| Event | 1962 African Cup of Nations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 21 January 1962 | ||||||
| Venue | Hailé Sélassié Stadium, Addis Ababa | ||||||
| Referee | Wilson Brooks (Uganda) | ||||||
| Attendance | 30,000 | ||||||
| ← 1959 1963 → | |||||||
The 1962 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 21 January 1962 at the Hailé Sélassié Stadium in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to determine the winner of the 1962 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Ethiopia beat United Arab Republic 4−2 after extra time, winning their first title.
Road to the final
| Ethiopia | Round | United Arab Rep. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Result | Knockout stage | Opponent | Result |
 Tunisia
|
4–2 | Semifinals |  Uganda
|
2–1 |
Match
Details
Ethiopia  | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |  United Arab Republic |
|---|---|---|
Kidane  74' L. Vassallo 84' I. Vassallo 101' Worku 118' |
Badawi 35', 75' |
Uganda)
Ethiopia
|
United Arab Republic
|
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
?'
?'
Notes
- Mengistu Worku was initially credited with scoring twice in the final, but later, one of his goals in the 84th minute was attributed to Luciano Vassallo.
References
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1962". RSSSF. 30 March 2021.
- "Anotando Fútbol *: Copa África 1962". 7 January 2015.
| Africa Cup of Nations | |
|---|---|
| Editions |
|
| Qualification | |
| Finals | |
| Bids | |
| Squads | |
| Statistics | |
| Miscellaneous | |
| |
| Egypt national football team matches | |
|---|---|
| Africa Cup of Nations finals | |
| Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | |
| Other matches |
|
| Ethiopia national football team | |
|---|---|
| General | |
| Stadiums | |
| Players | |
| Results | |
| Africa Cup of Nations | |
| Other tournaments | |
| Notable matches | |
| Other Ethiopian teams | |