1965 African Cup of Nations
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| كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tunisia |
| Dates | 12 – 21 November |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 23x15px Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  Senegal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 31 (3.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Eustache Manglé 23x15px Ben Acheampong 23x15px Osei Kofi (3 goals each) |
| Best player | 23x15px Osei Kofi |
The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3−2 a.e.t..
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Qualified teams
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The 6 qualified teams are:
Squads
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Venues
| Tunis | Sfax | |
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| Stade Chedli Zouiten | Stade Taïeb Mhiri | |
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| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | |
| Sousse | Bizerte | |
| Stade Bou Ali Lahouar | Stade Municipal de Bizerte | |
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| Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 2,000 |
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables |
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| Top one placed teams advanced to the final |
| Top 2nd placed teams advanced to the 3rd Place Match |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 |
| Senegal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 |
 Ethiopia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Tunisia progress on a toss of a coin
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 23x15px Ghana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 4 |
| Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Congo-Léopoldville |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 |
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12 November 1965
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| Ghana 23x15px | 5–2 | Congo-Léopoldville |
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Kofi  13'Acheampong 18', 59'Attuquayefio 84', 89' |
Kalala Mukendi 43', 45' (pen.) |
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19 November 1965
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| Ghana 23x15px | 4–1 | Ivory Coast |
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| Acheampong 20' Nti 43'Lutterodt 52'Kofi 70' |
Bléziri 66' |
Knockout stage
Third place match
Final
Winners
| African Cup of Nations 1965 Champions |
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| 45x32px Ghana 2nd title |
Scorers
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
