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.

1972 African Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1972
Tournament details
Host countryCameroon
Dates23 February – 5 March
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Congo (1st title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Zaire
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored53 (3.31 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mali Fantamady Keita
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé

Qualified teams
Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

For the first time, Ethiopia did not compete.

Squads
Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

The competition was played in two venues in Yaoundé and Douala.

Yaoundé
Douala
Stade Omnisports Stade de la Réunification
Capacity: 38,720 Capacity: 30,000

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Mali 3 0 3 0 5 5 0 3
 Kenya 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
 Togo 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Cameroon 2–1 Kenya
N'Doga 7'
N'Dongo 20'		 Niva 44'
Referee: Abdelkader Ben Jelloun (Morocco)
Mali 3–3 Togo
B Traoré 10'
F. Keita 46'
B. Touré 49'		 Kaolo 45' (pen.), 60'
Adé 81'
Referee: Andre Bernard Ickias (Congo)
Mali 1–1 Kenya
F. Keita 45' Nicodémus 60'
Referee: Pierre Mutombo (Zaire)
Cameroon 2–0 Togo
Maya 64'
Mvé 79'
Referee: Babikr Eissa (Sudan)
Togo 1–1 Kenya
Kaolo 60' Pelé Ouma 30'
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Cameroon 1–1 Mali
N'Doumbé 67' F. Keita 43'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Zaire 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Congo 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 3
 Morocco 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Sudan 3 0 2 1 4 6 −2 2
Source:
Congo 1–1 Morocco
Moukila 45' Faras 34'
Referee: Alfred Olimba (Kenya)
Zaire 1–1 Sudan
Mayanga 53' Hasabu El-Sagheer 55'
Referee: Sané Mady Diallo (Mali)
Morocco 1–1 Sudan
Faras 32' Abdel-Nadief 49'
Referee: Michael Wacka (Cameroon)
Zaire 2–0 Congo
N'Tumba 16', 59'
Referee: Théodore Laclé (Togo)
Morocco 1–1 Zaire
Faras 36' Mayanga 3'
Referee: Robert Foiret (Mauritius)
Congo 4–2 Sudan
M'Bono 8', 55'
M'Pelé 32'
Bahamboula 46'		 Abdel Wahab 37'
Wahba 44'

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 2 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 0
 
 5 March – Yaoundé
 
  Congo 1
 
  Congo 3
 
 2 March – Douala
 
  Mali 2
 
  Zaire 3
 
 
  Mali (a.e.t.) 4
 
Third place
 
 
 4 March – Yaoundé
 
 
  Cameroon 5
 
 
  Zaire 2

Semifinals
Cameroon 0–1 Congo
Minga 31'
Referee: Mostafa Kamel (Egypt)
Zaire 3–4 (a.e.t.) Mali
N'Tumba 6'
Etepé 61'
Ngassebe 78'		 A. Traoré 17'
F. Keita 48', 92'
B. Touré 68'

Third place match
Cameroon 5–2 Zaire
Akono 4' (pen.)
N'Dongo 31'
Owona 32'
Mouthé 34'
N'Doga 42'		 Etepé 13'
Mayanga 17'

Final
Main article: 1972 African Cup of Nations Final
Congo 3–2 Mali
M'Bono 57', 59'
M'Pelé 63'		 Diakhité 42'
M. Traoré 75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Team of the tournament

Source:[1]

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Morocco Allal Ben Kassou Sudan Mohamed El-Sir Abdalla

Zaire Bwanga Tshimen

Cameroon Paul N'lend

Morocco Boujemaa Benkhrif

 Zaire Mayanga Maku

Republic of the Congo Noël Minga-Tchibinda

Cameroon Paul-Gaston N'Dongo

Cameroon Jean-Pierre Tokoto

 Zaire Kakoko Etepé

Republic of the Congo François M'Pelé

References
  1. "African Nations Cup 1972 - Final Tournament Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.