AFCON 1970
ChampionsSudan
Sudan won, ahead of Ghana (1–0 in the final, 16 Feb 1970). 8 teams, 16 games, 3.19 goals a game; hosted by Sudan.
The road to the final
Semi-finals
p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coastthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 4 |
| Sudanthrough | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Republicthrough | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 5 |
| Ghanathrough | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Guinea | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| Congo-Kinshasa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
2 points for a win. Ordered by points, goal difference, then goals scored; the official tie-breakers vary by tournament, so “through” is taken from who played in the next round.
Semi-finals
- 1970-02-14Ghana2–1Ivory CoastSemi-finals · Khartoum61%
- 1970-02-14Sudan2–1United Arab RepublicSemi-finals · Khartoum49%
Third-place play-off
- 1970-02-16United Arab Republic3–1Ivory CoastThird-place play-off · Khartoum49%
Final
Top scorers
- Laurent Pokou Ivory Coast 8
- Hassan El-Shazly Egypt 5
- Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul Sudan 3
- Kwasi Owusu Ghana 3
- Ali Abo Greisha Egypt 3
- Mengistu Worku Ethiopia 3
- Emmanuel Koum Cameroon 2
- Paul-Gaston N'Dongo Cameroon 2
- Nasr Eddin Abbas Sudan 2
- Soriba Soumah Guinea 2
Upsets
- 1970-02-06Cameroon3–2Ivory CoastUpsetGroup A · Khartoum26%
Winners whose Elo expectation before the game was under 30%.
Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.