1972 African Cup of Nations final

1972 African Cup of Nations Final

Event	1972 African Cup of Nations
Congo Mali 3 2
Date	5 March 1972
Venue	Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
Referee	Abdelkader Aouissi (Algeria)
Attendance	40,000

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

5 March 1972

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Congo	3–2	Mali
M'Bono 57', 59' M'Pelé 63'	Report	Diakhité 42' M. Traoré 75'

Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé

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: ... ...

External links

• Final match details - 11v11
• Qualifications details - rsssf