1970 African Cup of Nations
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The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.
Qualified teams
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The 8 qualified teams are:
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn |
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| Template:Fb | Hosts | Template:Sort (1957, 1959, 1963) | |
| Template:Fb | Holders | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1965, 1968) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (debut) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1963, 1965, 1968) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (1965, 1968) |
| Template:Fb | 2nd round winners | Template:Dts | Template:Sort (debut) |
- Notes
Squads
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Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.
| Khartoum | Template:Location map+ |
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| Municipal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
| File:Khartoum.jpg | |
| Wad Madani | |
| Wad Madani Stadium | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | |
| File:Wad Medani Blue Nile.jpg |
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
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Group B
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Knockout stage
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Semifinals
Third place match
Final
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Goalscorers
Team of the tournament
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| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Robert Mensah | Template:Flagicon Samir Salih
Template:Flagicon Amin Zaki Template:Flagicon Hany Mostafa |
Template:Flagicon Ernest Kallet Bialy
Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Sunday Template:Flagicon Bernard Gnahoré |
Template:Flagicon Laurent Pokou |
References
External links
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