1963 African Cup of Nations
4th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations
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The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 24 November – 1 December |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sudan |
| Third place |  United Arab Republic |
| Fourth place |  Ethiopia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 33 (4.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hassan El-Shazly (6 goals) |
| Best player | Hassan El-Shazly |
← 1962 1965 → | |
This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | Hosts | 0 (debut) | |
| Ethiopia | Holders | 21 January 1962 | 3 (1957, 1959, 1962) |
| United Arab Republic | 1st round winners | 25 January 1963 | 3 (1957, 1959, 1962) |
| Sudan | 1st round winners | 30 June 1963 | 2 (1957, 1959) |
 Tunisia | 1st round winners | 2 July 1963 | 1 (1962) |
 Nigeria | 1st round winners | 6 October 1963 | 0 (debut) |
- Notes
- Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.
| Accra | |
|---|---|
| Accra Sports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
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| Kumasi | |
| Kumasi Sports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,500 | |
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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 average in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.000 | 3 | Advance to final |
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 2 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 |  Tunisia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 3[b] | Advance to final |
| 2 | United Arab Republic |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 3[b] | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | Nigeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.300 | 0 |
- The sources differ in recording the scorers in that match. Other alternatives were that Ethiopian scorers were Worku, Getachew Wolde, and a brace by Luciano Vassalo, or Italo Vassalo, L. Vassalo and a brace by Worku. Meanwhile, Tunisian scorers were also given as Jedidi and Raouf Ben Amor, or Chetali and Hammadi Henia, or a brace for Henia.[2]
- Sudan progress on goal average.
| United Arab Republic | 2–2 | Sudan |
|---|---|---|
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Knockout stage
Third place match
| United Arab Republic | 3–0 | Ethiopia |
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Final
Goalscorers
There were 33 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Edward Aggrey-Fynn- Wilberforce Mfum
Ebrahim Yahia Al-Kawarti- Abdelaziz Weza
Ezz El-Din Yaqoub
Gebremedhin Tesfaye- Girma Zeleke
Abdelmajid Chetali
Joseph Bassey- Asuquo Ekpe
- Albert Onyeawuna