XIV

1968 African Cup of Nations

1968 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
Tournament details
Host country	Ethiopia
Dates	12–21 January
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Congo-Kinshasa (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Ivory Coast
Fourth place	Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	52 (3.25 per match)
Attendance	209,000 (13,063 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Laurent Pokou (6 goals)
Best player(s)	Kazadi Mwamba
← 1965 1970 →

The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by, "Ethiopia." The field expanded——to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced——to the "semifinals." Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

Prior to this tournament, "the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years," following 1968 they were held once every two years.

Qualified teams※

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament
Ethiopia	Hosts		5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965)
Ghana	Holders	21 November 1965	2 (1963, 1965)
Algeria	Group 2 winners	9 April 1967	0 (debut)
Ivory Coast	Group 3 winners	7 May 1967	1 (1965)
Uganda	Group 4 winners	30 June 1967	1 (1962)
Congo-Brazzaville	Group 5 winners	17 September 1967	0 (debut)
Congo-Kinshasa	Group 6 winners	10 October 1967	1 (1965)
Senegal	Group 1 winners	22 November 1967	0 (debut)

Notes

Squads※

Venues※

Group stage※

Group A※

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ethiopia (H)	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	6
Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	4
Algeria	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	2
Uganda	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

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Group B※

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	5
Congo-Kinshasa	3	2	0	1	6	3	+3	4
Senegal	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
Congo-Brazzaville	3	0	0	3	2	8	−6	0

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Knockout stage※

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 January – Addis Ababa
	Ethiopia	2
					21 January – Addis Ababa
	Congo-Kinshasa (a.e.t.)	3
					Congo-Kinshasa	1
	19 January – Asmara
					Ghana	0
	Ghana (a.e.t.)	4
	Ivory Coast	3
					Third place
					21 January – Addis Ababa
					Ivory Coast	1
					Ethiopia	0

Semi-finals※

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Third place match※

Final※

Goalscorers※

6 goals

• Laurent Pokou

5 goals

• Wilberforce Mfum

4 goals

• Osei Kofi

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Team of the Tournament※

Source:

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Kazadi Mwamba	Henri Konan Charles Addo Odametey Yérim Diagne Djibril Gueye	Luciano Vassallo Mengistu Worku Hacène Lalmas Joseph Bléziri	Laurent Pokou Doudou Diongue

References※

External links※

• Details at RSSSF