The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

, the

soccer 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). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals.

Congo-Kinshasa The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

won its first championship, beating

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

in the final 1−0. Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: * * * * ' * ' * * *

Squads

Venues

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

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Laurent Pokou Laurent N'Dri Pokou (10 August 1947 – 13 November 2016) was an Ivorian footballer who played as a striker. He notably played for French club Stade Rennais F.C. International career Pokou was a member of the Ivorian national team, who was tw ...

;5 goals *

Wilberforce Mfum Wilberforce "Willie" Mfum is a retired Ghanaian football (soccer) forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Club career Mfum played for Asan ...

;4 goals *

Osei Kofi Osei Kofi is a retired Ghanaian footballer. He played for Asante Kotoko S.C. and the Ghana national football team. He was a joint top scorer in the 1965 Africa Cup of Nations tournament held in Tunis, Tunisia leading to Ghana winning the tournam ...

;3 goals *

Hacène Lalmas Hacène Lalmas (12 March 1943 – 7 July 2018), also known as El Kebch (The Ram), was an Algerian footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively ...

Luciano Vassalo Luciano Vassallo (15 August 1935 – 16 September 2022) was a footballer of Eritrean and Italian origin who played for the Ethiopia national team in the 1960s. He captained the winning team at the 1962 African Cup of Nations, Ethiopia's only t ...

;2 goals * Jean "Jeannot" Foutika *

Nicodème Kabamba Nicodème Kabamba Wa Kabengu (born 29 July 1936) is a Congolese former footballer who played as a midfielder. He grew up in Jadotville, where he received the nickname "Serpent de Rail" after the just-completed rail line between Jadotville and Ko ...

* Kidumu Mantantu * Léon Mungamuni * Yatma Diop * Yatma Diouck *

Mengistu Worku Mengistu Worku (Amharic: መንግስቱ ወርቁ; 1940 – 16 December 2010) was an Ethiopian Association football, footballer, recognised as one of the best Ethiopian footballers in history with Luciano Vassalo and Ydnekatchew Tessema. He is ...

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Mokhtar Khalem Mokhtar Khalem (born 10 October 1944) is an Algerian footballer. He played in 13 matches for the Algeria national football team from 1967 to 1972. He was also named in Algeria's squad for the 1968 African Cup of Nations The 1968 African Cup of ...

* Boualem Amirouche * Ignace Muwawa * Saio Ernest Mokili * Pierre Kalala Mukendi * Elias Tshimanga * Jean-Louis Bozon * Henri Konan * Eustache Manglé * Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot * Shewangizaw Agonafer *

Girma Tekle Girma ( Ge'ez: ግርማ) is a male name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin that may refer to: *Girma (Tigray dynasty), 16th-century ruler of Welayta * Girma Ashenafi (born 1982), Ethiopian footballer *Girma Asmerom. Eritrean diplomat *Girma Bekele ...

* Frank Odoi *

Ibrahim Sunday Ibrahim Sunday (born 22 July 1944) is a Ghanaian former professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he played the majority of his career for Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko, and was also a member of the Ghana national team, participati ...

* Doudou Diongue * Denis Obua *

Polly Ouma Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly (a diminutive of Mary). Polly may also be a short form of names such as Polina, Polona, Paula or Paulina. People named or nicknamed Polly Female *Caresse Crosby ...

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