1974 African Cup of Nations

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations

| year = 1974

| other_titles = كأس أمم أفريقيا 1974

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = Egypt

| country-flagvar = 1972

| dates = 1–14 March

| num_teams = 8

| venues = 4

| cities = 4

| champion = Zaire

| count = 2

| second = Zambia

| second-flagvar = 1964

| third = Egypt

| third-flagvar = 1972

| fourth = Congo

| fourth-flagvar = 1970

| matches = 17

| goals = 54

| attendance =

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ZAI}} Ndaye Mulamba
(9 goals)

| player = {{flagicon|ZAI}} Ndaye Mulamba

| prevseason = 1972

| nextseason = 1976

| updated =

}}

The 1974 African Cup of Nations was the ninth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt.

Just like in 1972, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Zaire won its second championship (their first win came as Congo-Kinshasa), tying Zambia 2−2 in the final and beating them 2−0 in the replay. Zaire went on to compete in the World Cup later that year. Both finalists were 2 best teams in African qualification to 1974 World Cup.

Qualified teams

The 8 qualified teams are:

Team ! Qualified as ! Qualified on ! Previous appearances in tournament{{efn\|Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.}}
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
{{fb\|EGY\|1972}}	Hosts		{{sort\|01\|5}} (1957, *1959*, 1962, 1963, 1970)
{{fb\|CGO\|1970}}	Holders	{{dts\|5 March 1972}}	{{sort\|04\|2}} (1968 1972)
{{fb\|GUI}}	2nd round winners	{{dts\|14 June 1973}}	{{sort\|05\|1}} (1970)
{{fb\|MRI}}	2nd round winners	{{dts\|14 June 1973}}	{{sort\|06\|0}} (debut)
{{fb\|UGA}}	2nd round winners	{{dts\|14 June 1973}}	{{sort\|04\|2}} (1962, 1968)
{{fb\|ZAI}}	2nd round winners	{{dts\|14 June 1973}}	{{sort\|02\|4}} (1965, 1968, 1970, 1972)
{{fb\|ZAM\|1964}}	2nd round winners	{{dts\|29 July 1973}}	{{sort\|06\|0}} (debut)
{{fb\|CIV}}	2nd round winners	{{dts\|23 September 1973}}	{{sort\|03\|3}} (1965, 1968, 1970)

;Notes

Squads

Venues

width=160\|Cairo	rowspan=8\| {{location map+\|Egypt\|float=center\|width=430\|caption=\|places= {{location map~\|Egypt\|lat=30.05\|long=31.233333\|label=Cairo\|position=bottom}} {{location map~\|Egypt\|lat=31.198\|long=29.9192\|label=Alexandria\|position=top}} {{location map~\|Egypt\|lat=30.967\|long=31.167\|label=El-Mahalla\|position=right}} {{location map~\|Egypt\|lat=31.05\|long=30.466667\|label=Damanhour\|position=bottom}} }} !width=160\|Alexandria
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:1em auto;"
Cairo International Stadium	Alexandria Stadium
150px	150px
Capacity: 95,000	Capacity: 13,660
width=160\|El-Mahalla El-Kubra\|\|Damanhour
El Mahalla Stadium	Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium
150px	150px
Capacity: 29,000	Capacity: 8,000

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 difference in all group matches
Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
Drawing of lots

= Group A =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=standings

|winpoints=2

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|source=

|team_order =EGY, ZAM, UGA, CIV

|hth_UGA=Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Uganda –2, Ivory Coast −3.

|hth_CIV=UGA

|update=complete

|name_EGY={{fb|EGY|1972}}

|name_ZAM={{fb|ZAM|1964}}

|name_UGA={{fb|UGA}}

|name_CIV={{fb|CIV}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 1 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|UGA}}

| goals1 = Abo Greisha {{goal|6}}
Khalil {{goal|52}}

| goals2 = Mubiru {{goal|28}}

| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

| attendance =

| referee = Youssouf Ndiaye (Senegal)

| report =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 2 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}

| goals1 = Kaushi {{goal|2}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = El Mahalla Stadium, El-Mahalla El-Kubra

| attendance =

| referee = Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)

| report =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 4 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM|1964}}

