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1968 African Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Ethiopia
Dates	12–21 January
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
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 played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Laurent Pokou (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Kazadi Mwamba

The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer 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.

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

Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

• Algeria
• Congo-Brazzaville
• Congo-Kinshasa
• Ethiopia (hosts)
• Ghana (holders)
• Ivory Coast
• Senegal
• Uganda

Squads

Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Addis Ababa	Addis Ababa Asmara	Asmara
Hailé Sélassié Stadium		Cicero Stadium
Capacity: 30,000		Capacity: 20,000

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ethiopia	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	6
Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	4
Algeria	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	2
Uganda	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source:

12 January 1968

Ethiopia	2–1	Uganda
Tekle NA' Vassalo NA' (pen.)		Ouma NA'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Kandil (Egypt)

12 January 1968

Ivory Coast	3–0	Algeria
Bozon 15' Pokou 25', 65'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Guèye (Senegal)

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14 January 1968

Ethiopia	1–0	Ivory Coast
Bekuretsion 86'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Saleh (Sudan)

14 January 1968

Algeria	4–0	Uganda
Lalmas 15', 25', 70' Khalem 60'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)

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16 January 1968

Ivory Coast	2–1	Uganda
Pokou NA' Manglé NA'		Obua NA'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)

16 January 1968

Ethiopia	3–1	Algeria
Worku 16' Shewangizaw 19' Vassalo 27' (pen.)		Amirouche 68'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	5
Congo-Kinshasa	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	4
Senegal	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
Congo-Brazzaville	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Source:

12 January 1968

Ghana	2–2	Senegal
Kofi 63' Mfum 87'		Diongue 10' Diop 65'

Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)

12 January 1968

Congo-Kinshasa	3–0	Congo-Brazzaville
Muwawa 19' Kabamba 27' (pen.)

Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

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14 January 1968

Senegal	2–1	Congo-Brazzaville
Diop 27' Diouck 86'		Jeannot 31'

Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Rajab (Uganda)

14 January 1968

Ghana	2–1	Congo-Kinshasa
Kofi 17' (pen.) Mfum 84'		Mokili 42'

Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Boua (Ivory Coast)

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16 January 1968

Congo-Kinshasa	2–1	Senegal
Mantantu NA' Tshimanga NA'		Diouck NA'

Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Tarekegn (Ethiopia)

16 January 1968

Ghana	3–1	Congo-Brazzaville
Kofi NA', NA' Mfum NA'		Foutika NA'

Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Awanda (Kenya)

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 January – Addis Ababa
	Ethiopia	2
					21 January – Addis Ababa
	Congo-Kinsh. (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

19 January 1968

Ethiopia	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Congo-Kinshasa
Vassalo 25' Worku 65'		Mantantu 3' Mungamuni 16', 100'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Kandil (Egypt)

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19 January 1968

Ghana	4–3	Ivory Coast
Mfum NA', NA' Sunday NA' Odoi NA'	Report	Pokou NA', NA' Konan NA' (pen.)

Cicero Stadium, Asmara

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: El Attar (Egypt)

Third place match

21 January 1968

Ivory Coast	1–0	Ethiopia
Pokou 28'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Final

Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations Final

21 January 1968

Congo-Kinshasa	1–0	Ghana
Kalala Mukendi 66'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)

Goalscorers

6 goals

• Laurent Pokou

5 goals

• Wilberforce Mfum

4 goals

• Osei Kofi

3 goals

• Hacène Lalmas
• Luciano Vassalo

2 goals

• Jean "Jeannot" Foutika
• Nicodème Kabamba
• Kidumu Mantantu
• Léon Mungamuni
• Yatma Diop
• Yatma Diouck
• Mengistu Worku

1 goal

• Mokhtar Khalem
• Boualem Amirouche
• Ignace Muwawa
• Saio Ernest Mokili
• Pierre Kalala Mukendi
• Elias Tshimanga
• Jean-Louis Bozon
• Henri Konan
• Eustache Manglé
• Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot
• Shewangizaw Agonafer
• Girma Tekle
• Frank Odoi
• Ibrahim Sunday
• Doudou Diongue
• Denis Obua
• Polly Ouma

External links

• Details at RSSSF

Nations Africa Cup Of Nations, 1968 Category:International association football competitions hosted by Ethiopia Category:Africa Cup of Nations tournaments Africa Cup of Nations

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