1962 African Cup of Nations final

The 1962 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 21 January 1962 at the Hailé Sélassié Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to determine the winner of the 1962 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

1962 African Cup of Nations Final

Event	1962 African Cup of Nations
Ethiopia United Arab Republic 4 2
After extra time
Date	21 January 1962
Venue	Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee	Wilson Brooks (Uganda)
Attendance	60,000
← 1959 1963 →

Ethiopia beat United Arab Republic 4−2 after extra time, winning their first title.^{[1] [2]}

Road to the final

Ethiopia		Round	United Arab Rep.
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Tunisia	4–2	Semifinals	Uganda	2–1

Match

Details

21 January 1962

Ethiopia	4–2 (a.e.t.)	United Arab Republic
Tekle   74' Worku   84', 118' Vassalo   101'		Badawi   35', 75'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Wilson Brooks (  Uganda)

Ethiopia

United Arab Republic

GK   Papy à Japhet eud'boulogne RB   Asmelash Berhe CB   Awade Mohammed CB   Kiflom Araya LB   Berhe Goitom RM   Tesfaye Gebremedhin CM   Girma Tekle   ?' CM   Italo Vassalo LM   Luciano Vassalo CF   Mengistu Worku CF   Getachew Wolde Substitutions:   Tekle Kidane   ?' Manager: Ydnekatchew Tessema   Slavko Milošević

GK   Adel Hekal RB   Ahmed Moustafa CB   Raafat Ateya CB   Tarek Selim LB   Rifaat El-Fanagily RM   Mohammed Badawi CM   Mohammed Seddiq 'Shehta' CM   Badawi Abdel Fattah LM   Saleh Selim CF   Taha Ismail CF   Mimi El-Sherbini Manager: Mohamed El-Guindy Hanafy Bastan

References

1. "African Nations Cup 1962".
2. "Anotando Fútbol *: Copa África 1962". 7 January 2015.