When was Senegal an african footballing power:in early 60s

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I was talking with a senegalese coworker about Mbappe Lepe and he reminded he saw him playing against Senegal, a game in which Cameroon lost 4-0. I was shocked, I was not aware of a defeat against an african side by such a margin. I googled it and found out Senegal did beat Cameroon in 2961 in a tournament but also beat Nigeria 5-1, in 1963. Any team who would do this today would be recongnized as one of the best ever in Africa. This prompted me to open this thread
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Jeux de l'Amitié 1961 (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)

Venues used:
Stade Champroux
Parc des Sports Vélodrome
Parc des Sports Extérieur
Lycée Cocody Classique
Stade Géo-André (semis onwards only) - also referred to as Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in
the Abidjan newspapers.

Pool 1

25-12-61 Madagascar 5-1 Mauritania [HT 1-0]
[Mélan 25' 47', René 58', Alexis 70', Désiré 70' / Papa Camara 65']
[Madagascar: Bakoto, Ignace, Arnaud, Clément, Daniel, René, Ramarosini,
Mélan, Alexis, Désiré, (1 missing).]
[Mauritania: Ramedane Ahmed, Moussa Fall, Cheikh Diop, Papa Arouna Diagne,
?.Fall, Diouf, Papa Camara, Amath Diallo, Adama Keita,
Mouhamadou Diack, Tahara Galedou.]

26-12-61 Dahomey 7-0 Mauritania [HT 3-0] [at Parc des Sports Vélodrome]
[Bocco (1-0), Iréné Coréa (2-0) 87', Vincent Flacandji 40', Sylvestre 55', Bocco 60',
Bodjinou 88']
[Dahomey: Charles Balogoun, Félix Mathey, Pierre Dossey, Jean Hodonou,
Camélia Moutabou, Yovo Dossou, Sylvestre Dossou, Bodjinou, Coffi Firmin
(Vincent Flacandji), Iréné Coréa, Bocco.]
[Mauritania: Abdoulaye Sylla, Moussa Fall, Cheikh Diop, Papa Arouna Diagne,
Pascal Dieng, Niawasa [sp?], Tahara Galedou, Adama Keita,
Mouhamadou Diack, Abdoul Aziz Sarr, Papa Camara.]

27-12-61 Dahomey 3-1 Madagascar [HT 0-0] [at Stade Champroux]
[68', 88', 89' / Alexis 47']
[Dahomey: Charles Balogoun; Jean Hodonou, Xavier Gomez; D'Almeida,
Pierre Dossey, Yovo Dossou; Bocco, Iréné Coréa, Coffi Firmin,
Camélia Moutabou, Sylvestre Dossou.]
[Madagascar: Rido; Lé??ales, Arnaud; Clément, Soannaivo, Alexis; René,
Ramarosini, Mélan, Désiré, Djaffar.]

1.DAHOMEY 2 2 0 0 10- 1 4
2.Madagascar 2 1 0 1 6- 4 2
3.Mauritania 2 0 0 2 1-12 0

Pool 2

25-12-61 Cent.Afr.Rep. 1-1 Liberia [HT 0-0]
[Gazayombo (1-0) / Johnson 31']
[Cent.Afr.Rep.: Bembé, Jean-Marie Akoyombi, Joseph Mouzock, Denis Wamba,
Joseph Gbonguio, Gaston M'Belé, Solé, Charles Doniama,
Gazayombo, Marcel Ledot, (1 missing)].
[Liberia: Nono, Samson Togha, Phillip Robinson, John Brown, Alfred Denis,
Roland Deshield, Arthur Wisseh, Salomon Togha, Johnson,
Sacko, J.C. Daniels.]
[Referee: François Leclerc]

25-12-61 Ivory Coast 2-1 Upper Volta [HT 2-1]
[Konan Yobouet 30', Emmanuel Guédé 40' / ? 10']

26-12-61 Cent.Afr.Rep. 1-1 Upper Volta [at Stade Champroux]
[]

