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The Africa Cup of Nations, commonly abbreviated as AFCON and officially known as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [1] [2] 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. [3]
The Africa Cup of Nations is a football competition established in 1957. It is contested by the men's national teams of members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the African governing body for the sport, and is held every two years.
Egypt became the first ever team to win the Africa Cup of Nations finals in 1957, and also the first team to retain the title in 1959. Egypt has played the most matches in the tournament finals, with 111. Egypt has participated in the most tournaments, with 26. Egypt has the most points from matches played at the tournament finals, with 204.
The 1957 African Cup of Nations was the 1st 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 10 and 16 February 1957.
List of finals of the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref. 2009: DR Congo 2–0 Ghana: Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium: Abidjan, Ivory Coast 35,000 [3] 2011: Tunisia 3–0 Angola: Al-Merrikh Stadium: Omdurman, Sudan 43,000 [4] 2014: Libya 0–0 (4–3 p) Ghana: Cape Town Stadium: Cape Town ...
Its main aims were to organize international tournaments and to advance the interests of Africa in world football. In sporting terms, CAF's most important task was to organize the African Nations Cup. The first Nations Cup took place at the time of CAF's official launch in Khartoum in 1957, three years before the inaugural European Nations Cup.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) was founded in 1957, Sudan was the founder of African football by creating CAF with four member nations: Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Sudan. [18] The first Africa Cup of Nations was held the same year, with a three-team field.
Four-time World Cup champions South Africa, the only African nation to make an impact on the global stage, won the Rugby Championship this year for the first time since 2019 [Reuters]