1963 African Cup of Nations

1963 African Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Ghana
Dates	24 November – 1 December
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	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(s)	Hassan El-Shazly
← 1962 1965 →

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 changed: two groups of 3 teams each, the winners played the final, the runners-up could only play Third Place final. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts winning 3-0 on Sudan, after the first half finished 0−0.

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	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Ethiopia	4th	1962	Winners (1962)
Ghana (hosts)	1st	none	Debut
Nigeria	1st	none	Debut
Sudan	3rd	1959	Runners-up (1959)
Tunisia	2nd	1962	Third place (1962)
United Arab Republic	4th	1962	Winners (1957, 1959)

Squads[]

Venues[]

The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.

Group stage[]

Key to colours in group tables
Top placed teams advanced to the final
2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place Match

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	3
Ethiopia	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	2
Tunisia	2	0	1	1	3	5	−2	1

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Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Sudan	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	3
United Arab Republic	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3	3
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	3	10	−7	0

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Knockout stage[]

Third place match[]

Final[]

Scorers[]

6 goals

• Hassan El-Shazly

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links[]

• Details at RSSSF