1963 African Cup of Nations
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The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title.[1]
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Ghana |
Dates | 24 November – 1 December |
Teams | 6 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ghana (1st title) |
Runners-up | Sudan |
Third place | United Arab Republic |
Fourth place | Ethiopia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 8 |
Goals scored | 33 (4.13 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Hassan El-Shazly (6 goals) |
Best player(s) | Hassan El-Shazly |
This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1] |
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Ghana | Hosts | 0 (debut) | |
Ethiopia | Holders | 21 January 1962 | 3 (1957, 1959, 1962) |
United Arab Republic | 1st round winners | 25 January 1963 | 3 (1957, 1959, 1962) |
Sudan | 1st round winners | 30 June 1963 | 2 (1957, 1959) |
Tunisia | 1st round winners | 2 July 1963 | 1 (1962) |
Nigeria | 1st round winners | 6 October 1963 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.
Accra | |
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Accra Sports Stadium | |
Capacity: 40,000 | |
Kumasi | |
Kumasi Sports Stadium | |
Capacity: 40,500 | |
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ghana (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | Advance to final |
2 | Ethiopia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Advance to third place play-off |
3 | Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Ethiopia | 4–2 | Tunisia |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sudan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 3 | Advance to final |
2 | United Arab Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 3 | Advance to third place play-off |
3 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
United Arab Republic | 2–2 | Sudan |
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United Arab Republic | 3–0 | Ethiopia |
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Ghana | 3–0 | Sudan |
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There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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