26-12-61 Ivory Coast 5-0 Liberia [HT 3-0] [at Stade Champroux]
[Konan Yobouet 5' (3-0) 58', Faustin Coffie 25', Joachim Diagou Djadan (5-0)]
[Ivory Coast: Gilbert Sylva; Henri Konan, Jonathan Koblavi; François Ello,
Georges Assémien, Jean-Baptiste Gnanzou; Faustin Coffie,
Alphonse Bakro, Joachim Diagou Djadan, Konan Yobouet, Emmanuel Guédé.]
[Liberia: ?; Arthur Wisseh, J.C.Daniels; Salomon Togha, Roland Deshield,
?; John Brown, Alfred Denis, Samson Togha, Filip Robinson,
Varney Demider.]

27-12-61 Upper Volta 5-1 Liberia [HT 1-0] [at Lycée Classique de Cocody]
[Justin Mévi (1-0), Ernest Akué 79' 88', Cheik Ba Touré 80', Sibari Traoré 84' / ? 49']
[Upper Volta: Sakou Delo, Adama Coulibaly, Sotigui Kouyaté, Baba Traoré,
Amadou Diallo, Maurice Tapé, Fousséni Blaise Touré, Ernest Akué,
Justin Mévi, Sibari Traoré, Cheik Ba Touré.]

27-12-61 Ivory Coast 11-0 Central African Rep. [HT 4-0] [at Parc des Sports Vélodrome]
[Joachim Diagou Djadan 6' 40' 41' 57' 65' 66' 85', Yao Kouamé 9', Faustin Coffie 49',
Konan Yobouet 60', Alphonse Bakro 68' pen]

1.IVORY COAST 3 3 0 0 18- 1 6
2.Upper Volta 3 1 1 1 7- 4 3
3.Cent. Afr. Rep. 3 0 2 1 2-13 2
4.Liberia 3 0 1 2 2-11 1

Pool 3

25-12-61 Senegal 3-2 Gabon [HT 3-1]
[El-Hadji Malick Sy 'Souris' 2' 29', Ousseynou Samb 35' pen / Martin Ossey 36' pen, ?]
[Senegal: Lamine Coura Fall, Moustapha Dieng, Alioune Badara Guèye 'Blé', Aboubacar Diop,
Cheikh Thioune, Domingo Mendy, Abdoulaye N'Diaye, El-Hadji Malick Sy 'Souris',
Amadou Dieng 'Baratte', Ama Diaw, Ousseynou Samb.]
[Gabon: Bernard Moubamba, Georges Pithers, Diop Lamine, Issembert, Bruno Quadovic,
Paul Manon, Martin Ossey, Bévigny, Obane, Louis, Augustin.]

26-12-61 Cameroon 6-0 Gabon [HT 2-0] [at Parc des Sports]
[? (1-0), M'Bappe (2-0) 47', M'Bété (4-0) (6-0), Kotto (5-0)]
[Cameroon: Ottou Attangana, M'Bida, Bissono, Isaac M'Bété, Oyono, Toto, Odi,
Kotto, Samuel M'Bappé Leppé, N'Dando, N'Do.]
[Gabon: Bernard Moubamba, Georges Pithers, Yves Sino, Issembert, Paul Manon,
Grégoire, Bévigny, Diop Lamine, Obane, Bruno Quadovic, Augustin.]

27-12-61 Senegal 4-0 Cameroon [HT 2-0] [at Parc des Sports]
[Ama Diaw 35' 44' 60', Ousmane Keita (4-0)]
[Senegal: Lamine Coura Fall, Aboubacar Diop, Alioune Badara Guèye 'Blé', Moustapha Dieng,
Domingo Mendy, Cheikh Thioune, Ibrahima Sarr, El-Hadji Malick Sy 'Souris',
Amadou Dieng 'Baratte', Ousmane Keita, Ama Diaw.]
[Cameroon: Ottou Attangana, M'Bida, Bissono, N'Dando, Oyono, Toto, Odi,
Kotto, Samuel M'Bappé Leppé, Isaac M'Bété, N'Seki.]
[Referee: François Bois]

