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1959 African Cup of Nations

2nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations

Field	Value
tourney_name	African Cup of Nations
year	1959
other_titles	1959 كأس أمم أفريقيا
size	200px
country	United Arab Republic
dates	22–29 May
num_teams	3
venues	1
cities	1
champion	United Arab Republic
count	2
second	Sudan
second-flagvar	1956
third	Ethiopia
third-flagvar	1897
matches	3
goals	8
attendance	80000
top_scorer	UAR Mahmoud El-Gohary
(3 goals)
player	UAR Ad-Diba
prevseason	[1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations)
nextseason	[1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations)

| second-flagvar = 1956 | third-flagvar = 1897 (3 goals) The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo.

Overview

With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0.

Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament.

Participating teams

Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
Hosts	[1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations)	([1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations))
Invitee	[1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations)	([1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations))
Invitee	[1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations)	([1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations))

;Notes

Squads

Main article: 1959 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Cairo

Prince Farouk Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
[[File:Mokhtar El tetsh stadium.jpg	246x246px]]

Final tournament

Win=2 Points El-Sherbini

Main article: United Arab Republic v Sudan (1959 African Cup of Nations)

Scorers

;3 goals

UAR Mahmoud El-Gohary

;2 goals

UAR Essam Baheeg

;1 goal

UAR Mimi El-Sherbini
SUD Abdelmutaleb Nasir
SUD Siddiq Manzul

References

(2013-10-18). "South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond". Routledge.
Fay, Robert. (2010). "Encyclopedia of Africa". Oxford University Press.

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