1962 African Cup of Nations


The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions United Arab Republic, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. UAR, 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.
This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Qualified teams

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations.
Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and UAR both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving five teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament.
TeamQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
Hosts
Holders
2nd round winners
2nd round winners

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Venues


Addis Ababa
Hailé Sélassié Stadium
Capacity: 30,000



Final tournament

Semifinals

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Scorers

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