African Nations Cup 1968


Qualifying Tournament

Ghana qualify as holders  
Ethiopia qualify as hosts                              
    
Group 1
29- 7-67 Guinea         3-0 Senegal  
 2- 8-67 Senegal        4-1 Liberia 
16- 8-67 Liberia        2-2 Guinea   
11-10-67 Senegal        4-1 Guinea 
 1-11-67 Guinea         3-0 Liberia
15-11-67 Liberia        1-1 Senegal

 1.Senegal         4  2  1  1   9- 6  5
 2.Guinea          4  2  1  1   9- 6  5
 3.Liberia         4  0  2  2   4-10  2

Playoff
22-11-67 Senegal        2-1 Guinea        
         [Senegal qualify]

Group 2
Algeria        1-0 Mali          
Mali           4-0 Upper Volta       
Upper Volta    1-2 Algeria      
Mali           0-3 Algeria
Upper Volta    0-1 Mali
Algeria        3-1 Upper Volta

 1.ALGERIA         4  4  0  0   9- 2  8
 2.Mali            4  2  0  2   5- 4  4
 3.Upper Volta     4  0  0  4   2-10  0

[Algeria qualify]

Group 3
Ivory Coast    2-0 Nigeria           
Nigeria        4-2 Togo               
Togo           0-2 Ivory Coast        
Nigeria        0-0 Ivory Coast
Togo           1-0 Nigeria
Ivory Coast    3-0 Togo

 1.IVORY COAST     4  3  1  0   7- 0  7
 2.Nigeria         4  1  1  2   4- 5  3
 3.Togo            4  1  0  3   3- 9  2

[Ivory Coast qualify]

Group 4

First Round
Egypt          3-2 Libya  
Libya          2-2 Egypt                               
    
Uganda         2-1 Kenya
Kenya          3-3 Uganda

Second Round
Uganda         0-1 Egypt         
Egypt          w/o Uganda               [Egypt withdrew]
[Uganda qualify]       

Group 5        
 5- 2-67 Tunisia        4-0 Cameroon
           [Habib Akid, Machouche, Tahar Chaibi, ?]
19- 2-67 Tunisia        1-1 Congo-Brazzaville 
           [Mohsen Habacha; ?]
 2- 8-67 Congo-Brazz.   2-1 Cameroon          
16- 8-67 Cameroon       2-0 Tunisia           
         Congo-Brazz.   w/o Tunisia              [Tunisia withdrew]
         Cameroon       n/p Congo-Brazzaville   

 1.CONGO-BRAZZAV.  3  2  1  0   3- 2  5 
 2.Tunisia         4  1  1  2   5- 3  3
 3.Cameroon        3  1  0  2   3- 6  2

[Congo-Brazzaville qualify]

Group 6

First Round
Congo-Kinshasa 3-2 Sudan  
Sudan          1-0 Congo-Kinshasa
Sudan          1-2 Congo-Kinshasa       [playoff at neutral venue]

Tanzania       1-0 Mauritius
Mauritius      1-1 Tanzania

Second Round
Congo-Kinshasa w/o Tanzania             [Tanzania withdrew]
[Congo-Kinshasa qualify]  

Final Tournament (Ethiopia)

Group A (Addis-Abeba)
12- 1-68 Ethiopia       2-1 Uganda            
           [Girma, Luciano (pen); Ouma]
12- 1-68 Ivory Coast    3-0 Algeria           
           [Bozon 15, Laurent Pokou 25, 65]
14- 1-68 Ethiopia       1-0 Ivory Coast       
           [Bekouesion 86]
14- 1-68 Algeria        4-0 Uganda            
           [Lalmas 15, 25, 70, Khalem 60]
16- 1-68 Ivory Coast    2-1 Uganda
           [Laurent Pokou, Mangle; Obua]
16- 1-68 Ethiopia       3-1 Algeria
           [Mengistou 16, Shewangezaw 19, Luciano (pen) 27; Amirouche 68]

 1.ETHIOPIA        3  3  0  0   6- 2  3
 2.IVORY COAST     3  2  0  1   5- 2  2
 3.Algeria         3  1  0  2   5- 6  1
 4.Uganda          3  0  0  3   2- 8  1

Group B (Asmara)
12- 1-68 Ghana          2-2 Senegal           
           [Osei Kofi 63, Mfum 87; Diongue 10, Y.Diop 65]
12- 1-68 Congo-Kinshasa 3-0 Congo-Brazzaville
           [Muwawa 19, Kabamba (pen) 27, 51]
14- 1-68 Senegal        2-1 Congo-Brazzaville
           [Diop 27, Diouck 86; Foutika 31]
14- 1-68 Ghana          2-1 Congo-Kinshasa    
           [Osei Kofi (pen) 17, Mfum 84; Mohili 42]
16- 1-68 Congo-Kinshasa 2-1 Senegal
           [Kidumu, Tshimanga; Y.Diouck]
16- 1-68 Ghana          3-1 Congo-Brazzaville
           [Osei (2), Mfum; Foutika]

 1.GHANA           3  2  1  0   7- 4  5
 2.CONGO-KINSHASA  3  2  0  1   6- 3  4
 3.Senegal         3  1  1  1   5- 5  3
 4.Congo-Brazzav.  3  0  0  3   2- 8  0

Semifinals
(Addis-Abeba)
19- 1-68 Ethiopia       2-3 Congo-Kinshasa  [aet]
           [Luciano 25, Mengistou 65; Kidumu 3, Mungamuni 16, 100]
(Asmara)
19- 1-68 Ghana          4-3 Ivory Coast     [aet]
           [Mfum (2), Sunday, Odoi; Laurent Pokou (2), Konan Henri (pen)]

Third Place Match (Addis-Abeba)
21- 1-68 Ivory Coast    1-0 Ethiopia
           [Laurent Pokou 28]

Final (Addis-Abeba)
21- 1-68 Congo-Kinshasa 1-0 Ghana
           [Kalala 66]

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With thanks to Barrie Courtney and Erlan Manaschev

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Authors: Eric Boesenberg, Karel Stokkermans and François Mazet
Last updated: 1 May 2003

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