The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ghana. For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format changed: two groups of 3 teams each, the winners played the final, the runners-up could only play Third Place final. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts winning 3-0 on Sudan, after the first half finished 0-0.
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First Round
Ethiopia qualified as holders
Ghana qualified as hosts
| 16 June 1963 |
Tunisia | 4 – 1 | Morocco | Tunisia |
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| 2 July 1963 |
Morocco | 4 – 2 | Tunisia | Morocco |
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Tunisia won 6–5 on aggregate.
| 27 July 1963 |
Nigeria | 2 – 2 | Guinea | Nigeria |
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| 6 October 1963 |
Guinea | 1 – 0 | Nigeria | Guinea |
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Nigeria qualified, Guinea disqualified.
| United Arab Republic | w / o | Uganda | ||
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United Arab Republic qualified, Uganda withdrew.
| Sudan | w / o | Kenya | ||
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Sudan qualified, Kenya withdrew.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 |
22 November 1963
| Ghana Wilberforce Mfum 9 |
1 - 1 | Tunisia D'Jedidi 36 |
Ghana |
26 November 1963
| Ghana Edward Acquah (2) |
2 - 0 | Ethiopia | Ghana |
28 November 1963
| Ethiopia Mengistu Worku (2) Girma Tekle Tesfaye |
4 - 2 | Tunisia Abdelmajid Chetali D'Jedidi |
Ghana |
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Sudan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| United Arab Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 |
24 November 1963
| United Arab Republic Hassan El-Shazly 42, 44, 81, 87 Riza 30, 32 |
6 - 3 | Nigeria Okepe 78 Bassey 82 Onya 89 |
Ghana |
26 November 1963
| United Arab Republic Unknown 5 Unknown 7 |
2 - 2 | Sudan Otieno 60, 75 |
Ghana |
28 November 1963
| Sudan Unknown Scorers |
4 - 0 | Nigeria | Ghana |
30 November 1963
| United Arab Republic Riza Taha Hassan El-Shazly |
3 - 0 | Ethiopia | Ghana |
1 December 1963
| Ghana Edward Aggrey-Fynn(pen) 62 Edward Acquah 72, 82 |
3 - 0 | Sudan | Ghana |
| African Cup of Nations 1963 Champions |
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Ghana 1st title |
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