ÙŰŁŰł ŰŁÙ Ù ŰŁÙ۱ÙÙÙۧ 1974 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Egypt |
Dates | 1â14 March |
Teams | 8 |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 17 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.18 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (9 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
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International football competition
The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the: ninth edition of theââAfrica Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by, "Egypt."
Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its second championship (their first win came as Congo-Kinshasa), tying Zambia 2â2 in the "final." And beating them 2â0 in the replay. Zaire went onââto compete in the World Cup later that year. Both finalists were 2 best teams in African qualificationââto 1974 World Cup.
Qualified teamsâ»
Main article: 1974 African Cup of Nations qualification
The 8 qualified teams are:
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament |
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Hosts | 5 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1970) | |
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Holders | 5 March 1972 | 2 (1968 1972) |
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2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 1 (1970) |
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2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 0 (debut) |
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2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 2 (1962, 1968) |
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2nd round winners | 14 June 1973 | 4 (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972) |
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2nd round winners | 29 July 1973 | 0 (debut) |
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2nd round winners | 23 September 1973 | 3 (1965, 1968, 1970) |
- Notes
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squadsâ»
Main article: 1974 African Cup of Nations squads
Venuesâ»
Cairo | Alexandria | |
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Cairo International Stadium | Alexandria Stadium | |
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Capacity: 95,000 | Capacity: 13,660 | |
El-Mahalla El-Kubra | Damanhour | |
El Mahalla Stadium | Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium | |
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Capacity: 29,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
Group stageâ»
Group Aâ»
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Source:
Egypt ![]() | 2â1 | ![]() |
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Abo Greisha ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Mubiru ![]() |
Referee: Youssouf Ndiaye (Senegal)
Zambia ![]() | 1â0 | ![]() |
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Kaushi ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 3â1 | ![]() |
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Abdel Azim ![]() Basri ![]() Abo Greisha ![]() |
Chitalu ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2â2 | ![]() |
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Kouman ![]() |
Mubiru ![]() |
Egypt ![]() | 2â0 | ![]() |
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El-Shazly ![]() Khalil ![]() |
Group Bâ»
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
Source:
Zaire ![]() | 4â1 | ![]() |
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Mulamba ![]() Mayanga ![]() Etepé ![]() |
Imbert ![]() |
Referee: Wallace Johnson (Sierra Leone)
Knockout stageâ»
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 March â Cairo | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
12 & 14 March â Cairo | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 2 (2) | |||||
9 March â Alexandria | ||||||
![]() | 2 (0) | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
11 March â Cairo | ||||||
![]() | 4 | |||||
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Semifinalsâ»
Congo ![]() | 2â4 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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M'Pelé ![]() Mbouta ![]() |
Mapulanga ![]() Chanda ![]() |
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)
Third place matchâ»
Congo ![]() | 0â4 | ![]() |
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Abdou ![]() Shehata ![]() Abo Greisha ![]() |
Finalâ»
Main article: 1974 African Cup of Nations Final
- Replay
Scorersâ»
- 9 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Ilunga Mwepu (against Egypt)
CAF Team of the tournamentâ»
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Referencesâ»
- Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. pp. 2â3. ISBN 978-1-4502-7911-6.