| Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football 1970 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Sudan |
| Dates | 6 February - 16 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sudan (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Ghana |
| Third place | Egypt |
| Fourth place | Côte d'Ivoire |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Laurent Pokou (8 goals) |
| Best player | Ibrahim Sunday |
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The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer 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.
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First Round
Second Round
Congo-Kinshasa qualified as holders
Sudan qualified as hosts
| 17 November 1968 |
Zambia | 2 – 2 | Mauritius | Zambia |
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| 8 December 1968 |
Mauritius | 2 – 3 | Zambia | Mauritius |
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Zambia won 5–4 on aggregate.
| 16 february 1969 |
Kenya | 0 – 1 | Tanzania | Kenya |
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| 1 March 1969 |
Tanzania | 1 – 1 | Kenya | Tanzania |
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Tanzania won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 9 March 1969 |
Algeria | 2 – 0 | Morocco | Algeria |
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| 22 March 1969 |
Morocco | 1 – 0 | Algeria | Morocco |
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Algeria won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 10 August 1969 |
Guinea | 4 – 0 | Togo | Guinea |
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| 24 August 1969 |
Togo | 1 – 1 | Guinea | Togo |
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Guinea won 5–1 on aggregate.
| 10 August 1969 |
Uganda | 1 – 1 | Cameroon | Uganda |
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| 24 August 1969 |
Cameroon | 2 – 0 | Uganda | Cameroon |
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Cameroon won 3–1 on aggregate.
| United Arab Republic | w / o | Somalia | ||
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United Arab Republic progress, Somalia withdrew.
| Mali | w / o | Upper Volta | ||
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Mali progress, Upper Volta withdrew.
| Niger | w / o | Nigeria | ||
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Niger progress, Nigeria withdrew.
| Senegal | w / o | Sierra Leone | ||
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Senegal progress, Sierra Leone withdrew.
| 17 August 1969 |
Ghana | 6 – 0 | Niger | Ghana |
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| 21 September 1969 |
Niger | 1 – 9 | Ghana | Niger |
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Ghana won 15–1 on aggregate.
| 19 September 1969 |
United Arab Republic | 1 – 0 | Algeria | United Arab Republic |
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| 28 September 1969 |
Algeria | 1 – 1 | United Arab Republic | Algeria |
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United Arab Republic won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 8 October 1969 |
Ethiopia | 7 – 0 | Tanzania | Ethiopia |
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| 22 October 1969 |
Tanzania | 1 – 2 | Ethiopia | Tanzania |
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Ethiopia won 9–1 on aggregate.
| 8 October 1969 |
Mali | 0 – 0 | Côte d'Ivoire | Mali |
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| 22 October 1969 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 4 – 0 | Mali | Cote d'Ivoire |
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Cote d'Ivoire won 4–0 on aggregate.
| 8 October 1969 |
Senegal | 1 – 1 | Guinea | Senegal |
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| 22 October 1969 |
Guinea | 4 – 3 | Senegal | Guinea |
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Guinea won 5–4 on aggregate.
| 8 October 1969 |
Zambia | 2 – 2 | Cameroon | Zambia |
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| 22 October 1969 |
Cameroon | 2 – 1 | Zambia | Cameroon |
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Cameroon won 4–3 on aggregate.
Matches played in Khartoum.
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
| Sudan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
6 February
| Cameroon Koum 57', 66' Ndoga 60' |
3 - 2 | Côte d'Ivoire Pokou 25', 45' |
6 February
| Sudan Gagarine 43' Hasabu 47' Djaksa 85' |
3 - 0 | Ethiopia |
8 February
| Cameroon Tsebo 21' Manga 43' Ndoga 70' |
3 - 2 | Ethiopia Mengistu 12', 75' |
8 February
| Côte d'Ivoire Tahi 89' |
1 - 0 | Sudan |
10 February
| Côte d'Ivoire Losseni 16' Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87' |
6- 1 | Ethiopia Mengistu 33' |
10 February
| Sudan Djaksa 20' Hasabu 60' |
2 - 1 | Cameroon Tsebo 34' |
Matches played in Wad Medani.
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| United Arab Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Guinea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Congo-Kinshasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
7 February
| Ghana Owusu 29', 32' |
2 - 0 | Congo-Kinshasa |
7 February
| United Arab Republic Abo Greisha 5', 10' El-Shazly 73' (pen.) Taha Basri 66' |
4 - 1 | Guinea Edenté 25' (pen.) |
9 February
| Congo-Kinshasa Kalonzo 70' Mungamuni 72', 55' |
2 - 2 | Guinea Petit Sory 5' Edenté 55' (pen.) |
9 February
| United Arab Republic Bazooka 70' |
1 - 1 | Ghana Ibrahim Sunday 60' |
11 February
| Guinea Tolo 10' |
1- 1 | Ghana Owusu 50' |
11 February
| United Arab Republic Abo Greisha 71' |
1 - 0 | Congo-Kinshasa |
| 14 February 1970 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1-2 | Ghana | Khartoum |
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| Losseni 78' | (a.p) | Ibrahim Sunday 21' Malik Jabir 100' |
| 14 February 1970 |
United Arab Republic | 1-2 | Sudan | Khartoum |
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| El-Shazly 84' | (a.p) | El-Issed 83', 102' |
| 16 February 1970 |
United Arab Republic | 3-1 | Côte d'Ivoire | Khartoum |
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| El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' | Pokou 72' |
| 16 February 1970 |
Sudan | 1-0 | Ghana | Khartoum |
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| El-Issed 12' |
| African Cup of Nations 1970 Champions |
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Sudan 1st title |
The tournament marked 4 final appearances in a row for Ghana, then tagged as "The Brazil of Africa". This record is currently unequaled.
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