The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the

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, the

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championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions

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, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, 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 ...

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

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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. Morocco would withdraw before play began, thus leaving only 6 teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This is the first time Sudan did not compete in tournament.

Squads

Venues

Final tournament

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Scorers

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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 ...

Badawi Abdel Fattah Ali Mohamed Badawi Abdel Fattah ( ar, محمد بدوي عبد الفتاح, born 24 May 1935 – 6 December 2007) is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a midfielder for the Egyptian national team. He took part in the 1962 Africa Cup o ...

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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 ...

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Italo Vassalo Italo Vassallo (1940 – 30 July 2021) was an Italian-Eritrean footballer. He played for Ethiopia internationally, scoring in their 1962 Africa Cup of Nations final victory over Egypt. His half-brother is Luciano Vassallo, a former footballer f ...

Moncef Chérif Moncef Chérif ( ar, منصف شريف) (born 8 November 1940) is a Tunisian former footballer who played for Stade Tunisien Stade Tunisien (; ar, الملعب التونسي) or ST is a football club from Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia. Alongside Esp ...

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 ) , ima ...

* Chedly Laaouini * Rached Meddab *

Ammar Merrichkou Ammar : * Ammar (name), given name of Arabic origin. Meaning “The Creator” * Given names * Ammar Abdulhamid, Syrian writer * Ammar Campa-Najjar, American politician * Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of the Emirate of Ajman * Ammar a ...

* John Bunyenyezi *

Saleh Selim Saleh Selim ( ar, صالح سليم) (11 September 1930 - 6 May 2002) was the 10th president of the Egyptian Al Ahly Sporting Club. He also was a famous Egyptian football player and actor. He was nicknamed El Maestro because of his way of lead ...

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