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The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Sudan |
Dates | 6–16 February |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
Attendance | 146,858 (9,179 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (8 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1] |
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![]() | Hosts | 3 (1957, 1959, 1963) | |
![]() | Holders | 21 January 1968 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
![]() | 2nd round winners | 31 May 1969 | 6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968) |
![]() | 2nd round winners | 3 August 1969 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | 2nd round winners | 21 September 1969 | 3 (1963, 1965, 1968) |
![]() | 2nd round winners | 28 September 1969 | 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) |
![]() | 2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
![]() | 2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.
Khartoum | |
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Municipal Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
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Wad Madani | |
Wad Madani Stadium | |
Capacity: 15,000 | |
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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:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
Cameroon ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Koum ![]() N'Doga ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() |
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Gagarin ![]() Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() Jaksa ![]() |
Cameroon ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Tsébo ![]() Manga-Onguéné ![]() N'Doga ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Tahi ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Losseni ![]() Pokou ![]() |
Mengistu ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Jaksa ![]() Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() |
Tsébo ![]() |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Ghana ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Owusu ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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Abo Greisha ![]() El-Shazly ![]() Basry ![]() |
Soumah ![]() |
Congo-Kinshasa ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Kalonzo ![]() Mungamuni ![]() |
Petit Sory ![]() Soumah ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Bazooka ![]() |
Sunday ![]() |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
14 February – Khartoum | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
16 February – Khartoum | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 3 |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Losseni ![]() |
Sunday ![]() Jabir ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
El-Asyad ![]() |
United Arab Rep. ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() |
Pokou ![]() |
Sudan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Hasabu El-Sagheer ![]() |
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Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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