1970 African Cup of Nations

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football 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:
 * Notes

Venues
The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.

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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