Africa Cup of Nations 1965
Tunisia · 12 Nov 1965 – 21 Nov 1965
GhanaChampionTunisiaRunner-up
6Teams
8Matches
31Goals
Tournament summary
The Africa Cup of Nations 1965 was played in Tunisia from 12 November 1965 to 21 November 1965. 6 teams took part, playing 8 matches with 31 goals (3.88 per match).
Ghana won the title (their 2nd), beating Tunisia 3–2 in the final in Tunis.
Ben Acheampong (Ghana), Eustache Manglé (Ivory Coast) and Osei Kofi (Ghana) shared the scoring lead with 3 goals each.
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
 Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
 Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Senegal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 DR Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 |
 Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Friday 12 November 1965
Sunday 14 November 1965
- DR Congo 0–3 Ivory CoastSfax
- Tunisia 0–0 SenegalTunis
Friday 19 November 1965
- Ethiopia 1–5 SenegalTunis
- Ghana 4–1 Ivory CoastBizerte
Sunday 21 November 1965
- Ivory Coast 1–0 SenegalTunis
- Tunisia 2–3 GhanaTunis