The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ghana. For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format changed: two groups of 3 teams each, the winners played the final, the runners-up could only play Third Place final. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts winning 3-0 on Sudan, after the first half finished 0-0.

Contents 1 Teams eliminated in qualifying 2 Final Tournament 2.1 Group A (Accra) 2.2 Group B (Kumasi) 2.3 Third Place Match (Accra) 2.4 Final (Accra) 3 Top Scorers 4 External links

[edit] Teams eliminated in qualifying

First Round

•  Morocco
•  Uganda
•  Kenya
•  Guinea

[edit] Final Tournament

• Held in Ghana
• Ethiopia qualify as holders
• Ghana qualify as hosts

[edit] Group A (Accra)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Ghana	3	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2
Ethiopia	2	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
Tunisia	1	2	0	1	1	3	5	-2

22 November 1963

Ghana  Wilberforce Mfum 9

1 - 1

Tunisia D'Jedidi 36

Accra

26 November 1963

Ghana  Edward Acquah (2)

2 - 0

Ethiopia

Accra

28 November 1963

Ethiopia  Mengistu Worku (2) Girma Tesfaye

4 - 2

Tunisia Abdelmajid Chetali D'Jedidi

Accra

[edit] Group B (Kumasi)

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Sudan	3	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4
United Arab Republic	3	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3
Nigeria	0	2	0	0	2	3	10	-7

24 November 1963

United Arab Republic  Hassan El-Shazly 42, 44, 81, 87 Riza 30, 32

6 - 3

Nigeria Okepe 78 Bassey 82 Onya 89

Kumasi

26 November 1963

United Arab Republic  Hassan El-Shazly 5 Riza 7

2 - 2

Sudan Djaska 60, 75

Kumasi

28 November 1963

Sudan  Unknown Scorers

4 - 0

Nigeria

Kumasi

[edit] Third Place Match (Accra)

30 November 1963

United Arab Republic  Riza Taha Hassan El-Shazly

3 - 0

Ethiopia

Accra

[edit] Final (Accra)

1 December 1963

Ghana  Edward Aggrey-Fynn (capt) (pen) 62 Wilberforce Mfum 72, 82

3 - 0

Sudan

Accra

African Cup of Nations 1963 Champions: GHANA 1st title

[edit] Top Scorers

• Hassan El-Shazly (6 goals)

[edit] External links

• Details at RSSSF

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