African Nations Cup 1965

Qualifying Tournament

Ghana qualify as holders
Tunisia qualify as hosts

Zone 1
NB: was to be played between Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria; it is not clear whether any
    matches were held or Egypt qualified after the other two withdrew

Zone 2
14- 2-65 Kenya          3-2 Ethiopia
21- 2-65 Uganda         1-2 Ethiopia
27- 2-65 Kenya          3-0 Uganda
 3- 3-65 Ethiopia       2-0 Uganda
13- 3-65 Uganda         3-1 Kenya
27- 3-65 Sudan          2-1 Ethiopia
 4- 4-65 Ethiopia       2-1 Kenya
11- 4-65 Sudan          4-2 Kenya
18- 4-65 Ethiopia       1-0 Sudan
25- 4-65 Kenya          1-1 Sudan
 1- 5-65 Uganda         1-3 Sudan
22- 8-65 Sudan          4-1 Uganda

NB: Kenya disqualified for fielding 2 Ugandans, all matches annulled

 1.ETHIOPIA        4  3  0  1   6- 3  6  [2-3, 2-1]
 2.Sudan           4  3  0  1   9- 4  6  [4-2, 1-1]
 3.Uganda          4  0  0  4   3-11  0  [0-3, 3-1]
 -.Kenya disqualified;
   playing record: 6  2  1  3  11-12  5

NB: unclear why Ethiopia qualified ahead of Sudan as both likely tie-breakers
    (goal average and goal difference) were in Sudan's favour

Zone 3
17- 1-65 Ivory Coast    2-0 Congo-Léopoldville
29- 5-65 Liberia        0-1 Ivory Coast
14- 8-65 Liberia        2-1 Congo-Léopoldville
 5- 9-65 Congo-Léopv.   4-2 Ivory Coast
21- 9-65 Congo-Léopv.   3-2 Liberia
         Ivory Coast    n/p Liberia

 1.IVORY COAST     3  2  0  1   5- 4  4
 2.Congo-Léopoldv. 4  2  0  2   8- 8  4
 3.Liberia         3  1  0  2   4- 5  2

NB: presumably the remaining match between Ivory Coast and Liberia was awarded to the
    hosts; Congo-Léopoldville later entered the final tournament on invitation after
    Egypt's withdrawal (see below)

Zone 4
24- 2-65 Senegal        2-0 Guinea
29- 3-65 Guinea         3-1 Senegal
18- 4-65 Mali           0-2 Senegal
 5- 5-65 Senegal        3-1 Mali
23- 5-65 Mali           2-1 Guinea
 6- 6-65 Guinea         2-1 Mali

 1.SENEGAL         4  3  0  1   8- 4  6
 2.Guinea          4  2  0  2   6- 6  4
 3.Mali            4  1  0  3   4- 8  2

Final Tournament (Tunisia)

Ghana qualify as holders
Tunisia qualify as hosts

NB: Egypt withdrew for not having diplomatic relationship with Tunisia;
    in their place Sudan were invited but they declined; then Congo were
    invited, who accepted.

Group A (Tunis)
12-11-65 Tunisia        4-0 Ethiopia          
           [Tahar Chaibi 32, D'Jedidi 62, Delhoum 80, Lahmar 84]
14-11-65 Senegal        0-0 Tunisia           
19-11-65 Senegal        5-1 Ethiopia         
           [Louis Camara 3, 52, Matar Niang 48, 53, Guèye 37; Luciano (pen) 12]

 1.TUNISIA         2  1  1  0   4- 0  3
   Senegal         2  1  1  0   5- 1  3
 3.Ethiopia        2  0  0  2   1- 9  0
   Tunisia qualified on toss of a coin

Group B (Sousse, Sfax, Bizerte)
12-11-65 Ghana          5-2 Congo-Léopoldville     [in Sousse]       
           [Osei Kofi 13, Ben Acheampong 18, 59, Jones 84, 89; Kalala 43, (pen) 45]
14-11-65 Ivory Coast    3-0 Congo-Léopoldville     [in Sfax]
           [Mangle 14, 59, 80]
19-11-65 Ghana          4-1 Ivory Coast            [in Bizerte]    
           [Ben Acheampong 20, Kwamenti 43, Lutdrot 52, Osei Kofi 70; Bleziri 66]

 1.GHANA           2  2  0  0   9- 3  4
 2.Ivory Coast     2  1  0  1   4- 4  2
 3.Congo-Léopoldv. 2  0  0  2   2- 8  0

Third Place Match (Tunis)
21-11-65 Ivory Coast    1-0 Senegal
           [Yoboue 35]

Final (Tunis)
21-11-65 Ghana          3-2 Tunisia         [aet]
           [Odoi 37, 96, Osei Kofi 79; Tahar Chaibi 67, Abdelmajid Chetali 47]

overview file

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1965 Scorers Final Tournament

1968


About this document

Sources for qualifying stage: Daily Nation (Kenya), FIFA

Prepared and maintained by Barrie Courtney, Mark Cruickshank, François Mazet, Karel Stokkermans and Mikael Jönsson for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Barrie Courtney, Mark Cruickshank,François Mazet, Karel Stokkermans and Mikael Jönsson
Last updated: 20 Dec 2012

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