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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]
†Indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office. ‡ Acted for a transitional period from 18 August 1987 following Tessema's death in Addis Ababa due to illness until 10 March 1988 when Issa Hayatou was elected as the next president at that day's organized general assembly was held in Casablanca.
Weah was sworn in as president on 22 January 2018, making him the fourth youngest-serving president in Africa, [141] marking Liberia's first democratic transition in 74 years. [142] He cited fighting corruption, reforming the economy, combating illiteracy and improving life conditions as the main targets of his presidency. [ 142 ]
Afcon draw. 18:56, Jamie Braidwood. Time for the Afcon trophy to be brought onto the stage! Ahmed Makrouh “Baba”, a part of Morocco’s last Africa Cup of Nations winning team, almost 50 years ...
Amaju Melvin Pinnick (born 1 December 1970) is a Nigerian football administrator, [4] who was president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) from 2014 to 2022. He was elected NFF president in September 2014 and reelected on 20 September 2018.
Angola – In April 2024, CAF president, Patrice Motsepe, encouraged Angola to bid for the tournament. [1] Angola have only hosted AFCON once, in 2010. Democratic Republic of the Congo – After their fourth-place performance in 2023, the president of the Congo DR stated he is preparing to bid for the event. [2]
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (also referred to as AFCON 2021 or CAN 2021), known as the TotalEnergies 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, [4] was the 33rd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The CAF President confirmed the timetable shift after a meeting with Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on 30 January 2019. [15] On 30 September 2022, current CAF president Patrice Motsepe announced that Guinea had been stripped as host for the 2025 edition due to inadequacy and speed of progress in hosting preparations ...