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1959كأس أمم أفريقيا | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United Arab Republic |
Dates | 22–29 May |
Teams | 3 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 3 |
Goals scored | 8 (2.67 per match) |
Attendance | 80,000 (26,667 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (3 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
← 1957 1962 → |
The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, [1] [2] the football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia. [2] All three matches took place in Cairo.[ citation needed ]
With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0.
Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament [a] |
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![]() | Hosts | 1957 | 1 ( 1957 ) |
![]() | Invitee | 1957 | 1 (1957) |
![]() | Invitee | 1957 | 1 ( 1957 ) |
Cairo | |
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Prince Farouk Stadium | |
Capacity: 25,000 | |
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Champion |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
Win=2 Points
United Arab Republic ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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El-Gohary ![]() El-Sherbini ![]() | [[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][ citation needed ] Report] |
Sudan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Drissa ![]() | [[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][ citation needed ] Report] |
United Arab Republic ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Baheeg ![]() | [[[Category:All articles with unsourced statements]][ citation needed ] Report] | Manzul ![]() |