1966 MATCHES
AFRICA
Authors: Barrie Courtney and Neil Morrison.
??/01/1966, Kampala
Friendly International (Uganda Independence)
UGANDA 1
KENYA 2
??/01/1966, Addis Ababa
Friendship Cup of the East African Zone
ETHIOPIA 5
UGANDA 0
??/01/1966, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Friendship Cup of the East African Zone
SUDAN 2
UGANDA 1
??/01/1966, Addis Ababa
Friendship Cup of the East African Zone
ETHIOPIA 1
SUDAN 1
27/02/1966, Porto Novo
Friendly International
DAHOMEY 1 ()
NIGERIA 2 (Paul Hamilton 20', Edwin Uzomah 44')
Dahomey:
Nigeria: Inua Rigogo Lawal, Adetunji Shotayo (Peter Alli), Francis Odili,
Jerimiah Azinge, Adeniyi Omowon, Anthony Okoronkwo, Joseph Ladipo,
Sunday Ekunwe (Samuel Osu), Paul Hamilton, Sunday Anieke, Edwin Uzomah.
Referee: B. Monsi (Dahomey).
Coaches: Dahomey:
Nigeria: József Ember (Hungary).
06/03/1966, Casablanca
Friendly International
MOROCCO 1
ALGERIA 0
Referee: Bahri Ben Said (Tunisia).
06/03/1966, Lomé
Friendly International
TOGO 0
NIGERIA 1 (Paul Hamilton 59')
Togo:
Nigeria: Inua Rigogo Lawal, Adeniyi Omowon, Jerimiah Azinge, Babajide Johnson,
Godwin Achebe, Peter Alli, Sunday Ekunwe, Sunday Anieke, Edwin Uzomah,
Christopher Udumezue, Paul Hamilton.
Referee: F. Gnassounou (Dahomey).
Coaches: Togo:
Nigeria: József Ember (Hungary).
12/03/1966, Tripoli, 5797
Tripoli Tournament
LIBYA 4
MOROCCO 0
Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta).
14/03/1966, Tripoli, 5324
Tripoli Tournament
LIBYA 0
TUNISIA 0
Referee: Arthur Lentini (Malta).
18/03/1966, Tripoli (Libya), 6765
Tripoli Tournament
MOROCCO 1
TUNISIA 0
Referee: Paul Bonett (Malta).
09/04/1966, Lagos
Friendly International
NIGERIA 1 (Paul Hamilton)
TOGO 1 ()
Nigeria: Inua Rigogo Lawal, Adeniyi Omowon, Jerimiah Azinge, Babajide Johnson,
Godwin Achebe, Sunday Ekunwe, Paul Hamilton, Edwin Uzomah,
Christopher Udumezue, [2 missing].
Togo:
Referee: G. Lamptey (Ghana).
Coaches: Nigeria: József Ember (Hungary).
Togo:
10/04/1966, Cotonou
Friendly International
DAHOMEY 2
GHANA 5
30/06/1966, Léopoldville, Stade Roi Baudouin
Friendly International
DR CONGO 0
GHANA 3
01/07/1966
Friendly International
ZAMBIA 4
MALAWI 1
04/07/1966
Friendly International
MALAWI 0
ZAMBIA 3
Note: Score also quoted as 5-0 to Zambia.
05/07/1966, (Malawi)
Friendly International
ZAMBIA 3
MADAGASCAR 0
06/07/1966
Friendly International
MALAWI 0
ZAMBIA 6 (Mwila 9' 15' 35' 37', Kalimukwa 60', Shawa)
Referee: A.M. Davis (Malawi).
08/07/1966
Friendly International
MALAWI 1
ZAMBIA 5
Note: Score also quoted as 6-1 to Zambia.
24/07/1966, Manzini, Manzini Showground
Friendly International (Rotary Cup)
SWAZILAND 1 ()
MOZAMBIQUE 4 (? pen, ?)
Swaziland: [Squad: J.Dladla, A.Littler, L.Malinga, J.Dlamini, P.Nzimande, L.Makhanya,
Cedric 'Sugar Ray' Xulu [c], E.Herron, C.Mordaunt, J.Masuku, S.Simelane,
B.Adams, E.Skyle, S.Mabuza, 'City', P.Woodside, J.Maluka.]
Mozambique:
07/08/1966
Friendly International
TOGO 1
GHANA 1
Referee: B.Pognon (Dahomey).
21/08/1966
Friendly International
GHANA 6
TOGO 2
Referee: A.W.Arthur (Liberia).
