The 1968 African Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (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

thumb|Participating nations

The 8 qualified teams are:

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! Team

! Qualified as

! Qualified on

! Previous appearances in tournament

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| || Hosts || || (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965)

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| || Holders || || (1963, 1965)

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| || Group 2 winners || || (debut)

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| || Group 3 winners || || (1965)

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| || Group 4 winners || || (1962)

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| || Group 5 winners || || (debut)

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| || Group 6 winners || || (1965)

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| || Group 1 winners || || (debut)

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Squads

Venues

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! Addis Ababa

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| Hailé Sélassié Stadium

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| Capacity: 30,000

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!Asmara

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|Cicero Stadium

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|Capacity: 20,000

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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:

  1. Goal difference in all group matches
  2. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  3. Drawing of lots

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

Team of the Tournament

Source:

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!Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

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| Kazadi Mwamba

| Henri Konan

Charles Addo Odametey

Yérim Diagne

Djibril Gueye

| Luciano Vassallo

Mengistu Worku

Hacène Lalmas

Joseph Bléziri

| Laurent Pokou

Doudou Diongue

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References

  • Details at RSSSF