| Tourney Name: | African Cup of Nations |
| Year: | 1957 |
| Other Titles: | كأس أمم أفريقيا 1957 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Sudan |
| Dates: | 10–16 February |
| Num Teams: | 3 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Champion: | Egypt |
| Champion-Flagvar: | 1922 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Ethiopia |
| Second-Flagvar: | 1897 |
| Third: | Sudan |
| Third-Flagvar: | 1956 |
| Matches: | 2 |
| Attendance: | 60000 |
| Top Scorer: |  El-Diba (5 goals) |
| Player: | El-Diba |
| Nextseason: | 1959 |
The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the first edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Sudan. The participating teams were Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
South Africa was drawn to play Ethiopia in the semi-finals, but were disqualified due to apartheid. Ethiopia therefore had a bye to the final, whilst in the other semi-final at Municipal Stadium in Khartoum, the Egyptians beat the host nation 2–1.[1] In the final, Egypt beat Ethiopia 4–0, with all four goals scored by El-Diba, who finished the tournament as top scorer with five goals. Only two games were played in this first edition.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | |||
| Invitee | |||
| Invitee |
| Khartoum | |
|---|---|
| Municipal Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
See main article: 1957 African Cup of Nations squads.
See main article: 1957 African Cup of Nations knockout stage.
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South Africa were disqualified due to the country's apartheid policies; Ethiopia advanced to the final by walkover.
See main article: 1957 African Cup of Nations Final.
Raafat Attia – first ever goal scorer in Africa Cup of Nations.[4]