1968 African Cup of Nations

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1968 African Cup of Nations
1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
Dates12–21 January
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Third placeFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Fourth placeFlag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance209,000 (13,063 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Laurent Pokou
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg Kazadi Mwamba
← 1965
1970 →

The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

Contents

Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.

Qualified teams

Participating nations 1968 Afcon teams.png
Participating nations

The 8 qualified teams are:

TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament [a]
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia Hosts5 (1957, 1959, 1962 , 1963, 1965)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Holders21 November 19652 ( 1963 , 1965 )
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Group 2 winners9 April 19670 (debut)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Group 3 winners7 May 19671 (1965)
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Group 4 winners30 June 19671 (1962)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville Group 5 winners17 September 19670 (debut)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa Group 6 winners10 October 19671 (1965)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Group 1 winners22 November 19670 (debut)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

Addis Ababa
Hailé Sélassié Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
Addis Ababa Stadium.jpg
Asmara
Cicero Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
Eritrea corner's 08.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 difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia (H)330062+46Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 320152+34
3Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 310256−12
4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 300328−60
Source: [1] [2]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg2–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Asmerom Soccerball shade.svg
Vassalo Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)		 Ouma Soccerball shade.svg
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bozon Soccerball shade.svg15'
Pokou Soccerball shade.svg25', 65'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Guèye (Senegal)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg1–0Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Bekuretsion Soccerball shade.svg86'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saleh (Sudan)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg4–0Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Lalmas Soccerball shade.svg15', 25', 70'
Kalem Soccerball shade.svg60'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg2–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Pokou Soccerball shade.svg
Manglé Soccerball shade.svg		 Obua Soccerball shade.svg
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg3–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Worku Soccerball shade.svg16'
Shewangizaw Soccerball shade.svg19'
Vassalo Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.)		 Amirouche Soccerball shade.svg68'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 321074+35Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa 320163+34
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 31115503
4Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville 300328−60
Source: [1] [3]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–2Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Kofi Soccerball shade.svg63'
Mfum Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Diongue Soccerball shade.svg10'
Diop Soccerball shade.svg65'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)
Congo-Kinshasa  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg3–0Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville
Muwawa Soccerball shade.svg19'
Kabamba Soccerball shade.svg27' (pen.), 51'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville
Diop Soccerball shade.svg27'
Diouck Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Foutika Soccerball shade.svg31'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rajab (Uganda)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–1Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa
Kofi Soccerball shade.svg17' (pen.)
Mfum Soccerball shade.svg84'		 Mokili Soccerball shade.svg42'
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Boua (Ivory Coast)
Congo-Kinshasa  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg2–1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Kidumu Soccerball shade.svg
Tshimanga Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)		 Diouck Soccerball shade.svg
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo-Brazzaville
Kofi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Mfum Soccerball shade.svg		 M'Bono Soccerball shade.svg
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Awanda (Kenya)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 19 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 2
 
 21 January – Addis Ababa
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa (a.e.t.)3
 
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa 1
 
 19 January – Asmara
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
 
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana (a.e.t.)4
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3
 
Third place
 
 
 21 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1
 
 
Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia 0

Semi-finals

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg2–3 (a.e.t.)Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg  Congo-Kinshasa
Vassalo Soccerball shade.svg25'
Worku Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Kidumu Soccerball shade.svg3'
Mungamuni Soccerball shade.svg16', 100'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg4–3 [4] Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Mfum Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Sunday Soccerball shade.svg
Odoi Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Pokou Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Konan Soccerball shade.svg(pen.)
Cicero Stadium, Asmara
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: El Attar (Egypt)

Third place match

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1–0Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg  Ethiopia
Pokou Soccerball shade.svg28'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Final

Congo-Kinshasa  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg1–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Kalala Soccerball shade.svg66'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)

Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament

Source: [5]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966-1971).svg Kazadi Mwamba Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Henri Konan

Flag of Ghana.svg Charles Addo Odametey

Flag of Senegal.svg Yérim Diagne

Flag of Senegal.svg Djibril Gueye

 Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Luciano Vassallo

Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Mengistu Worku

Flag of Algeria.svg Hacène Lalmas

Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Joseph Bléziri

 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Laurent Pokou

Flag of Senegal.svg Doudou Diongue

References

  1. 1 2 RSSSF - African Nations Cup 1968
  2. ↑ El Watan - L’Algérie et la CAN: une longue histoire
  3. ↑ Wiwsport - CAN Éthiopie 1968 : Une équipe du Sénégal séduisante, mais au goût d’inachevé
  4. ↑ Different goal scorers and goal sequence reported in .
  5. ↑ "African Nations Cup 1968 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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