1965 Africa Cup of Nations
The 1965 Africa Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the soccer championship of Africa. 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.| Team | Finals
appearance | Last
appearance | Previous best
performance |
| | none | Debut |
| | 1963 | ' |
| | 1963 | ' |
| | none | Debut |
| | none | Debut |
| | | 1963 | |
Squads
Venues
| Tunis |
| Sfax |
| Stade Chedli Zouiten |
| Stade Taïeb Mhiri |
|
| |
| Capacity: 20,000 |
| Capacity: 11,000 |
| Sousse |
| Bizerte |
| Stade Bou Ali Lahouar |
| Stade Ahmed Bsiri |
|
| |
| Capacity: 6,500 |
| Capacity: 2,000 |
Group stage
Group A
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Tunisia progress on a toss of a coinGroup B
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----Knockout stage
Third place match
Final
Scorers
;3 goals
;2 goals
;1 goal
