1962 African Cup of Nations Final

1962 African Cup of Nations Final
Event 1962 African Cup of Nations
After extra time
Date 21 January 1962
Venue Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee Wilson Brooks (Uganda)
Attendance 30,000

The 1962 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 21 January 1962 at the Hailé Sélassié Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to determine the winner of the 1962 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Ethiopia beat United Arab Republic 4−2 after extra time, winning their 1st and only title.[1] [2]

Route to the final

Ethiopia Round United Arab Rep.
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Tunisia 4–2 Semifinals  Uganda 2–1

Match

Details

21 January 1962
Ethiopia  4–2
(a.e.t.)
 United Arab Republic
Tekle  74'
Worku  84', 118'
Vassalo  101'
Badawi  35', 75'
Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Wilson Brooks (Uganda)
Ethiopia
United Arab Republic
GK ' Gila-Michael Tekle-Mariam
' Asmelash Berhe
' Awade Mohammed
' Kiflom Araya
' Berhe Goitom
' Tesfaye Gebremedhin
' Girma Tekle  ?'
' Italo Vassalo
' Luciano Vassalo
' Mengistu Worku
' Getachew Wolde
Substitutions:
' Tekle Kidane  ?'
Manager:
Ydnekatchew Tessema
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavko Milošević
GK ' Adel Hekal
' Ahmed Moustafa
' Raafat Ateya
' Tarek Selim
' Rifaat El-Fanagily
' Mohammed Badawi
' Mohammed Seddiq 'Shehta'
' Badawi Abdel Fattah
' Saleh Selim
' Taha Ismail
' Mimi El-Sherbini
Manager:
Mohamed El-Guindy
Hanafy Bastan

References

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