1.SENEGAL 2 2 0 0 7- 2 4
2.Cameroon 2 1 0 1 6- 4 2
3.Gabon 2 0 0 2 2- 9 0

Pool 4

25-12-61 Chad 2-2 Niger [HT 2-1]
[Roger Dambé 5', Mathieu M'Bala 30' / Franck Vias 20', Raymond Lawson 'Alibi' (2-2)]

25-12-61 France Amat. 5-2 Congo-Brazzaville [HT 3-0] [at Parc des Sports Vélodrome]
[Francis Magny 4' (5-2), Claude Dubaele 25' HT+1', Jean-Pierre Destrumelle 35' /
Jean-Jacques Ikonga (4-1), Désiré Mayala (4-2)]
[France: Louis Landi (Emile Deplanque), Prudent Bacquet, Robert Budzynski,
Jean-Marie Gester, Michel Bossy, Francis Magny, Jacky Parchard
(Alain Garnier), Jean-Pierre Destrumelle, Claude Dubaele, René Busto,
Jean Masson.]
[Congo-Braz.: Joseph Mantari, Jean-Pierre Elouma, Adolphe Bibandzoulou, Ganga,
Makaya, Valentin Kinzonzi, Fromageon, Jean-Jacques Ikonga, Léopold Dey,
Désiré Mayala, Jean-Marie Loukoki.]
[Referee: N'Gom (Senegal).]

26-12-61 Congo-Braz. 4-2 Chad [HT 3-0] [at Parc des Sports Vélodrome]
[Léopold Dey 4' (3-0), Doudi 30', Désiré Mayala 69' / Augustin Mohamat (3-1), ? (3-2)]

26-12-61 France Amat. 3-0 Niger [at Parc des Sports]
[Claude Dubaele 10', René Busto 30', Jean-Marie Gester (3-0)]
[France: Emile Deplanque, Prudent Bacquet, Robert Budzynski, Nello Sbaiz,
Michel Bossy, Francis Magny, Daniel Rodighiero, Jean-Pierre Destrumelle,
Claude Dubaele, René Busto (Jean-Marie Gester), Jean Masson.]
[Niger: Tidiani Issaka, Albert Atayi, Charles Anani, Jean Djossou, Soumeila Ignace Bryn,
Marcelin Adabra, Edouard Johnson, Franck Vias, Boubakar Diassé,
François Podo 'Atta', Ousseini Yacouba.]

27-12-61 Congo-Braz. 10-0 Niger [HT 4-0] [at Stade Champroux]
[Hervé-Fortuné Mayanda 30', ? 37', ? 38', ? 41', ?]
[Congo-Braz.: Boniface Kibiassi; Jean-Pierre Elouma, Ganga; Valentin Kinzonzi,
Makaya, Makonana; Hervé-Fortuné Mayanda, Désiré Mayala,
Jean-Marie Loukoki, Doudi, Jean-Jacques Ikonga.]
[Niger: Simon Agbor Aguette; Jean Djossou, Albert Atayi; Charles Anani, Boubakar Diassé,
Soumeila Ignace Bryn; Ousseini Yacouba, François Podo 'Atta', Cheick Diouf,
Marcelin Adabra, Edouard Johnson.]

27-12-61 France Amat. 14-0 Chad [HT 9-0] [at Parc des Sports Vélodrome]
[Jacky Parchard 7' 20' 30', Claude Dubaele 10' 43', Jean Masson 15', Francis Magny 16' 83',
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle 25' 40' 70' 86', Daniel Rodighiero 55', René Busto 63']
[France: Louis Landi, Nello Sbaiz, Robert Budzynski, Jean-Marie Gester,
Michel Bossy, Francis Magny, Jacky Parchard, Jean-Pierre Destrumelle,
Claude Dubaele, René Busto, Jean Masson (Daniel Rodighiero).]
[Chad: Victor Goni, Diarra Daounda, Paul Belbaye, Mathieu M'Bala, Djimé Rakis,
Alphonse Doudohoudanang, Firmin, Augustin Mohamat, Touma Mohamat,
Roger Dambé, Victor M'Bokoudji.
[Referee: N'Gom (Senegal).]

