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{{Short description|5th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year = 1965
| other_titles = {{lang|ar|كأس الأمم الإفريقية 1965}}<br>{{lang|fr|Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1965}}
| image =
| size = 200px
| alt =
| caption =
| country = Tunisia
| dates = 12–21 November
| num_teams = 6
| associations =
| venues = 4
| cities = 4
| champion = Ghana
| champion-flagvar = 1964
| count = 2
| second = Tunisia
| second-flagvar = 1959
| third = Ivory Coast
| third-flagvar = 
| fourth = Senegal
| fourth-flagvar = 
| matches = 8
| goals = 31
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|GHA|1964}} [[Ben Acheampong]] <br> {{flagicon|GHA|1964}} [[Osei Kofi]] <br>{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Eustache Manglé]] <br> (3 goals each)
| player = {{flagicon|GHA|1964}} [[Osei Kofi]]
| prevseason = [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]
| nextseason = [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]]
}}

The '''1965 African Cup of Nations''' was the fifth edition of the biennial African [[association football]] tournament organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) hosted in [[Tunisia]] from 12 and 21 November 1965. This was the final edition of the tournament to be held in an odd-numbered year before [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations|2013]]. The growing enthusiasm for the competition and the increasing number of participating teams led to an increase in the number of participants in the tournament, which rose from four to six teams.

Two of them qualified automatically, the host country [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] and the defending champion [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]. A first round was determined by two groups of three teams, then the final (for the top teams in each group) and a third-place match for the teams that finished second.

[[Ethiopia national football team|Ethiopia]] is the only team to have participated in every edition of the Africa Cup of Nations since its inception. [[Egypt]] (twice winner in [[1957 Africa Cup of Nations|1957]] and [[1959 Africa Cup of Nations|1959]]) refused to participate due to the diplomatic crisis with Tunisia. [[Sudan]] also failed to qualify after stumbling in the qualifiers. [[DR Congo national football team|Congo-Léopoldville]], [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] and [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] are participating in the finals for the first time. [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] retained its title, beating [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]] in the final 3–2 [[Overtime (sports)|after extra time]]. This was Ghana's second African championship title in two participations.

== Teams ==
{{main|1965 African Cup of Nations qualification}}Four places were available to the thirteen countries participating in these qualifications. [[Tunisia national football team|Tunisia]], the tournament organizer, and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], the defending champion, qualified automatically. [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] qualified from [[1965 African Cup of Nations qualification#Zone 1|Zone 1]] after [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] and [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] withdrew before the start of the qualifiers, but later withdrew due to the deterioration of its diplomatic relations with Tunisia after a speech given by Tunisian President [[Habib Bourguiba]] in [[Jericho]] in which he called on Arab countries to recognize [[Israel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Nations Cup 1965 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/65a.html |access-date=2024-08-24 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref> 

[[Sudan national football team|Sudan]], called upon to take Egypt's place, declined the invitation: a single playoff match was then scheduled in Accra on 31 October between Congo-Léopoldville and Guinea. However, Guinea withdrew shortly before this date; therefore, the playoff was scratched and [[DR Congo national football team|Congo-Léopoldville]] qualified.

=== Qualified teams ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Team
! Method of<br>qualification
! Date of<br>qualification
!Finals<br>appearance
!Last<br>appearance
! Previous appearances in tournament{{efn|'''Bold''' indicates champion for that year, ''Italic'' indicates host.}}
|-
| {{fb|TUN|1959}} || Hosts ||  
|3rd
|[[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]|| {{sort|03|2}} ([[1962 African Cup of Nations|1962]], [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]])
|-
| {{fb|GHA|1964}} || Holders || {{dts|1 December 1963}} 
|2nd
|[[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]|| {{sort|04|1}} ('''''[[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]''''')
|-
| {{fb|ETH|1897}} || [[1965 African Cup of Nations qualification|1st round]] winners || {{dts|18 April 1965}} 
|5th
|[[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]|| {{sort|01|4}} ([[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]], [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]], '''''[[1962 African Cup of Nations|1962]]''''', [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]])
|-
| {{fb|SEN}} || [[1965 African Cup of Nations qualification|1st round]] winners || {{dts|5 May 1965}} 
|1st
|None|| {{sort|06|0}} (debut)
|-
| {{fb|CIV}} || [[1965 African Cup of Nations qualification|1st round]] winners || {{dts|5 September 1965}} 
|1st
|None|| {{sort|06|0}} (debut)
|-
| {{fb|COD|1963|name=Congo-Léopoldville}} || [[1965 African Cup of Nations qualification|1st round]] winners || {{dts|31 October 1965}} 
|1st
|None|| {{sort|06|0}} (debut)
|}
;Notes
{{notelist}}

