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.
Statements (41)
| 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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