Ghana retained its title, beating Tunisia in the final 3–2 after extra time.

Tunisia, the tournament organizer, and Ghana, the defending champion, qualified automatically.

Egypt qualified from Zone 1 after Morocco and Nigeria withdrew before the start of the qualifiers, but later withdrew due to the deterioration of its diplomatic relations with Tunisia after a speech given by Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba in Jericho in which he called on Arab countries to recognize Israel.

[1] Sudan, called upon to take Egypt's place, declined the invitation: a single playoff match was then scheduled in Accra on 31 October between Congo-Léopoldville and Guinea.

If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: