1974 African Cup of Nations

The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt.

1974 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1974
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
Dates1–14 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Zaire (2nd title)
Runners-up Zambia
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored54 (3.18 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ndaye Mulamba
(9 goals)
Best player(s) Ndaye Mulamba

Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its second championship (their first win came as Congo-Kinshasa), tying Zambia 2−2 in the final and beating them 2−0 in the replay. Zaire went on to compete in the World Cup later that year.

Qualified teams
Main article: 1974 African Cup of Nations qualification

The 8 qualified teams are:

Squads
Main article: 1974 African Cup of Nations squads

Venues
Cairo
Alexandria
Cairo International StadiumAlexandria Stadium
Capacity: 95,000Capacity: 13,660
El-Mahalla El-KubraDamanhour
El Mahalla StadiumAla'ab Damanhour Stadium
Capacity: 29,000Capacity: 8,000

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 6
 Zambia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
 Uganda 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
 Ivory Coast 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source:
Egypt 2–1 Uganda
Abo Greisha  6'
Khalil  52'		 Mubiru  28'
Referee: Youssouf Ndiaye (Senegal)
Zambia 1–0 Ivory Coast
Kaushi  2'
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Egypt 3–1 Zambia
Abdel Azim  4'
Basri  18'
Abo Greisha  52'		 Chitalu  10'
Referee: Sunny Olufemi Woghiren (Nigeria)
Ivory Coast 2–2 Uganda
Kouman  37',  78' Mubiru  53',  60'
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Egypt 2–0 Ivory Coast
El-Shazly  1'
Khalil  44'
Zambia 1–0 Uganda
Kapita

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Congo 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 5
 Zaire 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 4
 Guinea 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
 Mauritius 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source:
Zaire 2–1 Guinea
Mulamba  18', 65' B. Sylla  25'
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
Congo 2–0 Mauritius
Moukila
Lakou
Guinea 2–1 Mauritius
M. Sylla  52',  64' Imbert  88'
Referee: Ahmed Gindil (Sudan)
Congo 2–1 Zaire
M'Bono  70'
Minga  81'		 Mayanga  25'
Referee: Abdelkrim Benghezal (Algeria)
Congo 1–1 Guinea
Ndomba  65' Edenté  60' (pen.)
Zaire 4–1 Mauritius
Mulamba  15'
Mayanga  19',  76'
Etepé  38'		 Imbert  61'
Referee: Wallace Johnson (Sierra Leone)

Knockout stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 9 March – Cairo
 
 
  Egypt 2
 
 12 & 14 March – Cairo
 
  Zaire 3
 
  Zaire (R) 2 (2)
 
 9 March – Alexandria
 
  Zambia 2 (0)
 
  Congo 2
 
 
  Zambia (aet) 4
 
Third place
 
 
 11 March – Cairo
 
 
  Egypt 4
 
 
  Congo 0

Semifinals
Egypt 2–3 Zaire
Mwepu  41' (o.g.)
Abo Greisha  54'		 Mulamba  55', 72'
Mantantu  61'
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Congo 2–4
(a.e.t.)		 Zambia
M'Pelé  76'
Mbouta  81'		 Mapulanga  49'
Chanda  70',  97',  111'
Referee: Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

Third place match
Congo 0–4 Egypt
Abdou  5'
Shehata  18', 80'
Abo Greisha  62'
Referee: Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

Final
Zaire 2–2
(a.e.t.)		 Zambia
Mulamba  65', 117' Kaushi  40'
Sinyangwe  120'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)
Replay
Zaire 2–0 Zambia
Mulamba  30', 76'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Saad Gamar (Libya)

Scorers
9 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

References
  • Sayela Walubita, Moses (2011). Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses. iUniverse. pp. 2–3. ISBN 978-1-4502-7911-6.
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