1965 African Cup of Nations qualification

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This page details the process of qualifying for the 1965 African Cup of Nations .

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Qualified teams

The qualified teams are:

Group stage

Zone 1

Originally, Egypt qualified by default after Morocco and Nigeria both withdrew, but Egypt later withdrew due to the deterioration of diplomatic relations with Tunisia following a speech in Jericho by Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, who called on the Arab countries to recognize Israel. [1]

Zone 2

The match in Nairobi between Kenya and Ethiopia originally ended with Kenya winning 3–2, but Ethiopia lodged a protest with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) claiming Kenya had fielded two players (Moses Wabwayi and Stephen Baraza) who were ineligible as they had represented Uganda previously: the protest was upheld and Ethiopia were awarded a 2–0 victory, subsequently qualifying ahead of Sudan. CAF also suspended both players for one year (backdated to September 1964) after upholding a protest from Uganda that they were still registered with the Uganda F.A. and had not received official transfers.

Kenya argued against the ruling and sent documents to prove that the two were Kenyan citizens, having been born in Kenya, while the case was also referred to FIFA. [1]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 6501104+610
Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan 6411147+79
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 6114812−43
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 6105615−92
Source: RSSSF
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–2
0–2 (Awarded score)
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Soccerball shade.svg
Madegwa Soccerball shade.svg47', 85'		 Fish Soccerball shade.svg
Worku Soccerball shade.svg
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–2Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Kitonsa Soccerball shade.svg63' Wolde Soccerball shade.svg47'
I. Vassalo Soccerball shade.svg87'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg3–0
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Chege Soccerball shade.svg24', 89'
Madegwa Soccerball shade.svg27'
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg3–1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kitonsa Soccerball shade.svg65', 88'
Oundo Soccerball shade.svg67'		 Breik Soccerball shade.svg35' (pen.)
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg2–1
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Vassalo Soccerball shade.svg47'
Worku Soccerball shade.svg61'		 Madegwa Soccerball shade.svg59'
Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg4–2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Soccerball shade.svg?'Soccerball shade.svg40'Soccerball shade.svg65'Soccerball shade.svg78' Madegwa Soccerball shade.svg
Rabuogi Soccerball shade.svg50'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg1–0Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Wolde Soccerball shade.svg56'
Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–3Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg  Sudan
Kitonsa Soccerball shade.svg72' Jaksa Soccerball shade.svg4', 75'
Jagdoul Soccerball shade.svg37'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala
Sudan  Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg4–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Zone 3

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 430194+56
Flag of the Republic of the Congo (Leopoldville) (1963-1966).svg  Congo-Léopoldville 42028804
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 410349−52
Source: RSSSF

Zone 4

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 430184+46
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 42026604
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 410348−42
Source: [ citation needed ]
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Bamako
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3–1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
S. Keïta Soccerball shade.svg81'
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg2–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Bamako

Egypt's withdrawal

Following Egypt's withdrawal, CAF announced a playoff between the second-placed teams in the other three Zones to determine Egypt's replacement in the final tournament.

Following this announcement, Sudan declined CAF's invitation to participate, with a single playoff match being scheduled in Accra on 31 October between Congo-Léopoldville and Guinea.

However, Guinea withdrew shortly before this date; therefore, the playoff was scratched and Congo-Léopoldville qualified.

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