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Africa Cup Of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, is the main biennial international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013. In the first tournament in 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. South Africa who were originally scheduled to join, but all were disqualified due to the apartheid policies of the government then in power. Since then, the tournament has expanded greatly, making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998 (16 teams were to compete in 1996, but Nigeria withdrew, reducing the field to 15, and the same happened with Togo's withdrawal in 2010), and until 2017, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Of African Football
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Congress in 1954 held in Bern, Switzerland, it was voted to recognize Africa as a Confederation. Representing the African geography of association football, confederation of FIFA, CAF organizes runs and regulates national team and football team, club #CAF competitions, continental competitions annually or biennially such as the Africa Cup of Nations and Women's Africa Cup of Nations, which they control the prize money and broadcasting of sports events, broadcast rights to. CAF will be allocated 9 spots at the FIFA World Cup starting from 2026 FIFA World Cup, 2026 and could have an opportunity of 10 spots with the addition of an intercontinental play-off tournament involving 6 teams to decide the last 2 FIFA World Cup places (46+2). The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 African Cup Of Nations
The 1986 African Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, a football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Egypt. Just like in 1984, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Egypt won its third championship, beating Cameroon on penalty kicks 5–4 after a goalless draw. Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: ;Notes Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Cairo and Alexandria. Group stage Tiebreakers 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: # Goal difference in all group matches # Greater number of goals scored in all group matches # Drawing of lots Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals ---- Third place match Final Goalscorers CAF Team of the Tournament External links Details a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The competition took place between 21 January and 12 February 2012 and was co-hosted by Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The bidding process for hosting the tournament ended in September 2006. The matches were played in four stadiums in four host cities, with the final played at the newly built Stade d'Angondjé in Gabon's largest city, Libreville. Fourteen teams were selected for participation via a continental qualification tournament that began in July 2010. The 2012 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations took place against the backdrop of political turmoil. Libya and Tunisia qualified for the tournament, even as the Arab Spring brought upheaval and regime change to both nations. Traditional African footballing nations such as re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January. In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo two days before the tournament began, after a terrorist attack on their bus upon arriving in Angola, reduced the number of participating nations to 15. A total of 29 games were played, instead of the scheduled 32. Egypt won the tournament, their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. Host selection Bids : *Angola (selected as hosts for 2010) *Gabon / Equatorial Guinea ''(selected as hosts for 2012)'' *Libya ''(selected as hosts for 2013)'' *Nigeria ''(select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the MTN Africa Cup of Nations due to the competition's sponsorship by MTN, was the 26th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football tournament for nations affiliated with the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was staged at four venues around Ghana between 20 January and 10 February 2008. This was the last Africa Cup of Nations to use the old CAF logo. Egypt won the tournament, beating Cameroon 1–0 in the final. As winners, they qualified for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as the CAF representatives. Host selection Bids: *Ghana (selected as hosts) *Libya *South Africa (withdrew) The organization of the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Ghana on 8 July 2004 by the CAF Executive Committee members which are 12 in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice between Ghana and Libya which was disadvantaged by the fact that two countries in the North Africa region had already hosted the last two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was the 25th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa. It was hosted by Egypt, from 20 January to 10 February. Just like in 2004, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt won its fifth championship, beating Ivory Coast in the final 4–2 in a penalty shootout after the regulation time had ended in a goalless draw. Host selection Bids : *Algeria *Egypt (selected as hosts) *Ivory Coast *Libya The organization of the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Egypt on 24 October 2002 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Voters had a choice among four countries : Algeria, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Libya. This marks the fourth time that Egypt has hosted the African Cup after 1959, 1974 and 1986. It also coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of CAF. Qualification For the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, qualification was done ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 African Cup Of Nations
