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Africa Cup of Nations - Egypt 1959

S. Doukalli

AFCON Egypt 1959

The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa 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.

كأس أمم أفريقيا 1959
Tournament details
Host country	United Arab Republic
Dates	22–29 May
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	United Arab Republic (2nd title)
Runners-up	Sudan
Third place	Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	8 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mahmoud El-Gohary (3 goals)
Best player(s)	Ad-Diba
← 1957 1962 →

Egypt 1959

Triple Group
Egypt 4-0 Ethiopia
Sudan 1-0 Ethiopia
Egypt 2-1 Sudan

Final Ranking
N	Country	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts
1	Egypt	2	2	0	0	6	1	4
2	Sudan	2	1	0	1	2	2	2
3	Ethiopia	2	0	0	2	0	5	0

1959 Goal Scorers

Mahmoud EL-GOHARY

Egypt

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