== Squads ==
{{main|1965 African Cup of Nations squads}}

== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! width=160 | [[Tunis]] !! rowspan=8 |
{{location map+|Tunisia|float=center|width=210|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=36.8|long=10.183333|label=[[Tunis]]|position=low}}
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=34.733333|long=10.766667|label=[[Sfax]]|position=right}}
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=35.833333|long=10.633333|label=[[Sousse]]|position=low}}
{{location map~|Tunisia|lat=37.266667|long=9.866667|label=[[Bizerte]]|position=left}}
}}
! width=160 | [[Sfax]]
|-
| [[Chedly Zouiten Stadium]] || [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: '''20,000'''
|Capacity: '''11,000'''
|-
| [[File:Tunis - Stade Municipal Géo André.jpg|150px]] || [[Image:Stade taieb mehiri.JPG|150px]]
|-
! width=160 | [[Sousse]] || [[Bizerte]]
|-
| [[Bou Ali Lahouar Stadium]] || [[Stade Ahmed Bsiri]]
|-
|Capacity: '''6,500'''
|Capacity: '''2,000'''
|-
| [[File:Tunisia Hammam Sousse street.jpg|150px]] || [[File:النادي الرياضي البنزرتي .jpg|150px]]
|}
</div>

== 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|Goal average]] in all group matches
# Drawing of lots

=== Group A ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=[[1965 African Cup of Nations#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]
|update=complete

|team1=TUN |team2=SEN |team3=ETH
|result1=FI |result2=TP
|hth_TUN=Tunisia progress on goal average.<ref> Wiwsport - Retour sur la 1ère participation des Lions à la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, la CAN Tunisie 1965 [https://wiwsport.com/2021/12/20/retour-sur-la-1ere-participation-des-lions-a-la-coupe-dafrique-des-nations-la-can-tunisie-1965/]</ref><ref> Wiwsport – Vidéo – Rétro Can 1965 : Comment le Sénégal s’est fait éliminer « injustement » [https://wiwsport.com/2021/12/22/video-retro-can-1965-comment-le-senegal-sest-fait-eliminer-injustement/]</ref>
|hth_SEN=TUN

|win_TUN=1 |draw_TUN=1 |loss_TUN=0 |gf_TUN=4 |ga_TUN=0 |status_TUN=H
|win_SEN=1 |draw_SEN=1 |loss_SEN=0 |gf_SEN=5 |ga_SEN=1
|win_ETH=0 |draw_ETH=0 |loss_ETH=2 |gf_ETH=1 |ga_ETH=9

|name_TUN={{fb|TUN|1959}}
|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}}
|name_ETH={{fb|ETH|1897}}

|use_goal_average=y

|res_col_header=Q
|col_FI=green1 |text_FI=Advance to [[1965 African Cup of Nations#Final|final]]
|col_TP=blue1 |text_TP=Advance to [[1965 African Cup of Nations#Third place play-off|third place play-off]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|12|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|TUN|1959}}
| score      = 4–0
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1     = 
*[[Tahar Chaïbi|Chaïbi]] {{goal|32}}
*[[Mohamed Salah Jedidi|Jedidi]] {{goal|62}}
*[[Mongi Delhoum|Delhoum]] {{goal|80}}
*[[Abdelwahab Lahmar|Lahmar]] {{goal|84}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Chedly Zouiten Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|14|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score      = 0–0
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|TUN|1959}}
| goals1     =
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Chedly Zouiten Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|19|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score      = 5–1
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1     = 
*[[Louis Camara|Camara]] {{goal|3||52}}
*[[El Hadji Oumar Guèye|Guèye]] {{goal|37}}
*[[Matar Niang|Niang]] {{goal|48||53}}
| goals2     = 
*[[Luciano Vassallo|Vassallo]] {{goal|12|pen.}}
| stadium    = [[Chedly Zouiten Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
}}

