1957 African Cup of Nations

1957 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1957
Tournament details
Host country Sudan
Dates 10 – 15 February
Teams 3
Venue(s) 1
Final positions
Champions  Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up  Ethiopia
Third place  Sudan
Tournament statistics
Matches played 2
Top scorer(s) Egypt El-Diba (5 goals)
Best player Egypt
Participating nations

The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF), and was hosted by Sudan. The participating teams were Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.

Overview

South Africa were due to play Ethiopia in the semi-finals, but were disqualified due to apartheid.[1] Ethiopia therefore had a bye to the final, whilst in the other semi-final at Municipal Stadium in Khartoum, the Egyptians beat the host nation 2−1.[2]

In the final Egypt beat Ethiopia 4−0, with all four goals scored by El-Diba, who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals. Only two games were played in this first edition. [1]

Venues

Khartoum
Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 30,000

Squads

Final tournament

[1]

Semifinals

Sudan  1–2  Egypt
Al-Bashir  58' Ateya  21' (pen.)
El-Diba  72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Gebeyehu Doube (Ethiopia)
Ethiopia  w/o  South Africa

Final

Egypt  4–0  Ethiopia
El-Diba  2', 7', 68', 89'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Khaled Abul-Oyoun, Ken Knight, Neil Morrison, and Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. ↑ New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification - BBC Sport

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