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1965 African Cup of Nations

 
Wikipedia: 1965 African Cup of Nations

The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3-2 after extra time.

Contents

Teams eliminated in qualifying

First Round

Final Tournament

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Tunisia 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4
 Senegal 3 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4
 Ethiopia 0 2 0 0 2 1 9 -8

Matches:

12 November 1965

Tunisia 
Tahar Chaibi 32
D'Jedidi 62
Delhoum 80
Lahmar 84
4 - 0  Ethiopia

14 November 1965

Senegal  0 - 0  Tunisia

19 November 1965

Senegal 
Louis Camara 3, 52
Matar Niang 48, 53
Guèye 37
5 - 1  Ethiopia
Luciano (pen) 12

Tunisia progress on a toss of a coin

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Ghana 4 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6
 Côte d'Ivoire 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 0
 Congo-Kinshasa 0 2 0 0 2 2 8 -6

Matches:

12 November 1965

Ghana 
Osei Kofi 13
Ben Acheampong 18, 59
Jones 84, 89
5 - 2  Congo-Kinshasa
Kalala 43, (pen) 45

14 November 1965

Côte d'Ivoire 
Mangle 14, 59, 80
3 - 0  Congo-Kinshasa

19 November 1965

Ghana 
Ben Acheampong 20
Kwame Nti 43
Lutdrot 52
Osei Kofi 70
4 - 1  Côte d'Ivoire
Bleziri 66

Third Place Playoff

21 November 1965

Senegal  0 - 1  Côte d'Ivoire
Yoboue 35

Final

21 November 1965

Ghana 
Odoi 37, 96
Osei Kofi 79
3 - 2(aet)  Tunisia
Abdelmajid Chetali 47
Tahar Chaibi 67
African Cup of Nations 1965 Champions:

Ghana
GHANA
2nd title

Top scorers

1. Ghana Osei Kofi 3
1. Ghana Ben Acheampong 3
1. Côte d'Ivoire Mangle 3

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