The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer 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 Republic of Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3-2.

Contents 1 Final round 1.1 Group A 1.2 Group B 1.3 Semi finals 1.4 3rd/4th places 1.5 Final 2 Top scorers 3 External links

[edit] Final round

[edit] Group A

Matches played in Yaoundé.

23 February
Cameroon	2 - 1	Kenya
24 February
Mali	3 - 3	Togo
26 February
Mali	1 - 1	Kenya
Cameroon	2 - 0	Togo
28 February
Togo	1 - 1	Kenya
Cameroon	1 - 1	Mali

'	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Cameroon	3	2	1	0	5	2	5
Mali	3	0	3	0	5	5	3
Kenya	3	0	2	1	3	4	2
Togo	3	0	2	1	4	6	2

[edit] Group B

Matches played in Douala.

25 February
Congo	1 - 1	Morocco
Zaire	1 - 1	Sudan
27 February
Morocco	1 - 1	Sudan
Zaire	2 - 0	Congo
29 February
Morocco	1- 1	Zaire
Congo	4 - 2	Sudan

'	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Zaire	3	1	2	0	4	2	4
Congo	3	1	1	1	5	5	3
Morocco	3	0	3	0	3	3	3
Sudan	3	0	2	1	4	6	2

[edit] Semi finals

2 March
Yaoundé
Cameroon	0 - 1	Congo
Douala
Zaire	3 - 4	Mali (a.p)

[edit] 3rd/4th places

4 March in Yaoundé

•  Cameroon 5 - 2  Zaire

[edit] Final

5 March in Yaoundé

•  Congo 3 - 2  Mali

[edit] Top scorers

1.

Fantamady Keita

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[edit] External links

• Details at RSSSF

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