1962 African Cup of Nations

1962 African Cup of Nations
1962 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
Tournament details
Host country	Ethiopia
Dates	14–21 January
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Ethiopia (1st title)
Runners-up	United Arab Republic
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	18 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Badawi Abdel Fattah ; Mengistu Worku ; (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Mengistu Worku
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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.^[2]

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

^ "Luciano Vassalo".
^ Thomas, Durosimi (2012-10-20). "New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-27.

[1] "Luciano Vassalo".

[2] Thomas, Durosimi (2012-10-20). "New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2013-05-27.

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