The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh 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

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championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four.

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 ...

won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0. The tournament marked 4 final appearances in a row for Ghana, then tagged as "The Brazil of Africa". This record is currently unequaled.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are: * * (holders) * * * * * (host) *

Squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

;8 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 * Hassan El-Shazly ;3 goals * Mengistu Worku *

Kwasi Owusu Kwasi Owusu (5 November 1945 – 30 March 2020) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a forward. He is the Ghana national team's third leading international goal scorer with 36 goals in over 130 appearances. He died aged 74, on 30 March 2020, ...

* Hasabu El-Sagheer *

Ali Abo Greisha Ali Abo Gresha (born 29 November 1947) is a retired Egyptian football player. Career Abo Gresha was voted by the readers of '' Jeune Afrique'' Africa's outstanding footballer for 1971. He played club football for Ismaily. He represented the E ...

;2 goals *

Emmanuel Koum Emmanuel Koum (5 January 1946 – 26 November 2008) was a Cameroonian former professional football striker. He played for Oryx Douala, Grenoble, Monaco, Arles, Chaumont Chaumont can refer to: Places Belgium * Chaumont-Gistoux, a municip ...

* Gaston Paul N'Doga *

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Soriba Soumah Soriba Soumah (1946 – 11 June 2004), also known as Edenté, was a Guinea international football forward. Career Born in Conakry, Soumah played club football for local side Hafia F.C. Soumah represented Guinea at the 1968 Summer Olympics in M ...

* Jaksa * Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad ;1 goal * Jean Manga-Onguéné *

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* Malik Jabir * Petit Sory * Thiam Ousmane Tolo *

Ali Gagarin Haydar Hassan Haj Al-Sidig known as Ali Gagarin (born 1 April 1949 in Omdurman) is a Sudanese former footballer who played with Al-Hilal Club. He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1970 and 1976. He earned his nickname of Ali Gagarin when ...

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* Sayed Abdel Razek *

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CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper * Abd Al Aziz Abdallah Defenders *

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John Eshun John Eshun (17 July 1942 – 6 November 2018) was a Ghana national football team, Ghana international Association football, football defender. Career Born in Sekondi, Eshun began playing club football for local sides Sekondi Wise Fighters, Se ...

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Midfielders *

Ernest Kallet Bialy Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People * Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor * Ernest, ...

* ... Gnawri *

Camara Mamadou Maxim Mamadouba Resmu Camara nicknamed Maxime Camara (4 February 1945 – 29 March 2016) was a Guinea international football midfielder. Career Born in Kissidougou, Camara played club football for local side Hafia F.C. in the 1960s and 1970s. He hel ...

Forwards *

* Jaksa

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