Africa Cup of Nations 1970
| Africa Cup of Nations 1970 | |
|---|---|
| African Cup of Nations 1970 | |
| Number of nations | 8 (of 23 applicants) |
| African champions |
.svg){kind=small} Sudan (1st title)
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| venue |
Sudan
|
| Opening game | February 6, 1970 |
| Endgame | February 16, 1970 |
| Games | 16 |
| Gates | 51 (⌀: 3.19 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Laurent Pokou (8 goals)
|
The African Nations Cup 1970 ( Engl. : African Cup of Nations , French. : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the seventh playout of the African continental championship in football and was the second time after 1957 from February 6 to 16 Sudan held . Organized by the African continental football federation Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from the Republic of VA , Ethiopia , DR Congo , Ghana , Guinea , Ivory Coast , Cameroon and Sudan took part.
As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants with a record number of 23 applicants to eight finalists, with the host Sudan and defending champions DR Congo automatically qualified.
→ see main article: Africa Cup 1970 / qualification
As usual, the game was played with two groups of four teams each. The two best teams in each group then played the tournament winner from the semi-finals in the knockout system . The final round matches were played in the Khartoum stadium in the Sudanese capital Khartoum and in the Wad Madani stadium in Wad Madani .
Host Sudan used their home advantage, won the tournament and became African champions in football for the first time.
Venues 1970 in Sudan |
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The tournament
Group A
All games in the context of double events in Khartoum.
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9: 4 | +5 | 4: 2 |
| 2. |
Sudan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: 2 | +3 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
.svg){kind=small} Cameroon
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7: 6 | +1 | 4: 2 |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Ethiopia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3:12 | −9 | 0: 6 |
| February 6th | |||
| Cameroon | - | Ivory Coast | 3: 2 (0: 2) |
| Sudan | - | Ethiopia | 3: 0 (1: 0) |
| February 8 | |||
| Cameroon | - | Ethiopia | 3: 2 (2: 1) |
| Ivory Coast | - | Sudan | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| February 10th | |||
| Ivory Coast | - | Ethiopia | 6: 1 (2: 1) |
| Sudan | - | Cameroon | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
Group B
All games in the context of double events in Wad Madani.
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 VA Republic
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6: 2 | +4 | 5: 1 |
| 2. |
 Ghana
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4: 2 | +2 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
 Guinea
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4: 7 | −3 | 2: 4 |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} DR Congo
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2: 5 | −3 | 1: 5 |
| February 7th | |||
| Ghana | - | DR Congo | 2: 0 (2: 0) |
| VA Republic | - | Guinea | 4: 1 (2: 1) |
| February 9 | |||
| DR Congo | - | Guinea | 2: 2 (0: 1) |
| VA Republic | - | Ghana | 1: 1 (0: 0) |
| February 11th | |||
| Guinea | - | Ghana | 1: 1 (1: 0) |
| VA Republic | - | DR Congo | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
Semifinals
| February 14 in Khartoum | |||
|
Ivory Coast |
- |
Ghana
|
1: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 1) |
| February 14 in Khartoum | |||
|
VA Republic |
- |
Sudan
|
1: 2 a.d. (1: 1, 0: 0) |
3rd place match
| February 16 in Khartoum | |||
|
VA Republic
|
- |
Ivory Coast |
3: 1 (2: 0) |
final
| February 16 in Khartoum | |||
|
Sudan
|
- |
Ghana |
1: 0 (1: 0) |