| كأس أمم أفريقيا 1974 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 1–14 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zaire (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Zambia |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 17 |
| Goals scored | 54 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ndaye Mulamba (9 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Ndaye Mulamba |
← 1972 1976 → | |
The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt.
Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its second championship (their first win came as Congo-Kinshasa), tying Zambia 2−2 in the final and beating them 2−0 in the replay. Zaire went on to compete in the World Cup later that year. Both finalists were 2 best teams in African qualification to 1974 World Cup.
The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
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| Egypt |
Hosts | 5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970) | |
| Congo |
Holders | 5 March 1972 | 2 (1968 1972) |
 Guinea |
2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 1 (1970) |
 Mauritius |
2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 0 (debut) |
 Uganda |
2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 2 (1962, 1968) |
| Zaire |
2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 4 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972) |
| Zambia |
2nd round winners | 29 July 1973 | 0 (debut) |
 Ivory Coast |
2nd round winners | 23 September 1973 | 3 (1965, 1968, 1970) |
| Cairo |
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Alexandria |
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| Cairo International Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | |
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| Capacity: 95,000 | Capacity: 13,660 | |
| El-Mahalla El-Kubra | Damanhour | |
| El Mahalla Stadium | Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium | |
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| Capacity: 29,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Egypt
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| Zambia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Uganda
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Egypt | 2–1 | Uganda |
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Abo Greisha  6' Khalil 52' |
Mubiru 28' |
Referee: Youssouf Ndiaye (Senegal)
| Zambia | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Kaushi 2' |
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
| Egypt | 3–1 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Abdel Azim 4' Basri 18' Abo Greisha 52' |
Chitalu 10' |
Referee: Sunny Olufemi Woghiren (Nigeria)
| Ivory Coast | 2–2 | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| Kouman 37', 78' |
Mubiru 53', 60' |
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
| Egypt | 2–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| El-Shazly 1' Khalil 44' |
| Zambia | 1–0 | Uganda |
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| Kapita 60' |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Congo
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
| Zaire
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
| Guinea
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Mauritius
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Zaire | 2–1 | Guinea |
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| Mulamba 18', 65' |
B. Sylla 25' |
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
| Congo | 2–0 | Mauritius |
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| Moukila 46' Lakou 47' |
| Guinea | 2–1 | Mauritius |
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| M. Sylla 52', 64' |
Imbert 88' |
Referee: Ahmed Gindil (Sudan)
| Congo | 2–1 | Zaire |
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| M'Bono 70' Minga 81' |
Mayanga 25' |
Referee: Abdelkrim Benghezal (Algeria)
| Congo | 1–1 | Guinea |
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| Ndomba 65' |
Edenté 60' (pen.) |
| Zaire | 4–1 | Mauritius |
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| Mulamba 15' Mayanga 19', 76' Etepé 38' |
Imbert 61' |
Referee: Wallace Johnson (Sierra Leone)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| 9 March – Cairo | |||||
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| Egypt | 2 | ||||
| 12 & 14 March – Cairo | |||||
| Zaire | 3 | ||||
| Zaire (replay) | 2 (2) | ||||
| 9 March – Alexandria | |||||
| Zambia | 2 (0) | ||||
| Congo | 2 | ||||
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| Zambia (a.e.t.) | 4 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| 11 March – Cairo | |||||
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| Egypt | 4 | ||||
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| Congo | 0 | ||||
| Egypt | 2–3 | Zaire |
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| Mwepu 41' (o.g.) Abo Greisha 54' |
Mulamba 55', 72' Mantantu 61' |
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
| Congo | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Zambia |
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| M'Pelé 76' Mbouta 81' |
Mapulanga 49' Chanda 70', 97', 111' |
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)
| Congo | 0–4 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Abdou 5' Shehata 18', 80' Abo Greisha 62' |
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
| Zaire | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Zambia |
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| Mulamba 65', 117' |
Kaushi 40' Sinyangwe 120' |
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
| Zaire | 2–0 | Zambia |
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| Mulamba 30', 76' |
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
Mayanga Maku Bernard Chanda Ali Khalil Simon Kaushi Hassan Shehata Morciré Sylla Kobinan Kouman Daniel Imbert Jean-Michel M'Bono Noël Minga Paul Moukila François M'Pelé Gamal Abdel Azim Hassan El-Shazly Moustafa Abdou Taha Basry Bengally Sylla Kakoko Etepé Joseph Mapulanga Edenté Kidumu Mantantu Godfrey Chitalu Obby Kapita Brighton Sinyangwe Ilunga Mwepu (against Egypt)Goalkeeper
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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. | |
