| 1965كأس أمم إفريقيا Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1965 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 12–21 November |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ben AcheampongOsei KofiEustache Manglé (3 goals each) |
| Best player | Osei Kofi |
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The1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the biennial Africanassociation football tournament organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF) hosted inTunisia from 12 and 21 November 1965. This was the final edition of the tournament to be held in an odd-numbered year before2013. The growing enthusiasm for the competition and the increasing number of participating teams led to an increase in the number of participants in the tournament, which rose from four to six teams.
Two of them qualified automatically, the host countryTunisia and the defending championGhana. A first round was determined by two groups of three teams, then the final (for the top teams in each group) and a third-place match for the teams that finished second.
Ethiopia is the only team to have participated in every edition of the Africa Cup of Nations since its inception.Egypt (twice winner in1957 and1959) refused to participate due to the diplomatic crisis with Tunisia.Sudan also failed to qualify after stumbling in the qualifiers.Congo-Léopoldville,Senegal andIvory Coast are participating in the finals for the first time.Ghana retained its title, beatingTunisia in the final 3–2after extra time. This was Ghana's second African championship title in two participations.
Four places were available to the thirteen countries participating in these qualifications.Tunisia, the tournament organizer, andGhana, the defending champion, qualified automatically.Egypt qualified fromZone 1 afterMorocco andNigeria withdrew before the start of the qualifiers, but later withdrew due to the deterioration of its diplomatic relations with Tunisia after a speech given by Tunisian PresidentHabib Bourguiba inJericho in which he called on Arab countries to recognizeIsrael.[1]
Sudan, called upon to take Egypt's place, declined the invitation: a single playoff match was then scheduled in Accra on 31 October between Congo-Léopoldville and Guinea. However, Guinea withdrew shortly before this date; therefore, the playoff was scratched andCongo-Léopoldville qualified.
| Team | Method of qualification | Date of qualification | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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| Tunisia | Hosts | 3rd | 1963 | 2 (1962,1963) | |
| Ghana | Holders | 1 December 1963 | 2nd | 1963 | 1 (1963) |
 Ethiopia | 1st round winners | 18 April 1965 | 5th | 1963 | 4 (1957,1959,1962,1963) |
| Senegal | 1st round winners | 5 May 1965 | 1st | None | 0 (debut) |
| Ivory Coast | 1st round winners | 5 September 1965 | 1st | None | 0 (debut) |
 Congo-Léopoldville | 1st round winners | 31 October 1965 | 1st | None | 0 (debut) |
| Tunis | Sfax | |
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| Chedly Zouiten Stadium | Taieb Mhiri Stadium | |
| Capacity:20,000 | Capacity:11,000 | |
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| Sousse | Bizerte | |
| Bou Ali Lahouar Stadium | Stade Ahmed Bsiri | |
| Capacity:6,500 | Capacity:2,000 | |
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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:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tunisia(H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[a] | Advance tofinal |
| 2 | Senegal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.000 | 3[a] | Advance tothird place play-off |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 4 | Advance tofinal |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 | Advance tothird place play-off |
| 3 | Congo-Léopoldville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | 0 |
| Ghana | 5–2 | Congo-Léopoldville |
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| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Congo-Léopoldville |
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Manglé 14',59',80' |
| Ghana | 4–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Senegal | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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There were 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Champion Runner-up Third place | Fourth place Group stage |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Tunisia(H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Third place |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Congo-Léopoldville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
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