1970 African Cup of Nations
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1970 African Cup of Nations

The 1970 African Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. Just like in 1968, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Sudan won its first championship, beating Ghana in the final 1−0.

The tournament marked the fourth final appearance in a row for Ghana.

The 8 qualified teams are:

The competition was played in two venues in Khartoum and Wad Madani.

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:

There were 51 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3.19 goals per match.

8 goals

5 goals

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