| goals1 = Abdel Azim {{goal|4}}
Basri {{goal|18}}
Abo Greisha {{goal|52}}

| goals2 = Chitalu {{goal|10}}

| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

| attendance =

| referee = Sunny Olufemi Woghiren (Nigeria)

| report =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 4 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CIV}}

| score = 2–2

| team2 = {{fb|UGA}}

| goals1 = Kouman {{goal|37||78}}

| goals2 = Mubiru {{goal|53||60}}

| stadium = El Mahalla Stadium, El-Mahalla El-Kubra

| attendance =

| referee = Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

| report =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 6 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|CIV}}

| goals1 = El-Shazly {{goal|1}}
Khalil {{goal|44}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 6 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAM|1964}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fb|UGA}}

| goals1 = Kapita {{goal|60}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = El Mahalla Stadium, El-Mahalla El-Kubra

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

}}

= Group B =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=standings

|winpoints=2

|class_rules=Group stage tiebreakers

|source=

|team_order =CGO, ZAI, GUI, MRI

|update=complete

|name_CGO={{fb|CGO|1970}}

|name_ZAI={{fb|ZAI}}

|name_GUI={{fb|GUI}}

|name_MRI={{fb|MRI}}

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAI}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

| goals1 = Mulamba {{goal|18||65}}

| goals2 = B. Sylla {{goal|25}}

| stadium = Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

| attendance =

| referee = Saad Gamar (Libya)

| report =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 3 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO|1970}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

| goals1 = Moukila {{goal|46}}
Lakou {{goal|47}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 5 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|GUI}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

| goals1 = M. Sylla {{goal|52||64}}

| goals2 = Imbert {{goal|88}}

| stadium = Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

| attendance =

| referee = Ahmed Gindil (Sudan)

| report =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 5 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO|1970}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}

| goals1 = M'Bono {{goal|70}}
Minga {{goal|81}}

| goals2 = Mayanga {{goal|25}}

| stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

| attendance =

| referee = Abdelkrim Benghezal (Algeria)

| report =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 7 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO|1970}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fb|GUI}}

| goals1 = Ndomba {{goal|65}}

| goals2 = Edenté {{goal|60|pen.}}

| stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

| attendance =

| referee =

| report =

}}

{{footballbox

| date = 7 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAI}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fb|MRI}}

| goals1 = Mulamba {{goal|15}}
Mayanga {{goal|19||76}}
Etepé {{goal|38}}

| goals2 = Imbert {{goal|61}}

| stadium = Ala'ab Damanhour Stadium, Damanhour

| attendance =

| referee = Wallace Johnson (Sierra Leone)

| report =

}}

Knockout stage

{{Round4-with third

| 9 March – Cairo | {{fb|EGY|1972}} | 2 | {{fb|ZAI}} | 3

| 9 March – Alexandria | {{fb|CGO|1970}} | 2 | {{fb|ZAM|1964}} {{aet}} | 4

| 12 & 14 March – Cairo | {{fb|ZAI}} (replay) | 2 (2) | {{fb|ZAM|1964}} | 2 (0)

| 11 March – Cairo | {{fb|EGY|1972}} | 4 | {{fb|CGO|1970}} | 0

}}

=Semifinals=

{{footballbox

| date = 9 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|EGY|1972}}

| score = 2–3

| team2 = {{fb|ZAI}}

| goals1 = Mwepu {{goal|41|o.g.}}
Abo Greisha {{goal|54}}

| goals2 = Mulamba {{goal|55||72}}
Mantantu {{goal|61}}

| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

| attendance =

| referee = Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)

| report =

}}

----

{{footballbox

| date = 9 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO|1970}}

| score = 2–4 (a.e.t.)

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM|1964}}

| goals1 = M'Pelé {{goal|76}}
Mbouta {{goal|81}}

| goals2 = Mapulanga {{goal|49}}
Chanda {{goal|70||97||111}}

| stadium = Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

| attendance =

| referee = Gratian Matovu (Tanzania)

| report =

}}

=Third place match=

{{footballbox

| date = 11 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|CGO|1970}}

| score = 0–4

| team2 = {{fb|EGY|1972}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Abdou {{goal|5}}
Shehata {{goal|18||80}}
Abo Greisha {{goal|62}}

| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

| attendance =

| referee = Gebreysus Tesfaye (Ethiopia)

| report =

}}

=Final=

{{footballbox

| date = 12 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAI}}

| score = 2–2 (a.e.t.)

