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AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS
GHANA 1963


Winners:

Ghana
 





Automatically qualified



Team   Notes
Ghana Hosts
Ethiopia Title holders




Qualification round



1st round      
  United Arab Republic - Uganda * Qual. United Arab Republic
1st round - 1st leg      
01/06/1963 Nairobi (KEN) Kenya - Sudan 0-1
16/06/1963 Tunis (TUN) Tunisia - Morocco 4-1
27/07/1963 Lagos (NGA) Nigeria - Guinea 2-2
1st round - 2nd leg      
30/06/1963 Khartoum (SUD) Sudan - Kenya 5-0 Qual. Sudan
02/07/1963 Casablanca (MAR) Morocco - Tunisia 4-2 Qual. Tunisia
06/10/1963 Conakry (GUI) Guinea - Nigeria 1-0 Qual. Nigeria **
* Uganda withdrew
** Guinea were disqualified because not providing neutral officials for 2nd leg




Participants



Team   Notes
Ghana Winners
Sudan Final
United Arab Republic Match for 3rd place
Ethiopia Match for 3rd place
Tunisia Group stage
Nigeria Group stage




Group A



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Ghana 3 2 1 1 0 3 1    
2 Ethiopia 2 2 1 0 1 4 4    
3 Tunisia 1 2 0 1 1 3 5
  Final
  Match for 3rd place




       
24/11/1963 Accra (GHA) Ghana - Tunisia 1-1
26/11/1963 Accra (GHA) Ghana - Ethiopia 2-0
28/11/1963 Accra (GHA) Ethiopia - Tunisia 4-2 Qual. Ghana




Group B



Pos Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA    
1 Sudan 3 2 1 1 0 6 2    
2 United Arab Republic 3 2 1 1 0 8 5    
3 Nigeria 0 2 0 0 2 3 10
  Final
  Match for 3rd place




       
24/11/1963 Kumasi (GHA) United Arab Republic - Nigeria 6-3
26/11/1963 Kumasi (GHA) United Arab Republic - Sudan 2-2
28/11/1963 Kumasi (GHA) Sudan - Nigeria 4-0 Qual. Sudan




Knockout stage



Match for 3rd place          
30/11/1963 Accra (GHA) United Arab Republic - Ethiopia 3-0 3rd placed: United Arab Republic
Final            
01/12/1963 Accra (GHA) Ghana - Sudan 3-0 Winners: Ghana