1963 African Cup of Nations
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The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ghana. For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format changed: two groups of 3 teams each, the winners played the final, the runners-up could only play Third Place final. The final in Accra on 1st December saw the hosts winning 3-0 on Sudan, after the first half finished 0-0.

Teams eliminated in qualifying

First Round

•  Morocco
•  Uganda
•  Kenya
•  Guinea

Final Tournament

• Held in Ghana
• Ethiopia qualify as holders
• Ghana qualify as hosts

Group A (Accra)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Ghana	3	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Ethiopia	2	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Tunisia	1	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2

22 November 1963

Ghana  Mfum 9

1 - 1

Tunisia D'Jedidi 36

Accra

26 November 1963

Ghana  Acquah (2)

2 - 0

Ethiopia

Accra

28 November 1963

Ethiopia  Mengistu Worku (2) Girma Tesfaye

4 - 2

Tunisia Abdelmajid Chetali D'Jedidi

Accra

Group B (Kumasi)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Sudan	3	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4
United Arab Republic	3	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3
Nigeria	0	2	0	0	2	3	10	-7

24 November 1963

United Arab Republic  Hassan El-Shazly 42, 44, 81, 87 Riza 30, 32

6 - 3

Nigeria Okepe 78 Bassey 82 Onya 89

Kumasi

26 November 1963

United Arab Republic  Hassan El-Shazly 5 Riza 7

2 - 2

Sudan Djaska 60, 75

Kumasi

28 November 1963

Sudan  Unknown Scorers

4 - 0

Nigeria

Kumasi

Third Place Match (Accra)

30 November 1963

United Arab Republic  Raidh Taha Hassan El-Shazly

3 - 0

Ethiopia

Accra

Final (Accra)

1 December 1963

Ghana  Aggrey-Fin (pen) 62 Mfum 72, 82

3 - 0

Sudan

Accra

African Cup of Nations 1963 Champions: GHANA 1st title

Top Scorers

1.

Hassan El-Shazly

6

External links

• Details at RSSSF