1.FRANCE AMATEUR 3 3 0 0 22- 2 6
2.Congo-Brazzaville 3 2 0 1 16- 7 4
3.Chad 3 0 1 2 4-20 1 [0.20]
4.Niger 3 0 1 2 2-15 1 [0.13]

Semifinals

29-12-61 France Amat. 7-1 Dahomey [HT 4-0] [at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny]
[Daniel Rodighiero 3' 47', Jean-Pierre Destrumelle 20' (3-0), Francis Magny (4-0) 87',
Claude Dubaele 55' / Bocco 85']
[France: Louis Landi (Emile Deplanque), Prudent Bacquet, Robert Budzynski,
Nello Sbaiz, Michel Bossy, Francis Magny, Jacky Parchard,
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle, Claude Dubaele, René Busto, Daniel Rodighiero.]
[Dahomey: Charles Balogoun, Félix Mathey, Xavier Gomez, Pierre Dossey,
D'Almeida, Sylvestre Dossou, Vincent Flacandji, Bodjinou,
Coffi Firmin, Iréné Coréa, Bocco.]

29-12-61 Ivory Coast 1-1 Senegal [AET; HT 0-0] [at Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny]
[Yao Kouamé 55' / Keita 75']
[Ivory Coast: Gilbert Sylva; Jonathan Koblavi, Georges Assémien, Henri Konan;
François Ello, Alphonse Bakro; Emmanuel Guédé [c], Yao Kouamé,
Joachim Diagou Djadan, Konan Yobouet, Faustin Coffie.]
[Senegal: Lamine Coura Fall; Aboubacar Diop, Alioune Badara Guèye 'Blé' [c],
Moustapha Dieng; Domingo Mendy, Cheikh Thioune; Ibrahima Sarr,
Amadou Dieng 'Baratte', Ousseynou Samb, Ousmane Keita, Ama Diaw.]
[Note: Ivory Coast qualified for the final due to their superior goal-average in
the group stage (18.0 vs Senegal's 3.5).]

Third Place Match

31-12-61 Dahomey 4-3 Senegal [HT 0-3] [Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny]
[]

Final

31-12-61 Ivory Coast 2-3 France Amateur [HT 1-2] [Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, 15000]
[Joachim Diagou Djadan 15' (2-3) / Claude Dubaele 24', Daniel Rodighiero 41' (1-3)]
[Ivory Coast: Gilbert Sylva; Henri Konan, Georges Assémien, Jonathan Koblavi;
Alphonse Bakro, François Ello; Faustin Coffie, Konan Yobouet
(Désiré N'Drama), Joachim Diagou Djadan, Yao Kouamé, Emmanuel Guédé.]
[France: Emile Deplanque, Prudent Bacquet, Robert Budzynski, Jean-Marie Gester,
Michel Bossy, Francis Magny [c], Alain Garnier (Jacky Panchard),
Jean-Pierre Destrumelle, Claude Dubaele, Daniel Rodighiero, René Busto.]


Squads (as published prior to the tournament, subject to late changes)

Cameroon
Officials: Bombo N'Joan (Federation president), André Roux (coach).
Players: Ottou Attangana, Tekey, Moukoko, M'Bida, Bissono, Adolphe, N'Dando,
Toto, N'Do, Isaac M'Bété, Samuel M'Bappé Leppé, Kotto, Mekarides, Odi, Job.
[Two other players (Oyono, N'Seki) were reported in lineups.]

Central African Republic
Officials: Jean-Baptiste Grebanga (leader), Mokoteemaja (coach)
Players: Bembé, Dombec, Jean-Marie Akoyombi, Kaya, Joseph Gbonguio, Joseph Mouzock,
Denis Wamba, Jean-Louis Mamoade, Clément Bona, Gaston M'Belé, Solé, Charles Doniama,
Gazayombo, Marcel Ledot, Didas N'Dayen.

