Africa Cup 1968
| Africa Cup 1968 | |
|---|---|
| African Cup of Nations 1968 | |
| Number of nations | 8 (of 22 applicants) |
| African champions |
.svg){kind=small} DR Congo (1st title)
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| venue |
.svg){kind=small} Ethiopia
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| Opening game | January 12, 1968 |
| Endgame | January 21, 1968 |
| Games | 16 |
| Gates | 52 (⌀: 3.25 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Laurent Pokou (6 goals)
|
The African Nations Cup 1968 ( Engl. : African Cup of Nations , French. : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the sixth playout of the African continental championship in football and was held from January 12 to 21 for the second time after 1962 in Ethiopia instead . Organized by the African continental football association Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams from Algeria , Ethiopia , DR Congo , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Republic of the Congo , Senegal and Uganda took part for the first time.
As in previous years, a qualification to reduce the field of participants took place with a record number of 22 applicants to eight finalists, with the host Ethiopia and defending champion Ghana automatically qualifying
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 . With one exception in 1976, this final round format was to last until the 1990 tournament . The final round matches were played in the Addis Ababa Stadium in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa and in the Asmara Stadium in Asmara , now the capital of Eritrea .
The team from the Democratic Republic of the Congo won the tournament and was the first time Africa champions in football.
Venues 1968 in Ethiopia |
The tournament
Group A
All games in the context of double events in Addis Ababa.
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Ethiopia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6: 2 | +4 | 6-0 |
| 2. |
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5: 2 | +3 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
 Algeria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5: 6 | −1 | 2: 4 |
| 4th |
 Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2: 8 | −6 | 0: 6 |
| January 12th | |||
| Ethiopia | - | Uganda | 2: 1 |
| Ivory Coast | - | Algeria | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| January 14th | |||
| Ethiopia | - | Ivory Coast | 1: 0 (0: 0) |
| Algeria | - | Uganda | 4: 0 (2: 0) |
| January 16 | |||
| Ivory Coast | - | Uganda | 2: 1 |
| Ethiopia | - | Algeria | 3: 1 (3: 0) |
Group B
All games in the context of double events in Asmara.
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7: 4 | +3 | 5: 1 |
| 2. |
DR Congo
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6: 3 | +3 | 4: 2 |
| 3. |
 Senegal
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 3: 3 |
| 4th |
 Republic of the Congo
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2: 8 | −6 | 0: 6 |
| January 12th | |||
| Ghana | - | Senegal | 2: 2 (0: 1) |
| DR Congo | - | Republic of the Congo | 3: 0 (2: 0) |
| January 14th | |||
| Senegal | - | Republic of the Congo | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
| Ghana | - | DR Congo | 2: 1 (1: 1) |
| January 16 | |||
| DR Congo | - | Senegal | 2: 1 |
| Ghana | - | Republic of the Congo | 3: 1 |
Semifinals
| January 19 in Addis Ababa | |||
|
Ethiopia |
- |
DR Congo
|
2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 2) |
| January 19 in Asmara | |||
|
Ghana
|
- |
Ivory Coast |
4: 3 a.d. |
3rd place match
| January 21 in Addis Ababa | |||
|
Ivory Coast
|
- |
Ethiopia |
1: 0 (1: 0) |
final
| January 21 in Addis Ababa | |||
|
DR Congo
|
- |
Ghana |
1: 0 (0: 0) |