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1968 African Cup of Nations

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The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

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Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.

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Qualified teams

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Participating nations

The 8 qualified teams are:

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Notes
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
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Squads

Venues

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Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Ethiopia, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
More information Ivory Coast, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Guèye (Senegal)

More information Ethiopia, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saleh (Sudan)
More information Algeria, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)

More information Ivory Coast, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)
More information Ethiopia, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [1][3]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Ghana, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)
More information Congo-Kinshasa, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

More information Senegal, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rajab (Uganda)
More information Ghana, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Boua (Ivory Coast)

More information Congo-Kinshasa, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
More information Ghana, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Awanda (Kenya)
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Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
 Ethiopia 2
 
21 January – Addis Ababa
 
 Congo-Kinshasa (a.e.t.) 3
 
 Congo-Kinshasa 1
 
19 January – Asmara
 
 Ghana 0
 
 Ghana (a.e.t.) 4
 
 
 Ivory Coast 3
 
Third place
 
 
21 January – Addis Ababa
 
 
 Ivory Coast 1
 
 
 Ethiopia 0

Semi-finals

More information Ethiopia, 2–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)

More information Ghana, 4–3 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: El Attar (Egypt)

Third place match

More information Ivory Coast, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Final

More information Congo-Kinshasa, 1–0 ...
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Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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Team of the Tournament

Source:[5]

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References

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