Chad
Officials: Ali Baïkoubou (Federation president), Mafoussy (referee)
Players: Victor Goni, Touma Mohamat, Djimé Rakis, Diarra Daounda, Mathieu M'Bala,
Marie-Albert Modji, Paul Elie, Augustin Mohamat, Daniel N'Guébo,
Paul Belbaye, Marc Djidé, Norgane Kamis, Gilbert N'Guessilade,
Victor M'Bokoudji, Alphonse Doudohoudanang.
[Two other players (Roger Dambé, Firmin) were reported in lineups.]

Congo-Brazzaville
Players: Joseph Mantari, Boniface Kibiassi, Jean-Pierre Elouma, Adolphe Bibandzoulou,
Ganga, Makaya, Valentin Kinzonzi, Fromageon, Jean-Jacques Ikonga, Léopold Dey,
Désiré Mayala, Jean-Marie Loukoki, Hervé-Fortuné Mayanda, Makonana, Doudi.

Dahomey
Officials: Simon Da Silva (Federation president), Pierre Leroy (coach).
Players: Charles Balogoun, Félix Mathey, Jean Hodonou, Pierre Dossey, Camélia Moutabou,
Luc Olivier, Sylvestre Dossou, Raymond Amoussou, Coffi Firmin, Vincent Flacandji,
Contagnon, Albert Attindehou, Xavier Gomez, Yovo Dossou, Iréné Coréa.
[Three other players (Bodjinou, D'Almeida, Bocco) were reported in lineups.]

France (amateurs)
Players: Nello Sbaiz (Saint-Etienne), Alain Garnier (Nîmes), Prudent Bacquet (Stade Français),
Michel Bossy (Lyon), Jean-Pierre Destrumelle (Rouen), Jean Masson (Saint-Etienne),
Daniel Rodighiero (Red Star), Jacky Parchard (Angers), Louis Landi (Nîmes),
Robert Budzynski (Lens), Claude Dubaele (Reims), René Busto (Nîmes),
Jean-Marie Gester (Sochaux), Francis Magny (RC Paris), Emile Deplanque (Lens).

Gabon
Officials: Chango (manager), Nichoreret (referee), Makaga (unspecified).
Players: Bernard Moubamba, Frédéric Adetonal, Georges Pithers, Yves Sino, Bruno Quadovic,
Bernard Engone, Issembert, Edouard Pithers, Paul Manon, Martin Ossey,
Diop Lamine, Moïse Abessolo, Jean Ayensuet, Aristide Posso, Achille Atema.
[Five other players (Bévigny, Obane, Louis, Augustin, Grégoire) were also mentioned in lineups.]

Ivory Coast
Coach: Paul Gévaudan (France)
Players:
1. Emmanuel Guédé (Africa Sports) [captain]
2. Faustin Coffie (A.S.E.C.)
3. Joachim Diagou Djadan (Stade Abidjan)
4. Alphonse Bakro (Espoir de Man)
5. Konan Yobouet (A.S.E.C.)
6. Yao Kouamé (Stade Abidjan)
7. Paul Bioh (Espoir de Man)
8. Henri Konan (Africa Sports)
9. Georges Assémien (U.S.C. Bassam)
10. Jean-Baptiste Gnanzou (A.S.E.C.)
11. François Ello (U.S.C. Bassam)
12. Jonathan Koblavi (U.S.C. Bassam)
13. Albert Bouah (A.S.R.A.N. Bouaké)
14. Gilbert Sylva (Stade Abidjan)
15. Jean Keita (Renaissance Club de Bouaké)
16. François Zady (Stade Abidjan) [squad reserve; only 15 players permitted in tournament squad]
[One other player (Désiré N'Drama) was reported in lineups.]

Liberia (incomplete)
Players: Nono, Samson Togha, Phillip Robinson, John Brown, Alfred Denis, Roland Deshield,
Arthur Wisseh, Salomon Togha, Johnson, Sacko, J.C.Daniels, Varney Demider.


Madagascar (incomplete)
Players: Rido, Bakoto, Ignace, Lé??ales, Arnaud, Clément, Daniel, René, Ramarosini, Mélan,
Soannaivo, Alexis, Désiré, Djaffar.

