1962 African Cup of Nations

File:African Cup of Nations 1962.png

Participating nations

The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time, defeating UAR 4–2, after extra time in the final.

This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Qualified teams

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations.

Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving four teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament.

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Ethiopia	flag alias = Flag of Ethiopia.svg	flag alias-1897 = Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg	flag alias-1975-state = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987) (02).svg	flag alias-1987 = Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg	flag alias-1991 = Flag of Ethiopia (1991-1996).svg	flag alias-1996 = Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg	flag alias-naval = Flag of Ethiopia (2-3).svg	link alias-naval = Ethiopian Navy	link alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force	flag alias-air force = Ethiopian Air Force flag.svg	link alias-army = Ethiopian Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg	link alias-navy = Ethiopian Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg	link alias-military = Ethiopian National Defense Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1897 }} || Hosts || || (1957, 1959)
Template:Country data UAR	Holders	Template:Dts	(1957, 1959)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Uganda	flag alias = Flag of Uganda.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg	flag alias-1962 = Flag of Uganda 1962.svg	flag alias-military = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Force.svg	link alias-military = Uganda People's Defence Force	Ugandan Land Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Ugandan Land Forces.svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Uganda People's Defence Air Force.svg	Ugandan Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = colonial }} || 2nd round winners || Template:Dts || (debut)
{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Tunisia	flag alias = Flag of Tunisia.svg	flag alias-1959 = Flag of Tunisia (1959–1999).svg	flag alias-old = Tunisian flag till 1831.svg	border-old =	flag alias-bey = Flag of Tunis Bey-fr.svg	Tunisian National Navy	link alias-army = Tunisian Army	link alias-air force= Tunisian Air Force	Tunisian National Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1959 }} || 2nd round winners || Template:Dts || (debut)

Notes

Venues

Addis Ababa	File:Ethiopia (1941–1987) location map.svg File:Red pog.svg Addis Ababa
Hailé Sélassié Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
File:Addis Ababa Stadium.jpg

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Scorers

3 goals

• Template:Flagicon Badawi Abdel Fattah

• Template:Flagicon Luciano VassalloTemplate:Efn

2 goals

• Template:Flagicon Mengistu WorkuTemplate:Efn

1 goal

• Template:Flagicon Tekle Kidane
• Template:Flagicon Italo Vassallo
• Template:Flagicon Girma Zeleke
• Template:Flagicon Moncef Chérif
• Template:Flagicon Mohamed Salah Jedidi
• Template:Flagicon Chedly Laaouini
• Template:Flagicon Rachid Meddeb
• Template:Flagicon Ammar Merrichkou
• Template:Flagicon John Bunyenyezi
• Template:Flagicon Saleh Selim

External links

• Details at RSSSF
• Details at Soccerbot