1957 African Cup of Nations knockout stage

In the knockout stage of the 1957 African Cup of Nations, there were two semi-finals scheduled, but South Africa were disqualified due to apartheid, meaning that Ethiopia were awarded a bye to the final. The match was held in Khartoum on 10 February.

Bracket[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 February – Khartoum
	Sudan	1
					16 February – Khartoum
	Egypt	2
					Egypt	4
	10 February – Khartoum
					Ethiopia	0
	Ethiopia	21
	South Africa	0

¹ The second semi-final was scratched and Ethiopia were advanced to the final after South Africa were disqualified due to apartheid.

Semi-finals[]

Sudan vs Egypt[]

10 February 1957

Sudan	1–2	Egypt
Al-Bashir 58'	Report	Ateya 21' (pen.) Ad-Diba 72'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Gebeyehu Doube (Ethiopia)

Sudan

Egypt

Ethiopia vs South Africa[]

10 February 1957

Ethiopia	2–0 (Walkover)	South Africa

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Final[]

16 February 1957

Egypt	4–0	Ethiopia
Ad-Diba 2', 7', 68', 89'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

Egypt

Ethiopia

References[]

External links[]

• [1], rsssf.com