Mauritania
Officials: Alioune Bodara Konaté (manager), Daniel Leterrier (coach), Amadou Beye (referee)
Players: Ramedane Ahmed, Abdoulaye Sylla, Magatte Sarr, Ramedane Mohamed N'Diaye, Papa
Arouna Diagne,
Moussa Fall, Mouhamadou Diack, Abdoul Aziz Sarr, Oumar Faye, Papa Camara Sarr,
Tahara Galedou, Adama Keita, Amath Diallo, Pascal Dieng, Moctar Amadou Ba.
[Three other players (Cheikh Diop, Diouf, Fall) were reported in lineups.]

Niger
Officials: Harouna Idrissa ("lieutenant"), Martin Romao ("selector")
Players: Tidiani Issaka, Marcelin Adabra, Jean Djossou, Boubakar Diassé, Ousseini Yacouba,
Franck Vias, Albert Atayi, Edouard Johnson, Cheick Diouf, Raymond Lawson "Alibi",
François Podo "Atta", Charles Anani, Simon Agbor Aguette, Soumeila Ignace Bryn,
Aguidibier Fauston.

Senegal
Officials: Alioune Diock (Federation secretary-general), Mustapha N'Gom (referee),
Raoul Diagne (coach)
Players: Lamine Coura Fall, Cheikh Diop, Alioune Badara Guèye 'Blé', Moustapha Dieng,
Abdoulaye N'Diaye, Youssouf N'Diaye, Cheikh Thioune, Aboubacar Diop, Domingo Mendy,
El-Hadji Malick Sy 'Souris', Ousseynou Samb, Saliou Ba, Ibrahima Sarr,
Amadou Dieng 'Baratte', Ousmane Keita.
[One other player (Ama Diaw) was reported in lineups.]

Upper Volta
Officials: Amadou Diabité (Federation vice-president), Claude Sanon (Federation
secretary-general),
Moussa Namoko (coach), Guy-Léopold Anayan (referee), Samandoulaye (unspecified).
Players: Toungo Diawara, Mamadou Dembélé, Adama Coulibaly, Sibari Traoré, Seydou Cissé 'Saï',
Mamadou Ouuattara, Baba Traoré, Mamadou Sidibé, François Topsobé, Sotigui Kouyaté,
Fousséni Blaise Traoré [c], Amadou Diallo, Ernest Akué, Maurice Tapé, Lamine Dembélé.
[Three other players (Justin Mévi, Cheik Ba Touré, Sakou Delo) were reported in
lineups.]

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Jeux de l'Amitié 1963 (Dakar, Senegal)

Jeux de l'Amitié 1963 (Dakar, Senegal)

Group A
12- 4 Senegal 1-0 Cameroon 1.SENEGAL 2 2 0 0 4- 1 4
12- 4 Nigeria 1-0 Niger 2.Cameroon 2 1 0 1 3- 3 2
14- 4 Senegal 5-1 Nigeria 3.Niger 2 0 0 2 3- 6 0
14- 4 Cameroon 3-2 Niger
16- 4 Cameroon w/o Nigeria [Nigeria withdrew, all its matches annulled]
16- 4 Senegal 3-1 Niger

Group B
12- 4 Madagascar 1-0 Dahomey 1.MADAGASCAR 3 3 0 0 6- 2 6
12- 4 Liberia 2-1 Chad 2.Dahomey 3 2 0 1 7- 3 4
14- 4 Dahomey 1-0 Liberia 3.Liberia 3 1 0 2 3- 5 2
14- 4 Madagascar 2-1 Chad 4.Chad 3 0 0 3 4-10 0
16- 4 Madagascar 3-1 Liberia
16- 4 Dahomey 6-2 Chad

Group C
12- 4 France 5-1 Gambia 1.FRANCE 3 3 0 0 9- 1 6
12- 4 Gabon 4-0 Upper Volta 2.Gabon 3 1 1 1 6- 5 3
14- 4 France 3-0 Gabon 3.Gambia 3 0 2 1 5- 9 2
14- 4 Gambia 2-2 Upper Volta 4.Upper Volta 3 0 1 2 2- 7 1
16- 4 Gambia 2-2 Gabon
16- 4 France 1-0 Upper Volta

