Africa Cup of Nations 1957

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Africa Cup of Nations 1957
African Cup of Nations 1957
Number of nations 3  (from 4 applicants)
African champions Egypt 1952Egypt Egypt (1st title)
venue Sudan 1956Sudan Sudan
Opening game February 10, 1957
Endgame February 16, 1957
Games 2
Gates 7  (⌀: 3.5 per game)
spectator 60,000  (⌀: 30,000 per game)
Top scorer EgyptiansEgyptians Mohamed Diab al-Attar (5 goals)

The 1957 Africa Cup ( English : African Cup of Nations , French : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the first game of the African continental football championship and took place in Sudan from February 10 to 16 . Organized by the African continental football federation Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), only three teams - Egypt , Ethiopia and Sudan - took part. The originally announced South Africa was excluded from the tournament due to the refusal to compete with a multi-ethnic team , so that only two games took place.

Both games were played in the Stade Municipal in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum .

Egypt won the tournament and became the first ever African football champions.

Venue 1957 in Sudan

The tournament

Participating national soccer teams

game schedule

  Semifinals final
                 
Egypt 1952Egypt Egypt 2    
Sudan 1956Sudan Sudan 1  
HF1 Egypt 1952Egypt Egypt 4th
  HF2 Ethiopia 1941Ethiopia Ethiopia 0
Ethiopia 1941Ethiopia Ethiopia -
South Africa 1928South African Union South Africa 1 -  
1 The South African Union has been disqualified

Semifinals

February 10, 1957
Egypt 1952Egypt Egypt - Sudan 1956Sudan Sudan 2: 1 (1: 0)
February 11, 1957
Ethiopia 1941Ethiopia Ethiopia - South Africa 1928South African Union South Africa 1
1 The South African Union has been disqualified

final

February 16, 1957
Egypt 1952Egypt Egypt - Ethiopia 1941Ethiopia Ethiopia 4: 0 (2: 0)

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