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1963 African Cup Of Nations
The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title. This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average. Qualified teams Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi. Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Third place match Final Scorers ;6 goals * Hassan El-Shazly ;4 goals * Edward Acquah * Nasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas * Riza ;2 goals * Mengistu Worku * Mohamed Salah Jedidi ;1 goal * Edward Aggrey-Fynn * W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan El-Shazly
Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (Egyptian Arabic: ''حسن الشاذلي'', Hassan El Shazly) (13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015) was an Egyptian footballer. El-Shazly is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating shooter" and "lethal with both feet".Abdel-Ghani, Ala"History of greatness", Al-Ahram Weekly, 7 April 2004. Retrieved on 12 April 2010. Career El-Shazly played club football for the Egyptian team Tersana. He led Tersana to its only Egyptian League title in the 1963 season. He was the Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer for four times.Said, Tare"Famous Egyptian Players " egyptianfootball.net. Retrieved on 14 April 2010. As of 2010, this is an Egyptian record that still holds. He scored 34 goals as the top league scorer of 1974–75 Egyptian Premier League season, a one-season record that still stands. This was done at a relative old age; he was 32 years old. He also represented the Egypt national football team, and scored six goals at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mengistu Worku
Mengistu Worku (Amharic: መንግስቱ ወርቁ; 1940 – 16 December 2010) was an Ethiopian footballer, recognised as one of the best Ethiopian footballers in history with Luciano Vassalo and Ydnekatchew Tessema. He is best known for his role in the final of the 1962 African Nations Cup, and for being the head coach to take the Ethiopia national team to the African Nations Cup in Libya in 1982.Mamo Gebrehiwot"Ethiopia Football: Legendary Footballer Mengistu Worku has died" EthioSports website (accessed 26 December 2010) ''Ethiosun'' (accessed 4 June 2011) Career During the 1962 African Nationals Cup, Mengistu scored one goal in th ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Aggrey-Fynn
Edward Aggrey-Fynn (24 November 1934 – January 2005) was a Ghanaian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this h .... References External links * * 1934 births 2005 deaths Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Olympic footballers of Ghana Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1963 African Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations-winning players Place of birth missing Association football midfielders Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. players Ghanaian football managers Ghana national football team managers {{Ghana-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezz El-Din Yaqoub
Ezz or EZZ may refer to: * Ezz Steel, the largest steel company in Egypt and the Middle East and North Africa Region * Ahmed Ezz (other), various people * Ezz Eddin Hosni (1927–2013), an Egyptian musician and composer *EZZ, FAA identifier for Cameron Memorial Airport, a public use airport in Clinton County, Missouri {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelaziz Ibrahim Adam
Abd al-Aziz ( ar, عبد العزيز, DIN 31635, DMG: ''ʽAbd al-ʽAzīz''), frequently also transliterated Abdul-Aziz, is a male Arabic Muslim given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the words ''Abd (Arabic), ʽAbd'', the Arabic definite article and ''Aziz, ʽAzīz'' "Almighty". The name is commonly abbreviated as "ʽAzīz". The name means "servant of the Almighty", ''al-ʽAzīz'' being one of the names of God in Islam, which give rise to the List of Arabic theophoric names, Muslim theophoric names. The letter ''a'' of the ''al-'' is unstressed, and can be transliterated by almost any vowel, often by ''u''. So the first part can appear as Abdel, without spacing and hyphenation. It may refer to: Men * Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan (died 705), Umayyad prince and governor of Egypt * Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (died 716), governor of Al-Andalus * Abd al-Aziz ibn Shu'ayb, emir of Crete 949–961 * Abd al-Aziz ibn Mansur (ruled 1104–1121), ruler of the Hammadids (Berber dyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Yahia El-Kawarty
Ibrahim ( ar, إبراهيم, links=no ') is the Arabic name for Abraham, a Biblical patriarch and prophet in Islam. For the Islamic view of Ibrahim, see Abraham in Islam. Ibrahim may also refer to: * Ibrahim (name), a name (and list of people with the name) * Ibrahim (sura), a sura of the Qur'an * '' Ibrahim el Awal'', a Hunt-class destroyer that served in the Egyptian navy under that name 1951-56 * Ibrahim prize, a prize to recognise good governance in Africa * "Ibrahim", a song by David Friedman from ''Shades of Change'' See also * Ibrahimzai, a Pashtun tribe of Afghanistan * Ibrahima * Abraham (other) * Avraham (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasr Eddin Abbas
Nasr Eddin Abbas ( ar, نصر الدين عباس; born 13 August 1944), known by his nickname Jaksa ( ar, جكسة), is a Sudanese former footballer who played with Al-Hilal Club. He participated in the Africa Cup of Nations 1963 and 1970 and in 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. International goals :''Scores and results list Sudan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sudan goal''. Honours Al-Hilal * Sudan Premier League: 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973 Sudan * Africa Cup of Nations: 1970 ; runner-up: 1963 * Pan Arab Games The Arab Games ( ar, الألعاب العربية), also called the Pan Arab Games, are a regional multi-sport event held between nations from the Arab world. They are organized by the Union of Arab National Olympic Committees. The first Gam ... Silver medal: 1965 Individual * Best Sudanese player of the 20th century References External links * Player profile- ''Home of football statistics & history'' Nasr Eddin Abbas Jexa- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baba Yara Stadium
Baba Yara Sports Stadium (also Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528. The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches, although it is also used for athletics. It is the home of one of Africa's most popular sports clubs, Asante Kotoko as well as King Faisal. History The stadium was originally built by the United African Company (UAC) in 1957 and inaugurated as a designated football pitch in 1959. The first stands were constructed in 1971. The stadium was rebuilt in 1977. It was renamed after Kumasi-born footballer Baba Yara (1936–1969, active for Asante Kotoko 1955–1961) under the New Patriotic government in 2004. The third major works ended in 2008. As part of the works, the west stand was demolished to be replaced by a two-tier stand with press, corporate, and VIP facilities. The rest of the stands were upgraded, seats were added, and transparent panels were ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Onyeanwuna
Albert Onyeawuna (died 21 April 2014) was a Nigerian footballer. He played club football for Port Harcourt, and also made 26 appearances for the Nigerian national team between 1955 and 1964, scoring 7 goals. References 1930s births 2014 deaths Nigerian footballers Nigeria international footballers 1963 African Cup of Nations players Association footballers not categorized by position {{Nigeria-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bassey
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled '' Yūsuf''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asuquo Ekpe
Asuquo Ekpe (died 30 January 2016) was a Nigerian international footballer. He made his international debut for Nigeria on 6 October 1956 against Togo. Ekpe became Nigeria's first goalscorer in an Africa Cup of Nations when he scored against United Arab Republic in the 1963 Africa Cup of Nations. Ekpe was the older sibling of Effiong Ekpe, he played alongside his brother for Nigeria several times during which times he was known as ''Ekpe Senior''. In the match occurring on 2 February 1963 against Dahomey, they became the first siblings to play for Nigeria in the same game. He died on 30 January 2016 in Calabar Calabar (also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers and c .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekpe, Asuquo 2016 deaths Nigerian footballers Nigeria international footballers 196 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Morsi Hussein
Mohamed Morsi Hussein (8 April 1939 – 28 September 1965), known as Reda, was an Egyptian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held .... References External links * * 1939 births 1965 deaths Egyptian footballers Egypt international footballers Olympic footballers of Egypt Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cairo Association football forwards {{Egypt-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
