The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the

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, the

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championship of Africa ( CAF). Hosted by Sudan, participating teams were

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Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

, and

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

Overview

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was drawn to play Ethiopia in the semi-finals, but were disqualified due to

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. Ethiopia therefore had a bye to the final, whilst in the other semi-final at Municipal Stadium in

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

, the Egyptians beat the host nation 2–1. In the final, Egypt beat Ethiopia 4–0, with all four goals scored by El-Diba, who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals. Only two games were played in this first edition.

Venues

Squads

Final tournament

Semifinals

---- ¹ South Africa were disqualified due to the country's apartheid policies: CAF awarded Ethopia a 2–0 victory.

Final

Goalscorers

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Ad-Diba Mohamed Diab Al-Attar, known as Ad-Diba, ( ar, محمد دياب العطار‎; 17 November 1927 – 30 December 2016), was a footballer who played for the Al Ittihad Alexandria Club and the Egypt national football team. He later served as ...

– four of the five goals were scored in Egypt's 4–0 defeat of Ethiopia in the final.

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: ''The day it all started for Ad-Diba and the Pharaohs'' (16 Feb 2017

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Raafat Attia Raafat Attia ( ar, رأفت عطية, 6 February 1934 – 21 July 1978) was an Egyptian footballer who played as a forward for Al Ittihad Alexandria and Zamalek. He also managed Saudi Arabian club Al-Wehda in 1976. He also played for the ...

– first ever goal scorer in Africa Cup of Nations.(Polish) - Onet sport : ''Puchar Narodów Afryki, czyli piłkarska fantazja w środku ligowego sezonu'', by PAWEŁ BANACZYK (14 January 2017

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Boraî Bashir Boraî Ahmed El Bashir ( ar, برعي أحمد البشير) (1932 – April 6, 2012) was a Sudanese footballer who played especially with Al-Merreikh SC. He scored the first Sudanese goal in the first Africa Cup of Nations in 1957 in Sudan. ...

— "some sources report the Sudan goal-scorer as Seddiq Mohammed Manzul, but contemporary reports mention that "Seddiq passed the ball to Boraî who scored."(Italian) - Opinione Pubblica : ''Sessant’anni fa la prima Coppa delle Nazioni d’Africa'', by i Marco Bagozzi (14 January 2017

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