كأس أمم أفريقيا 1957 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Sudan |
Dates | 10–16 February |
Teams | 3 |
Venue(s) | 1 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Egypt (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ethiopia |
Third place | Sudan |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 2 |
Attendance | 60,000 (30,000 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | El-Diba (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | El-Diba |
The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. The participating teams were Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
South Africa was drawn 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]
Team | Qualified as | Qualified on |
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Sudan | Hosts | 8 July 1956 |
Egypt | Invitee | 8 July 1956 |
Ethiopia | Invitee | 8 July 1956 |
Khartoum | |
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Municipal Stadium | |
Capacity: 30,000 | |
South Africa were disqualified due to the country's apartheid policies; Ethiopia advanced by walkover.
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