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The winner of the first final was Egypt, who defeated Ethiopia 4–0 in Khartoum, after extra time. [1] The last final hosted in Abidjan in 2024 was won by the Ivory Coast, defeating Nigeria 2–1. [2] The Africa Cup of Nations final is the last match of the competition, and the result determines which team will be declared African champion.
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 .
The change of FIFA Confederations Cup from a biennial to a quadrennial tournament, and the switching of the Africa Cup of Nations from even to odd-number years, meant that some previous Africa Cup of Nations champions such as Egypt, Zambia, and Ivory Coast (winners of the 2010, 2012, and 2015 tournaments respectively) were deprived from ...
Afcon schedule, fixtures, results and start times. Lawrence Ostlere. January 22, 2024 at 8:33 AM. ... SR1: Group D Winner vs 3rd Place Group B/E/F, Bouake (17:00) SR2: Group A Second Place vs ...
The CAF Champions League is a seasonal association football competition established in 1966 as the African Cup of Champions Clubs, open initially to the league champions of all CAF member associations, but since 1997 also currently includes the clubs finishing second in the strongest leagues from the CAF 5-year ranking and the competition's defending champions.
The winner of the first final was DR Congo, who defeated Ghana 2–0. [1] The last final hosted in Algiers in 2023 was won by the Senegal, defeating Algeria 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 0–0. [2] Of the seven finals, two were decided bypenalty shoot-out (2014 and 2022).
The 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2019 or CAN 2019), known as the Total 2019 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 32nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament was hosted by ...
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.