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{{Short description|2nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Refimprove|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year = 1959
| other_titles = 1959 {{lang|ar|كأس أمم أفريقيا}}
| image = 
| size = 200px
| alt =
| caption =
| country = United Arab Republic
| dates = 22–29 May
| num_teams = 3
| associations =
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = United Arab Republic
| count = 2
| second = Sudan
| second-flagvar = 1956
| third = Ethiopia
| third-flagvar = 1897
| fourth = 
| matches = 3
| goals = 8
| attendance =80000
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Mahmoud El-Gohary]] <br> (3 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Ad-Diba]]
| prevseason = [[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]]
| nextseason = [[1962 African Cup of Nations|1962]]
}}
The '''1959 African Cup of Nations''' was the second edition of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]],<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Alegi |first1=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tcKMAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 |title=South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond |last2=Bolsmann |first2=Chris |date=2013-10-18 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-96818-4 |pages=39 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Fay |first=Robert |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0XNvklcqbwC&pg=PA27 |title=Encyclopedia of Africa |date=2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-533770-9 |pages=27 |language=en |chapter="African Cup of Nations"}}</ref> the [[Football (soccer)|football]] championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football ([[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team [[Egypt national football team|United Arab Republic]], [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]], and [[Ethiopia national football team|Ethiopia]].<ref name=":0" /> All three matches took place in [[Cairo]].{{Cn|date=February 2024}}

== Overview ==
With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0.

[[File:Essam Baheeg 2.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Essam Baheeg]] scored the two winning goals for Egypt in the final]]

[[Mahmoud El-Gohary]], who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament.

== Participating teams ==
[[Image:African Cup of Nations 1959.png|thumb|Participating nations]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! Previous appearances in tournament{{efn|'''Bold''' indicates champion for that year, ''Italic'' indicates host.}}
|-
| {{fb|UAR}} || Hosts || [[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]] || {{sort|01|1}} ('''[[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]]''')
|-
| {{fb|Ethiopia|1897}} || Invitee || [[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]] || {{sort|01|1}} ([[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]])
|-
| {{fb|Sudan|1956}} || Invitee || [[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]] || {{sort|01|1}} (''[[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]]'')
|}
;Notes
{{notelist}}

== Squads ==
{{main|1959 African Cup of Nations squads}}

== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Cairo]]
| rowspan=4 | {{Image label begin|image=United Arab Republic location map.png|width=350|float=center}}
{{Image label small|x=0.39|y=0.43|scale=350|text={{center|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]]}} <big>'''[[Cairo]]'''</big>}}
{{Image label end}}
|-
| [[Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium|Prince Farouk Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''25,000'''
|-
| [[File:Mokhtar El tetsh stadium.jpg|246x246px]]
|}
</div>

== Final tournament ==
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|show_positions=no
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|team2=SUD|name_SUD={{fb|SUD|1956}}
|team3=ETH|name_ETH={{fb|ETH|1897}}
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|win_ETH=0|draw_ETH=0|loss_ETH=2|gf_ETH=0|ga_ETH=5
|col_C=#ccffcc|text_C=Champion
|result1=C
|update=complete|source=
}}
Win=2 Points
{{footballbox
| date = 22 May 1959
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
| score = 4–0
| report = {{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Report
| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1 = [[Mahmoud El-Gohary|El-Gohary]] {{goal|29||42||73}} <br> [[Mimi El-Sherbini|El-Sherbini]] {{goal|64}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium|Prince Farouk Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = [[Zivko Bajic]] ([[Football Association of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]])
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
}}
----

{{footballbox
| date = 25 May 1959
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD|1956}}
| score = 1–0
| report = {{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Report
| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1 = [[Abdelmutaleb Nasir|Drissa]] {{goal|40}}
| goals2 = 
| stadium = [[Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium|Prince Farouk Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = {{formatnum:20000}}
| referee = M. Tsissis ([[Greece football federation|Greece]])
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
}}
----
{{main|United Arab Republic v Sudan (1959 African Cup of Nations)}}
{{footballbox
| date = 29 May 1959
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
| score = 2–1
| report = {{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Report
| team2 = {{fb|SUD|1956}}
| goals1 = [[Essam Baheeg|Baheeg]] {{goal|12||89}}
| goals2 = [[Siddiq Manzul|Manzul]] {{goal|65}}
| stadium = [[Mokhtar El-Tetsh Stadium|Prince Farouk Stadium]], [[Cairo]]
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = [[Zivko Bajic]] ([[Football Association of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]])
| event = 
| round = 
| score1 = 
| score2 = 
}}

== Scorers ==
;3 goals
* {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Mahmoud El-Gohary]]

;2 goals
* {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Essam Baheeg]]

;1 goal
* {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Mimi El-Sherbini]]
* {{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Abdelmutaleb Nasir]]
* {{flagicon|SUD|1956}} [[Siddiq Manzul]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/59a.html Details at RSSSF]

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