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AFCON 1972

ChampionsCongo

Congo won, ahead of Mali (3–2 in the final, 5 Mar 1972). 8 teams, 16 games, 3.31 goals a game; hosted by Cameroon.

The road to the final

Semi-finals

Cameroon0
Congo1
Mali4
Zaïre3

Final

Congo3
Mali2

p: won on penalties. Scores include extra time; where a tie was replayed, the replay is shown.

Group stage

Group A

TeamPWDLGDPts
Cameroonthrough3210+35
Malithrough303003
Kenya3021-12
Togo3021-22

Group B

TeamPWDLGDPts
Zaïrethrough3120+24
Congothrough311103
Morocco303003
Sudan3021-22

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

Third-place play-off

Final

Top scorers

  1. Fantamady Keita Mali 5
  2. Jean-Michel M'Bono Congo 4
  3. Edmond Apéti Kaolo Togo 3
  4. Ahmed Faras Morocco 3
  5. Mayanga Maku DR Congo 3
  6. Jean Kalala N'Tumba DR Congo 3
  7. Jean-Baptiste N'Doga Cameroon 2
  8. Paul-Gaston N'Dongo Cameroon 2
  9. Bako Touré Mali 2
  10. François M'Pelé Congo 2

Upsets

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.