1972 African Cup of Nations final

1972 African Cup of Nations Final
Event1972 African Cup of Nations
Congo Mali
3 2
Date5 March 1972
VenueStade Omnisports, Yaoundé
RefereeAbdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Attendance40,000

The 1972 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 5 March 1972, at the Stade Omnisports in Yaoundé, Cameroon, to determine the winner of the 1972 African Cup of Nations. Congo defeated Mali 3–2 with two goals from M'Bono and a goal from M'Pelé, against one goal from Diakhité and another from M. Traoré to win their first African Cup.

Road to the final

Congo Mali
Opponents Results Opponents Results
Group stage
 Morocco 1–1  Togo 3–3
 Zaire 0–2  Kenya 1–1
 Sudan 4–2  Cameroon 1–1
Semi-finals
 Cameroon 1–0  Zaire 4–3 (a.e.t.)

Match

Details

Congo 3–2 Mali
M'Bono 57', 59'
M'Pelé 63'		 Report Diakhité 42'
M. Traoré 75'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Congo
Mali
GK 1 Maxime Matsima
DF 2 Gabriel Dengaki
DF 3 Alphonse Niangou
DF 4 Joseph Ngassaki
DF 5 Jacques Yvon Ndolou (c)
MF 18 Jean-Bertrand Balékita
MF 6 Noël Minga-Tchibinda
MF 12 Joseph Matongo  77'
MF 9 Paul Mbemba
FW 10 Paul Moukila  48'
FW 20 François M'Pelé
Substitutions:
FW 19 Jean-Michel M'Bono  48'
FW 11 Jean-Michel Ongagna  77'
Manager:
Adolphe "Amoyen" Bibandzoulou
GK 1 Mamadou Keïta
DF 4 Kidian Diallo
DF 12 Moctar Maïga
DF 3 Cheick Sangaré
DF 5 Checkna Traoré (c)
MF 6 Boubacar Traoré
MF 8 Ousmane Traoré
MF Cheickna Traoré
MF Boubacar Traoré
FW 10 Salif Keïta  71'
FW 16 Bako Touré  46'
Substitutions:
FW 19 Moussa Traoré  46'
MF 18 Adama Traoré  71'
Manager:
Karl-Heinz Weigang

Assistant referees:
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