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1972 African Cup Of Nations
The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The People's Republic of the Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3−2. Qualified teams For the first time, Ethiopia did not compete. The 8 qualified teams are: ;Notes Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Yaoundé and Douala. Group stage Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: # Goal difference in all group matches # Greater number of goals scored in all group matches # Drawing of lots Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals ---- Third place match Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fantamady Keita
Fantamady Keita (born 25 September 1949) is a Malian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. A Mali national football team, Malian international, he was the leading scorer in the 1972 African Cup of Nations, scoring five goals as Mali reached the final. Career Keita began his playing career with AS Real Bamako, before he went on to spend three years (1972–1975) in France with Stade Rennais F.C., Stade Rennais. He also had a spells with AS Angoulême and ECAC Chaumont. In 2006, he was selected by Confederation of African Football, CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years. References 1949 births Living people Footballers from Bamako Men's association football forwards Malian men's footballers Malian expatriate men's footballers Mali men's international footballers 1972 African Cup of Nations players Ligue 1 players Segunda División players AS Real Bamako players Stade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo
Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Yaoundé, Cameroon. It is used mostly for association football, football matches and it also has athletics facilities. It was built in 1972. The stadium has been renovated in 2016 ahead of the Africa Women Cup of Nations, African Women Cup of Nations tournament. It has a capacity of 42,500 seats. It is the home stadium of Canon Yaoundé, Tonnerre Yaoundé and the women's club Louves Minproff. The stadium is also known as the home venue of the Cameroonian national football team, who drew the stadium's record attendance of 120,000 in a football match in the 1980s. It was one of the venues used in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. References External links Photosacafe.daum.net/stade Sports venues completed in 1972 Athletics (track and field) venues in Cameroon Buildings and structures in Yaoundé Canon Yaoundé Sport in Yaoundé National stadiums, Cameroon Multi-purpose stadiums in Cameroon Football venues in Cameroon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Covi Adé
Covi is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with this surname include: * Alessandro Covi (born 1998), Italian cyclist * Andrea Covi (born 1968), Italian sprint canoer * Carlo Covi (born 1961), Italian Venetist politician * Ibrahim Covi (born 2000), French footballer * Francis Covi (1906–1966), Dahomeyan politician and educator * Tizza Covi (born 1978), Italian screenwriter and director See also * Covini Engineering Covini Engineering is an Italian car manufacturer that was formed in 1978 by Ferruccio Covini. The company is generally best known for the Covini C6W, a 6-wheeled sports car that has two axles (four wheels) in the front of the car. This company Is ..., Italian car manufacturer {{surname Italian-language surnames it:Covi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Edmond Apéti Kaolo
Edmond Kossivi Apéti nicknamed Docteur Kaolo, was an international Togolese football player. During his time with Étoile Filante, he reached the final of the African Cup of Champions Clubs in 1968. He played in the 1972 African Cup of Nations, scoring twice against Mali in their opening game and once more against Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... He died in a motorcycle collision in July 1972. A tournament was held in his name during August 2014.http://news.icilome.com/?idnews=789530 References 1972 deaths Togolese men's footballers Togo men's international footballers 1972 African Cup of Nations players Étoile Filante du Togo players Road incident deaths in Togo Men's association football players not categorized by position 1946 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bako Touré
Bassidiki Touré (7 December 1939 – 28 April 2001), commonly known as Bako Touré, was a Mali international football forward who played for clubs in Mali and France. Playing career Born in Bamako, Touré began playing club football for local sides ASPTT Bamako and Jeanne d'Arc de Bamako. In 1957, Touré moved to France and joined ASPTT Nice. He would soon play for Ligue 1 sides Olympique de Marseille, Toulouse FC and AS Nancy. After a spell playing in Ligue 2, he joined FC Nantes and would win Ligue 1 during 1965. Touré made several appearances for the senior Mali national football team The Mali national football team ( Bambara: '' Mali jamana ntolatantɔn'', ) represents Mali in men's international football and is governed by the Malian Football Federation. The team's nickname is Les Aigles. They represent the country at tou ... and participated in the 1972 African Cup of Nations finals, where Mali placed second. Personal life Touré is the father of French inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bakary Traoré
