1957 African Cup of Nations

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1957 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1957
Tournament details
Host countrySudan
Dates10–16 February
Teams3
Venue(s)1
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Third placeFlag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Attendance60,000 (30,000 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg El-Diba (5 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg El-Diba
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The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the 1st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition took place between 10 and 16 February 1957. It was hosted by Sudan.

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Organized by the African football continental association CAF, only three teams took part: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan. South Africa, which had originally been registered, was excluded from the tournament due to its refusal to enter a multi-ethnic team, so only two games took place. Both games were played in the Municipal Stadium in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Egypt won the tournament and became the first African football champions in history.

Context

Egypt's captain Hanafy Bastan carrying the African Cup of Nations trophy in 1957 Hanafy Bastan 1957.jpg
Egypt's captain Hanafy Bastan carrying the African Cup of Nations trophy in 1957

On the African continent, South Africa created the South African Football Association in 1892, then joined FIFA in 1910, before leaving in 1924 and returning in 1952. Then, Egypt created its federation on 3 December 1921 and joined FIFA in 1923; then Sudan created its federation while it was under Anglo-Egyptian domination in 1936 and joined FIFA in 1948. Finally, Ethiopia created its federation in 1943 and joined FIFA under the name of Abyssinia in 1952. These were the first nations to organize themselves into an independent selection and to join FIFA.

The integration of these four African nations into FIFA was incomplete and this was evident in the organisation of the World Cup qualifiers: in 1934, only Egypt took part in the World Cup qualifiers (against Mandatory Palestine) in the Africa–Asia group and took part in the 1934 World Cup, making it the first African nation in the World Cup. In 1938, Egypt was transferred to a European group but withdrew. In 1950, no team was registered and in 1954, only Egypt played in the qualifiers in the European zone against Italy. The involvement of African teams in the qualifiers was either with Asia or Europe and this led to the idea of creating an African confederation.

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

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Result of teams participating:
  Champion
  Runner-up
  Third place

Four teams were due to take part in the tournament: Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa, but the latter was disqualified from participating due to problems related to Apartheid.

TeamQualified asQualified on
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan Hosts8 July 1956
Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt Invitee8 July 1956
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Invitee8 July 1956

Venues

Khartoum
Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
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Squads

Final tournament

Semifinals

Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg1–2Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg  Egypt
Bashir Soccerball shade.svg58' Attia Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.)
Ad-Diba Soccerball shade.svg72'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gebeyehu Doube (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg w/o Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa

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

Final

Egypt  Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg4–0Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Ad-Diba Soccerball shade.svg2', 7', 68', 89'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

Goalscorers

Ad-Diba, top scorer Ad-Diba.jpg
Ad-Diba, top scorer
5 goals
1 goal

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References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 (Polish) - Onet sport : Puchar Narodów Afryki, czyli piłkarska fantazja w środku ligowego sezonu, by PAWEŁ BANACZYK (14 January 2017)
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  6. ↑ Bagozzi, Marco (14 January 2017). "Sessant'anni fa la prima Coppa delle Nazioni d'Africa" (in Italian). Opinione Pubblica.

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