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{{Short description|3rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African Cup of Nations
| year = 1962
| other_titles = 1962 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
| image =
| size = 200px
| alt =
| caption =
| country = Ethiopia
| dates = 14–21 January
| num_teams = 4
| associations =
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = Ethiopia
| champion-flagvar = 1897
| count = 1
| second = United Arab Republic
| second-flagvar =
| third = Tunisia
| third-flagvar = 1959
| fourth = Uganda
| fourth-flagvar = colonial
| matches = 4
| goals = 18
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Badawi Abdel Fattah]]<br>{{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Luciano Vassallo]]<br>(3 goals each)
| player = {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Mengistu Worku]]
| prevseason = [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]]
| nextseason = [[1963 African Cup of Nations|1963]]
}}

[[Image:African Cup of Nations 1962.png|thumb|Participating nations]]
The '''1962 African Cup of Nations''' was the third edition of the [[Africa Cup of Nations]], the [[association football|football]] championship of Africa ([[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]). It was hosted by [[Ethiopia]]. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]], meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and [[Ethiopia national football team|Ethiopia]] as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the [[1962 African Cup of Nations final | final.]] Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time, defeating [[United Arab Republic national football team | UAR]] 4–2, after [[extra time]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web | last = Thomas | first = Durosimi | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20016125 | title = New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 2012-10-20 | access-date = 2013-05-27}}</ref>

This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

== Qualified teams ==
{{main|1962 African Cup of Nations qualification}}

This page details the process of '''qualifying''' for the '''1962 African Cup of Nations'''. 

Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving four teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament. 

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Team
! Qualified as
! Qualified on
! Previous appearances in tournament{{efn|'''Bold''' indicates champion for that year, ''Italic'' indicates host.}}
|-
| {{fb|Ethiopia|1897}} || Hosts ||  || {{sort|01|2}} ([[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]], [[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]])
|-
| {{fb|UAR}} || Holders || {{dts|29 May 1959}} || {{sort|01|2}} ('''[[1957 African Cup of Nations|1957]]''', '''''[[1959 African Cup of Nations|1959]]''''')
|-
| {{fb|UGA|colonial}} || [[1962 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|29 October 1961}} || {{sort|03|0}} (debut)
|-
| {{fb|TUN|1959}} || [[1962 African Cup of Nations qualification#Second round|2nd round]] winners || {{dts|10 December 1961}} || {{sort|03|0}} (debut)
|}
;Notes
{{notelist}}
{{clear}}

== Squads ==
{{main|1962 African Cup of Nations squads}}

== Venues ==
<div style="text-align: center;">
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
|-
! [[Addis Ababa]]
| rowspan=4 | {{Image label begin|image=Ethiopia (1941–1987) location map.svg|width=350|float=center}}
{{Image label small|x=0.3|y=0.60|scale=350|text={{center|[[File:Red pog.svg|8px]]}} <big>'''[[Addis Ababa]]'''</big>}}
{{Image label end}}
|-
| [[Addis Ababa Stadium|Hailé Sélassié Stadium]]
|-
| Capacity: '''30,000'''
|-
| [[File:Addis Ababa Stadium.jpg|150px]]
|}
</div>

== Final tournament ==
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|style=white-space:nowrap|widescore=yes|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes
| 14 January – [[Addis Ababa]] | {{fb|ETH|1897}} | 4 | {{fb|TUN|1959}} | 2
| 18 January – [[Addis Ababa]] | {{fb|UAR|name=United Arab Rep.}} | 2 | {{fb|UGA|colonial}} | 1
| 21 January – [[Addis Ababa]] | {{fb|ETH|1897}} {{aet}} | 4 | {{fb|UAR|name=United Arab Rep.}} | 2
| 20 January – [[Addis Ababa]] | {{fb|TUN|1959}} | 3 | {{fb|UGA|colonial}} | 0
}}

=== Semifinals ===
{{football box
| date = 14 January 1962
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH|1897}}
| score = 4–2
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|TUN|1959}}
| goals1 = [[Luciano Vassallo|L. Vassallo]] {{goal|32|pen.|75}} <br> [[Girma Zeleke|Zeleke]] {{goal|36}} <br> [[Mengistu Worku|Worku]] {{goal|69}}
| goals2 = [[Ammar Merrichkou|Merrichkou]] {{goal|13}} <br> [[Moncef Cherif|Chérif]] {{goal|29}}
| stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium|Hailé Sélassié Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = 
}}
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{{football box
| date = 18 January 1962
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|UAR}}
| score = 2–1
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|UGA|colonial}}
| goals1 = [[Badawi Abdel Fattah|Badawi]] {{goal|50}} <br> [[Saleh Selim|Selim]] {{goal|57}}
| goals2 = [[John Bunyenyezi|Bunyenyezi]] {{goal|16}}
| stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium|Hailé Sélassié Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
| attendance = 
| referee = 
}}

=== Third place match ===
{{football box
| date = 20 January 1962
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|TUN|1959}}
| score = 3–0
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|UGA|colonial}}
| goals1 = [[Mohamed Salah Jedidi|Jedidi]] {{goal|3}} <br> [[Chedly Laaouini|Laaouini]] {{goal|53}} <br> [[Rached Meddab|Meddab]] {{goal|85}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium|Hailé Sélassié Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
| attendance = 
| referee = M. Lorenzo ([[Kenya Football Federation|Kenya]])
}}

=== Final ===
{{main|1962 African Cup of Nations Final}}

{{football box
| date = 21 January 1962
| time = 
| team1 = {{fb-rt|ETH|1897}}
| score = 4–2 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])
| report = 
| team2 = {{fb|UAR}}
| goals1 = [[Tekle Kidane|Kidane]] {{goal|74}} <br> [[Luciano Vassallo|L. Vassallo]] {{goal|84}}{{efn|name=final}} <br> [[Italo Vassallo|I. Vassallo]] {{goal|101}} <br> [[Mengistu Worku|Worku]] {{goal|118}}
| goals2 = [[Badawi Abdel Fattah|Badawi]] {{goal|35||75}}
| stadium = [[Addis Ababa Stadium|Hailé Sélassié Stadium]], [[Addis Ababa]]
| attendance = {{formatnum:30000}}
| referee = [[Wilson Brooks]] ([[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Uganda]])
}}

== Scorers ==
;3 goals

* {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Badawi Abdel Fattah]]
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* {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Luciano Vassallo]]{{efn|name=final|Mengistu Worku was initially credited with scoring twice in the final, but later, one of his goals in the 84th minute was attributed to Luciano Vassallo.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/62a.html |title=African Nations Cup 1962 |publisher=RSSSF |date=30 March 2021 }}</ref>}}

{{div col end}}

;2 goals
* {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Mengistu Worku]]{{efn|name=final}}

;1 goal
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Tekle Kidane]]
* {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Italo Vassallo]]
* {{flagicon|ETH|1897}} [[Girma Zeleke]]
* {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Moncef Chérif]]
* {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Mohamed Salah Jedidi]]
* {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Chedly Laaouini]]
* {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Rachid Meddeb]]
* {{flagicon|TUN|1959}} [[Ammar Merrichkou]]
* {{flagicon|UGA|colonial}} [[John Bunyenyezi]]
* {{flagicon|UAR}} [[Saleh Selim]]
{{div col end}}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category}}
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/62a.html Details at RSSSF]
* [http://www.soccerbot.com/caf/results/afrnat62x.htm Details at Soccerbot]

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