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1965 African Cup of Nations

The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) hosted in Tunisia from 12 and 21 November 1965. This was the final edition of the tournament to be held in an odd-numbered year before 2013. The growing enthusiasm for the competition and the increasing number of participating teams led to an increase in the number of participants in the tournament, which rose from four to six teams.

1965 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
Dates12–21 November
Teams6
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (2nd title)
Runners-up Tunisia
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored31 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Ben Acheampong
Ghana Osei Kofi
Ivory Coast Eustache Manglé
(3 goals each)
Best player(s)Ghana Osei Kofi
← 1963
1968 →

Two of them qualified automatically, the host country Tunisia and the defending champion Ghana. A first round was determined by two groups of three teams, then the final (for the top teams in each group) and a third-place match for the teams that finished second.

Ethiopia is the only team to have participated in every edition of the Africa Cup of Nations since its inception. Egypt (twice winner in 1957 and 1959) refused to participate due to the diplomatic crisis with Tunisia. Sudan also failed to qualify after stumbling in the qualifiers. Congo-Léopoldville, Senegal and Ivory Coast are participating in the finals for the first time. Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3–2 after extra time. This was Ghana's second African championship title in two participations.

Teams

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Main article: 1965 African Cup of Nations qualification

Four tickets are to be distributed to the thirteen countries participating in these qualifications. Tunisia, the tournament organizer, and Ghana, the defending champion, are exempt from these games. Sudan, called upon to compensate for this absence, also declines the invitation. It is finally Congo-Léopoldville that is selected by the Confederation of African Football to take part in the tournament.

Egypt qualified from Zone 1 after Morocco and Nigeria withdrew before the start of the qualifiers, and later withdrew due to the deterioration of its diplomatic relations with Tunisia after a speech given by Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba in Jericho in which he called on Arab countries to recognize Israel.[1]

Qualified teams

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Team Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous appearances in tournament[a]
  Tunisia Hosts 3rd 1963 2 (1962, 1963)
  Ghana Holders 1 December 1963 2nd 1963 1 (1963)
  Ethiopia 1st round winners 18 April 1965 5th 1963 4 (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963)
  Senegal 1st round winners 5 May 1965 1st None 0 (debut)
  Ivory Coast 1st round winners 5 September 1965 1st None 0 (debut)
  Congo-Léopoldville 1st round winners 31 October 1965 1st None 0 (debut)
Notes
  1. ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

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Main article: 1965 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues

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Tunis
Sfax
Chedly Zouiten Stadium Taieb Mhiri Stadium
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 11,000
   
Sousse Bizerte
Bou Ali Lahouar Stadium Stade Ahmed Bsiri
Capacity: 6,500 Capacity: 2,000
   

Group stage

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Tiebreakers

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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:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Drawing of lots[2]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tunisia (H) 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 3[a] Advance to final
2   Senegal 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 3[a] Advance to third place play-off
3   Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points and overall goal difference. Tunisia qualified after drawing of lots.
Tunisia  4–0  Ethiopia
Senegal  0–0  Tunisia
Senegal  5–1  Ethiopia

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Ghana 2 2 0 0 9 3 +6 4 Advance to final
2   Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 4 4 0 2 Advance to third place play-off
3   Congo-Léopoldville 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Ghana  5–2  Congo-Léopoldville
Ivory Coast  3–0  Congo-Léopoldville
Manglé   14', 59', 80'
Ghana  4–1  Ivory Coast

Knockout stage

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Third place match

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Senegal  0–1  Ivory Coast

Final

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Ghana  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Tunisia
Attendance: 16,000
GK 1 John Bortey Naawu
DF 6 Willie Evans
DF 3 Charles Addo Odametey (c)
DF 8 Sam Acquah
DF 16 Ben Kusi
MF 7 Oman Mensah
MF 11 Kofi Pare
MF 17 Kwame Nti
FW 10 Cecil Jones Attuquayefio
FW 14 Osei Kofi
MF 15 Frank Odoi
Substitutions:
–
Manager:
Charles Kumi Gyamfi
GK 1 Sadok Sassi
DF 2 Mahfoudh Benzarti
DF 3 Hédi Douiri
DF 4 Mohsen Habacha
MF 5 Ahmed Lamine
MF 6 Abdelmajid Chetali (c)
MF 8 Tahar Chaïbi
MF 16 Moncef Ajel
FW 7 Aleya Sassi
FW 9 Rachid Gribaâ  
FW 12 Salah Jedidi
Substitutions:
FW – Abdelwahab Lahmar  
Manager:
Mokhtar Ben Nacef

Goalscorers

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There were 31 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Tournament rankings

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Result of teams participating in 1965 Africa Cup of Nations
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1   Ghana 3 3 0 0 12 5 +7 9 Champions
2   Tunisia (H) 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 Runners-up
3   Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 3rd place
4   Senegal 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 4th place
5   Congo-Léopoldville 2 0 0 2 2 8 −6 0 Eliminated in the group stage
6   Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
Source: RSSSF
(H) Hosts

References

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  1. ^ "African Nations Cup 1965". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ Wiwsport – Retour sur la 1ère participation des Lions à la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, la CAN Tunisie 1965 [1]
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