1972 African Cup of Nations

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The 1972 African Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of Africa’s premier international football tournament, featuring national teams from across the continent competing for the continental championship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Africa Cup of Nations tournament
football tournament
international sports competition
bestPlayer François M'Pelé NERFINISHED
category 1972 in African football
Africa Cup of Nations tournaments NERFINISHED
International football competitions hosted by Cameroon
championCountry Congo NERFINISHED
confederation CAF NERFINISHED
continent Africa
countryOfFinalists Congo GENERATED
Mali GENERATED
editionNumber 8
endDate 1972-03-05
finalCity Yaoundé NERFINISHED
finalMatchScore Congo 3–2 Mali
finalVenue Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo NERFINISHED
fourthPlace Zaire NERFINISHED
goalsScored 53
groupStageFormat two groups of four teams
hostCity Douala NERFINISHED
Yaoundé NERFINISHED
hostCountry Cameroon NERFINISHED
hostSelection awarded to Cameroon by CAF
knockoutStage semi-finals and final
matchesPlayed 16
nextEdition 1974 African Cup of Nations NERFINISHED
notable first Africa Cup of Nations title for Congo
numberOfHostCities 2
numberOfTeams 8
numberOfVenues 2
organiser Confederation of African Football NERFINISHED
previousEdition 1970 African Cup of Nations NERFINISHED
runnerUp Mali NERFINISHED
sport association football
startDate 1972-02-23
thirdPlace Cameroon NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century
topScorer Fantamady Keita NERFINISHED
topScorerGoals 5
winner Congo NERFINISHED

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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo hostedEvent 1972 African Cup of Nations