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{{Short description|7th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year= 1970
| other_titles = كأس أمم أفريقيا 1970
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Sudan
| dates = 6–16 February
| num_teams = 8
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion = Sudan
| champion-flagvar = 1956
| count = 1
| second = Ghana
| third = United Arab Republic
| fourth = Ivory Coast
| matches = 16
| goals = 51
| attendance = 146858
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Laurent Pokou]] <br> (8 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Laurent Pokou]]
| prevseason = [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]]
| nextseason = [[1972 African Cup of Nations|1972]]
| updated = 
}}

The '''1970 African Cup of Nations''' was the seventh edition of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], the [[association football]] championship of Africa ([[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]], the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]] won its first championship, beating [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in the final 1−0.

The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.

== Qualified teams ==
{{main|1970 African Cup of Nations qualification}}

The 8 qualified teams are:
{| 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|SUD|1956}} || Hosts ||  || {{sort|02|3}} (''[[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]]'', [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]], [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]])
|-
| {{fb|COD|1966|name=Congo-Kinshasa}} || Holders || {{dts|21 January 1968}} || {{sort|04|2}} ([[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]], '''[[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]]''')
|-
| {{fb|ETH|1897}} || [[1970 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|31 May 1969}} || {{sort|01|6}} ([[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]], [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]], '''''[[1962 African Cup of Nations|1962]]''''', [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]], [[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]], ''[[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]]'')
|-
| {{fb|CMR|1961}} || [[1970 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|3 August 1969}} || {{sort|05|0}} (debut)
|-
| {{fb|GHA}} || [[1970 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|21 September 1969}} || {{sort|03|3}} ('''''[[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]''''', '''[[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]]''', [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]])
|-
| {{fb|UAR}} || [[1970 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|28 September 1969}} || {{sort|02|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|CIV}} || [[1970 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|26 October 1969}} || {{sort|04|2}} ([[1965 African Cup of Nations|1965]], [[1968 African Cup of Nations|1968]])
|-
| {{fb|GUI}} || [[1970 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|26 October 1969}} || {{sort|05|0}} (debut)
|}
;Notes
{{notelist}}

== Squads ==
{{main|1970 African Cup of Nations squads}}

== Venues ==
The competition was played in two venues in [[Khartoum]] and [[Wad Madani]].

<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Khartoum]]
| rowspan="8" | {{location map+|Sudan (2005-2011)|float=center|width=350|caption=|places=
{{location map~|Sudan (2005-2011)|lat=15.633333|long=32.533333|label='''[[Khartoum]]'''|position=top}}
{{location map~|Sudan (2005-2011)|lat=14.4|long=33.516667|label='''[[Wad Madani]]'''|position=bottom}}
}}
|-
| [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''30,000'''
|-
| [[File:Khartoum.jpg|150px]]
|-
![[Wad Madani]]
|-
|[[Wad Madani Stadium]]
|-
|Capacity: '''15,000'''
|-
|[[File:Wad Medani Blue Nile.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 in all group matches
# Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
# Drawing of lots

=== Group A ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=[[1970 African Cup of Nations#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]
|update=complete
|hth_CIV=Tied on overall points. Overall goal difference: Ivory Coast +5, Sudan +3, Cameroon +1.
|hth_SUD=CIV
|hth_CMR=CIV


|team1=CIV |team2=SUD |team3=CMR |team4=ETH
|result1=KO |result2=KO

|win_CIV=2 |draw_CIV=0 |loss_CIV=1 |gf_CIV=9 |ga_CIV=4
|win_SUD=2 |draw_SUD=0 |loss_SUD=1 |gf_SUD=5 |ga_SUD=2 |status_SUD=H
|win_CMR=2 |draw_CMR=0 |loss_CMR=1 |gf_CMR=7 |ga_CMR=6
|win_ETH=0 |draw_ETH=0 |loss_ETH=3 |gf_ETH=3 |ga_ETH=12

