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1963 African Cup of Nations
4th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
4th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | African Cup of Nations |
| year | 1963 |
| size | 200px |
| country | Ghana |
| dates | 24 November – 1 December |
| num_teams | 6 |
| venues | 2 |
| cities | 2 |
| champion | Ghana |
| count | 1 |
| second | Sudan |
| second-flagvar | 1956 |
| third | United Arab Republic |
| fourth | Ethiopia |
| fourth-flagvar | 1897 |
| matches | 8 |
| goals | 33 |
| top_scorer | UAR Hassan El-Shazly |
| (6 goals) | |
| player | UAR Hassan El-Shazly |
| prevseason | [1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations) |
| nextseason | [1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations) |
| country-flagvar = | champion-flagvar = | second-flagvar = 1956 | third-flagvar = | fourth-flagvar = 1897 (6 goals)
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | (debut) | ||
| Holders | ([1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations), [1959](1959-african-cup-of-nations), ***[1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations)***) | ||
| [1st round](1963-african-cup-of-nations-qualification) winners | (**[1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations)**, ***[1959](1959-african-cup-of-nations)***, [1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [1st round](1963-african-cup-of-nations-qualification) winners | (*[1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations)*, [1959](1959-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [1st round](1963-african-cup-of-nations-qualification) winners | ([1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations)) | ||
| [1st round](1963-african-cup-of-nations-qualification) winners | (debut) |
;Notes
Squads
Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.
| Accra | Kumasi | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{location map+ | Ghana | float=center | width=270 | caption= | places= | |
| Accra Sports Stadium | ||||||
| Capacity: **40,000** | ||||||
| [[File:Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra.jpg | 150px]] | |||||
| Kumasi Sports Stadium | ||||||
| Capacity: **40,500** | ||||||
| [[File:Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.jpg | 150px]] |
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:
- Goal average in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
- Mfum
- Jedidi
- Worku
- Zeleke
- Tesfaye Jedidi
Group B
- Riza
- El-Shazly
- Ekpe
- Bassey
- Onyeawuna
- El-Shazly
- Riza
- Jaksa
- Jaksa
- El-Kawarty
- Adam
Knockout stage
Third place match
- El-Shazly
- Yaqoub
Final
Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations final
- Aggrey-Fynn
- Acquah
Goalscorers
-
Hassan El-Shazly
-
Edward Acquah
-
Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas
-
Reda
-
Mengistu Worku
-
Mohamed Salah Jedidi
-
Edward Aggrey-Fynn
-
Wilberforce Mfum
-
Ibrahim Yahia El-Kawarty
-
Abdelaziz Ibrahim Adam
-
Ezz El-Din Yaqoub
-
Gebremedhin Tesfaye
-
Girma Zeleke
-
Abdelmajid Chetali
-
Joseph Bassey
-
Asuquo Ekpe
-
Albert Onyeawuna
Notes
References
References
- (2006-01-16). "Roll of Honour". The Guardian.
- (6 July 2016). "African Nations Cup 1963". RSSSF.
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