75'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
Ivory Coast Image1–0Image Sudan
Tahi Image 89'
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast Image6–1Image Ethiopia
Losseni Image 16'
Pokou Image 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		 Mengistu Image 33'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
Sudan Image2–1Image Cameroon
Jaksa Image 20'
Hasabu El-Sagheer Image 60'		 Tsébo Image 34'
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Image United Arab Republic 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 5 Advance to knockout stage
2 Image Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
3 Image Guinea 3 0 2 1 4 7 −3 2
4 Image Congo-Kinshasa 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana Image2–0Image Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu Image 29', 32'
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)
United Arab Republic Image4–1Image Guinea
Abo Greisha Image 5', 10'
El-Shazly Image 73' (pen.)
Basry Image 66'		 Soumah Image 25' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
Congo-Kinshasa Image2–2Image Guinea
Kalonzo Image 70'
Mungamuni Image 72'		 Petit Sory Image 5'
Soumah Image 55' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
United Arab Republic Image1–1Image Ghana
Bazooka Image 70' Sunday Image 60'
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)
Guinea Image1–1Image Ghana
Thiam Image 10' Owusu Image 50'
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
United Arab Republic Image1–0Image Congo-Kinshasa
Abo Greisha Image 71'
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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

Semi-finals

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Ivory Coast Image1–2 (a.e.t.)Image Ghana
Losseni Image 78' Sunday Image 21'
Jabir Image 100'
Attendance: 12,350
United Arab Republic Image1–2 (a.e.t.)Image Sudan
El-Shazly Image 84' El-Asyad Image 83', 102'
Attendance: 12,350

Third place match

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United Arab Republic Image3–1Image Ivory Coast
El-Shazly Image 3', 14', 50' Pokou Image 72'
Attendance: 12,187

Final

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Sudan Image1–0Image Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer Image 12'
Attendance: 12,187

Goalscorers

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There were 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament

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Source:[1]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Ghana Robert Mensah Sudan Samir Salih
Ghana John Eshun
Sudan Amin Zaki
United Arab Republic Hany Moustafa		 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

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  1. ↑ "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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