11/09/1966, Ndola
Rothmans Cup
ZAMBIA 5
KENYA 4
13/09/1966, Kitwe
Rothmans Cup
ZAMBIA 0
KENYA 1
18/09/1966, Lusaka
Rothmans Cup
ZAMBIA 2 (~44', ~50')
KENYA 1 (12')
24/09/1966, Zanzibar City
Gossage Cup
ZANZIBAR 1
KENYA 3
25/09/1966, Zanzibar City (Zanzibar)
Gossage Cup
UGANDA 3
TANZANIA 0
27/09/1966, Zanzibar City (Zanzibar)
Gossage Cup
UGANDA 0
KENYA 0
28/09/1966, Zanzibar City
Gossage Cup
ZANZIBAR 0
TANZANIA 4
30/09/1966, Zanzibar City (Zanzibar)
Gossage Cup
KENYA 3
TANZANIA 2
01/10/1966, Zanzibar City
Gossage Cup
ZANZIBAR 0
UGANDA 0
30/10/1966, Abidjan
Ghana-Ivory Coast Day Games
IVORY COAST 0
GHANA 1
01/11/1966, Abidjan
Ghana-Ivory Coast Day Games
IVORY COAST 1
GHANA 1
Referee: T.Ouattara (Upper Volta).
05/11/1966, Lagos
Friendly International
NIGERIA 3 (Samsideen Olowo-Oshodi 12' 49', Godwin Achebe 80' pen)
DR CONGO 2 (Mayama, Mokili)
Nigeria: Inua Rigogo Lawal, Adeniyi Omowon, Jerimiah Azinge, Sam Opone,
Godwin Achebe [c], Henry Oyakhire, Sunday Ekunwe, Bababunmi Bankole,
Sunday Anieke, Samsideen Olowi-Oshodi (Bobo Mordi), ?. Adeyemi.
DR Congo:
Referee: P.L. Gomah (Nigeria).
Coaches: Nigeria: József Ember (Hungary).
DR Congo:
12/11/1966, Freetown, Brookfields Stadium
Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup Qualifying
SIERRA LEONE 1 (Kabineh Kabba 90' pen)
LIBERIA 1 (Mass Sarr 59')
Sierra Leone: Amadu Kargbo; Kabineh Kabba, Umaru Sesay; Samuel Kamara,
Christian Cole [c], Collins Thomas; Conton Sesay, Prince 'Chico' Cole,
Kama Dumbuya, Manneh Peters, Saidu Mansaray.
Liberia: Alexander Peal; Jadeh Williams, John 'Monkey' Brown; Charles Woelfel,
Borbor Gaye, Tarpeh Roberts; Mass Sarr, Wanibo Toe, Garretson Sacko,
Phillip Davies, ? [1 missing].
Referee: H. Diagne (Guinea).
Coaches: Sierra Leone: Burkhard Pape (West Germany).
Liberia:
Note: Manneh Peters left the field due to injury at 55'; Sierra Leone continued
with 10 players.
19/11/1966, Monrovia, Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Dr Kwame Nkrumah Gold Cup Qualifying
LIBERIA 2
SIERRA LEONE 0
Referee: T. Cy-Nahounou (Ivory Coast).
Note: The match was abandoned a few minutes before full time after fighting broke
out following a protest by Sierra Leone players that it was too dark.
24/11/1966, Alger, Stade El-Anasser
Friendly International
ALGERIA 2
MOROCCO 2
Referee: B.A. Moncef (Tunisia).
25/11/1966, Kinshasa
Friendly International
DR CONGO 1
NIGERIA 0
DR Congo:
Nigeria: Inua Rigogo Lawal, Adeniyi Omowon, Jerimiah Azinge, Sam Opone,
Godwin Achebe, Clement Obojememe, Sunday Ekunwe, Samuel Garba,
Samsideen Olowi-Oshodi, Sunday Anieke, Peter Anieke.
Referee: A.J. Mahombe (DR Congo).
Coaches: DR Congo:
Nigeria: József Ember (Hungary).
Note: Date also quoted as 24/11/1966.
09/12/1966, Tripoli
African Nations Cup Qualifying
LIBYA 2 (Ahmed Ben Suwed 64' pen 72')
UAR 2 (Ibrahim 'Moustafa' Reyadh 14', Mohammed 'Hamada' Emam 70')
Libya: Abboud, Nouri El-Tarhouni, Ali Mersal, El-Affas, El-Hashmi, El-Gefairi,
Abdelhaq, Ahmed Ben Suwed, El-Sokni, Dims El-Saghir, Abou-Ghalieh.
UAR: Hesham Azmi, Moustafa Sheta, Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Rifaat,
Mansour Moustafa Hamido 'El-Bouri', Abdel-Kerim El-Gohary, Taha Ismail,
Ibrahim 'Moustafa' Reyadh (Farouq El-Sayed II), Taha Basry,
Mohammed 'Hamada' Emam, Ahmed Effat.
Referee: Ahmed Gindil Saleh (Sudan).