1965 African Cup of Nations

1965 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates12–21 November
Teams6
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 played8
Goals scored31 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Ben Acheampong
Ghana Osei Kofi
Ivory Coast Eustache Manglé
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Ghana Osei Kofi
← 1963
1968 →
International football competition

The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football 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. This was the final edition of the tournament to be held in an odd numbered year before 2013.

Qualified teams

Participating nations
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[a]
 Tunisia Hosts 2 (1962, 1963)
 Ghana Holders 1 December 1963 1 (1963)
 Ethiopia 1st round winners 18 April 1965 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
 Senegal 1st round winners 5 May 1965 0 (debut)
 Ivory Coast 1st round winners 5 September 1965 0 (debut)
 Congo-Léopoldville 1st round winners 31 October 1965 0 (debut)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

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 (H) 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
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Tunisia 4–0 Ethiopia
Chaïbi 32'
Jedidi 62'
Delhoum 80'
Lahmar 84'
Senegal 0–0 Tunisia
Senegal 5–1 Ethiopia
Camara 3', 52'
Guèye 37'
Niang 48', 53'		 Vassallo 12' (pen.)

Tunisia progress on goal average.[1]

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
Source:[citation needed]
Ghana 5–2 Congo-Léopoldville
Kofi 13'
Acheampong 18', 59'
Attuquayefio 84', 89'		 Kalala Mukendi 43', 45' (pen.)
Ivory Coast 3–0 Congo-Léopoldville
Manglé 14', 59', 80'
Ghana 4–1 Ivory Coast
Acheampong 20'
Nti 43'
Lutterodt 52'
Kofi 70'		 Bléziri 66'

Knockout stage

Third place match

Senegal 0–1 Ivory Coast
Yoboué 35'
Referee: Mohamed Mezahi (Algeria)

Final

Ghana 3–2 (a.e.t.) Tunisia
Odoi 37', 96'
Kofi 79'		 Chetali 47'
Chaïbi 67'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Abdelaziz Chekaïmi (Algeria)

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ^ Wiwsport – Retour sur la 1ère participation des Lions à la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, la CAN Tunisie 1965 [1]

External links

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Notes: The 2021 and 2023 tournaments were actually held in 2022 and 2024 respectively. • There were no 1957 and 1959 qualifications as places were given by invitation only. • The "finals" articles for 1959 and 1976 are about the decisive matches of final group stages.
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