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 was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title.
1963, african, nations, fourth, edition, africa, nations, association, football, championship, africa, third, consecutive, time, hosts, african, format, changed, groups, teams, each, with, group, winners, playing, final, runners, playing, third, place, playoff. 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 was changed to two groups of 3 teams each with the group winners playing the final and the runners up playing the third place playoff The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3 0 to win the title 1963 African Cup of NationsTournament detailsHost countryGhanaDates24 November 1 DecemberTeams6Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Ghana 1st title Runners up SudanThird place United Arab RepublicFourth place EthiopiaTournament statisticsMatches played8Goals scored33 4 13 per match Top scorer s Hassan El Shazly 6 goals Best player s Hassan El Shazly 19621965 This tournament and the previous one are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals per game average Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Squads 3 Venues 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 2 Group B 5 Knockout stage 5 1 Third place match 5 2 Final 6 Scorers 7 External linksQualified teams EditMain article 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification Team Finalsappearance Lastappearance Previous bestperformance 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 EditMain article 1963 African Cup of Nations squadsVenues EditThe competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi Accra Accra Kumasi KumasiAccra Sports Stadium Kumasi Sports StadiumCapacity 40 000 Capacity 40 500 Group stage EditKey to colours in group tablesTop placed teams advanced to the final2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place MatchGroup A Edit 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 1Source citation needed 24 November 1963Ghana 1 1 TunisiaMfum 9 Jedidi 36 Accra Sports Stadium Accra 26 November 1963Ghana 2 0 EthiopiaAcquah Accra Sports Stadium Accra 28 November 1963Ethiopia 4 2 TunisiaWorku Tekle Tesfaye Chetali 15 Jedidi 67 Accra Sports Stadium Accra Group B Edit 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 0Source citation needed 24 November 1963United Arab Republic 6 3 NigeriaRiza 30 32 82 El Shazly 42 44 81 Ekpe 78 Bassey 82 Onyeawuna 89 Kumasi Sports Stadium Kumasi 26 November 1963United Arab Republic 2 2 SudanEl Shazly 5 Riza 7 Jaksa 60 75 Kumasi Sports Stadium Kumasi 28 November 1963Sudan 4 0 NigeriaJaksa El Kawarty Adam Kumasi Sports Stadium KumasiKnockout stage EditThird place match Edit 30 November 1963United Arab Republic 3 0 EthiopiaEl Shazly 6 9 Yaqoub 56 Accra Sports Stadium Accra Final Edit Main article 1963 African Cup of Nations Final 1 December 1963Ghana 3 0 SudanAggrey Fynn 62 pen Acquah 72 82 Accra Sports Stadium AccraReferee Hedi Ben Abdelkader Tunisia Scorers Edit6 goals Hassan El Shazly4 goals Edward Acquah Nasr Eddin Jaksa Abbas Riza 2 goals Mengistu Worku Mohamed Salah Jedidi 1 goal Edward Aggrey Fynn Wilberforce Mfum Ibrahim Yahia El Kawarty Abdelaziz Ibrahim Adam Ezz El Din Yaqoub Girma Tekle Girma Tesfaye Abdelmajid Chetali Joseph Bassey Asuquo Ekpe Albert OnyeawunaExternal links EditDetails at RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1963 African Cup of Nations amp oldid 1129376563, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
