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 internat ...

, 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 Tog ...

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

;6 goals *

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 ;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 tourna ...

;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. Lalmas scored a record 131 goals in the Algerian championship. He was also voted as the 14th-best African ...

* Luciano Vassalo ;2 goals * Jean "Jeannot" Foutika * Nicodème Kabamba * Kidumu Mantantu * Léon Mungamuni * Yatma Diop * Yatma Diouck *

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 ...

;1 goal *

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 Boualem Amirouche (born 1 October 1942) is an Algerian footballer. He played in eleven matches for the Algeria national football team from 1966 to 1971. He was also named in Algeria's squad for the 1968 African Cup of Nations The 1968 African ...

* Ignace Muwawa * Saio Ernest Mokili *

Pierre Kalala Mukendi Pierre Kalala Mukendi (22 November 1939 – 30 June 2015) was a Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congolese association football, football Forward (association football), forward, born in Likasi, who played internationally for Congo DR nation ...

Elias Tshimanga Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

* Jean-Louis Bozon * Henri Konan * Eustache Manglé * Bekuretsion Gebrehiwot * Shewangizaw Agonafer * Girma Tekle * Frank Odoi * Ibrahim Sunday *

Doudou Diongue Doudou may refer to: People ; As a surname * Émile Boga Doudou (1952–2002), Ivorian politician * Rose Doudou Guéï (died 2002), predecessor of Simone Gbagbo as First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire ; As a given name * Doudou, a character in the Singa ...

* 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 Cros ...

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