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African Cup of Nations 1974

1 Mar 1974 – 14 Mar 1974 · Egypt · ← African Cup of Nations 1972 · African Cup of Nations 1976 →

Winner: DR Congo
Runner-up: Zambia
Teams: 8
Matches: 17
Goals: 54
Per match: 3.18

Final: DR Congo 2–0 Zambia · Biggest win: Egypt 4–0 Congo

Knockout bracket

The side that went through is in bold. Click a match to open it.

Semi-finals

Egypt2DR Congo3

Congo2Zambia4aet

Final

DR Congo2Zambia0

Third place

Groups2

Points, then goal difference, then goals — two for a win. Head-to-head tie-breaks and lots aren't applied.

Group A

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Egypt	3	3	0	0	+5	6
2Zambia	3	2	0	1	0	4
3Uganda	3	0	1	2	-2	1
4Ivory Coast	3	0	1	2	-3	1

Group B

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Congo	3	2	1	0	+3	5
2DR Congo	3	2	0	1	+3	4
3Guinea	3	1	1	1	0	3
4Mauritius	3	0	0	3	-6	0

Where everyone finished8


DR Congo	Winner	6	4	1	1	14	8	+6	B · 2
Zambia	Runner-up	6	3	1	2	9	9	0	A · 2
Egypt	Third place	5	4	0	1	13	5	+8	A · 1
Congo	Fourth place	5	2	1	2	7	10	-3	B · 1
Guinea	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	B · 3
Uganda	Group stage	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	A · 3
Ivory Coast	Group stage	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	A · 4
Mauritius	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	8	-6	B · 4

Scorers30

Own goals aside.


Ndaye Mulamba	DR Congo	9	0
Ali Abo Greisha	Egypt	4	0
Bernard Chanda	Zambia	3	0
Mayanga Maku	DR Congo	3	0
Stanley Mubiru	Uganda	3	0
Ali Khalil	Egypt	2	0
Daniel Imbert	Mauritius	2	0
Hassan Shehata	Egypt	2	0
Kobenan Kouman	Ivory Coast	2	0
Morciré Sylla	Guinea	2	0
Simon Kaushi	Zambia	2	0
André Mbouta	Congo	1	0
Bengally Sylla	Guinea	1	0
Brighton Sinyangwe	Zambia	1	0
François M'Pelé	Congo	1	0

Goals per match

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Tallest: 4 · Goals in the match

Every match17


1 Mar 1974	Group stage	Egypt	2–1	Uganda
2 Mar 1974	Group stage	Ivory Coast	0–1	Zambia
3 Mar 1974	Group stage	Guinea	1–2	DR Congo
3 Mar 1974	Group stage	Congo	2–0	Mauritius
4 Mar 1974	Group stage	Egypt	3–1	Zambia
4 Mar 1974	Group stage	Ivory Coast	2–2	Uganda
5 Mar 1974	Group stage	Guinea	2–1	Mauritius
5 Mar 1974	Group stage	Congo	2–1	DR Congo
6 Mar 1974	Group stage	Egypt	2–0	Ivory Coast
6 Mar 1974	Group stage	Uganda	0–1	Zambia
7 Mar 1974	Group stage	Congo	1–1	Guinea
7 Mar 1974	Group stage	Mauritius	1–4	DR Congo
9 Mar 1974	Semi-final	Congo	2–4	Zambia
9 Mar 1974	Semi-final	Egypt	2–3	DR Congo
11 Mar 1974	Third-place play-off	Egypt	4–0	Congo
12 Mar 1974	Final	DR Congo	2–2	Zambia
14 Mar 1974	Final	DR Congo	2–0	Zambia

Every African Cup of Nations36


African Cup of Nations 2026	—	—	—	Morocco	16
African Cup of Nations 2025	—	—	—	Morocco	24
African Cup of Nations 2024	Ivory Coast	2–1	Nigeria	Ivory Coast	24
African Cup of Nations 2022	Senegal	0–0 (pens)	Egypt	Cameroon	24
African Cup of Nations 2019	Algeria	0–1	Senegal	Egypt	24
African Cup of Nations 2017	Cameroon	1–2	Egypt	Gabon	16
African Cup of Nations 2015	Ivory Coast	0–0 (pens)	Ghana	Equatorial Guinea	16
African Cup of Nations 2013	Nigeria	1–0	Burkina Faso	South Africa	16
African Cup of Nations 2012	Zambia	0–0 (pens)	Ivory Coast	Equatorial Guinea, Gabon	16
African Cup of Nations 2010	Egypt	0–1	Ghana	Angola	15
African Cup of Nations 2008	Egypt	0–1	Cameroon	Ghana	16
African Cup of Nations 2006	Egypt	0–0 (pens)	Ivory Coast	Egypt	16