1972 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1972 Africa Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Cameroon, in the cities of Yaoundé and Douala. Just like in 1970, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. The People's Republic of the Congo won its first championship, beating Mali in the final 3−2.
Coupe d'Afrique des Nations 1972 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Cameroon |
Dates | 23 February – 5 March |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runners-up | |
Third place | |
Fourth place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | |
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
Squads
Venues
Yaoundé | Douala | |
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Stade Omnisports | Stade de la Réunification | |
Capacity: 38,720 | Capacity: 30,000 | |
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Source:
Mali | 3–3 | |
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B Traoré F. Keita B. Touré |
Kaolo Adé |
Referee: Andre Bernard Ickias (Congo)
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 2 |
Source:
Zaire | 1–1 | |
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Mayanga |
Hasabu El-Sagheer |
Referee: Sané Mady Diallo (Mali)
Morocco | 1–1 | |
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Faras |
Abdel-Nadief |
Referee: Michael Wacka (Cameroon)
Congo | 4–2 | |
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M'Bono M'Pelé Bahamboula |
Abdel Wahab Wahba |
Referee: George Lamptey (Ghana)
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
2 March – Yaoundé | ||||||
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4 March – Yaoundé | ||||||
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| 3 | |||||
2 March – Douala | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 3 | |||||
| 4 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
5 March – Yaoundé | ||||||
| 5 | |||||
| 2 |
Semifinals
Third place match
Goalscorers
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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CAF Team of the tournament
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Abdella "Kaunda" El-Ser Tshimen Bwanga Paul Nlend Boujemaa Benkhrif
Midfielders
Noël Birindi Minga Mayanga Maku Paul-Gaston N'Dongo Jean-Pierre Tokoto
Forwards
External links
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