Group D
12- 4 Congo-Brazz. 3-2 Ivory Coast 1.TUNISIA 4 3 0 1 9- 2 6 [2-0]
12- 4 Congo-Leopv. 6-0 Mauritania 2.Congo-Brazz. 4 3 0 1 12- 5 6 [0-2]
13- 4 Tunisia 3-1 Ivory Coast 3.Ivory Coast 4 2 0 2 6- 6 4 [1-0]
13- 4 Congo-Brazz. 2-1 Congo-Leopv. 4.Congo-Leopv. 4 2 0 2 8- 3 4 [0-1]
14- 4 Ivory Coast 2-0 Mauritania 5.Mauritania 4 0 0 4 0-19 0
14- 4 Tunisia 2-0 Congo-Brazz. [first tie-breaker head-to-head]
15- 4 Tunisia 4-0 Mauritania
15- 4 Ivory Coast 1-0 Congo-Leopv.
16- 4 Congo-Brazz. 7-0 Mauritania
16- 4 Congo-Leopv. 1-0 Tunisia


Semifinals
18- 4 Tunisia 2-1 Madagascar [aet, FT 1-1]
[Merrichko, Sassi; Ramavivo]
18- 4 Senegal 2-0 France


Third Place Match
20- 4 France 4-1 Madagascar


Final
20- 4 Senegal 1-1 Tunisia [aet (2 periods of 15 mins, then 2 periods of 10 mins]
[Senegal won 9-4 on corners]

[Enugu II]

Camex,

Be aware that neither Cameroon nor Nigeria was considered a footballing power in Africa by 1961. At that time, Egypt and Ghana ruled the continent. Please also note that Dahomey that beat Senegal in the results you posted for 1961, lost 1-10 to Nigeria barely two years before (1959). That 10-1 win is still a record win for Nigeria.

[Eaglezbeak]

A tournament featuring a French amateur team when Burkina Fasco was called Upper Votre and Benin Republic was called Dahomey (Nigeria had just gained independence 3 years prior) can't be seen as much.This could be a military tournament or a youth competition,how did Senegal fair in the actual African Nations Cup around that same era?

[camex]

A tournament featuring a French amateur team when Burkina Fasco was called Upper Votre and Benin Republic was called Dahomey (Nigeria had just gained independence 3 years prior) can't be seen as much.This could be a military tournament or a youth competition,how did Senegal fair in the actual African Nations Cup around that same era?

Senegal first qualified for a nations cup in 1965 and they finished 4th after losing to Ivory Coast. I could not find any info on whether they were eliminated early in the earlier tournaments or simply did not participate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_n ... tball_team

[Enugu II]

A tournament featuring a French amateur team when Burkina Fasco was called Upper Votre and Benin Republic was called Dahomey (Nigeria had just gained independence 3 years prior) can't be seen as much.This could be a military tournament or a youth competition,how did Senegal fair in the actual African Nations Cup around that same era?

Eaglezbeak,

The context that you mention above is not enough to deny the likelihood that it is a full NT. In fact, a military tourney or a youth tourney at that time would have been quite unique. The fact that a French amateur team was part of the tourney isn't a shock. After, Nigeria's national team of the 1940-1960 would be hard pressed to beat a French amateur team of that period. The British Olympic team (amateurs) humiliated Nigeria 5-0 in a friendly in 1958 in Lagos (Just three years before 1961!)

[Eaglezbeak]

A tournament featuring a French amateur team when Burkina Fasco was called Upper Votre and Benin Republic was called Dahomey (Nigeria had just gained [instagram]independence[/instagram] 3 years prior) can't be seen as much.This could be a military tournament or a youth competition,how did Senegal fair in the actual African Nations Cup around that same era?

