The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the
Africa Cup of Nations, the
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
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.
This tournament, and the
previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.
Qualified teams
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in
Accra and
Kumasi
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Third place match
Final
Scorers
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Hassan El-Shazly
Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (Egyptian Arabic: ''حسن الشاذلي'', Hassan El Shazly) (13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015) was an Egyptian footballer. El-Shazly is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating sh ...
;4 goals
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Edward Acquah
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Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas
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Riza
:
A riza ( Russian: риза, "vestment," "robe"; Ukrainian: шати, ''shaty'', "vestments") or oklad (оклад, "covered"), sometimes called a "revetment" in English, is a metal cover protecting an icon. It is usually made of gilt or silve ...
;2 goals
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Mengistu Worku
Mengistu Worku (Amharic: መንግስቱ ወርቁ; 1940 – 16 December 2010) was an Ethiopian footballer, recognised as one of the best Ethiopian footballers in history with Luciano Vassalo and Ydnekatchew Tessema. He is best known for his ...
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Mohamed Salah Jedidi
Mohamed Salah Jedidi (17 March 1938 – 17 March 2014) was a Tunisian footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Born in Ghardimaou, Jedidi played club football in Tunisia for Club Africain and AS Mégrine.
He played for Tunisia
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;1 goal
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Edward Aggrey-Fynn
Edward Aggrey-Fynn (24 November 1934 – January 2005) was a Ghanaian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an interna ...
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Wilberforce Mfum
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Ibrahim Yahia El-Kawarty
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For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam.
Ibrahim may also refer to:
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Abdelaziz Ibrahim Adam
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Ezz El-Din Yaqoub Ezz or EZZ may refer to:
* Ezz Steel, the largest steel company in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa Region
* Ahmed Ezz (disambiguation), various people
* Ezz Eddin Hosni (1927–2013), an Egyptian musician and composer
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Girma Tekle
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Girma Tesfaye
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Abdelmajid Chetali
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Joseph Bassey
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Asuquo Ekpe
Asuquo Ekpe (died 30 January 2016) was a Nigerian international footballer.
He made his international debut for Nigeria on 6 October 1956 against Togo. Ekpe became Nigeria's first goalscorer in an Africa Cup of Nations when he scored against Un ...
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Albert Onyeawuna
External links
Details at RSSSF
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Nations
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International association football competitions hosted by Ghana
Sport in Accra
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
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