The 1962 African Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Ethiopia. Nine countries entered the competition, including the reigning champions Egypt, meaning for the first time a qualification tournament was required. The finals only included four teams. Egypt, as holders, and Ethiopia as hosts, qualified automatically meaning each needed to play only one game to reach the final. Ethiopia won the tournament for the first time, defeating UAR 4–2, after extra time in the final.^[2]

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1962 African Cup of Nations

1962 የአፍሪካ ዋንጫ
Tournament details
Host country	Ethiopia
Dates	14–21 January
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Ethiopia (1st title)
Runners-up	United Arab Republic
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Uganda
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	18 (4.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Badawi Abdel Fattah Mengistu Worku[1] (3 goals each)
Best player(s)	Mengistu Worku
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This tournament has the highest goals-per-game average in Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

This page details the process of qualifying for the 1962 African Cup of Nations.

Nine nations initially entered the competition, with Ethiopia and Egypt both automatically qualified as hosts and title holders respectively. Sudan withdrew before the draw, and Morocco withdrew before play began, thus leaving five teams vying for the remaining two spots in the finals. This was the first time Sudan did not compete in the tournament.

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Team	Qualified as	Qualified on	Previous appearances in tournament[lower-alpha 1]
Ethiopia	Hosts		2 (1957, 1959)
United Arab Republic	Holders	29 May 1959	2 (1957, 1959)
Uganda	2nd round winners	29 October 1961	0 (debut)
Tunisia	2nd round winners	10 December 1961	0 (debut)

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Notes

3 goals

• Badawi Abdel Fattah

2 goals

• Girma Tekle
• Luciano Vassalo

1 goal