|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}
|name_SUD={{fb|SUD|1956}}
|name_CMR={{fb|CMR|1961}}
|name_ETH={{fb|ETH|1897}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[1970 African Cup of Nations#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
| date = 6 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR|1961}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = [[Emmanuel Koum|Koum]] {{goal|57||66}} <br> [[Gaston Paul N'Doga|N'Doga]] {{goal|60}}
| goals2 = [[Laurent Pokou|Pokou]] {{goal|25||45}}
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 14,464
| referee = [[Moustafa Kamel Mahmoud|Mahmoud]] (Egypt)
| report = 
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 6 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD|1956}}
| score = 3–0
| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1 = [[Ali Gagarin|Gagarin]] {{goal|43}} <br> [[Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul|Hasabu El-Sagheer]] {{goal|47}} <br> [[Nasr Eddin Abbas|Jaksa]] {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 14,464
| referee = [[Jean-Louis Faber|Faber]] (Guinea)
| report = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 8 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CMR|1961}}
| score = 3–2
| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1 = [[Jean-Marie Tsébo|Tsébo]] {{goal|21}} <br> [[Jean Manga-Onguéné|Manga-Onguéné]] {{goal|43}} <br> [[Gaston Paul N'Doga|N'Doga]] {{goal|70}}
| goals2 = [[Mengistu Worku|Mengistu]] {{goal|12||75}}
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 9,864
| referee = [[Robert Amoo Quarshie|Quarshie]] (Ghana)
| report = 
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 8 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|SUD|1956}}
| goals1 = [[François Tahi|Tahi]] {{goal|89}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 9,864
| referee = [[Alphonse Mahombé|Mahombé]] (Congo-Kinshasa)
| report = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 10 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 6–1
| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1 = [[Diomandé Losseni|Losseni]] {{goal|16}} <br> [[Laurent Pokou|Pokou]] {{goal|21||60||71||80||87}}
| goals2 = [[Mengistu Worku|Mengistu]] {{goal|33}}
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 9,770
| referee = [[Mohamed Boukili|Boukili]] (Morocco)
| report = 
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 10 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD|1956}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fb|CMR|1961}}
| goals1 = [[Nasr Eddin Abbas|Jaksa]] {{goal|20}} <br> [[Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul|Hasabu El-Sagheer]] {{goal|60}}
| goals2 = [[Jean-Marie Tsébo|Tsébo]] {{goal|34}}
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 9,770
| referee = [[Papa Salla Ngom|Ngom]] (Senegal)
| report = 
}}

=== Group B ===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|section=standings
|winpoints=2
|class_rules=[[1970 African Cup of Nations#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]
|update=complete


|team1=UAR |team2=GHA |team3=GUI |team4=COD
|result1=KO |result2=KO

|win_UAR=2 |draw_UAR=1 |loss_UAR=0 |gf_UAR=6 |ga_UAR=2
|win_GHA=1 |draw_GHA=2 |loss_GHA=0 |gf_GHA=4 |ga_GHA=2
|win_GUI=0 |draw_GUI=2 |loss_GUI=1 |gf_GUI=4 |ga_GUI=7
|win_COD=0 |draw_COD=1 |loss_COD=2 |gf_COD=2 |ga_COD=5

|name_UAR={{fb|UAR|name=United Arab Republic}}
|name_GHA={{fb|GHA}}
|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}}
|name_COD={{fb|COD|1966|name=Congo-Kinshasa}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to [[1970 African Cup of Nations#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
}}</onlyinclude>

{{footballbox
| date = 7 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GHA}}
| score = 2–0
| team2 = {{fb|COD|1966|name=Congo-Kinshasa}}
| goals1 = [[Kwasi Owusu|Owusu]] {{goal|29||32}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Wad Madani Stadium]], [[Wad Medani]]
| attendance = 7,525
| referee = [[Ibrahim Obeid|Obeid]] (Sudan)
| report = 
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 7 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR|name=United Arab Republic}}
| score = 4–1
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1 = [[Ali Abo Greisha|Abo Greisha]] {{goal|5||10}} <br> [[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|73|pen.}} <br> [[Taha Basry|Basry]] {{goal|66}}
| goals2 = [[Soriba Soumah|Soumah]] {{goal|25|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Wad Madani Stadium]], [[Wad Medani]]
| attendance = 7,525
| referee = [[Tesfaye Gebreyesus|Gebreyesus]] (Ethiopia)
| report = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 9 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|COD|1966|name=Congo-Kinshasa}}
| score = 2–2
| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}
| goals1 = [[André Kalonzo|Kalonzo]] {{goal|70}} <br> [[Léon Mungamuni|Mungamuni]] {{goal|72}}
| goals2 = [[Petit Sory]] {{goal|5}} <br> [[Soriba Soumah|Soumah]] {{goal|55|pen.}}
| stadium = [[Wad Madani Stadium]], [[Wad Medani]]
| attendance = 3,342
| referee = [[Théodore Koudou|Koudou]] (Ivory Coast)
| report = 
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 9 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR|name=United Arab Republic}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 = [[Sayed Abdel Razek|Bazooka]] {{goal|70}}
| goals2 = [[Ibrahim Sunday|Sunday]] {{goal|60}}
| stadium = [[Wad Madani Stadium]], [[Wad Medani]]
| attendance = 3,342
| referee = [[Stanislas Kandem|Kandem]] (Cameroon)
| report = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 11 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}
| score = 1–1
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 = [[Thiam Ousmane Tolo|Thiam]] {{goal|10}}
| goals2 = [[Kwasi Owusu|Owusu]] {{goal|50}}
| stadium = [[Wad Madani Stadium]], [[Wad Medani]]
| attendance = 3,927
| referee = [[Ahmed Khelifi|Khelifi]] (Algeria)
| report = 
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 11 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR|name=United Arab Republic}}
| score = 1–0
| team2 = {{fb|COD|1966|name=Congo-Kinshasa}}
| goals1 = [[Ali Abo Greisha|Abo Greisha]] {{goal|71}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Wad Madani Stadium]], [[Wad Medani]]
| attendance = 3,927
| referee = [[Bennett Simfukwe|Simfukwe]] (Zimbabwe)
| report = 
}}

