1957 African Cup of Nations knockout stage

In the knockout stage of the 1957 African Cup of Nations, there were two semi-finals scheduled, but South Africa were disqualified for refusing to field a multi-racial team due to apartheid, meaning that Ethiopia were awarded a bye to the final.

The sole semi-final was held in Khartoum on 10 February, and the final was held in Khartoum on 16 February.

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 February – Khartoum
	Sudan	1
					16 February – Khartoum
	Egypt	2
					Egypt	4
	10 February – Khartoum
					Ethiopia	0
	Ethiopia	w/o 1
	South Africa

¹ The second semi-final was scratched and Ethiopia were advanced to the final after South Africa were disqualified for refusing to field a multi-racial team due to apartheid.

10 February 1957

Sudan	1–2	Egypt
Al-Bashir 58'	Report	Ateya 21' (pen.) Ad-Diba 72'

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Gebeyehu Doube (Ethiopia)

Sudan

Egypt

10 February 1957

Ethiopia	w/o	South Africa

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

16 February 1957

Egypt	4–0	Ethiopia
Ad-Diba 2', 7', 68', 89'	Report

Municipal Stadium, Khartoum

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Sudan)

Egypt

Ethiopia

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