The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are:
(holders)
(host)
Squads
Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
8 goals
Laurent Pokou
5 goals
Hassan El-Shazly
3 goals
Mengistu Worku
Kwasi Owusu
Hasabu El-Sagheer
Ali Abo Greisha
2 goals
Emmanuel Koum
Gaston Paul N'Doga
Jean-Marie Tsébo
Diomandé Losseni
Ibrahim Sunday
Soriba Soumah
Jaksa
Muhamad El-Basheer El-Asyad
1 goal
Jean Manga-Onguéné
François Tahi
Malik Jabir
Petit Sory
Thiam Ousmane Tolo
Ali Gagarin
André Kalonzo
Léon Mungamuni
Sayed Abdel Razek
Taha Basry
Team of the tournament
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