Eaglezbeak,

The context that you mention above is not enough to deny the likelihood that it is a full NT. In fact, a military tourney or a youth tourney at that time would have been quite unique. The fact that a French amateur team was part of the tourney isn't a shock. After, Nigeria's national team of the 1940-1960 would be hard pressed to beat a French amateur team of that period. The British Olympic team (amateurs) humiliated Nigeria 5-0 in a friendly in 1958 in Lagos (Just three years before 1961!)

African football as a whole was still in its infancy and Senegal although more experienced at the time did win that tournament but still didn't lift an African Nations Cup during that era (1960s) and of 2017 are yet to do so,answering the initial title I think it's safe to say Senegal have never officially proven to be an African super power outside French colonial Africa and beyond.

[camex]

A tournament featuring a French amateur team when Burkina Fasco was called Upper Votre and Benin Republic was called Dahomey (Nigeria had just gained [instagram]independence[/instagram] 3 years prior) can't be seen as much.This could be a military tournament or a youth competition,how did Senegal fair in the actual African Nations Cup around that same era?

Eaglezbeak,

The context that you mention above is not enough to deny the likelihood that it is a full NT. In fact, a military tourney or a youth tourney at that time would have been quite unique. The fact that a French amateur team was part of the tourney isn't a shock. After, Nigeria's national team of the 1940-1960 would be hard pressed to beat a French amateur team of that period. The British Olympic team (amateurs) humiliated Nigeria 5-0 in a friendly in 1958 in Lagos (Just three years before 1961!)

African football as a whole was still in its infancy and Senegal although more experienced at the time did win that tournament but still didn't lift an African Nations Cup during that era (1960s) and of 2017 are yet to do so,answering the initial title I think it's safe to say Senegal have never officially proven to be an African super power outside French colonial Africa and beyond.

The early african cup of nations was played by 3 and 9 countries and there were no qualifications round. Why is even the winner considered an african champion. The tournament that Senegal won had far more countries and even non francophone countries like Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Cu ... arly_years

1950s–60s: Origin and early years[edit]
The origin of the African Nations Cup dates from June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon. There were immediate plans for a continental tournament to be held and, in February 1957, the first African Cup of Nations was held in Khartoum, Sudan. There was no qualification for this tournament, the field being made up of the four founding nations of CAF (Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa)

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A tournament featuring a French amateur team when Burkina Fasco was called Upper Votre and Benin Republic was called Dahomey (Nigeria had just gained [instagram]independence[/instagram] 3 years prior) can't be seen as much.This could be a military tournament or a youth competition,how did Senegal fair in the actual African Nations Cup around that same era?

Eaglezbeak,

The context that you mention above is not enough to deny the likelihood that it is a full NT. In fact, a military tourney or a youth tourney at that time would have been quite unique. The fact that a French amateur team was part of the tourney isn't a shock. After, Nigeria's national team of the 1940-1960 would be hard pressed to beat a French amateur team of that period. The British Olympic team (amateurs) humiliated Nigeria 5-0 in a friendly in 1958 in Lagos (Just three years before 1961!)

African football as a whole was still in its infancy and Senegal although more experienced at the time did win that tournament but still didn't lift an African Nations Cup during that era (1960s) and of 2017 are yet to do so,answering the initial title I think it's safe to say Senegal have never officially proven to be an African super power outside French colonial Africa and beyond.

The early african cup of nations was played by 3 and 9 countries and there were no qualifications round. Why is even the winner considered an african champion. The tournament that Senegal won had far more countries and even non francophone countries like Nigeria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Cu ... arly_years

1950s–60s: Origin and early years[edit]
The origin of the African Nations Cup dates from June 1956, when the creation of the Confederation of African Football was proposed during the third FIFA congress in Lisbon. There were immediate plans for a continental tournament to be held and, in February 1957, the first African Cup of Nations was held in Khartoum, Sudan. There was no qualification for this tournament, the field being made up of the four founding nations of CAF (Sudan, Egypt, Ethiopia, and South Africa)

There were no qualification rounds for only the first two tournaments -- 1957 and 1958. Since then there has been a qualification round. BTW, the first WC was also an invitational (no qualifying round).