1970 African Cup of Nations

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

1970 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
Tournament details
Host country	Sudan
Dates	6–16 February
Teams	8
Venue	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Sudan (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	United Arab Republic
Fourth place	Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	51 (3.19 per match)
Attendance	146,858 (9,179 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Laurent Pokou (8 goals)
Best player	Laurent Pokou
← 1968 1972 →

The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
Sudan	Hosts		3 (1957, 1959, 1963)
Congo-Kinshasa	Holders	21 January 1968	2 (1965, 1968)
Ethiopia	2nd round winners	31 May 1969	6 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968)
Cameroon	2nd round winners	3 August 1969	0 (debut)
Ghana	2nd round winners	21 September 1969	3 (1963, 1965, 1968)
United Arab Republic	2nd round winners	28 September 1969	4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
Ivory Coast	2nd round winners	26 October 1969	2 (1965, 1968)
Guinea	2nd round winners	26 October 1969	0 (debut)

Notes

Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.

Wad Madani
Khartoum	Khartoum Wad Madani
Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Wad Madani Stadium
Capacity: 15,000

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ivory Coast	3	2	1	9	4	+5	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Sudan (H)	3	2	1	5	2	+3	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Cameroon	3	2	1	7	6	+1	4
4	Ethiopia	3	0	3	3	12	−9	0

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

Tied on overall points. Overall goal difference: Ivory Coast +5, Sudan +3, Cameroon +1.

6 February 1970

Cameroon	3–2	Ivory Coast
Koum 57', 66' N'Doga 60'		Pokou 25', 45'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 14,464

Referee: Mahmoud (Egypt)

6 February 1970

Sudan	3–0	Ethiopia
Gagarin 43' Hasabu El-Sagheer 47' Jaksa 85'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 14,464

Referee: Faber (Guinea)

8 February 1970

Cameroon	3–2	Ethiopia
Tsébo 21' Manga-Onguéné 43' N'Doga 70'		Mengistu 12', 75'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 9,864

Referee: Quarshie (Ghana)

8 February 1970

Ivory Coast	1–0	Sudan
Tahi 89'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 9,864

Referee: Mahombé (Congo-Kinshasa)

10 February 1970

Ivory Coast	6–1	Ethiopia
Losseni 16' Pokou 21', 60', 71', 80', 87'		Mengistu 33'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 9,770

Referee: Boukili (Morocco)

10 February 1970

Sudan	2–1	Cameroon
Jaksa 20' Hasabu El-Sagheer 60'		Tsébo 34'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 9,770

Referee: Ngom (Senegal)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United Arab Republic	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ghana	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Guinea	3	0	2	1	4	7	−3	2
4	Congo-Kinshasa	3	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

7 February 1970

Ghana	2–0	Congo-Kinshasa
Owusu 29', 32'