1957 African Cup of Nations final

1957 Africa Cup of Nations Final

Event	1957 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt Ethiopia 4 0
Date	16 February 1957
Venue	Municipal Stadium, Khartoum
Referee	Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)
Attendance	30,000

The 1957 Africa Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on 16 February 1957 at the Municipal Stadium in Khartoum, Sudan, to determine the winner of the 1957 Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Egypt beat Ethiopia 4−0, with all four goals scored by Ad-Diba.

Road to the final

Egypt		Round	Ethiopia
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
Sudan	2–1	Semifinals	South Africa	2–01

¹ The match was scratched and Ethiopia advanced to the final as South Africa were disqualified due to apartheid.

Match details

Details

16 February 1957

Egypt	4–0	Ethiopia
Ad-Diba 2', 7', 68', 89'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

Egypt

Ethiopia

GK   Brascos RB   Nour El-Dali CB   Mosaad Daoud CB   Rifaat El-Fanagily LB   Hanafi Bastan RH   Samir Qotb LH   Ibrahim Tawfik OR   Ad-Diba CF   Raafat Attia CF   Alaa El-Hamouly OL   Hamdi Manager: Mourad Fahmy

GK   Gila-Michael Tekle Mariam RB   Adale Tekle Selassie LB   Girmaye Fikre Mariam RH   Mohammed Ibrahim CH   Ayele Tessema LH   Adamu Alemu OR   Netsere Wolde Selassie IR   Zewde Samuel CF   Kebede Metaferia IL   Asefaw Berhane OL   Tekeste Goitom Manager: Zewde Moustafa

Assistant referees: Mostefa Kamel Mansour (Egypt) Gebeyehu Doube (Ethiopia)

Man of the Match: Ad-Diba (Egypt)