The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3–2 after extra time. This was the final edition of the tournament to be held in an odd numbered year before 2013.
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 12–21 November |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi Eustache Manglé (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | Osei Kofi |
← 1963 1968 → | |
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
Hosts | 2 (1962, 1963) | |
| Ghana |
Holders | 1 December 1963 | 1 (1963) |
 Ethiopia |
1st round winners | 18 April 1965 | 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) |
| Senegal |
1st round winners | 5 May 1965 | 0 (debut) |
| Ivory Coast |
1st round winners | 5 September 1965 | 0 (debut) |
 Congo-Léopoldville |
1st round winners | 31 October 1965 | 0 (debut) |
| Tunis |
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Sfax |
|---|---|---|
| Stade Chedly Zouiten | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | |
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| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | |
| Sousse | Bizerte | |
| Stade Bou Ali Lahouar | Stade Ahmed Bsiri | |
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| Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 2,000 |
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top one placed teams advanced to the final |
| Top 2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place Match |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (H)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 | Advance to the final |
| 2 | Senegal
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | Advance to the 3rd Place Match |
| 3 | Ethiopia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 4–0 | Ethiopia |
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Chaïbi  32' Jedidi 62' Delhoum 80' Lahmar 84' |
| Senegal | 0–0 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 5–1 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Camara 3', 52' Guèye 37' Niang 48', 53' |
Vassallo 12' (pen.) |
Tunisia progress on goal average.[1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Congo-Léopoldville
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Ghana | 5–2 | Congo-Léopoldville |
|---|---|---|
| Kofi 13' Acheampong 18', 59' Attuquayefio 84', 89' |
Kalala Mukendi 43', 45' (pen.) |
| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Congo-Léopoldville |
|---|---|---|
| Manglé 14', 59', 80' |
| Ghana | 4–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Acheampong 20' Nti 43' Lutterodt 52' Kofi 70' |
Bléziri 66' |
| Senegal | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Yoboué 35' |
Referee: Mohamed Mezahi (Algeria)
| Ghana | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| Odoi 37', 96' Kofi 79' |
Chetali 47' Chaïbi 67' |
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria)
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Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Frank Odoi Louis Camara Matar Niang Tahar Chaïbi Konan Yoboué Luciano Vassallo Paa Nii Lutterodt Kwame Nti El Hadji Oumar Guèye Abdelmajid Chetali Mongi Delhoum Mohamed Salah Jedidi Abdelwahab Lahmar
