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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.
Cameroon players celebrate after winning the 2017 AFCON. In 2011, Morocco won the bid to host the 2015 edition, and Libya won the right to host the 2013 tournament, but the 2011 Libyan civil war prompted Libya and South Africa to trade years, with South Africa hosting in 2013 and Libya hosting in 2017. [18]
Win 12. 7 February 2008 Ivory Coast: 4–1 Win 13. 10 February 2008 Cameroon: 1–0 Win 14. 12 January 2010 Nigeria: 3–1 Win 15. 16 January 2010 Mozambique: 2–0 Win 16. 20 January 2010 Benin: 2–0 Win 17. 25 January 2010 Cameroon: 3–1 Win 18. 28 January 2010 Algeria: 4–0 Win 19. 31 January 2010 Ghana: 1–0 Win 20. 17 January 2017 Mali ...
The team won 1–0 against Guinea-Bissau in the final match of the group stage, benefitting from an own goal in the first half. [13] William Troost-Ekong scored three goals and was voted the tournament's best player. The Super Eagles won 2–0 in their round of 16 match against rivals Cameroon through a dominant midfield performance.
In the match for third place, Nigeria, who had several players on their team who won the final of the previous year's AFCON and were preparing for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, won the bronze medal, after beating Zimbabwe 1–0. The final was held in Cape Town between Ghana and then-surprise package Libya. The match, like that entire edition, was ...
Nigeria's Ademola Lookman picked up the men's African Footballer of the Year award after coming 14th in the global Ballon d'Or vote. The 27-year-old was named in the Afcon team of the tournament ...
In 2024, the wide, wide world of sports saw repeat champions, first-time titlists, a grand Paris summer and some epic fails. The winners and losers:
The 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس الأمم الإفريقية للسيدات 2024, French: Coupe d'Afrique des nations féminine 2024), officially known as the 2024 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes and as WAFCON 2024 for short, will be the 15th edition of the biennial African women's football tournament organized by the Confederation ...