African Cup of Nations
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The African Cup of Nations is the main international football competition for CAF nations. It has been held every two years since 1968, and before that was held at irregular intervals.
In the first African Cup of Nations in 1957, there were only three participating nations: Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia. Since then, the field has grown to include almost every African nation, thus making it necessary to hold a qualifying tournament. The number of participants in the final tournament reached 16 in 1998.
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Results
(1) In 1959, the three teams played each other once. The 2–1 victory over Sudan that made Egypt champions was also the last game of the tournament.
(2) There was no official final match in 1976. The tournament was decided in a final group contested by four teams.
(3) In 1978, third place was awarded 2-0 to Nigeria after Tunisia withdrew with the third-place match tied 1–1 in the 42nd minute.
- Key:
- aet – after extra time
- asdet – after sudden death extra time
- ps – after penalty shootout
Total wins
| Champions | Nation | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Template:EGYf | 1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006 |
| 4 | Template:GHAf | 1963, 1965, 1978, 1982 |
| Template:CMRf | 1984, 1988, 2000, 2002 | |
| 2 | Template:CODf | 1968, 1974 as Template:Nft |
| Template:NGAf | 1980, 1994 | |
| 1 | Template:ETHf | 1962 |
| Template:SUDf | 1970 | |
| Template:CGOf | 1972 | |
| Template:MARf | 1976 | |
| Template:ALGf | 1990 | |
| Template:CIVf | 1992 | |
| Template:RSAf | 1996 | |
| Template:TUNf | 2004 |
Final Four appearances
| Appearances | Nation |
|---|---|
| 12 | Template:EGYf</br>Template:NGAf |
| 8 | Template:GHAf |
| 7 | Template:CMRf</br>Template:CIVf |
| 6 | Template:TUNf</br>Template:ZAMf |
| 5 | Template:ALGf</br>Template:ETHf</br>Template:MARf |
| 4 | Template:CODf (twice as Template:Nft)</br>Template:MLIf</br>Template:SENf</br>Template:SUDf |
| 3 | Template:RSAf |
| 2 | Template:CGOf</br>Template:UGAf |
| 1 | Template:BURf</br>Template:GUIf</br>Template:LBYf |
External links
- Confédération Africaine de Football
- Coverage for the rec.sport.soccer.statistics foundation
- Historical Records from BBC Sport
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