African Nations Cup 1962

Qualifying Tournament

Egypt qualify as holders
Ethiopia qualify as hosts

Round 1

         Tunisia        w/o Morocco         [Morocco withdrew, both matches
                                             awarded 2-0 to Tunisia]

 8- 4-61 Nigeria        0-0 Ghana
30- 4-61 Ghana          2-2 Nigeria         [Nigeria won on lots]
           [?, Aggrey-Finn 88; Elkanah Onyeali, Dejo Fayemi]

         Zanzibar       1-2 Uganda
         Uganda         2-0 Zanzibar

         Ethiopia       6-1 Kenya
         Kenya          5-4 Ethiopia

Round 2

25-11-61 Nigeria        2-1 Tunisia
           [Patrick Noquapor 30, 84; Ali Klibi 25]
10-12-61 Tunisia        awd Nigeria         [awarded 2-0, Nigeria walked off]
           [Mohammed Chérif, Abdelmajid Chetali 65; Albert Onyeawuna, Chukai;
            Nigeria walked off after Chetali's equaliser in 65]
         Tunisia qualified

         Kenya          0-1 Uganda
         Uganda         0-1 Kenya           [Uganda won on lots]
           [Kenya replaced Sudan who withdrew]

         Ethiopia       bye (possibly because granted hosting right)

Final Tournament (Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia)

Egypt qualify as holders

Semifinals
14- 1-62 Ethiopia       4-2 Tunisia
           [Luciano (2), Girma, Mengistou; Merrichko, Moncef Chérif]
18- 1-62 Egypt          2-1 Uganda
           [Abdelfattah Badawi 50, Salah Selim; Jonathan 16]

Third Place Match
20- 1-62 Tunisia        3-0 Uganda
           [Djedidi, Moncef Chérif, Rached Meddab]

Final
21- 1-62 Ethiopia       4-2 Egypt           [aet]
           [Girma 74, Mengistou 84, 117, Italo 101; Abdelfattah Badawi 35, 79]

overview file

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1962 Scorers Final Tournament

1963


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