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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 ;Notes Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi. Group stage Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: # Goal average in all group matches # Drawing of lots Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan El-Shazly
Hassan Ahmed El-Shazly (; 13 November 1943 – 20 April 2015) was an Egyptian footballer. He is considered as a historic player of Tersana. He was described as a "devastating shooter" and "lethal with both feet". He also played for Egypt national football team and is the Africa Cup of Nations all-time top Egyptian scorer, and the all-time top scorer of the Egyptian Premier League. El-Shazly is widely regarded as one of the best forwards in the history of African football.Abdel-Ghani, Ala"History of greatness", Al-Ahram Weekly, 7 April 2004. Retrieved on 12 April 2010. Career El-Shazly played 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 the 1974–75 Egyptian Premier Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilberforce Mfum
Wilberforce Mfum (28 August 1936 – 11 May 2025) was a Ghanaian professional association football forward who played professionally in Ghana and the United States. He was a member of the Ghanaian Olympic soccer team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Club career Mfum played for Asante Kotoko in Ghana. In 1968, Mfum played for the Baltimore Bays of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1969, he joined Ukrainian SC of the German American Soccer League. In 1970, Mfum played for the Ukrainian Nationals of the American Soccer League. That season, he shared the ASL scoring title with Juan Paletta. In 1971, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League. International career Mfum played for the Ghana Olympic football team at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He also played for the Ghana national team. In 1963, he scored two goals in the final of the 1963 African Cup of Nations as Ghana took the title. He was the second leading scorer at the 1968 African Cup of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bassey
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "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 , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is , Persian, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In Pashto the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in Malayalam it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In Tamil, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). 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 m ... [...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, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjac .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekpe, Asuquo 2016 deaths Nigerian men's footballers Nigeria men's international footb ... [...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. On 28 September 1965 Reda died after a car accident A traffic collision, also known as a motor vehicle collision, or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other moving or stationary obstruction, such as a tree, pole or building. T .... References External links * * 1939 births 1965 deaths Egyptian men's footballers Egypt men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Egypt Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Footballers from Cairo Men's association football forwards Road incident deaths in Egypt Al Ahly SC players Ismaily SC players Egyptian Premier League players 20th-century Egyptian sportsmen {{Egypt-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelmajid Chetali
Abdelmajid Al-Chetali (; born 4 July 1939) is a Tunisian football coach and former player who played 70 games with the national team and scored four goals. He also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He is considered one of the characters who shaped and prolonged the legend of the Étoile Sportive du Sahel (nicknamed Majda). He received only one yellow card during his career. As a manager, he led them in their first ever World Cup appearance in 1978, where Tunisia became the first African team to win a World Cup match, beating Mexico 3–1, and making FIFA increase the number of World Cup slots in the African continent from one to two. During his managerial career, he was in charge of two national teams: the Tunisian and Bahraini national football teams. He also managed his home club Étoile du Sahel and achieved good results with it. Player career Born in Sousse into a family of footballers, Chetali began his career at the Corniche and joined the Etoile Sportive du S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raouf Ben Amor (footballer)
Raouf Ben Amor () (born 24 December 1947 ) is a Tunisian actor. Filmography Theater * 1972 : ''Goha et l'Est embrouillé'' by Hamadi Ben Othman * 1977 : ''Les Héritiers'' * 1978 : ''Le Mariage et l'enquête'' * 2004 : ''Les Paroles de la nuit'' by Taoufik Jebali * 2008 : ''Le Journal d'un dinosaure'' by Taoufik Jebali and Rached Mannai * ''Borni & Atraa'' by Mohamed Raja Farhat, Fadhel Jaïbi and Fadhel Jaziri * ''Mohamed Ali Hammi'' by Mohamed Raja Farhat and Fadhel Jaïbi * ''Jazia'' by Tahar Guiga, Samir Ayadi and Abdel Rahmane al-Abnoudi * ''Ismaïl Pacha'' by Taoufik Jebali and Mohamed Driss Cinema * 1971 : ''And tomorrow... ?'' by Brahim Babaï * 1975 : ''The Messiah'' (''Il Messia'') by Roberto Rossellini : Judas * 1980 : ''C'est pas moi, c'est lui'' by Pierre Richard : the rebel leader * 1980 : ''Aziza'' by Abdellatif Ben Ammar : Ali * 1986 : ''Pirates'' by Roman Polanski : the merry-go-round keeper * 1988 : '' Frantic'' by Roman Polanski : Doctor Metlaoui * 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italo Vassalo
Italo Vassallo (1940 – 30 July 2021) was an Italian-Eritrean footballer. He played for Ethiopia internationally, scoring in their 1962 Africa Cup of Nations final victory over Egypt. His half-brother is Luciano Vassallo, a former footballer for the Ethiopian team. Club career Vassallo made his debut at Hamasien where he won the Ethiopian First Division for the first time in 1957. When Vassallo's half-brother Luciano moved to Cotton Factory Club, Italo joined him at 17 years old. They would go on to win the Ethiopian First Division four times at Cotton FC before retiring in 1973. International career Once Eritrean-born footballers were allowed to be called up for the national team, Italo and Luciano were selected for the 1962 Africa Cup of Nations. Italo scored a goal in Ethiopia's extra-time victory in the final against Egypt. After football During the Eritrean–Ethiopian War, Italo was expelled from Ethiopia and returned to Eritrea. He ran a restaurant in Asmara. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luciano Vassalo
Luciano Vassallo (15 August 1935 – 16 September 2022), also spelled Luciano Vassalo, was a footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Italian Eritrea, he played for the Ethiopia national team in the 1960s, captaining the winning team at the 1962 African Cup of Nations, Ethiopia's only trophy to date. He was known for his skill, and mostly for his volleys, free kicks and penalties. He played professionally with Cotton Factory Club along with his half-brother Italo. Early life Luciano was born in Asmara to Vittorio Vassallo, an officer in the Italian rifle regiment and an Eritrean woman called Mebrak Abraham. Vittorio was transferred to Addis Ababa in 1937 and they never heard from him again. As mixed-race children they were marginalised at school and treated with contempt due to the Italian racial laws. This led Luciano to drop out of school during the third grade and study as a mechanic at a railway workshop. Luciano initially began playing football for Stella Asmarina, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girma Zeleke
Girma ( Ge'ez: ግርማ) is a male name of Ethiopian and Eritrean origin that may refer to: * Girma Ashenafi (born 1982), Ethiopian footballer *Girma Asmerom, Eritrean diplomat * Girma Bekele Gebre (born 1992), Ethiopian runner * Girma Bèyènè, Ethiopian composer and musician *Girma Berhanu (born 1960), Ethiopian runner * Girma Tolla (born 1975), Ethiopian long-distance runner * Girma Wolde-Giorgis (born 1924), President of Ethiopia (2001–2013) * Girma Yifrashewa (born 1967), Ethiopian pianist and composer * Girma Yohannis Iyasu (born 1961), Iyasuist claimant to the throne of Ethiopia *Adane Girma (born 1985), Ethiopian footballer * Alula Girma (born 1993), Ethiopian footballer *Berhanu Girma Berhanu Girma Degefa (born 22 November 1986) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in road running events for Canada. His personal best for the marathon is 2:06:09 hours and he was the 2012 winner of Grandma's Marathon. Berhanu made h ... (born 1986), Ethiopian marathon runne ... [...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 Yidnekatchew 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[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
