1959 African Cup of Nations

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The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Only three teams participated: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Egypt beat Sudan 2-1 in the final game of the round-robin tournament to repeat as African champions.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Egypt	4	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5
Sudan	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	0
Ethiopia	0	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5

Matches:

Mahmoud El-Gohary 29, 42, 73
Mimi El-Sherbini 64

4 - 0

Drissa 40

1 - 0

Essam Baheeg 12, 89

2 - 1

Sudan
Manzul 65

1959 African Cup of Nations Champions:

EGYPT 2nd Title

1.

Mahmoud El-Gohary

3

Details at RSSSF

African Cup of Nations

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