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.
| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 12–21 November |
| Teams | 6 |
| 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 played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi Eustache Manglé (3 goals each) |
| Best player(s) | 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
editFour 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
edit| 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
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.
Squads
editVenues
edit| Tunis | Sfax | |
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| Chedly Zouiten Stadium | Taieb Mhiri Stadium | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | |
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| Sousse | Bizerte | |
| Bou Ali Lahouar Stadium | Stade Ahmed Bsiri | |
| Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 2,000 | |
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Group stage
editTiebreakers
editIf 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
- Drawing of lots[2]
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia (H)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3[a] | Advance to final |
| 2 | Senegal
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3[a] | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | Ethiopia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 3 | Congo-Léopoldville
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
| Ghana | 5–2 | Congo-Léopoldville |
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| Ivory Coast | 3–0 | Congo-Léopoldville |
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Manglé  14', 59', 80' |
| Ghana | 4–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Knockout stage
editThird place match
edit| Senegal | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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Final
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Goalscorers
editThere 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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| Champion Runner-up Third place | Fourth place Group stage |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 1 | Ghana
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 9 | Champions |
| 2 | Tunisia (H)
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Runners-up |
| 3 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | 3rd place |
| 4 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | 4th place |
| 5 | Congo-Léopoldville
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | Eliminated in the group stage |
| 6 | Ethiopia
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ "African Nations Cup 1965". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Wiwsport – Retour sur la 1ère participation des Lions à la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations, la CAN Tunisie 1965 [1]