1970 African Cup of Nations final

1970 African Cup of Nations final
Event1970 African Cup of Nations
Date16 February 1970
VenueMunicipal Stadium, Khartoum
RefereeGebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
Attendance12,187

The 1970 African Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 16 February 1970, at the Municipal Stadium in Khartoum, to determine the winner of the 1970 African Cup of Nations. Sudan defeated Ghana 1–0 with one goal from Hasabu El-Sagheer to win their first African Cup.

Road to the final

Sudan Ghana
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Ethiopia 3–0  Congo-Kinshasa 2–0
 Ivory Coast 0–1  United Arab Rep. 1–1
 Cameroon 2–1  Guinea 1–1
Semi-finals
 United Arab Rep. 2–1 (a.e.t.)  Ivory Coast 2–1 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

Sudan 1–0 Ghana
Hasabu El-Sagheer 12' Report
Attendance: 12,187
Referee: Gebreyesus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)
GKAbdelaziz Abdallah Abdelrahman
DFSamir Salih
DFAmin Zaki (c)
DFSuliman Abdelgadir
DFEl-Sir Kaunda
MFAhmed Bushara Wahba
MFNasr Eddin "Jaksa" Abbas
MFAhmed Bushara Wahba
FWHasabu El-Sagheer
FWEzzeldin Osman
FWAli Gagarin
Manager:
Sudan Abdel-Fattah Hamad Abu-Zeid
GKRobert Mensah
DFJohn Eshun (c)
DFAlex Mingle
DFEdward Boye
MFKwasi Owusu
MFIbrahim Sunday
MFRobert Foley
MFCecil Jones Attuquayefio
FWJoseph Ghartey
FWMalik Jabir
FWKwasi Owusu
Manager:
Germany Karl-Heinz Marotzke

Assistant referees:
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