1959 African Cup of Nations
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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year = 1959
| other_titles = كأس أمم أفريقيا 1959
| image =
| size = 200px
| alt =
| caption =
| country = United Arab Republic
| dates = 22–29 May
| num_teams = 3
| associations =
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = United Arab Republic
| count = 2
| second = Sudan
| second-flagvar = 1956
| third = Ethiopia
| third-flagvar = 1897
| fourth =
| matches = 3
| goals = 8
| attendance =80000
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|UAR}} Mahmoud El-Gohary
(3 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|UAR}} Ad-Diba
| prevseason = 1957
| nextseason = 1962
}}
The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations,{{Cite book |last1=Alegi |first1=Peter |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tcKMAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA39 |title=South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond |last2=Bolsmann |first2=Chris |date=2013-10-18 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-96818-4 |pages=39 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Fay |first=Robert |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0XNvklcqbwC&pg=PA27 |title=Encyclopedia of Africa |date=2010 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-533770-9 |pages=27 |language=en |chapter="African Cup of Nations"}} the football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the 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 United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo.{{Cn|date=February 2024}}
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.
File:Essam Baheeg 2.jpg scored the two winning goals for Egypt in the final]]
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
Image:African Cup of Nations 1959.png
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;" | |||
| Team
! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! Previous appearances in tournament{{efn|Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.}} | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{fb|UAR}} | Hosts | 1957 | {{sort|01|1}} (1957) |
| {{fb|Ethiopia|1897}} | Invitee | 1957 | {{sort|01|1}} (1957) |
| {{fb|Sudan|1956}} | Invitee | 1957 | {{sort|01|1}} (1957) |
;Notes
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Squads
{{main|1959 African Cup of Nations squads}}
Venues
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| Cairo
| rowspan=4 | {{Image label begin|image=United Arab Republic location map.png|width=350|float=center}} {{Image label small|x=0.39|y=0.43|scale=350|text={{center|8px}} Cairo}} {{Image label end}} |
|---|
| Prince Farouk Stadium |
| Capacity: 25,000 |
| 246x246px |
Final tournament
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|win_ETH=0|draw_ETH=0|loss_ETH=2|gf_ETH=0|ga_ETH=5
|col_C=#ccffcc|text_C=Champion
|result1=C
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Win=2 Points
{{footballbox
| date = 22 May 1959
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
| score = 4–0
| report = [{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Report]
| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1 = El-Gohary {{goal|29||42||73}}
El-Sherbini {{goal|64}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Prince Farouk Stadium, Cairo
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia)
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 25 May 1959
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|SUD|1956}}
| score = 1–0
| report = [{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Report]
| team2 = {{fb|ETH|1897}}
| goals1 = Drissa {{goal|40}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = Prince Farouk Stadium, Cairo
| attendance = {{formatnum:20000}}
| referee = M. Tsissis (Greece)
}}
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{{main|United Arab Republic v Sudan (1959 African Cup of Nations)}}
{{footballbox
| date = 29 May 1959
| time =
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
| score = 2–1
| report = [{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Report]
| team2 = {{fb|SUD|1956}}
| goals1 = Baheeg {{goal|12||89}}
| goals2 = Manzul {{goal|65}}
| stadium = Prince Farouk Stadium, Cairo
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia)
}}
Scorers
;3 goals
- {{flagicon|UAR}} Mahmoud El-Gohary
;2 goals
- {{flagicon|UAR}} Essam Baheeg
;1 goal
- {{flagicon|UAR}} Mimi El-Sherbini
- {{flagicon|SUD|1956}} Abdelmutaleb Nasir
- {{flagicon|SUD|1956}} Siddiq Manzul
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{commons category}}
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/59a.html Details at RSSSF]
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Category:International association football competitions hosted by Egypt