This is a list of hat-tricks in the Africa Cup of Nations, that being when a player scores three or more goals in a tournament match of the Africa Cup of Nations (not including Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches). Hat-tricks have occurred 17 times across the 33 editions.
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Hat-tricks
editNotable Africa Cup of Nations hat-tricks
edit- Ad-Diba of
Egypt is the first ever player to score a hat-trick in Africa Cup of Nations in 1957; in the inaugural tournament's final.[1] He is the only player to score a hat-trick in an Africa Cup of Nations final.[1][2]
- Mahmoud El-Gohary of
United Arab Republic is the first and only player to score a hat-trick in an opening match of Africa Cup of Nations in a 4–0 victory against
Ethiopia on the 22 May 1959.
- Hassan El-Shazly of
United Arab Republic is the only player to score a hat-trick in two Africa Cup of Nations (1963 and 1970).
- Laurent Pokou of
Ivory Coast is the only player to score a hat-trick of five goals in Africa Cup of Nations (1970).
- The fastest hat-trick was scored by Soufiane Alloudi of
Morocco against
Namibia in 2008, (1', 5', 28) in their 5–1 victory.
- The latest hat-trick without extra time was scored by Francileudo dos Santos of
Tunisia against
Zambia in 2006, (35', 82', 90+3') in their 4–1 victory.
- The latest hat-trick in extra time was scored by Bernard Chanda of
Zambia against
Congo-Brazzaville in the semi-final of 1974, (70', 97', 111') in their 4–2 victory.
- The shortest hat-trick was scored by Benedict McCarthy of
South Africa against
Namibia in 1998, in the span of 14 minutes; (8', 11', 19', 21') in their 4–1 victory.
- The slowest hat-trick was scored by Laurent Pokou of
Ivory Coast against
Ethiopia in 1970, in the span of 67 minutes; (21', 60', 71', 80', 87') in their 6–1 victory.
- The longest hat-trick was scored by Ad-Diba of
Egypt against
Ethiopia in 1957, in the span of 88 minutes; (2', 7', 68', 89') in their 4–0 victory; in the inaugural tournament's final.[1]
- Every player that has scored a hat trick in a match during the tournament has won the match.
- 1963; 1970; 1998 and 2006 are the only tournaments to have more than one hat-trick, with two each.
- On more than 15 occasions there were no hat-tricks scored in a tournament.
- There has been one occasion when two hat-tricks have been scored in the same match: when
United Arab Republic defeated
Nigeria 6–3 in the group stage match of 1963; Egyptians Mohamed Morsi Hussein and Hassan El-Shazly scored three goals each.
Egypt holds the record of most hat-tricks scored with 6.
Ethiopia has conceded the most hat-tricks with 3 and conceded the most goals from hat-tricks with 12.
Hat-tricks
editA hat-trick is achieved when the same player scores three or more goals in one match. Listed in chronological order.
Sequence | Player | No. of goals | Time of goals | Representing | Final score | Opponent | Tournament | Round | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Ad-Diba | 4[3] | 2', 7', 68', 89' | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 1957 | Final | 16 February 1957 |
2. | Mahmoud El-Gohary | 3 | 29', 42', 73' | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 1959 | Final tournament | 22 May 1959 |
3. | Mohamed Morsi Hussein | 3 | 30', 32', 82' | ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | 1963 | Group stage | 24 November 1963 |
4. | Hassan El-Shazly | 3 | 42', 44', 81' | ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | 1963 | Group stage | 24 November 1963 |
5. | Eustache Manglé | 3 | 14', 59', 80' | ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | 1965 | Group stage | 14 November 1965 |
6. | Hacène Lalmas | 3[4] | 15', 25', 70' | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 1968 | Group stage | 14 January 1968 |
7. | Laurent Pokou | 5 | 21', 60', 71', 80', 87' | ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() | 1970 | Group stage | 10 February 1970 |
8. | Hassan El-Shazly (II) | 3 | 3', 14', 50' | ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 1970 | Third place | 16 February 1970 |
9. | Bernard Chanda | 3 | 70', 97', 111' | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 1974 | Semi-final | 9 March 1974 |
10. | Joël Tiéhi | 3 | 19', 63', 70' | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 1994 | Group stage | 27 March 1994 |
11. | Kalusha Bwalya | 3 | 2', 9', 87' | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 1996 | Group stage | 24 January 1996 |
12. | Benedict McCarthy | 4[5][6] | 8', 11', 19', 21' | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | 1998 | Group stage | 16 February 1998 |
13. | Hossam Hassan | 3[7] | 34', 57', 71' | ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 1998 | Group stage | 13 February 1998 |
14. | Patrick Mboma | 3 | 31', 44', 65' | ![]() | 5–3 | ![]() | 2004 | Group stage | 29 January 2004 |
15. | Samuel Eto'o | 3[8] | 20', 39', 78' | ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | 2006 | Group stage | 21 January 2006 |
16. | Francileudo dos Santos | 3 | 35', 82', 90+3' | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | 2006 | Group stage | 22 January 2006 |
17. | Soufiane Alloudi | 3 | 1', 5', 28' | ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | 2008 | Group stage | 21 January 2008 |
18. | Emilio Nsue | 3 | 21', 51', 61' | ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | 2023 | Group stage | 18 January 2024 |
By nation
editNation | Hat-tricks for | Hat-tricks against |
---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 1 |
![]() | 2 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c FIFA : The day it all started for Ad-Diba and the Pharaohs (16 Feb 2017) [1]
- ^ "African Nations Cup 1957". RSSSF. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
- ^ صبرى, عمرو (3 October 2014). تقرير : الديبة .. الاودائماً (in Arabic). Al Ittihad Alexandria Club. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Algeria vs. Uganda - 14 January 1968". dzfoot. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ^ "Benni McCarthy Career in Facts and Figures". Kick Off. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "African Cup of Nations 1998 - Final Tournament Details". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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