| كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Sudan |
| Dates | 6–16 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 146,858 (9,179 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (8 goals) |
| Best player | |
←1968 1972 → | |
The1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of theAfrica Cup of Nations, theassociation football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.Sudan won its first championship, beatingGhana in the final 1−0.
The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | 3 (1957,1959,1963) | ||
| Holders | 21 January 1968 | 2 (1965,1968) | |
| 2nd round winners | 31 May 1969 | 6 (1957,1959,1962,1963,1965,1968) | |
| 2nd round winners | 3 August 1969 | 0 (debut) | |
| 2nd round winners | 21 September 1969 | 3 (1963,1965,1968) | |
| 2nd round winners | 28 September 1969 | 4 (1957,1959,1962,1963) | |
| 2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 2 (1965,1968) | |
| 2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues inKhartoum andWad Madani.
| Khartoum | |
|---|---|
| Municipal Stadium | |
| Capacity:30,000 | |
| Wad Madani | |
| Wad Madani Stadium | |
| Capacity:15,000 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4[a] | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4[a] | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4[a] | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Koum N'Doga | Pokou |
| Sudan | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gagarin Hasabu El-Sagheer Jaksa |
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tahi |
| Ivory Coast | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Losseni Pokou | Mengistu |
| Sudan | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jaksa Hasabu El-Sagheer | Tsébo |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | Advance toknockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Ghana | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Owusu |
| United Arab Republic | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abo Greisha El-Shazly Basry | Soumah |
| Congo-Kinshasa | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kalonzo Mungamuni | Petit Sory Soumah |
| United Arab Republic | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bazooka | Sunday |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 February –Khartoum | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 16 February –Khartoum | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 14 February –Khartoum | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 February –Khartoum | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| United Arab Republic | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| El-Shazly | El-Asyad |
| United Arab Republic | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| El-Shazly | Pokou |
| Sudan | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hasabu El-Sagheer |
There were 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source:[1]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|