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=[[1965 African Cup of Nations#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]
|update=complete

|team1=GHA |team2=CIV |team3=COD
|result1=FI |result2=TP

|win_GHA=2 |draw_GHA=0 |loss_GHA=0 |gf_GHA=9 |ga_GHA=3
|win_CIV=1 |draw_CIV=0 |loss_CIV=1 |gf_CIV=4 |ga_CIV=4
|win_COD=0 |draw_COD=0 |loss_COD=2 |gf_COD=2 |ga_COD=8

|name_GHA={{fb|GHA|1964}}
|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}
|name_COD={{fb|COD|1963|name=Congo-Léopoldville}}

|use_goal_average=y

|res_col_header=Q
|col_FI=green1 |text_FI=Advance to [[1965 African Cup of Nations#Final|final]]
|col_TP=blue1 |text_TP=Advance to [[1965 African Cup of Nations#Third place play-off|third place play-off]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|12|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|GHA|1964}}
| score      = 5–2
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|COD|1963|name=Congo-Léopoldville}}
| goals1     = 
*[[Osei Kofi|Kofi]] {{goal|13}}
*[[Ben Acheampong|Acheampong]] {{goal|18||59}}
*[[Cecil Jones Attuquayefio|Attuquayefio]] {{goal|84||89}}
| goals2     = 
*[[Pierre Kalala Mukendi|Kalala Mukendi]] {{goal|43||45|pen.}}
| stadium    = [[Bou Ali Lahouar Stadium]], [[Sousse]]
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|14|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score      = 3–0
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|COD|1963|name=Congo-Léopoldville}}
| goals1     = [[Eustache Manglé|Manglé]] {{goal|14||59||80}}
| goals2     =
| stadium    = [[Taieb Mhiri Stadium]], [[Sfax]]
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|19|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|GHA|1964}}
| score      = 4–1
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1     = 
*[[Ben Acheampong|Acheampong]] {{goal|20}}
*[[Kwame Nti|Nti]] {{goal|43}}
*[[Paa Nii Lutterodt|Lutterodt]] {{goal|52}}
*[[Osei Kofi|Kofi]] {{goal|70}}
| goals2     =
*[[Joseph Bléziri|Bléziri]] {{goal|66}}
| stadium    = [[Stade Ahmed Bsiri]], [[Bizerte]]
| attendance = 
| referee    = 
}}

== Knockout stage ==
=== Third place match ===
{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|21|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|SEN}}
| score      = 0–1
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1     = 
| goals2     =
*[[Konan Yoboué|Yoboué]] {{goal|35}}
| stadium    = [[Chedly Zouiten Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 
| referee    = [[Mohamed Mezahi]] ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{footballbox
| date       = {{Start date|1965|11|21|df=y}}
| time       = 
| team1      = {{fb-rt|GHA|1964}}
| score      = 3–2|aet=yes
| report     = 
| team2      = {{fb|TUN|1959}}
| goals1     =
*[[Frank Odoi (footballer)|Odoi]] {{goal|37||96}}
*[[Osei Kofi|Kofi]] {{goal|79}}
| goals2 =
*[[Abdelmajid Chetali|Chetali]] {{goal|47}}
*[[Tahar Chaïbi|Chaïbi]] {{goal|67}}
| stadium    = [[Chedly Zouiten Stadium]], [[Tunis]]
| attendance = 16,000
| referee    = [[Abdelaziz Chekaïmi]] ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
}}
{| width=79%
|valign="top" width="70%"|
{| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center
|-
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|GK ||'''1'''||[[Jon Bortey Noawy|John Bortey Naawu]]
|-
| DF||'''6'''||[[Willie Evans (footballer, born 1939)|Willie Evans]]
|-
| DF||'''3'''||[[Charles Addo Odametey]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
|-
| DF||'''8'''||[[Sam Acquah]]
|-
| DF||'''16'''||[[Ben Kusi]]
|- 
| MF||'''7'''||[[Oman Mensah]]
|-
| MF||'''11'''||[[Kofi Pare]]
|-
| MF||'''17'''||[[Kwame Nti]]|| ||
|-
| FW||'''10'''||[[Cecil Jones Attuquayefio]]
|-
| FW||'''14'''||[[Osei Kofi]]
|-
| MF||'''15'''||[[Frank Odoi (footballer)|Frank Odoi]]|| ||
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
| || '''–'''|| || ||
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Charles Gyamfi]]
|}
|valign="top"|
|valign="top" width="70%"|
{| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"
|-
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|GK ||'''1'''||[[Sadok Sassi]]
|-
|DF ||'''2'''||[[Mahfoudh Benzarti]]
|-
|DF ||'''3'''||[[Hédi Douiri]]
|-
|DF ||'''4'''||[[Mohsen Habacha]]
|-
|MF ||'''5'''||[[Ahmed Lamine]]
|-
|MF ||'''6'''||[[Abdelmajid Chetali]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])
|
|
|-
|MF ||'''8'''||[[Tahar Chaïbi]]
|
|
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||[[Moncef Ajel]]|| ||
|-
|FW ||'''7'''||[[Alaya Sassi|Aleya Sassi]]
|-
|FW ||'''9'''||[[Rachid Gribaâ]]|| {{suboff|}}||
|-
|FW ||'''12'''||[[Mohamed Salah Jedidi|Salah Jedidi]]
|-
|colspan=3|'''Substitutions:'''
|-
|FW ||'''–'''||[[Abdelwahab Lahmar]]|| {{subon|}}||
|-
|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
|-
|colspan=3|[[Mokhtar Ben Nacef]]
|}
|}

