1968 African Cup of Nations

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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.

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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
Champions Congo-Kinshasa (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance209,000 (13,063 per match)
Top scorer(s) Laurent Pokou
(6 goals)
Best player(s) Kazadi Mwamba
1965
1970
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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

The 8 qualified teams are:

More information Team, Qualified as ...
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 EthiopiaHosts5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965)
 GhanaHolders21 November 19652 (1963, 1965)
 AlgeriaGroup 2 winners9 April 19670 (debut)
 Ivory CoastGroup 3 winners7 May 19671 (1965)
 UgandaGroup 4 winners30 June 19671 (1962)
 Congo-BrazzavilleGroup 5 winners17 September 19670 (debut)
 Congo-KinshasaGroup 6 winners10 October 19671 (1965)
 SenegalGroup 1 winners22 November 19670 (debut)
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Notes
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

More information Addis Ababa, Asmara ...
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Group stage

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Perspective

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

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ethiopia (H) 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
3  Algeria 3 1 0 2 5 6 1 2
4  Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 8 6 0
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Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Ethiopia, 2–1 ...
Ethiopia 2–1 Uganda
Asmerom
Vassalo (pen.)
Ouma
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
More information Ivory Coast, 3–0 ...
Ivory Coast 3–0 Algeria
Bozon 15'
Pokou 25', 65'
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Guèye (Senegal)

More information Ethiopia, 1–0 ...
Ethiopia 1–0 Ivory Coast
Bekuretsion 86'
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Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saleh (Sudan)
More information Algeria, 4–0 ...
Algeria 4–0 Uganda
Lalmas 15', 25', 70'
Kalem 60'
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Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)

More information Ivory Coast, 2–1 ...
Ivory Coast 2–1 Uganda
Pokou
Manglé
Obua
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Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)
More information Ethiopia, 3–1 ...
Ethiopia 3–1 Algeria
Worku 16'
Shewangizaw 19'
Vassalo 27' (pen.)
Amirouche 68'
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Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Congo-Kinshasa 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
4  Congo-Brazzaville 3 0 0 3 2 8 6 0
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Source: [1][3]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Ghana, 2–2 ...
Ghana 2–2 Senegal
Kofi 63'
Mfum 87'
Diongue 10'
Diop 65'
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)
More information Congo-Kinshasa, 3–0 ...
Congo-Kinshasa 3–0 Congo-Brazzaville
Muwawa 19'
Kabamba 27' (pen.), 51'
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Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

More information Senegal, 2–1 ...
Senegal 2–1 Congo-Brazzaville
Diop 27'
Diouck 86'
Foutika 31'
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rajab (Uganda)
More information Ghana, 2–1 ...
Ghana 2–1 Congo-Kinshasa
Kofi 17' (pen.)
Mfum 84'
Mokili 42'
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Boua (Ivory Coast)

More information Congo-Kinshasa, 2–1 ...
Congo-Kinshasa 2–1 Senegal
Kidumu
Tshimanga (pen.)
Diouck
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
More information Ghana, 3–1 ...
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Awanda (Kenya)

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
 Ethiopia 2
 
21 January – Addis Ababa
 
 Congo-Kinshasa (a.e.t.) 3
 
 Congo-Kinshasa 1
 
19 January – Asmara
 
 Ghana 0
 
 Ghana (a.e.t.) 4
 
 
 Ivory Coast 3
 
Third place
 
 
21 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
 Ivory Coast 1
 
 
 Ethiopia 0

Semi-finals

More information Ethiopia, 2–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Ethiopia 2–3 (a.e.t.) Congo-Kinshasa
Vassalo 25'
Worku 65'
Kidumu 3'
Mungamuni 16', 100'
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Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)

More information Ghana, 4–3 ...
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Attendance: 5,000
Referee: El Attar (Egypt)

Third place match

More information Ivory Coast, 1–0 ...
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ethiopia
Pokou 28'
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Final

More information Congo-Kinshasa, 1–0 ...
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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]

More information Goalkeeper, Defenders ...
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazadi Mwamba Ivory Coast Henri Konan

Ghana Charles Addo Odametey

Senegal Yérim Diagne

Senegal Djibril Gueye

Ethiopia Luciano Vassallo

Ethiopia Mengistu Worku

Algeria Hacène Lalmas

Ivory Coast Joseph Bléziri

Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou

Senegal Doudou Diongue

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