1965 African Cup of Nations

1965 African Cup of Nations

كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965
Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
Dates	12–21 November
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Ghana (2nd title)
Runners-up	Tunisia
Third place	Ivory Coast
Fourth place	Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	31 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Osei Kofi
← 1963 1968 →

The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3−2 after extra time.

Qualified teams[]

Team	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
Congo-Léopoldville	1st	none	Debut
Ethiopia	5th	1963	Winners (1962)
Ghana	2nd	1963	Winners (1963)
Ivory Coast	1st	none	Debut
Senegal	1st	none	Debut
Tunisia (host)	3rd	1963	Third place (1962)

Squads[]

Venues[]

Group stage[]

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

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Tunisia	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4	3
Senegal	2	1	1	0	5	1	+4	3
Ethiopia	2	0	0	2	1	9	−8	0

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Tunisia progress on a toss of a coin

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	2	2	0	0	9	3	+6	4
Ivory Coast	2	1	0	1	4	4	0	2
Congo-Léopoldville	2	0	0	2	2	8	−6	0

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Knockout stage[]

Third place match[]

Final[]

Scorers[]

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

External links[]

• Details at RSSSF