==Goalscorers==
{{Goalscorers
|goals=31 |matches=8

|3 goals=
*{{fbicon|CIV}} [[Eustache Manglé]]
*{{fbicon|GHA|1964}} [[Ben Acheampong]]
*{{fbicon|GHA|1964}} [[Osei Kofi]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|COD|1963}} [[Pierre Kalala Mukendi]]
*{{fbicon|GHA|1964}} [[Cecil Jones Attuquayefio]]
*{{fbicon|GHA|1964}} [[Frank Odoi (footballer)|Frank Odoi]]
*{{fbicon|SEN}} [[Louis Camara]]
*{{fbicon|SEN}} [[Matar Niang]]
*{{fbicon|TUN|1959}} [[Tahar Chaïbi]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|CIV}} [[Joseph Bléziri]]
*{{fbicon|CIV}} [[Konan Yoboué]]
*{{fbicon|ETH|1897}} [[Luciano Vassallo]]
*{{fbicon|GHA|1964}} [[Paa Nii Lutterodt]]
*{{fbicon|GHA|1964}} [[Kwame Nti]]
*{{fbicon|SEN}} [[El Hadji Oumar Guèye]]
*{{fbicon|TUN|1959}} [[Abdelmajid Chetali]]
*{{fbicon|TUN|1959}} [[Mongi Delhoum]]
*{{fbicon|TUN|1959}} [[Mohamed Salah Jedidi]]
*{{fbicon|TUN|1959}} [[Abdelwahab Lahmar]]
}}

== Tournament rankings ==
[[File:African Cup of Nations 1965.png|thumb|Result of teams participating in 1965 Africa Cup of Nations
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{Legend|#2b42a3|Champion}}
{{Legend|#34c0be|Runner-up}}
{{Legend|#269c5a|Third place}}
{{col-2}}
{{Legend|#81c846|Fourth place}}
{{Legend|#FFFF00|Group stage}}
{{col-end}}|242x242px]]

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=football
|update=complete |source=[http://www.rsssf.com/tables/04a.html RSSSF]
|team1=GHA |team2=TUN |team3=CIV |team4=SEN|team5=COD |team6=ETH
|name_GHA={{fb|GHA|1964}}|win_GHA=3|draw_GHA=0|loss_GHA=0|gf_GHA=12|ga_GHA=5
|name_TUN={{fb|TUN|1959}}|win_TUN=1|draw_TUN=1 |loss_TUN=1|gf_TUN=6|ga_TUN=3|status_TUN=H
|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}|win_CIV=2|draw_CIV=0|loss_CIV=1|gf_CIV=5|ga_CIV=4
|name_SEN={{fb|SEN}}|win_SEN=1|draw_SEN=1|loss_SEN=1|gf_SEN=5|ga_SEN=2
|name_COD={{fb|COD|1963|name=Congo-Léopoldville}}|win_COD=0|draw_COD=0|loss_COD=2|gf_COD=2|ga_COD=8
|name_ETH={{fb|ETH|1897}}|win_ETH=0|draw_ETH=0|loss_ETH=2|gf_ETH=1|ga_ETH=3
|result1=1st |result2=2nd |result3=3rd |result4=4th
|result5=GS |result6=GS
|split4=yes |split8=yes
|res_col_header=Final result
|col_1st=#FFD700 |text_1st=Champions
|col_2nd=#C0C0C0 |text_2nd=Runners-up
|col_3rd=#CD7F32 |text_3rd=Third place
|text_4th=Fourth place
|text_GS=Eliminated in the group stage
}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/65a.html Details at RSSSF]

{{Africa Cup of Nations}}

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