1963 African Cup of Nations

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1963 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
Dates24 November – 1 December
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Third placeFlag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic
Fourth placeFlag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored33 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Hassan El-Shazly
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg Hassan El-Shazly
← 1962
1965 →

The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title. [1]

Contents

This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.

Qualified teams

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Hosts0 (debut)
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Holders21 January 19623 (1957, 1959, 1962 )
Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 1st round winners25 January 19633 ( 1957 , 1959 , 1962)
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 1st round winners30 June 19632 ( 1957 , 1959)
Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia 1st round winners2 July 19631 (1962)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1st round winners6 October 19630 (debut)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.

Accra
Accra Sports Stadium
Capacity: 40,000
Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra.jpg
Kumasi
Kumasi Sports Stadium
Capacity: 40,500
Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.jpg

Group stage

Tiebreakers

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 average in all group matches
  2. Drawing of lots

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (H)2110313.0003Advance to final
2Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2101441.0002Advance to third place play-off
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 2011350.6001
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–1Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
  • Mfum Soccerball shade.svg9'
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Mahmoud Hussein Imam (United Arab Republic)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Acquah Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg4–2Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia
Chetali Soccerball shade.svg15'
Jedidi Soccerball shade.svg67' [a]
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPtsQualification
1Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 2110623.0003 [b] Advance to final
2Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg  United Arab Republic 2110851.6003 [b] Advance to third place play-off
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 20023100.3000
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The sources differ in recording the scorers in that match. Other alternatives were that Ethiopian scorers were Worku, Getachew Wolde, and a brace by Luciano Vassalo, or Italo Vassalo, L. Vassalo and a brace by Worku. Meanwhile, Tunisian scorers were also given as Jedidi and Raouf Ben Amor, or Chetali and Hammadi Henia, or a brace for Henia. [2]
  2. 1 2 Sudan progress on goal average.
United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg6–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg2–2Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg4–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi

Knockout stage

Third place match

United Arab Republic  Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg3–0Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Final

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Hédi Ben Abdelkader (Tunisia)

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ "Roll of Honour". The Guardian. 16 January 2006. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 February 2024.
    2. ↑ "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF. 6 July 2016.
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