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1965 African Cup Of Nations
The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the biennial African association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) hosted in Tunisia from 12 and 21 November 1965. This was the final edition of the tournament to be held in an odd-numbered year before 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013. The growing enthusiasm for the competition and the increasing number of participating teams led to an increase in the number of participants in the tournament, which rose from four to six teams. Two of them qualified automatically, the host country Tunisia national football team, Tunisia and the defending champion Ghana national football team, Ghana. A first round was determined by two groups of three teams, then the final (for the top teams in each group) and a third-place match for the teams that finished second. Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia is the only team to have participated in every edition of the Africa Cup of Nations since its i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Acheampong
Benjamin "Ben" Acheampong (2 February 1939 – 2019), also known as Ben Simmons, was a Ghanaian international football player. As a player, he won the 1963 and 1965 African Cup of Nations titles with Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ... under the tutelage of Charles Gyamfi. He tied for top-scoring honors in the 1965 competition with three goals.Courtney, Barrie; Cruickshank, Mark; Jönsson, Mikael; Knight, Ken; Mazet, François; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel"African Nations Cup 1965" ''RSSSF'', 15 August 2013. Retrieved on 18 August 2013. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Acheampong, Ben 1939 births 2019 deaths Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Ghana Footballers at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal National Football Team
The Senegal national football team (French language, French: ''Équipe de football du Senegal''), nicknamed ''Les Lions de la Teranga'' (meaning: ''The Lions of Teranga''), represents Senegal in men's international association football and is operated by the Senegalese Football Federation. One of Africa's most famous national football teams, Senegal reached the 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the second team from Africa to do so (after Cameroon national football team, Cameroon in 1990 FIFA World Cup, 1990). They managed to upset defending world champions France national football team, France, finish second in their group, and beat Sweden men's national football team, Sweden in extra time in the round of 16, before losing to Turkey national football team, Turkey in the 2002 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, quarter-finals. Senegal's first appearance in the Africa Cup of Nations was in 1965 African Cup of Nations, 1965, when they lost 1� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 African Cup Of Nations
The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Football (soccer), football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football (Confederation of African Football, CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team Egypt national football team, United Arab Republic, Sudan national football team, Sudan, and Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo. Overview With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0. Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament. Participating teams ;Notes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 African Cup Of Nations
The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the 1st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the Association football, football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition took place between 10 and 16 February 1957. It was hosted by Sudan. Organized by the African football continental association CAF, only three teams took part: Egypt national football team, Egypt, Ethiopia national football team, Ethiopia and Sudan national football team, Sudan. South Africa national soccer team, South Africa, which had originally entered, was disqualified due to its refusal to enter a multi-racial team, so only two games took place. Both games were played in the Khartoum Stadium, Municipal Stadium in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Egypt won the tournament and became the inaugural African football champions. Context On the African continent, South Africa created the South African Football Association in 1892, then joined FIFA in 1910, before leaving i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 African Cup Of Nations
The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time, defeating UAR 4–2, after extra time in the final. This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments. Qualified teams This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations. Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan National Football Team
The Sudan national football team () represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its home ground is Khartoum Stadium in the capital Khartoum. In 1957, it was one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia. Sudan is one of the oldest teams in Africa and won the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts. History Beginning and an African giant (1946–1970) The Sudan Football Association was founded in 1936 and thus it became one of the oldest football associations to exist in Africa. However, before the foundation of the Football Association, Sudan had started experiencing football brought to the country by the British colonizers since early 20th century via Egypt. Other Sudanese clubs founded at that time include Al-Hilal Omdurman, Al-Merrikh, which led to popularization of football in the country. The Khartoum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israeli-occupied territories, It occupies the Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Status of Jerusalem, Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's Gush Dan, largest urban area and Economy of Israel, economic center. Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine (region), Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the History of ancient Israel and Judah, kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jericho
Jericho ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Jericho Governorate. Jericho is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It had a population of 20,907 in 2017. From the end of the era of Mandatory Palestine, the city was Jordanian annexation of the West Bank, annexed and ruled by Jordan from 1949 to 1967 and, with the rest of the West Bank, has been subject to Israeli occupation of the West Bank, Israeli occupation since 1967; administrative control was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1994. Jericho is among the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world,Murphy-O'Connor, 1998, p. 288.Freedman et al., 2000, p. 689–671. and it is also the city with the oldest known defensive wall.Michal Strutin, ''Discovering Natural Israel'' (2001), p. 4. Archaeology, Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of more than 20 successive settlements in Jericho, the first of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba (3 August 19036 April 2000) was a Tunisian politician and statesman who served as the Head of Government of Tunisia, prime minister of the Kingdom of Tunisia from 1956 to 1957, and then as the first president of Tunisia from 1957 to 1987. Prior to his presidency, he led the nation to Tunisian independence, independence from France, ending the 75-year-old French protectorate of Tunisia, protectorate and earning the title of "Supreme Combatant". Born in Monastir, Tunisia, Monastir to a poor family, he attended Sadiki College and Carnot_high_school_Tunis, Lycée Carnot in Tunis before obtaining his Baccalaureate (France), baccalaureate in 1924. He graduated from the University of Paris and the Sciences Po, Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) in 1927 and returned to Tunis to practice law. In the early 1930s, he became involved in anti-colonial and Tunisian national movement, Tunisian national politics, joining the Destour party and co-founding the Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria National Football Team
The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in Men's international Association football, football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations (Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON) winners, with their most recent title in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, 2013. In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA World Rankings, FIFA rankings. The team has qualified for six of the last eight FIFA World Cups, missing only the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022 editions. They have reached the round of 16 on three occasions. Their first World Cup appearance was in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994 edition. The team is a member of FIFA and Confederation of African Football (CAF). History Early history Nigeria first played other colonies in unofficial games, initially in 1938 when they played the Gold Coast national football team, Gold Coast with a team of Lagos-based players. Nigeria for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco National Football Team
The Morocco national football team (Arabic: المنتخب المغربي لكرة القدم) represents Morocco in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing body for football in Morocco. One of Africa's most successful national football teams, Morocco won the 1976 African Cup of Nations, two African Nations Championships, and a FIFA Arab Cup while participating in the FIFA World Cup six times. In 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986, they made history as the first African team to top a World Cup group and advance to the 1986 FIFA World Cup knockout stage, knockout stage, where they lost 1–0 to Germany national football team, West Germany. Thirty-six years later, at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Morocco once again defied expectations, topping a group that included Croatia national football team, Croatia, Canada national men's soccer team, Canada and Belgium national football team, Belgium. They then went on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1965 African Cup Of Nations Qualification
This page details the process of qualifying for the 1965 African Cup of Nations. Qualified teams The qualified teams are: * * * ' * * * ' Group stage Zone 1 Originally, Egypt qualified by default after Morocco and Nigeria both withdrew, but Egypt later withdrew due to the deterioration of diplomatic relations with Tunisia following a speech in Jericho by Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, who called on the Arab countries to recognize Israel.1965 African Cup of Nations - ''rsssf.com'' Zone 2 The match in between and |
