South Africa was drawn to play Ethiopia in the semi-finals, but were disqualified due to apartheid.[1] 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.[2]
Raafat Attia scored the first ever goal in the history of the tournament for Egypt
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.[1]
Ad-Diba – four of the five goals were scored in Egypt's 4–0 defeat of Ethiopia in the final. [3][4]
1 goal
Raafat Attia – first ever goal scorer in Africa Cup of Nations.[4]
Boraî Bashir — "some sources report the Sudan goal-scorer as Seddiq Mohammed Manzul, but contemporary reports mention that "Seddiq passed the ball to Boraî who scored."[5][6]
References
^ a b cKhaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^New dawn for Ethiopia after Nations Cup qualification - BBC Sport
^FIFA : The day it all started for Ad-Diba and the Pharaohs (16 Feb 2017) [1]
^ a b(Polish) - Onet sport : Puchar Narodów Afryki, czyli piłkarska fantazja w środku ligowego sezonu, by PAWEŁ BANACZYK (14 January 2017) [2]
^Khaled Abul-Oyoun; Ken Knight; Neil Morrison; Karel Stokkermans (3 October 2013). "African Nations Cup 1957". Retrieved 27 January 2019.
^Bagozzi, Marco (14 January 2017). "Sessant'anni fa la prima Coppa delle Nazioni d'Africa" (in Italian). Opinione Pubblica.
External links
Media related to 1957 African Cup of Nations at Wikimedia Commons