1965 African Cup of Nations qualification

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1965 African Cup of Nations.

Qualified teams

The qualified teams are:

Group stage

Zone 1

Originally, Egypt qualified by default after Morocco and Nigeria both withdrew, but Egypt later withdrew due to the deterioration of diplomatic relations with Tunisia following a speech in Jericho by Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, who called on the Arab countries to recognise Israel.

Zone 2

The match in Nairobi between Kenya and Ethiopia originally ended with Kenya winning 3–2, but Ethiopia lodged a protest with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) claiming Kenya had fielded two players (Moses Wabwayi and Stephen Baraza) who were ineligible as they had represented Uganda previously: the protest was upheld and Ethiopia were awarded a 2–0 victory, subsequently qualifying ahead of Sudan. CAF also suspended both players for one year (backdated to September 1964) after upholding a protest from Uganda that they were still registered with the Uganda F.A. and had not received official transfers.

Kenya argued against the ruling and sent documents to prove that the two were Kenyan citizens, having been born in Kenya, while the case was also referred to FIFA.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ethiopia 6 5 0 1 10 4 +6 10
 Sudan 6 4 1 1 14 7 +7 9
 Kenya 6 1 1 4 8 12 −4 3
 Uganda 6 1 0 5 6 15 −9 2
Source: RSSSF
Kenya 3–2
0–2 (Awarded score)
 Ethiopia

Madegwa 47', 85'
Fish
Worku
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Uganda 1–2 Ethiopia
Kitonsa 63' Wolde 47'
I. Vassalo 87'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Kenya 3–0
 Uganda
Chege 24', 89'
Madegwa 27'
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Ethiopia 2–0 Uganda
Wolde 14'
Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa

Uganda 3–1
 Kenya
Kitonsa 65', 88'
Oundo 67'
Breik 35' (pen.)
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Sudan 2–1 Ethiopia
Hasabu Al-Kabeer
Jaksa
Worku
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Ethiopia 2–1
 Kenya
Vassalo 47'
Worku 61'
Madegwa 59'
Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa

Sudan 4–2
 Kenya
?' 40' 65' 78' Madegwa
Rabuogi 50'
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Ethiopia 1–0 Sudan
Wolde 56'
Haile Selassie Stadium, Addis Ababa

Kenya 1–1
 Sudan
Nicodemus 81' Mustafa Shaweish 68'
Nairobi City Stadium, Nairobi

Uganda 1–3 Sudan
Kitonsa 72' Jaksa 4', 75'
Jagdoul 37'
Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Sudan 4–1 Uganda
Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Zone 3

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 4 3 0 1 9 4 +5 6
 Congo-Léopoldville 4 2 0 2 8 8 0 4
 Liberia 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 2
Source: RSSSF
Ivory Coast 2–0 Congo-Léopoldville
Déhi 69'
Bléziri 80'
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Liberia 0–1 Ivory Coast
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Ivory Coast 4–0 Liberia
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Liberia 2–1 Congo-Léopoldville
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Stade Tata Raphaël, Léopoldville

Congo-Léopoldville 3–2 Liberia
Stade Tata Raphaël, Léopoldville

Zone 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Senegal 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 6
 Guinea 4 2 0 2 6 6 0 4
 Mali 4 1 0 3 4 8 −4 2
Source: [citation needed]
Senegal 2–0 Guinea
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Guinea 3–1 Senegal
Kandia
Souleymane
?
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Mali 0–2 Senegal
Bamako

Senegal 3–1 Mali
S. Keïta 81'
Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Mali 2–1 Guinea
Bamako

Guinea 2–1 Mali
S. Keïta
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Egypt's withdrawal

Following Egypt's withdrawal, CAF announced a playoff between the second-placed teams in the other three Zones to determine Egypt's replacement in the final tournament.

Following this announcement, Sudan declined CAF's invitation to participate, with a single playoff match being scheduled in Accra on 31 October between Congo-Léopoldville and Guinea.

However, Guinea withdrew shortly before this date; therefore, the playoff was scratched and Congo-Léopoldville qualified.

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