1963 African Cup of Nations

The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title.

1963 African Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryGhana
Dates24 November – 1 December
Teams6
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Sudan
Third place United Arab Republic
Fourth place Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored33 (4.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Republic Hassan El-Shazly
(6 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Republic Hassan El-Shazly

This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.

Qualified teams
Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification
Team Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 Ethiopia4th1962Winners (1962)
 Ghana (hosts)1stnoneDebut
 Nigeria1stnoneDebut
 Sudan3rd1959Runners-up (1959)
 Tunisia2nd1962Third place (1962)
 United Arab Republic4th1962Winners (1957, 1959)

Squads
Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.

Accra
Kumasi
Accra Sports Stadium Kumasi Sports Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 40,500

Group stage
Key to colours in group tables
Top placed teams advanced to the final
2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place Match

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 3
 Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2
 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1
Source:
Ghana 1–1 Tunisia
Mfum 9' Jedidi 36'
Ghana 2–0 Ethiopia
Acquah
Ethiopia 4–2 Tunisia
Worku
Tekle
Tesfaye 		Chetali 15'
Jedidi 67'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Sudan 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 3
 United Arab Republic 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 3
 Nigeria 2 0 0 2 3 10 −7 0
Source:
United Arab Republic 6–3 Nigeria
Riza 30', 32', 82'
El-Shazly 42', 44', 81'		 Ekpe 78'
Bassey 82'
Onyeawuna 89'
United Arab Republic 2–2 Sudan
El-Shazly 5'
Riza 7'		 Jaksa 60', 75'
Sudan 4–0 Nigeria
Jaksa
El-Kawarty
Adam

Knockout stage

Third place match
United Arab Republic 3–0 Ethiopia
El-Shazly 6' 9'
Yaqoub 56'

Final
Main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations final
Ghana 3–0 Sudan
Aggrey-Fynn 62' (pen.)
Acquah 72', 82'
Referee: Hédi Ben Abdelkader (Tunisia)

Scorers
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
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