Bakary is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Bakary Diakité (born 1980), Malian football player * Bakary Dibba (born 2001), Danish basketball player * Bakary Koné (Burkinabé footballer) (born 1988), Burkinabé football player * Bakary Sako (born 1988), Malian football player * Bakary Saré (born 1990), Belgian football player * Bakary Soro (born 1985), Ivoirian football player * Bakary Soumaré (born 1985), Malian football player Surname * Abubakar Khamis Bakary, Tanzanian politician *Djibo Bakary (1922–1998), Nigerien politician See also * Bakari (name) Bakari is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bakari Shamis Faki, Tanzanian politician *Bakari Fofana (born 1962), Malian footballer *Bakari Grant (born 1987), Canadian football player *Bakari Hendrix ... * Bakare {{given name, both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Royal Moroccan Football Federation
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (; Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵙⴷⴰⵡⵉⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ ⵜⴰⵎⵖⵔⴰⴱⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵡⵊⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵔ) is the governing body of football in Morocco. It was established in 1956. It became a member in the FIFA in 1960, and in the same year it also became a member of CAF. It organizes the football league, the Botola, the Morocco national football team and the Morocco women's national football team. It is based in Rabat. it is also a member of the UAFA and UNAF. History Africa Cup Of Nations On 29 January 2011, the CAF Board decided that Morocco would host the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, while the 2017 edition would be held in South Africa. In October 2014, the government of Morocco requested a postponement of the tournament due to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. After the matter was discussed at the executive committee meeting on 2 November 2014, CAF decided to keep the date of the tournament, while also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abdelkader Ben Jelloun
Abd al-Qadir or Abdulkadir () is a male Muslim given name. It is formed from the Arabic words '' Abd'', ''al-'' and '' Qadir''. The name means 'servant of who can do everything'. ''Al-Qādir'' is one of the names of Allah in the Qur'an, which give rise to the Muslim theophoric names. The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''u''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, Abdul or Abdal. The second part can be transliterated Qader, Kadir, Qadir, Kader, Gadir or in other ways, and the whole name subject to variable spacing and hyphenation. There is a related but much less common name, Abdul Qadeer (), with a similar meaning. The two may become confused when transliterated, and a few of the names below may be instances of the latter name. Notable people with the name include: Men In sport Athletics * Abdelkader Zaddem (born 1944), Tunisian runner * Abdelkader El Mouaziz (born 1969), Moroccan runner * Abdelkade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jonathan Niva
Jonathan Niva (16 May 1942 – 12 May 2001) was a Kenyan international footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ... who played as a defender. He made 88 appearances for the Kenya national football team, scoring twice. He had a spell as player-manager of the Kenya national football team in 1972. He retired as a player in 1978. He is the grandfather of Rwandan footballer Yves Rubasha. References 1942 births 2001 deaths Kenyan men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sportspeople from Kakamega County Kenya men's international footballers Kenya national football team managers 1972 African Cup of Nations players A.F.C. Leopards players Gor Mahia F.C. players A.F.C. Leopards managers {{Kenya-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jean-Baptiste N'Doga
Jean-Baptiste () is a male French name, originating with Saint John the Baptist, and sometimes shortened to Baptiste. The name may refer to any of the following: Persons * Charles XIV John of Sweden, born Jean-Baptiste Jules Bernadotte, was King of Sweden and King of Norway * Charles-Jean-Baptiste Bouc, businessman and political figure in Lower Canada * Felix-Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Nève, orientalist and philologist * Gui-Jean-Baptiste Target, French lawyer and politician * Hippolyte Jean-Baptiste Garneray, French painter * Jean-Baptiste (songwriter), American music record producer, singer-songwriter * Jean Baptiste (grave robber) – A 19th-century gravedigger in Utah, United States, notorious for robbing hundreds of graves, leading to his exile and mysterious disappearance. * Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, French critic, journalist, and novelist * Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, chairman of Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until 1976 and president of Burundi (1976-1987) * Jean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1972 African Cup Of Nations
The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The People's Republic of the Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3−2. Qualified teams For the first time, Ethiopia did not compete. The 8 qualified teams are: ;Notes Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Yaoundé and Douala. Group stage Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: # Goal difference in all group matches # Greater number of goals scored in all group matches # Drawing of lots Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals ---- Third place match Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