== Knockout stage ==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--semi-finals-->
| 14 February – [[Khartoum]] | {{fb|CIV}} | 1 | '''{{fb|GHA}} {{aet}}''' | '''2'''
| 14 February – [[Khartoum]] | {{fb|UAR|name=United Arab Republic}} | 1 | '''{{fb|SUD|1956}} {{aet}}''' | '''2'''
<!--final-->
| 16 February – [[Khartoum]] | {{fb|GHA}} | 0 | '''{{fb|SUD|1956}}''' | '''1'''
<!--third place-->
| 16 February – [[Khartoum]] | {{fb|CIV}} | 1 | '''{{fb|UAR|name=United Arab Republic}}''' | '''3'''
}}

=== Semifinals ===
{{footballbox
| date = 14 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}
| score = 1–2|aet=yes
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 = [[Diomandé Losseni|Losseni]] {{goal|78}}
| goals2 = [[Ibrahim Sunday|Sunday]] {{goal|21}} <br> [[Malik Jabir|Jabir]] {{goal|100}}
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 12,350
| referee = 
}}
----
{{footballbox
| date = 14 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1958|name=United Arab Republic}}
| score = 1–2|aet=yes
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|SUD|1956}}
| goals1 = [[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|84}}
| goals2 = [[Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad|El-Asyad]] {{goal|83||102}}
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 12,350
| referee = 
}}

=== Third place match ===
{{footballbox
| date = 16 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1958|name=United Arab Republic}}
| score = 3–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}
| goals1 = [[Hassan El-Shazly|El-Shazly]] {{goal|3||14||50}}
| goals2 = [[Laurent Pokou|Pokou]] {{goal|72}}
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 12,187
| referee = [[Salih Mohamed Boukkili]] ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{main|1970 African Cup of Nations final}}

{{footballbox
| date = 16 February 1970
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD|1956}}
| score = 1–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|GHA}}
| goals1 = [[Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul|Hasabu El-Sagheer]] {{goal|12}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Khartoum Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Khartoum]]
| attendance = 12,187
| referee = [[Gebreyesus Tesfaye]] ([[Ethiopian Football Federation|Ethiopia]])
}}

==Goalscorers==
{{Goalscorers
|goals=51 |matches=16

|8 goals=
*{{fbicon|CIV}} [[Laurent Pokou]]

|5 goals=
*{{fbicon|UAR}} [[Hassan El-Shazly]]

|3 goals=
*{{fbicon|ETH|1897}} [[Mengistu Worku]]
*{{fbicon|GHA}} [[Kwasi Owusu]]
*{{fbicon|SUD|1956}} [[Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul|Hasabu El-Sagheer]]
*{{fbicon|UAR}} [[Ali Abo Greisha]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbicon|CMR|1961}} [[Emmanuel Koum]]
*{{fbicon|CMR|1961}} [[Gaston Paul N'Doga]]
*{{fbicon|CMR|1961}} [[Jean-Marie Tsébo]]
*{{fbicon|CIV}} [[Diomandé Losseni]]
*{{fbicon|GHA}} [[Ibrahim Sunday]]
*{{fbicon|GUI}} [[Soriba Soumah]]
*{{fbicon|SUD|1956}} [[Nasr Eddin Abbas|Jaksa]]
*{{fbicon|SUD|1956}} [[Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbicon|CMR|1961}} [[Jean Manga-Onguéné]]
*{{fbicon|CIV}} [[François Tahi]]
*{{fbicon|GHA}} [[Malik Jabir]]
*{{fbicon|GUI}} [[Petit Sory]]
*{{fbicon|GUI}} [[Ousmane Tolo Thiam]]
*{{fbicon|SUD|1956}} [[Ali Gagarin]]
*{{fbicon|COD|1966}} [[André Kalonzo]]
*{{fbicon|COD|1966}} [[Léon Mungamuni]]
*{{fbicon|UAR}} [[Sayed Abdel Razek]]
*{{fbicon|UAR}} [[Taha Basry]]
}}

== Team of the tournament ==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/70a-det.html |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Goalkeeper
!Defenders
!Midfielders
!Forwards
|-
|{{flagicon|GHA|1970}} [[Robert Mensah]]
|{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} Samir Salih
{{flagicon|GHA}} [[John Eshun]]

{{flagicon|SUD|1956}} Amin Zaki

{{flagicon|UAR|variant=1970}} Hany Mostafa
|{{flagicon|CIV}} Ernest Kallet Bialy
{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ibrahim Sunday]]

{{flagicon|CIV}} Bernard Gnahoré

{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Maxime Camara]]
|{{flagicon|CIV}} [[Laurent Pokou]]
{{flagicon|UAR|variant=1970}} [[Ali Abo Gresha]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/70a.html Details at RSSSF]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/AfricanCup70.html Details at www.angelfire.com]
* [http://footballmundial.tripod.com/caf/caf_1968_70.htm#1970 footballmundial.tripod.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012154420/http://www.world-results.net/football/anc/anc1970.html www.world-results.net]

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