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AFCON 2015
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange S.A., Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's association football, football championship of Africa. It was organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was held from 17 January to 8 February 2015. The tournament was initially scheduled to be hosted by Morocco who later demanded postponement of the event because of the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa; subsequently Morocco was ruled out as a host country and replaced by Equatorial Guinea. Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast won the tournament for their second Africa Cup of Nations title, defeating Ghana national football team, Ghana 9–8 in a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out after 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Final, the final finished goalless following Overtime (sports)#Association football, extra time. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Akaïchi
Ahmed Akaïchi ( ar, أحمد العكايشي; born 23 February 1989) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Akaïchi was born in Bizerte, Tunisia. Prior to the 2009–10 season, he played up front for Étoile du Sahel. On 22 August 2009, he scored four goals in one game against local rivals ES Hammam-Sousse in a 5–1 win. In the summer of 2011, Akaïchi left Tunisia and joined German second division club FC Ingolstadt 04. During July 2015, Akaïchi went on trial with English Championship side Reading, but did not earn a contract. In February 2022, returned to Lebanese Premier League club Ahed, ahead of the second leg of the 2021–22 season. International career Akaïchi earned his first call up to the Tunisia national team when he was selected for the 2010 African Cup of Nations, held in Angola. Akaïchi represented Tunisia at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring in a 1–1 draw with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
