1972 African Cup of Nations

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1972 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1972
Tournament details
Host countryCameroon
Dates23 February – 5 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Congo (1st title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Zaire
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Fantamady Keita
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé
← 1970
1974 →

The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The People's Republic of the Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3−2.

Qualified teams[]

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

For the first time, Ethiopia did not compete.

Squads[]

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues[]

The competition was played in two venues in Yaoundé and Douala.

Yaoundé
Douala
Stade Omnisports Stade de la Réunification
Capacity: 38,720 Capacity: 30,000
Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium.jpg Gare de Bessengué 2.JPG

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Mali 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Kenya 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Togo 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:[citation needed]
Cameroon 2–1 Kenya
Goal 7'
Goal 20'		 Niva Goal 44'
Referee: (Morocco)
Mali 3–3 Togo
Goal 10'
F. Keita Goal 46'
B. Touré Goal 49'		 Kaolo Goal 45' (pen.), 60'
Goal 81'
Referee: Andre Bernard Ickias (Congo)
Mali 1–1 Kenya
F. Keita Goal 45' Goal 60'
Referee: (Zaire)
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Maya Goal 64'
Goal 79'
Referee: Babikr Eissa (Sudan)
Togo 1–1 Kenya
Kaolo Goal 60' Goal 30'
Referee: (Algeria)
Cameroon 1–1 Mali
N'Doumbé Goal 67' F. Keita Goal 43'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Congo 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Morocco 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Sudan 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:[citation needed]
Congo 1–1 Morocco
Moukila Goal 45' Faras Goal 34'
Referee: (Kenya)
Zaire 1–1 Sudan
Mayanga Goal 53' Hasabu El-Sagheer Goal 55'
Referee: (Mali)
Morocco 1–1 Sudan
Faras Goal 32' Abdel-Nadief Goal 49'
Referee: (Cameroon)
Zaire 2–0 Congo
N'Tumba Goal 16', 59'
Referee: (Togo)
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Faras Goal 36' Mayanga Goal 3'
Referee: (Mauritius)
Congo 4–2 Sudan
M'Bono Goal 8', 55'
M'Pelé Goal 32'
Bahamboula Goal 46'		 Goal 37'
Wahba Goal 44'

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 2 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 0
 
 4 March – Yaoundé
 
  Congo 1
 
  Congo 3
 
 2 March – Douala
 
  Mali 2
 
  Zaire 3
 
 
  Mali (aet) 4
 
Third place
 
 
 5 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 5
 
 
  Zaire 2

Semifinals[]

Cameroon 0–1 Congo
Goal 31'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)
Zaire 3–4
(a.e.t.)		 Mali
N'Tumba Goal 6'
Etepé Goal 61'
Goal 78'		 Goal 17'
B. Touré Goal 68'
F. Keita Goal 48', 92'

Third place match[]

Cameroon 5–2 Zaire
Akono Goal 4' (pen.)
Goal 31'
Owona Goal 32'
Goal 34'
Goal 42'		 Etepé Goal 13'
Mayanga Goal 17'

Final[]

Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations Final
Congo 3–2 Mali
M'Bono Goal 57', 59'
M'Pelé Goal 63'		 Goal 42'
Goal 75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: (Algeria)

Goalscorers[]

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

CAF Team of the tournament[]

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

External links[]

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