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1959 African Cup of Nations

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1959 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1959
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Republic
Dates22–29 May
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic (2nd title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan
Third placeFile:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Attendance80,000 (26,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Republic Mahmoud El-Gohary
(3 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Republic Ad-Diba
1957
1962

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.[citation needed]

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.

File:Essam Baheeg 2.jpg
Essam Baheeg scored the two winning goals for Egypt in the final

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

File:African Cup of Nations 1959.png
Participating nations
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1]
File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic Hosts 1957 1 (1957)
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia Invitee 1957 1 (1957)
File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan Invitee 1957 1 (1957)
Notes
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

Final tournament

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic (H) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Champion
File:Flag of Sudan (1956-1970).svg Sudan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
File:Flag of Ethiopia (1897-1936; 1941-1974).svg Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Win=2 Points



Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

  1. Alegi, Peter; Bolsmann, Chris (2013-10-18). South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond. Routledge. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-317-96818-4.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fay, Robert (2010). ""African Cup of Nations"". Encyclopedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-19-533770-9.

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