1968 African Cup of Nations
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 12 – 21 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 52 (3.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
(6 goals) |
| Best player |
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The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
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Squads
Venues
| Addis Ababa | Asmara | |
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| Hailé Sélassié Stadium | Cicero Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
Bozon  Pokou |
| Ethiopia |
1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bekuretsion |
| Ivory Coast |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pokou Manglé |
Obua |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Congo-Kinshasa |
3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Muwawa Kabamba |
| Senegal |
2–1 | |
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| Diop Diouck |
Jeannot |
| Ghana |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kofi Mfum |
Mokili |
| Congo-Kinshasa |
2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mantantu Tshimanga |
Diouck |
| Ghana |
3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kofi Mfum |
Jeannot |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 19 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
| | 2 | |||||
| 21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
| | 3 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| 19 January – Asmara | ||||||
| | 0 | |||||
| | 4 | |||||
| | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 January – Addis Ababa | ||||||
| | 1 | |||||
| | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
| Ivory Coast |
1–0 | |
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| Pokou |
Final
| Congo-Kinshasa |
1–0 | |
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| Kalala Mukendi |
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 1968 Champions |
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Congo-Kinshasa 1st title |
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
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- 1 goal
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