1962 African Cup of Nations final

1962 African Cup of Nations Final

Event	1962 African Cup of Nations
Ethiopia United Arab Republic 4 2
After extra time
Date	21 January 1962
Venue	Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee	Wilson Brooks (Uganda)
Attendance	30,000

The 1962 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 21 January 1962 at the Hailé Sélassié Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to determine the winner of the 1962 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Ethiopia beat United Arab Republic 4−2 after extra time, winning their first title.

Road to the final

Ethiopia		Round	United Arab Rep.
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Tunisia	4–2	Semifinals	Uganda	2–1

Match

Details

21 January 1962

Ethiopia	4–2 (a.e.t.)	United Arab Republic
Tekle 74' Worku 84', 118' Vassalo 101'		Badawi 35', 75'

Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Wilson Brooks (Uganda)

Ethiopia

United Arab Republic

GK   Gila-Michael Tekle-Mariam RB   Asmelash Berhe CB   Awade Mohammed CB   Kiflom Araya LB   Berhe Goitom RM   Tesfaye Gebremedhin CM   Girma Tekle  ?' CM   Italo Vassalo LM   Luciano Vassalo CF   Mengistu Worku CF   Getachew Wolde Substitutions:   Tekle Kidane  ?' Manager: Ydnekatchew Tessema Slavko Milošević

GK   Adel Hekal RB   Ahmed Moustafa CB   Raafat Ateya CB   Tarek Selim LB   Rifaat El-Fanagily RM   Mohammed Badawi CM   Mohammed Seddiq 'Shehta' CM   Badawi Abdel Fattah LM   Saleh Selim CF   Taha Ismail CF   Mimi El-Sherbini Manager: Mohamed El-Guindy Hanafy Bastan