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1968 African Cup of Nations

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.

1968 African Cup of Nations
1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
Tournament details
Host countryEthiopia
Dates12–21 January
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Congo-Kinshasa (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance209,000 (13,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ivory Coast Laurent Pokou
(6 goals)
Best player(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazadi Mwamba
← 1965
1970 →

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

Qualified teams

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Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations qualification
 
Participating nations

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
  Ethiopia Hosts 5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965)
  Ghana Holders 21 November 1965 2 (1963, 1965)
  Algeria Group 2 winners 9 April 1967 0 (debut)
  Ivory Coast Group 3 winners 7 May 1967 1 (1965)
  Uganda Group 4 winners 30 June 1967 1 (1962)
  Congo-Brazzaville Group 5 winners 17 September 1967 0 (debut)
  Congo-Kinshasa Group 6 winners 10 October 1967 1 (1965)
  Senegal Group 1 winners 22 November 1967 0 (debut)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

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Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

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Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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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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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ethiopia (H) 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 4
3   Algeria 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 2
4   Uganda 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ethiopia  2–1  Uganda
Asmerom  
Vassalo   (pen.)		 Ouma  
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Ivory Coast  3–0  Algeria
Bozon   15'
Pokou   25', 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Guèye (Senegal)
Ethiopia  1–0  Ivory Coast
Bekuretsion   86'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Saleh (Sudan)
Algeria  4–0  Uganda
Lalmas   15', 25', 70'
Kalem   60'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
Ivory Coast  2–1  Uganda
Pokou  
Manglé  		 Obua  
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lamptey (Ghana)
Ethiopia  3–1  Algeria
Worku   16'
Shewangizaw   19'
Vassalo   27' (pen.)		 Amirouche   68'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Angaud (Congo-Brazzaville)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ghana 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2   Congo-Kinshasa 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4
3   Senegal 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
4   Congo-Brazzaville 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [1][3]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  2–2  Senegal
Kofi   63'
Mfum   87'		 Diongue   10'
Diop   65'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)
Congo-Kinshasa  3–0  Congo-Brazzaville
Muwawa   19'
Kabamba   27' (pen.), 51'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
Senegal  2–1  Congo-Brazzaville
Diop   27'
Diouck   86'		 Foutika   31'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Rajab (Uganda)
Ghana  2–1  Congo-Kinshasa
Kofi   17' (pen.)
Mfum   84'		 Mokili   42'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Boua (Ivory Coast)
Congo-Kinshasa  2–1  Senegal
Kidumu  
Tshimanga   (pen.)		 Diouck  
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tarekegn (Ethiopia)
Ghana  3–1  Congo-Brazzaville
Kofi    
Mfum  		 M'Bono  
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Awanda (Kenya)

Knockout stage

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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

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Ethiopia  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Congo-Kinshasa
Vassalo   25'
Worku   65'		 Kidumu   3'
Mungamuni   16', 100'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kandil (Egypt)
Ghana  4–3 [4]  Ivory Coast
Mfum    
Sunday  
Odoi  		 Report Pokou    
Konan   (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: El Attar (Egypt)

Third place match

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Ivory Coast  1–0  Ethiopia
Pokou   28'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)

Final

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Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations Final
Congo-Kinshasa  1–0  Ghana
Kalala   66'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: El-Attar (Egypt)

Goalscorers

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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

Team of the Tournament

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Source:[5]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
  Kazadi Mwamba   Henri Konan

  Charles Addo Odametey

  Yérim Diagne

  Djibril Gueye

  Luciano Vassallo

  Mengistu Worku

  Hacène Lalmas

  Joseph Bléziri

  Laurent Pokou

  Doudou Diongue

References

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  1. ^ a b RSSSF - African Nations Cup 1968 [1]
  2. ^ El Watan - L’Algérie et la CAN: une longue histoire
  3. ^ Wiwsport - CAN Éthiopie 1968 : Une équipe du Sénégal séduisante, mais au goût d’inachevé [2]
  4. ^ Different goal scorers and goal sequence reported in [3].
  5. ^ "African Nations Cup 1968 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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