Africa Cup of Nations 1962

Ethiopia · 14 Jan 1962 – 21 Jan 1962

EthiopiaChampion

EgyptRunner-up

4Teams

4Matches

18Goals

Tournament summary

The Africa Cup of Nations 1962 was played in Ethiopia from 14 January 1962 to 21 January 1962. 4 teams took part, playing 4 matches with 18 goals (4.50 per match).

Ethiopia won the title (their 1st), beating Egypt 4–2 in the final in Addis Ababa.

Badawi Abdel Fattah (Egypt) and Mengistu Worku (Ethiopia) shared the scoring lead with 3 goals each.

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Participants

Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.

Team statistics

Team	P	W	L	GF	GA	GD
Ethiopia	2	2	0	8	4	+4
Tunisia	2	1	1	5	4	+1
Egypt	2	1	1	4	5	-1
Uganda	2	0	2	1	5	-4

Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).

All results

Sunday 14 January 1962

Ethiopia 4–2 TunisiaAddis Ababa

Thursday 18 January 1962

Egypt 2–1 UgandaAddis Ababa

Saturday 20 January 1962

Tunisia 3–0 UgandaAddis Ababa

Sunday 21 January 1962

Ethiopia 4–2 EgyptAddis Ababa