WFR WorldFootballRecord
WFR WorldFootballRecord
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AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS |
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Winners: |
Ethiopia |
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| Team | Notes | |||
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Ethiopia | Hosts | ||
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United Arab Republic | Title holders | ||
| 1st round - 1st leg | ||||||
| Tunisia - Morocco | 2-0 - awarded * | |||||
| 08/04/1961 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - Ghana | 0-0 | |||
| 05/08/1961 | Nairobi (KEN) | Kenya - Uganda | 0-1 | |||
| 1st round - 2nd leg | ||||||
| Morocco - Tunisia | 2-0 - awarded * | Qual. Tunisia | ||||
| 30/04/1961 | Accra (GHA) | Ghana - Nigeria | 2-2 - coin toss | Qual. Nigeria | ||
| 23/09/1961 | Kampala (UGA) | Uganda - Kenya | 0-1 | |||
| 1st round -Tie-breaker | ||||||
| 29/10/1961 | Kampala (UGA) | Uganda - Kenya | 2-0 ** | Qual. Uganda | ||
| 2nd round - 1st leg | ||||||
| 25/11/1961 | Lagos (NGA) | Nigeria - Tunisia | 2-1 | |||
| 2nd round - 2nd leg | ||||||
| 10/12/1961 | Tunis (TUN) | Tunisia - Nigeria | 2-0 - awarded | Qual. Tunisia | ||
| Uganda | Qual. Uganda *** | |||||
| * Morocco withdrew; bith matches awarded to Tunisia 2-0 | ||||||
| ** Kenya and Uganda asked to play again, refusing drawing of lots; CAF agreed | ||||||
| *** Uganda qualified directly after a lot drawn between the three qualified to second round teams | ||||||
| Team | Notes | |||
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Ethiopia | Winners | ||
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United Arab Republic | Final | ||
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Tunisia | Semi-finals | ||
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Uganda | Semi-finals | ||
| Semi-finals | ||||||
| 14/01/1962 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | Ethiopia - Tunisia | 4-2 | Qual. Ethiopia | ||
| 18/01/1962 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | United Arab Republic - Uganda | 2-1 | Qual. United Arab Republic | ||
| Match for 3rd place | ||||||
| 20/01/1962 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | Tunisia - Uganda | 3-0 | 3rd placed: Tunisia | ||
| Final | ||||||
| 21/01/1962 | Addis Abeba (ETH) | Ethiopia - United Arab Republic | 4-2 aet | Winners: Ethiopia | ||