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]

         Uganda         w/o Sudan           [Sudan withdrew]

         Ethiopia       6-1 Kenya
         Kenya          5-4 Ethiopia
NB: the above results are unconfirmed

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

 5- 8-61 Kenya          0-1 Uganda          [in Nairobi] 
23- 9-61 Uganda         0-1 Kenya           [in Kampala] 
Playoff
29-10-61 Uganda         2-0 Kenya           [in Kampala] 
NB: regulations stipulated that the tie should be decided on lots, as with
    Ghana and Nigeria in the previous round, but as both Kenya and Uganda
    felt the match should be decided on the pitch, CAF agreed to their request
    to stage a playoff

         Ethiopia       bye (because of being granted hosting right)

Final Tournament (Addis-Abeba, Ethiopia)

Egypt qualify as holders

Semifinals
14- 1-62 Ethiopia       4-2 Tunisia
           [Luciano Vassalo (2), Girma, Mengistou Worku; 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 Worku 84, 117, Italo Vassalo 101;
            Abdelfattah Badawi 35, 79]

overview file

1959

1962 Scorers Final Tournament

1963


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