| Tourney Name: | African Cup of Nations |
| Year: | 1963 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Dates: | 24 November – 1 December |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Champion: | Ghana |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second: | Sudan |
| Second-Flagvar: | 1956 |
| Third: | United Arab Republic |
| Fourth: | Ethiopia |
| Fourth-Flagvar: | 1897 |
| Matches: | 8 |
| Goals: | 33 |
| Top Scorer: | Hassan El-Shazly (6 goals) |
| Player: | Hassan El-Shazly |
| Prevseason: | 1962 |
| Nextseason: | 1965 |
The 1963 African Cup of Nations was the fourth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). For the third consecutive time the hosts won the African Cup. The format was changed to two groups of 3 teams each, with the group winners playing the final, and the runners-up playing the third place playoff. The final in Accra on 1 December saw the hosts beating Sudan 3–0 to win the title.[1]
This tournament, and the previous one, are the only Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with more than four goals-per-game average.
See main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations qualification.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | (debut) | |||
| Holders | (1957, 1959, 1962) | |||
| 1st round winners | (1957, 1959, 1962) | |||
| 1st round winners | (1957, 1959) | |||
| 1st round winners | (1962) | |||
| 1st round winners | (debut) |
See main article: 1963 African Cup of Nations squads.
The competition was played in two venues in Accra and Kumasi.
| Accra | |
|---|---|
| Accra Sports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | |
| Kumasi | |
| Kumasi Sports Stadium | |
| Capacity: 40,500 | |
If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
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Edward Aggrey-Fynn Wilberforce Mfum
Gebremedhin Tesfaye Girma Zeleke
Abdelmajid Chetali