| كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Sudan |
| Dates | 6–16 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sudan (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  United Arab Republic |
| Fourth place |  Ivory Coast |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.19 per match) |
| Attendance | 146,858 (9,179 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Laurent Pokou (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Laurent Pokou |
← 1968 1972 → | |
The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan |
Hosts | 3 (1957, 1959, 1963) | |
 Congo-Kinshasa |
Holders | 21 January 1968 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
 Ethiopia |
2nd round winners | 31 May 1969 | 6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968) |
 Cameroon |
2nd round winners | 3 August 1969 | 0 (debut) |
| Ghana |
2nd round winners | 21 September 1969 | 3 (1963, 1965, 1968) |
| United Arab Republic |
2nd round winners | 28 September 1969 | 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) |
| Ivory Coast |
2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 2 (1965, 1968) |
 Guinea |
2nd round winners | 26 October 1969 | 0 (debut) |
The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.
| Khartoum |
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Wad Madani |
|---|---|---|
| Municipal Stadium | Wad Madani Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 |
| Sudan
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
| Cameroon
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 |
| Ethiopia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 3–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Koum  57', 66' N'Doga 60' |
Pokou 25', 45' |
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)
| Sudan | 3–0 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Gagarin 43' Hasabu El-Sagheer 47' Jaksa 85' |
Attendance: 14,464
Referee: Faber (Guinea)
| Cameroon | 3–2 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Tsébo 21' Manga-Onguéné 43' N'Doga 70' |
Mengistu 12', 75' |
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)
| Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| Tahi 89' |
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)
| Ivory Coast | 6–1 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Losseni 16' Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87' |
Mengistu 33' |
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Boukili (Morocco)
| Sudan | 2–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Jaksa 20' Hasabu El-Sagheer 60' |
Tsébo 34' |
Attendance: 9,770
Referee: Ngom (Senegal)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Rep.
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Ghana
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Guinea
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 2 |
| Congo-Kinshasa
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Ghana | 2–0 | Congo-Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| Owusu 29', 32' |
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Obeid (Sudan)
| United Arab Rep. | 4–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Abo Greisha 5', 10' El-Shazly 73' (pen.) Basry 66' |
Soumah 25' (pen.) |
Attendance: 7,525
Referee: Gebreyesus (Ethiopia)
| Congo-Kinshasa | 2–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Kalonzo 70' Mungamuni 72' |
Petit Sory 5' Soumah 55' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Koudou (Ivory Coast)
| United Arab Rep. | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Bazooka 70' |
Sunday 60' |
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Kandem (Cameroon)
| Guinea | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Thiam 10' |
Owusu 50' |
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Khelifi (Algeria)
| United Arab Rep. | 1–0 | Congo-Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| Abo Greisha 71' |
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Simfukwe (Zimbabwe)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 14 February – Khartoum | |||||
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| Ivory Coast | 1 | ||||
| 16 February – Khartoum | |||||
| Ghana (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||
| Ghana | 0 | ||||
| 14 February – Khartoum | |||||
| Sudan | 1 | ||||
| United Arab Rep. | 1 | ||||
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| Sudan (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| 16 February – Khartoum | |||||
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| Ivory Coast | 1 | ||||
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| United Arab Rep. | 3 | ||||
| Ivory Coast | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Losseni 78' |
Sunday 21' Jabir 100' |
Attendance: 12,350
| United Arab Rep. | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
| El-Shazly 84' |
El-Asyad 83', 102' |
Attendance: 12,350
| United Arab Rep. | 3–1 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| El-Shazly 3', 14', 50' |
Pokou 72' |
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Salih Mohamed Boukkili (Morocco)
| Sudan | 1–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Hasabu El-Sagheer 12' |
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Kwasi Owusu Hasabu El-Sagheer Ali Abo Greisha Gaston Paul N'Doga Jean-Marie Tsébo Diomandé Losseni Ibrahim Sunday Soriba Soumah Jaksa Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad François Tahi Malik Jabir Petit Sory Thiam Ousmane Tolo Ali Gagarin André Kalonzo Léon Mungamuni Sayed Abdel Razek Taha BasrySource:[1]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Mensah
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Samir Salih
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Ernest Kallet Bialy
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Laurent Pokou
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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages. | |
