The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title.[1]

This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Ghana Hosts 0 (debut)
 Ethiopia Holders 21 January 1962 3 (1957, 1959, 1962)
 United Arab Republic 1st round winners 25 January 1963 3 (1957, 1959, 1962)
 Sudan 1st round winners 30 June 1963 2 (1957, 1959)
 Tunisia 1st round winners 2 July 1963 1 (1962)
 Nigeria 1st round winners 6 October 1963 0 (debut)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.

Group stage

Tiebreakers

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

  1. Goal average in all group matches
  2. Drawing of lots

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
1  Ghana (H) 2 1 1 0 3 1 3.000 3 Advance to final
2  Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 4 4 1.000 2 Advance to third place play-off
3  Tunisia 2 0 1 1 3 5 0.600 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ghana 1–1 Tunisia
Referee: Mahmoud Hussein Imam (United Arab Republic)
Ghana 2–0 Ethiopia
Acquah
Ethiopia 4–2 Tunisia
 Chetali 15'
Jedidi 67'[a]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
1  Sudan 2 1 1 0 6 2 3.000 3[b] Advance to final
2  United Arab Republic 2 1 1 0 8 5 1.600 3[b] Advance to third place play-off
3  Nigeria 2 0 0 2 3 10 0.300 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The sources differ in recording the scorers in that match. Other alternatives were that Ethiopian scorers were Worku, Getachew Wolde, and a brace by Luciano Vassalo, or Italo Vassalo, L. Vassalo and a brace by Worku. Meanwhile, Tunisian scorers were also given as Jedidi and Raouf Ben Amor, or Chetali and Hammadi Henia, or a brace for Henia.[2]
  2. ^ a b Sudan progress on goal average.
United Arab Republic 6–3 Nigeria
United Arab Republic 2–2 Sudan
Sudan 4–0 Nigeria

Knockout stage

Third place match

United Arab Republic 3–0 Ethiopia

Final

Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations final
Ghana 3–0 Sudan

Goalscorers

There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Roll of Honour". The Guardian. 16 January 2006. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  2. ^ "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF. 6 July 2016.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_African_Cup_of_Nations
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