African Nations Cup 1972


Qualifying Tournament

Sudan qualify as holders
Cameroon qualify as hosts   

First Round
    
10-12-70 Algeria        3-1 Morocco
27-12-70 Morocco        3-0 Algeria

 3- 1-71 Egypt          2-1 Libya
13- 7-71 Libya          0-1 Egypt

29-11-70 Ethiopia       0-1 Kenya
15-12-70 Kenya          2-0 Ethiopia
   
 8-11-70 Gabon          1-2 Ivory Coast
22-11-70 Ivory Coast    1-0 Gabon 
   
         Ghana          w/o Upper Volta

18- 8-71 Guinea         1-0 Senegal
 1- 9-71 Senegal        0-0 Guinea

15-11-70 Madagascar     2-1 Mauritius
29-11-70 Mauritius      4-1 Madagascar

12-12-70 Niger          0-1 Mali
27-12-70 Mali           3-1 Niger

 8-11-70 Nigeria        0-0 Congo
22-11-70 Congo          2-1 Nigeria

15-10-70 Tanzania       1-1 Zambia
 1-11-70 Zambia         5-1 Tanzania

 8-11-70 Togo           2-1 Dahomey
22-11-70 Dahomey        0-0 Togo

 8-11-70 Uganda         1-4 Zaire
24-11-70 Zaire          1-0 Uganda


Second Round

13-10-71 Guinea         0-0 Mali
27-10-71 Mali           3-1 Guinea
         [Mali qualify]

13-10-71 Ivory Coast    3-2 Congo
27-10-71 Congo          2-0 Ivory Coast
         [Congo qualify]

 4- 7-71 Kenya          2-1 Mauritius
18- 7-71 Mauritius      0-0 Kenya
         [Kenya qualify]

13-10-71 Morocco        3-0 Egypt
27-10-71 Egypt          3-2 Morocco
         [Morocco qualify]

13-10-71 Togo           0-0 Ghana  
27-10-71 Ghana          0-1 Togo
         [Togo qualify] 

13-10-71 Zambia         2-1 Zaire
27-10-71 Zaire          3-0 Zambia
         [Zaire qualify]

Final Tournament (Cameroon)

Sudan qualify as holders
Cameroon qualify as hosts   

Group A (Yaoundé)
23- 2-72 Cameroon       2-1 Kenya             
           [N'Doga 7, Ngondo 20; Niva 44]
24- 2-72 Mali           3-3 Togo              
           [Bakary Traoré 10, Fantamady Keita 46, Bako Traoré 49;
            Kaolo (pen) 45, 60, 81]
           [Mali: Séydou Traoré, Idrissa Coulibaly, Cheick Sangaré, Kidian
                  Diallo, Cheikna Traoré, Bakary Traoré, Ousmane Traoré, 
                  Gigla, Bako Touré, Salif Keita, Fantamady Keita;
            Togo: Tommy Sylvestre, Sanvi Kponton, Ohin Anyaku, da Silveira
                  Adjévi, Hunkpati Messan dit Ressort, Fiaty Nyémébuéo Arnold,
                  Agbala Luc Watékou, Sokpo, Sadji, Apeti Edmond "Dr Kaolo",
                  Mébounou Kpadé Clément; coach: Gottlieb Goeller;
            ref: Ickias (Congo)]
26- 2-72 Mali           1-1 Kenya             
           [Fantamady Keita 45; Nicodemus (other sources: Aluka) 60]
26- 2-72 Cameroon       2-0 Togo              
           [Joseph Maya 64, Emmanuel Mvé 79]
           [Cameroon: M'Bengalack ­ Michel Kaham, Paul N'Lend, Jean-Paul Akono,
                      Simo ­ Emmanuel Mvé, Gaston Ngondo "Overath", François
                      Doumbe "Léa", Joseph Maya, Jean-Pierre Tokoto, Gaston
                      Paul N'Doga "Jair"; Coach: Peter Schnittger;
            Togo: Tommy Sylvestre, Sanvi Kponton, da Silveira Adjévi, Ressort,
                  Ohin A., Fiaty, Agbala, Sokpo, Sadji, Kaolo, Mébounou Kpadé;
                  Coach: Gottlieb Goeller;
            ref: Babikr Eissa (Sudan)]
28- 2-72 Togo           1-1 Kenya
           [Kaolo 60; Ouma Peter (other sources: Niva) 30]
           [Togo: Tommy Sylvestre, Ohin Anyaku, Hunkpati Messan "Ressort",
                  da Silveira Adjévi, Ayitégan, Fiaty Nyémébuéo Arnold, Atsou, 
                  Sokpo, Kaolo, Akakpo, Mébounou Kpadé Clément; Coach: 
                  Gottlieb Goeller;  
            Kenya: Sianga, Makunda, Anyanzwa, Odore, Niva, Thigo, Aluko,
                   Ouma Peter, Madewga Nicodémus, Chege, Niawan;
            ref: Aouissi (Algeria)]
28- 2-72 Cameroon       1-1 Mali
           [François Doumbe 'Léa' 67; Fantamady Keita 43]

 1.CAMEROON        3  2  1  0   5- 2  5
 2.MALI            3  0  3  0   5- 5  3
 3.Kenya           3  0  2  1   3- 4  2
 4.Togo            3  0  2  1   4- 6  2

Group B (Douala)
25- 2-72 Congo          1-1 Morocco           
           [Moukila 45; Faras 34]
25- 2-72 Zaire          1-1 Sudan             
           [Matanga 53; Hasabu 55]
27- 2-72 Morocco        1-1 Sudan            
           [Faras 32; Bushara 49]
27- 2-72 Zaire          2-0 Congo             
           [Ntumba 16, 59]
29- 2-72 Morocco        1-1 Zaire    
           [Faras 3; Mayanga 36]
29- 2-72 Congo          4-2 Sudan
           [M'Bono 8, 55, M'Pelé 32, Banamboula 46; Kamal 37, Bushara 44]

 1.ZAIRE           3  1  2  0   4- 2  4
 2.CONGO           3  1  1  1   5- 5  3
   Morocco         3  0  3  0   3- 3  3
 4.Sudan           3  0  2  1   4- 6  2
   Congo qualified by drawing of lots

Semifinals
(Yaoundé)
 2- 3-72 Cameroon       0-1 Congo     
           [Minga 31]
(Douala)
 2- 3-72 Zaire          3-4 Mali            [aet]
           [Ntuma 6, Kakoko 61, Ngassebe 78; A.Traoré 17, Touré 68, F.Keita 48, 92]

Third Place Match (Yaoundé)
 4- 3-72 Cameroon       5-2 Zaire
           [Akono (pen) 4, Ndongo 31, Owona 32, Mouthé 34, N'Doga 42; Kakoko 13, Mayanga 17]

Final (Yaoundé)
 5- 3-72 Congo          3-2 Mali
           [M'Bono 57, 59,  M'Pelé 63; Moussa Diakhité 42, Moussa Traoré 75]

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