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The team that wins the penalty shootout is then declared the champion. The 34 finals to-date have produced twelve drawn matches, the eventual winners of which have been determined variously by replay ( 1974 ), extra time ( 1962 , 1965 ), or penalty shoot-out ( 1982 , 1986 , 1992 , 2000 , 2002 , 2006 , 2012 , 2015 , 2021 ).
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]
During this run, Egypt also reached a record nine consecutive wins in AFCON matches after beating Ghana in the 2010 final, while becoming the first team to win three consecutive AFCON titles. The unbeaten run came to an end on 5 February 2017, after Egypt lost 1–2 to Cameroon in the 2017 final .
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 ]
Ghana is one of Africa's major forces in the Africa Cup of Nations.Ghana made its debut in 1963, and quickly emerged as a powerful team in the tournament and went on to win the tournament again in 1965, 1978 and in 1982, which was the last tournament to date Ghana has won.
Nigeria have appeared in the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations on twenty occasions. Nigeria has won the cup three times: the first time was in 1980 [1] [2] and they won a second title in the 1994, [3] [4] held in Tunisia.
The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations final was a football match played on 11 February 2024 between Ivory Coast and Nigeria.It determined the winner of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, the 34th edition of the biennial African tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
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).