The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the African Cup of Nations, the international football championship run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. The field expanded to eight teams, split into two groups of four; the top two teams in each group advanced to the semifinals. Congo-Kinshasa won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.
Prior to this tournament, the African Cup of Nations were held once every three years, following 1968 they were held once every two years.
Qualified teams
The 8 qualified teams are: Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament Hosts (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965) Holders (1963, 1965) Group 2 winners (debut) Group 3 winners (1965) Group 4 winners (1962) Group 5 winners (debut) Group 6 winners (1965) Group 1 winners (debut) Notes
Squads
Venues Addis Ababa Hailé Sélassié Stadium Capacity: 30,000 AsmaraCicero StadiumCapacity: 20,000
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
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
Team of the Tournament Source: GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards Kazadi Mwamba Henri Konan Charles Addo Odametey Yérim Diagne Djibril Gueye Luciano Vassallo Mengistu Worku Hacène Lalmas Joseph Bléziri Laurent Pokou Doudou Diongue
References
External links Details at RSSSF