African Nations Cup 1974


Qualifying Tournament

Congo qualify as holders
Egypt qualify as hosts      

Preliminary Round
    
         Cen. Afr. Rep. w/o Gabon
   
         Sierra Leone   w/o Benin
   
12- 8-73 Somalia        2-0 Uganda 
26- 8-73 Uganda         5-0 Somalia


First Round

         Algeria        w/o Libya

         Cameroon       w/o Niger

 4- 2-73 Cen. Afr. Rep. 4-2 Ivory Coast     [at Bangui]
22- 4-73 Ivory Coast    abd Cen. Afr. Rep.  [at Abidjan; abandoned at 2-1 at half-time;
                                             C.A.R. refused to play second half after
                                             arguments between players of both sides]
29- 7-73 Ivory Coast    5-1 Cen. Afr. Rep.  [replay at Lagos]

16- 9-73 Ethiopia       2-1 Tanzania
30- 9-73 Tanzania       3-0 Ethiopia

16- 9-73 Ghana          3-2 Senegal
30- 9-73 Senegal        1-0 Ghana 
         [Ghana 5-3 pen.]

         Guinea         w/o Togo

16- 9-73 Lesotho        0-0 Mauritius
30- 9-73 Mauritius      5-1 Lesotho

16- 9-73 Sierra Leone   1-1 Mali
30- 9-73 Mali           4-2 Sierra Leone

16- 9-73 Sudan          1-1 Nigeria
30- 9-73 Nigeria        2-1 Sudan

16- 9-73 Uganda         1-0 Kenya
30- 9-73 Kenya          1-2 Uganda

16- 9-73 Upper Volta    0-5 Zaire
30- 9-73 Zaire          4-1 Upper Volta

16- 9-73 Zambia         3-1 Madagascar
30- 9-73 Madagascar     2-1 Zambia


Second Round

28-10-73 Cameroon       2-1 Zaire    
11-11-73 Zaire          2-0 Cameroon
         [Zaire qualify]

 9- 9-73 Ghana          0-3 Ivory Coast     [at Kumasi]
23- 9-73 Ivory Coast    1-0 Ghana           [at Abidjan]
         [Ivory Coast qualify]

28-10-73 Mali           2-2 Guinea
11-11-73 Guinea         1-1 Mali  
         [Guinea qualify on pen.]  

28-10-73 Tanzania       1-1 Mauritius
11-11-73 Mauritius      0-0 Tanzania
         [Mauritius qualify on pen.]

28-10-73 Uganda         2-1 Algeria
11-11-73 Algeria        1-1 Uganda
         [Uganda qualify]

28-10-73 Zambia         5-1 Nigeria 
11-11-73 Nigeria        3-2 Zambia
         [Zambia qualify]

Final Tournament (Egypt)

Congo qualify as holders
Egypt qualify as hosts      

Group A (Cairo and Mehalla)
 1- 3-74 Egypt          2-1 Uganda                 [in Cairo]       
           [Ali Abugreisha 6, A.Khalil 52; Mubiru 28]
 2- 3-74 Zambia         1-0 Ivory Coast            [in Mehalla Al-Qubra]
           [Kaushi]
 4- 3-74 Egypt          3-1 Zambia                 [in Cairo]
           [Abdel Azim 4, Taha Basri 18, Ali Abugreisha 52; Chitalu 10]
 4- 3-74 Ivory Coast    2-2 Uganda                 [in Mehalla Al-Qubra]
           [Kobinan (2); Mubiru (2)]
 6- 3-74 Egypt          2-0 Ivory Coast            [in Cairo]
           [Hassan El-Chazli 1, A.Khalil 44]
 6- 3-74 Zambia         1-0 Uganda                 [in Mehalla Al-Qubra]
           [Kapita]

 1.EGYPT           3  3  0  0   7- 2  6
 2.ZAMBIA          3  2  0  1   3- 3  4
 3.Uganda          3  0  1  2   3- 5  1
 4.Ivory Coast     3  0  1  2   2- 5  1

Group B (Alexandria and Damanhour)
 3- 3-74 Zaire          2-1 Guinea                 [in Damanhour]            
           [Mulamba N'Daye 18, 65; Bangaly Sylla 25]
 3- 3-74 Congo          2-0 Mauritius              [in Alexandria]
           [Moukila, Lakou]
 5- 3-74 Guinea         2-1 Mauritius              [in Damanhour]
           [Moriceré (2); Imbert]
 5- 3-74 Congo          2-1 Zaire                  [in Alexandria]
           [M'Bono 70, Minga 81; Mayanga 25]
 7- 3-74 Guinea         1-1 Congo                  [in Alexandria]
           [Edenté (pen) 60; Ndomba 65]
 7- 3-74 Zaire          4-1 Mauritius              [in Damanhour]
           [Mayanga (2), Mulamba N'Daye, Kakoko; Imbert]

 1.CONGO           3  2  1  0   5- 2  5
 2.ZAIRE           3  2  0  1   7- 4  4
 3.Guinea          3  1  1  1   4- 4  3
 4.Mauritius       3  0  0  3   2- 8  0

Semifinals
(Cairo)
 9- 3-74 Egypt          2-3 Zaire
           [Mwepu (og) 41, Ali Abugreisha 54; Mulamba N'Daye 55, 72,
            Kidumu 61]
(Alexandria)
 9- 3-74 Congo          2-4 Zambia          [aet]
           [Ndomba, M'Pelé; Chanda (3), Mapulanga]

Third Place Match (Cairo)
11- 3-74 Egypt          4-0 Congo
           [Mostafa Abdou 5, Chehata 18, 80, Ali Abugreisha 62]

Final (Cairo)
12- 3-74 Zaire          2-2 Zambia          [aet]
           [Mulamba N'Daye 65, 117; Kaushi 40, Sinyangwe 120]

Final Replay (Cairo)
14- 3-74 Zaire          2-0 Zambia
           [Mulamba N'Daye 30, 76]

overview file

1972

details final tournament

1976


About this document

Sources included: "Fraternité Matin" (Abidjan)

With thanks to Barrie Courtney, Roberto Di Maggio, Erlan Manaschev and Neil Morrison

Prepared and maintained by Eric Boesenberg, Karel Stokkermans and François Mazet for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Eric Boesenberg, Karel Stokkermans and François Mazet
Last updated: 28 Nov 2019

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