1970 African Cup of Nations

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The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.

Qualified teamsEdit

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The 8 qualified teams are:

Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournamentTemplate:Efn
Template:Fb	Hosts		Template:Sort (1957, 1959, 1963)
Template:Fb	Holders	Template:Dts	Template:Sort (1965, 1968)
Template:Fb	2nd round winners	Template:Dts	Template:Sort (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968)
Template:Fb	2nd round winners	Template:Dts	Template:Sort (debut)
Template:Fb	2nd round winners	Template:Dts	Template:Sort (1963, 1965, 1968)
Template:Fb	2nd round winners	Template:Dts	Template:Sort (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
Template:Fb	2nd round winners	Template:Dts	Template:Sort (1965, 1968)
Template:Fb	2nd round winners	Template:Dts	Template:Sort (debut)

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SquadsEdit

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VenuesEdit

The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.

Wad Madani
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Municipal Stadium
Capacity: 30,000
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Wad Madani Stadium
Capacity: 15,000
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Group stageEdit

TiebreakersEdit

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:

Goal difference in all group matches
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
Drawing of lots

Group AEdit

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Group BEdit

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Knockout stageEdit

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SemifinalsEdit

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Third place matchEdit

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FinalEdit

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GoalscorersEdit

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Team of the tournamentEdit

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Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Template:Flagicon Robert Mensah	Template:Flagicon Samir Salih Template:Flagicon John Eshun Template:Flagicon Amin Zaki Template:Flagicon Hany Mostafa	Template:Flagicon Ernest Kallet Bialy Template:Flagicon Ibrahim Sunday Template:Flagicon Bernard Gnahoré Template:Flagicon Maxime Camara	Template:Flagicon Laurent Pokou Template:Flagicon Ali Abo Gresha

ReferencesEdit

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External linksEdit

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