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1962 African Cup Of Nations Qualification
This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. 7 African nations initially entered the competition. Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 5 teams actually competing for the two spots remaining in the finals. Qualified teams The 4 qualified teams are: * ' * ' * * Summary The 6 nations that entered the draw were paired 2-by-2 and played knock-out matches home-and-away. The 3 winners would then advance to the second round and pair off again to play home-and-away matches. The winners of these pairings would qualify for the finals. Qualifying took place between April 8, 1961, and December 10, 1961. First round Sudan withdrew before the draw. ''Tunisia advanced to the Second Round after the withdrawal of Morocco; both matches were officially awarded to Tunisia 2–0.'' ---- ''The ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 African Cup Of Nations
The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt national football team, Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time after extra time in the final. This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Qualified teams This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. 9 African nations initially entered the competition. Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as the host country and title holders respectively. Morocc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
