| Tourney Name: | African Cup of Nations |
| Year: | 1965 |
| Other Titles: | كأس أمم إفريقيا 1965 |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Tunisia |
| Dates: | 12–21 November |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 4 |
| Cities: | 4 |
| Champion: | Ghana |
| Champion-Flagvar: | 1964 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Second: | Tunisia |
| Second-Flagvar: | 1959 |
| Third: | Ivory Coast |
| Fourth: | Senegal |
| Matches: | 8 |
| Goals: | 31 |
| Top Scorer: |  Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi  Eustache Manglé (3 goals each) |
| Player: | Osei Kofi |
| Prevseason: | 1963 |
| Nextseason: | 1968 |
The 1965 African Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was hosted by Tunisia. Just like in 1963, the field of six teams was split into two groups of three. Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3–2 after extra time. This was the final edition of the tournament to be held in an odd-numbered year before 2013.
See main article: 1965 African Cup of Nations qualification.
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts | (1962, 1963) | |||
| Holders | (1963) | |||
| 1st round winners | (1957, 1959, 1962, 1963) | |||
| 1st round winners | (debut) | |||
| 1st round winners | (debut) | |||
| 1st round winners | (debut) |
See main article: 1965 African Cup of Nations squads.
| width=160 | Tunis ! | width=160 | Sfax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taieb Mhiri Stadium | ||||
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | |||
| width=160 | Bizerte | |||
| Stade Ahmed Bsiri | ||||
| Capacity: 6,500 | Capacity: 2,000 |
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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Eustache Manglé Ben Acheampong Osei Kofi Joseph Bléziri Konan Yoboué
Luciano Vassallo Paa Nii Lutterodt Kwame Nti
El Hadji Oumar Guèye
Abdelmajid Chetali Mongi Delhoum Mohamed Salah Jedidi Abdelwahab Lahmar