1959 African Cup of Nations
كأس أمم أفريقيا 1959
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Arab Republic
Dates22–29 May
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United Arab Republic (2nd title)
Runners-up Sudan
Third place Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Arab Republic Mahmoud El-Gohary
(3 goals)
Best player(s)United Arab Republic Ad-Diba

The 1959 African Cup of Nations was the second edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship between the national teams of Africa, organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). It was hosted and won by the United Arab Republic, a sovereign union between Egypt and Syria. Only three teams participated: host team United Arab Republic, Sudan, and Ethiopia. All three matches took place in Cairo.

Overview

With only three teams, the format changed into a round robin group, but the results were the same, the United Arab Republic won over Ethiopia 4−0 and over Sudan 2−1. The Sudanese finished second, defeating Ethiopia 1−0.

Mahmoud El-Gohary, who would later become manager of the Egyptian team between 1988 and 2002, would be the top scorer of this edition of the tournament.

Participating teams

Participating nations
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1]
 United Arab RepublicHosts19571 (1957)
 EthiopiaInvitee19571 (1957)
 SudanInvitee19571 (1957)
Notes
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italic indicates host.

Squads

Venues

Cairo
Prince Farouk Stadium
Capacity: 25,000

Final tournament

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Result
 United Arab Republic (H) 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 4 Champion
 Sudan 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2
 Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 0
Source:
(H) Hosts

Win=2 Points

United Arab Republic 4–0 Ethiopia
El-Gohary 29', 42', 73'
El-Sherbini 64'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia)
Sudan 1–0 Ethiopia
Drissa 40' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: M. Tsissis (Greece)
United Arab Republic 2–1 Sudan
Baheeg 12', 89' Report Manzul 65'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Zivko Bajic (Yugoslavia)

Scorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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