1957 African Cup of Nations final explained

1957 Africa Cup of Nations Final
Event:	1957 Africa Cup of Nations
Team1:	Egypt
Team1association:
Team1score:	4
Team2:	Ethiopia
Team2association:
Team2score:	0
Date:	16 February 1957
Stadium:	Municipal Stadium
City:	Khartoum
Referee:	Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)
Attendance:	30,000
Next:	1959

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.^[1]

Road to the final

Egypt	Round	Ethiopia
Opponent	Result	Knockout stage	Opponent	Result
	2–1	Semifinals		2–0^1

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

Match details

Details

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

width=25 ! width=25 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: African Nations Cup 1957. RSSSF. 2017-09-06.