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM|1964}}

| goals1 = Mulamba {{goal|65||117}}

| goals2 = Kaushi {{goal|40}}
Sinyangwe {{goal|120}}

| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

| attendance = 55,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/zaire-v-zambia-12-march-1974-232752/|title=Zaire v Zambia, 12 March 1974|website=11v11.com|accessdate=24 April 2021}}

| referee = Saad Gamar (Libya)

| report =

}}

;Replay

{{footballbox

| date = 14 March 1974

| time =

| team1 = {{fb-rt|ZAI}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fb|ZAM|1964}}

| goals1 = Mulamba {{goal|30||76}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

| attendance = 1,000{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/zaire-v-zambia-14-march-1974-232756/|title=Zaire v Zambia, 14 March 1974|website=11v11.com|accessdate=24 April 2021}}

| referee = Saad Gamar (Libya)

| report =

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=54 |matches=17

|9 goals=

{{fbicon|ZAI}} Ndaye Mulamba

|4 goals=

{{fbicon|EGY|1972}} Ali Abo Greisha

|3 goals=

{{fbicon|UGA}} Stanley Mubiru
{{fbicon|ZAI}} Mayanga Maku
{{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Bernard Chanda

|2 goals=

{{fbicon|CGO|1970}} Jacques Ndomba
{{fbicon|EGY|1972}} Ali Khalil
{{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Simon Kaushi
{{fbicon|EGY|1972}} Hassan Shehata
{{fbicon|GUI}} Morciré Sylla
{{fbicon|CIV}} Kobinan Kouman
{{fbicon|MRI}} Daniel Imbert

|1 goal=

{{fbicon|CGO|1970}} Sebastien Lakou
{{fbicon|CGO|1970}} Jean-Michel M'Bono
{{fbicon|CGO|1970}} Noël Minga
{{fbicon|CGO|1970}} Paul Moukila
{{fbicon|CGO|1970}} François M'Pelé
{{fbicon|EGY|1972}} Gamal Abdel Azim
{{fbicon|EGY|1972}} Hassan El-Shazly
{{fbicon|EGY|1972}} Moustafa Abdou
{{fbicon|EGY|1972}} Taha Basry
{{fbicon|EGY}} Bengally Sylla
{{fbicon|ZAI}} Kakoko Etepé
{{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Joseph Mapulanga
{{fbicon|GUI}} Edenté
{{fbicon|ZAI}} Kidumu Mantantu
{{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Godfrey Chitalu
{{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Obby Kapita
{{fbicon|ZAM|1964}} Brighton Sinyangwe

|1 own goal =

{{fbicon|ZAI}} Ilunga Mwepu (against Egypt)

}}

CAF Team of the tournament

Goalkeeper

{{flagicon|Zaire}} Kazadi Mwamba

Defenders

{{flagicon|CGO|1970}} Gabriel Dengaki
{{flagicon|Zambia|1964}} Dick Chama
{{flagicon|Zaire}} Lobilo Boba
{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} Hany Moustafa

Midfielders

{{flagicon|Zaire}} Ndaye Mulamba
{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} Farouk Gaafar
{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} Hassan Shehata
{{flagicon|Zaire}} Mayanga Maku

Forwards

{{flagicon|Zaire}} Kakoko Etepé
{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} Ali Abo Greisha

References

{{cite book | publisher = iUniverse | title = Zambia Sporting Score: A Period of Hits and Misses | author = Sayela Walubita, Moses | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bVbs86NdLSEC&pg=PA5|isbn=978-1-4502-7911-6 | pages = 2–3 | year = 2011}}

External links

[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/74a.html Details at RSSSF]
[https://www.angelfire.com/ak/EgyptianSports/AfricanCup74.html Details at www.angelfire.com]
[http://footballmundial.tripod.com/caf/caf_1972_74.htm#1974 footballmundial.tripod.com]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071010071105/http://www.world-results.net/football/anc/anc1974.html www.world-results.net]

Nations

Category:International association football competitions hosted by Egypt

African Cup Of Nations, 1974

Category:Africa Cup of Nations tournaments

Category:1974 in Egyptian sport

Category:March 1974 sports events in Africa