1972 Africa Cup of Nations
Congo won the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. In the final in Yaoundé on 5 March 1972, Congo beat Mali 3–2.
- Hosts
- Cameroon
- Teams
- 8
- Winner
- Congo
- Runner-up
- Mali
- Final
- 3–2, 5 March 1972
- Venue
- Stade Omnisports, Yaoundé
- Top scorer
- Fantamady Keita (5 goals)
- Goals in the tournament
- 53
Questions
Who won the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations?
Congo won the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. In the final in Yaoundé on 5 March 1972, Congo beat Mali 3–2.
Who was the top scorer at the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations?
Fantamady Keita (5 goals).
Where was the 1972 Africa Cup of Nations final?
At Stade Omnisports in Yaoundé, on 5 March 1972.
Sources
Checked against 7 pages from 6 publishers; a server re-read the quoted lines before this page went up. Scores are the winner’s first.
- Athlet.org / AMP (read 2026-10-27)
- The Eagle Online / Kunle Alade (read 2026-10-27)
- Confederation of African Football (read 2026-10-27)
- Agence France-Presse, hosted by Winoo / Africa-cup.com (read 2026-10-27) (quote not re-read by the server)
- Confederation of African Football (read 2026-10-27)
- L’Essor / M. N. Traoré, interview hosted by Malijet (read 2026-10-27)
- Les Dépêches de Brazzaville / Hervé Brice Mampouya (read 2026-10-27) (quote not re-read by the server)