Africa Cup 1974

Africa Cup 1974
African Cup of Nations 1974
Number of nations	8  (of 29 applicants)
African champions	Zaire (2nd title)
venue	Egypt
Opening game	March 1, 1974
Endgame	March 14, 1974
Games	17th
Gates	54  (⌀: 3.18 per game)
Top scorer	Pierre Ndaye Mulamba (9 goals)

The African Nations Cup 1974 ( Engl. : African Cup of Nations , French. : Coupe d'Afrique des Nations ) was the ninth playout of the African continental championship in football and was from 1 to 14 March for the second time since 1957 in Egypt instead . Organized by the African continental football federation Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), eight teams in Egypt , Ivory Coast , Guinea , VR Congo , Mauritius , Zambia , Ugandaand Zaire .

As in previous years, there was also a qualification to reduce the field of participants with a record number of 32 applicants to eight finalists, with host Egypt and defending champion VR Congo automatically qualified.

→ see main article: Africa Cup 1974 / 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 of matches were played in Cairo at the Cairo International Stadium , in Mahalla al-Kubra at the Al Mahalla Stadium , in Alexandria at the Alexandria Stadium and in Damanhur at the Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium .

Zaire won the tournament and became African champions in football for the second time since 1968 (as DR Congo).

Cairo Al-Mahalla al-Kubra Alexandria Damanhur

1974 venues in Egypt

The tournament

Group A

March 1st in Cairo Egypt - Uganda 2: 1 (1: 1) March 2 in Al-Mahalla al-Kubra Ivory Coast - Zambia 0: 1 March 4th in Cairo Egypt - Zambia 3: 1 (2: 1) March 4th in Al-Mahalla al-Kubra Uganda - Ivory Coast 2: 2 March 6 in Cairo Egypt - Ivory Coast 2: 0 (2: 0) March 6 in Al-Mahalla al-Kubra Zambia - Uganda 1-0

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. Egypt  3  3  0  0 007: 200  +5 06-00  2. Zambia  3  2  0  1 003: 300  ± 0 04: 20  3. Uganda  3  0  1  2 003: 500  −2 01: 50  4th Ivory Coast  3  0  1  2 002: 500  −3 01: 50

Group B

March 3 in Damanhur Zaire - Guinea 2: 1 (1: 1) March 3 in Alexandria VR Congo - Mauritius 2-0 March 5th in Damanhur Guinea - Mauritius 2: 1 March 5th in Alexandria VR Congo - Zaire 2: 1 (0: 1) March 7 in Alexandria VR Congo - Guinea 1: 1 (0: 0) March 7th in Damanhur Mauritius - Zaire 1: 4

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points  1. VR Congo  3  2  1  0 005: 200  +3 05: 10  2. Zaire  3  2  0  1 007: 400  +3 04: 20  3. Guinea  3  1  1  1 004: 400  ± 0 03: 30  4th Mauritius  3  0  0  3 002: 800  −6 00: 60

Semifinals

March 9 in Cairo
Egypt	-	Zaire	2: 3 (0: 1)
March 9 in Alexandria
VR Congo	-	Zambia	2: 4 a.d.

3rd place match

March 11 in Cairo
Egypt	-	VR Congo	4: 0 (2: 0)

final

March 12 in Cairo
Zaire	-	Zambia	2: 2 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 1)

Replay

March 14th in Cairo
Zaire	-	Zambia	2: 0 (1: 0)

Web links

• Game details on rsssf.com