1959 African Cup of Nations
Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Short description The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations,[1][2] the football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the 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 United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia.[2] All three matches took place in Cairo.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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.
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
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| File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic | Hosts | 1957 | Script error: No such module "sort". (1957) |
| File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia | Invitee | 1957 | Script error: No such module "sort". (1957) |
| File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan | Invitee | 1957 | Script error: No such module "sort". (1957) |
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- Notes
Squads
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Venues
| Cairo | |
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| Prince Farouk Stadium | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | |
| File:Mokhtar El tetsh stadium.jpg |
Final tournament
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Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Template:Flagicon Mimi El-Sherbini
- Template:Flagicon Abdelmutaleb Nasir
- Template:Flagicon Siddiq Manzul
References
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External links
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