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1968 African Cup of Nations

6th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations

Field	Value
tourney_name	African Cup of Nations
year	1968
other_titles	1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
size	200px
country	Ethiopia
dates	12–21 January
num_teams	8
venues	2
cities	2
champion_other
count	1
second	Ghana
third	Côte d'Ivoire
fourth	Ethiopia
fourth-flagvar	1897
matches	16
goals	52
attendance	209000
top_scorer	CIV Laurent Pokou
(6 goals)
player	COD Kazadi Mwamba
prevseason	[1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations)
nextseason	[1970](1970-african-cup-of-nations)

| champion-flagvar = | second-flagvar = | third-flagvar = | fourth-flagvar = 1897 (6 goals)

The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.

Qualified teams

Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
	Hosts		([1957](1957-african-cup-of-nations), [1959](1959-african-cup-of-nations), *[1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations)*, [1963](1963-african-cup-of-nations), [1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations))
	Holders		(*[1963](1963-african-cup-of-nations), [1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations)*)
	[Group 2](1968-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-group-2) winners		(debut)
	[Group 3](1968-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-group-3) winners		([1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations))
	[Group 4](1968-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-group-4) winners		([1962](1962-african-cup-of-nations))
	[Group 5](1968-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-group-5) winners		(debut)
	[Group 6](1968-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-group-6) winners		([1965](1965-african-cup-of-nations))
	[Group 1](1968-african-cup-of-nations-qualification-group-1) winners		(debut)

;Notes

Squads

Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

Addis Ababa	Asmara
Hailé Sélassié Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
[[File:Addis Ababa Stadium.jpg	150px]]
Cicero Stadium
Capacity: 20,000
[[File:Eritrea corner's 08.jpg	120px]]

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 difference in all group matches
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
Drawing of lots

Group A

Vassalo Pokou

Kalem

Manglé Shewangizaw Vassalo

Group B

Mfum Diop Kabamba

Diouck Mfum

Tshimanga Mfum

Knockout stage

| 19 January – Addis Ababa | | 2 | **** | 3 | 19 January – Asmara | ** ** | 4 | | 3 | 21 January – Addis Ababa | **** | 1 | | 0 | 21 January – Addis Ababa | **** | 1 | | 0

Semi-finals

Worku Mungamuni

Sunday
Odoi Konan

Third place match

Final

Main article: 1968 African Cup of Nations final

Goalscorers

Laurent Pokou
Wilberforce Mfum
Osei Kofi
Hacène Lalmas
Luciano Vassalo
Jean "Jeannot" Foutika
Nicodème Kabamba
Kidumu Mantantu
Léon Mungamuni
Yatma Diop
Yatma Diouck
Mengistu Worku
Boualem Amirouche
Mokhtar Kalem
Ignace Muwawa
Saio Ernest Mokili
Pierre Kalala Mukendi
Elias Tshimanga
Jean-Louis Bozon
Henri Konan
Eustache Manglé
Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot
Shewangizaw Agonafer
Girma Tekle
Frank Odoi
Ibrahim Sunday
Doudou Diongue
Denis Obua
Polly Ouma

Team of the Tournament

Source:

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
COD Kazadi Mwamba	CIV Henri Konan	ETH Luciano Vassallo	CIV Laurent Pokou

References

[https://elwatan-dz.com/lalgerie-et-la-can-une-longue-histoire El Watan - L’Algérie et la CAN: une longue histoire]
Wiwsport - CAN Éthiopie 1968 : Une équipe du Sénégal séduisante, mais au goût d’inachevé [https://wiwsport.com/2021/12/21/retro-can-ethiopie-1968-une-equipe-du-senegal-seduisante-mais-au-gout-dinacheve/]
Different goal scorers and goal sequence reported in [https://www.happyghana.com/afcon-on-this-day-19-january-1968-ghana-beat-ivory-coast-to-reach-afcon-final/].
"African Nations Cup 1968 - Final Tournament Details".

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