The 2004 African Cup of Nations was held from 24 January to 14 February 2004 in Tunisia. It was the 24th edition of the biennial international men's football championship of Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Tunisia hosted the tournament for the third time, having previously done so in 1965 and 1994. Tunisia won the title for the first time in their history, defeating Morocco 2–1 in the final. Nigeria secured third place with a 2–1 victory over Mali in the third-place match. Cameroon, the defending champions from the 2002 tournament, were eliminated in the quarter-finals after a 2–1 loss to Nigeria. A total of 32 matches were played, with 88 goals scored—an average of 2.75 goals per match. The tournament attracted a total attendance of 617,500, averaging 19,297 spectators per match. As in the 2002 edition, sixteen teams competed, beginning with a group stage of four groups of four teams each, followed by knockout rounds (quarter-finals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 African Cup Of Nations
The 2002 African Cup of Nations was the 23rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Mali. Just like in 2000, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon won its fourth championship (repeating as champions), beating Senegal on penalty kicks 3–2 after a goalless draw. Host selection Bids: *Algeria *Botswana *Egypt *Ethiopia *Mali (selected as hosts) The organization of the 2002 Africa Cup of Nations was awarded to Mali on 5 February 1998 by the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso during the 1998 African Cup of Nations. Voters had a choice between five countries: Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Ethiopia and Mali. This was the first time that Mali had hosted the competition. Qualification ;Notes Squads Venues Group stage Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B --- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 African Cup Of Nations
The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Cameroon won the championship, beating Nigeria in the final 4–3 on penalties. As winners, they qualified for the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup as African representatives. Host selection It was expected that Zimbabwe will host this edition but it was sidelined by the CAF on 8 February 1999 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for non-compliance with the specifications, the CAF announced that they would be receiving applications for the new hosts until 10 March 1999. Bids : *Egypt (withdrew) *Ghana / Nigeria (selected as hosts) *Morocco Egypt, Ghana, Morocco and Nigeria, were determined by the CAF to be compliant with the host criteria. Later, Egypt withdrew. A joint bid was formed between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 African Cup Of Nations
The 1998 African Cup of Nations in Burkina Faso was the 21st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (ACN), the national Association football, football championship of Africa, administered by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Just like in 1996 African Cup of Nations, 1996, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four. Egypt national football team, Egypt won its fourth ACN championship, beating South Africa national football team, South Africa in the final 2–0. Qualification Nigeria national football team, Nigeria was banned from entering the 1998 African Cup of Nations qualification because of withdrawing from the 1996 Africa Cup of Nations, 1996 Cup after having already qualified for the finals, while the other teams were banned for withdrawing during qualification for the 1996 Cup. Participating teams ;Notes Teams excluded * * * * * * Squads Venues First round Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 African Cup Of Nations
The 1996 African Cup of Nations, also known as the Coca-Cola 1996 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 20th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by South Africa, who replaced original hosts Kenya. The field expanded for the first time to 16 teams, split into four groups of four; the top two teams in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However, Nigeria withdrew from the tournament at the final moment under pressure from then-dictator Sani Abacha, reducing the field to 15. South Africa won its first championship, beating Tunisia in the final 2–0. Qualified teams ''For full qualification see: 1996 African Cup of Nations qualification'' ;Notes Squads Venues First round Teams highlighted in green progress to the Quarter Finals. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- withdrew, so their three matches wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 African Cup Of Nations
The 1994 African Cup of Nations, known as the Nescafé 1994 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 19th edition of the African Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was played between 26 March and 10 April 1994 in Tunisia, taking place in the country for the second time following the 1965 editions. Tunisia host the tournament, who replaced original hosts Zaire. The Zambian team was recently formed, following an air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members of the previous team had been killed. The defending champions were Ivory Coast from the 1992 edition. A total of 20 matches were played, in which 44 goals were scored, at an average of 2.2 goals per match. Attendance at all stages of the tournament reached 267,400, averaging 13,370 viewers per match. Qualification took place from 14 June 1992 to 24 October 1993. Ivory Coast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
